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Intellectual Foundations

Reflections on moral philosophy, intellectual history, interpretation, and the traditions that shape institutional and public life.

Intellectual Foundations

Reflections on moral philosophy, intellectual history, interpretation, and the traditions that shape institutional and public life.

Intellectual Foundations   -   Aug 07, 2025 Fine Art as Purposive Representation: Kantian Genius and the Foundations of Aesthetic Judgement
Fine Art as Purposive Representation: Kantian Genius and the Foundations of Aesthetic Judgement

Reflective Commentary (2025) On reflection, writing this essay was both a rigorous and rewarding endeavour. My intention was to break down Kant’s dense definition of ‘fine art’ into manageable parts in order to make sense of his philosophy for myself and, hopefully, for my readers. I approached this by

Intellectual Foundations   -   Aug 07, 2025 The Fire We Feed: Fahrenheit 451 in the Age of Infinite Scroll
The Fire We Feed: Fahrenheit 451 in the Age of Infinite Scroll

Reflective Commentary (The Modern Wall—Media Saturation in 2025) Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 451 on October 19, 1953—seventy-two years ago, but who’s counting in decades when the man seemed to write in centuries? Was he a prophet? Or something else; something we don’t quite have a word

Wasted Time Well Spent: Leisure, Contemplation, and the Pursuit of the Intellectual Life
Intellectual Foundations   -   Aug 07, 2025 Wasted Time Well Spent: Leisure, Contemplation, and the Pursuit of the Intellectual Life

Reflective Commentary (2025) Looking back at this essay more than a decade after I first wrote it in 2014, I see how my thinking about "wasted time" has changed. When I wrote this as a doctoral student, leisure, contemplation, and intellectual growth were seen as important. Now, the

by Shawn D. Mathis
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Intellectual Foundations   -   Aug 07, 2025 Wasted Time Well Spent: Leisure, Contemplation, and the Pursuit of the Intellectual Life
Wasted Time Well Spent: Leisure, Contemplation, and the Pursuit of the Intellectual Life

Reflective Commentary (2025) Looking back at this essay more than a decade after I first wrote it in 2014, I see how my thinking about "wasted time" has changed. When I wrote this as a doctoral student, leisure, contemplation, and intellectual growth were seen as important. Now, the

by Shawn D. Mathis
Intellectual Foundations   -   Aug 07, 2025 Fine Art as Purposive Representation: Kantian Genius and the Foundations of Aesthetic Judgement
Fine Art as Purposive Representation: Kantian Genius and the Foundations of Aesthetic Judgement

Reflective Commentary (2025) On reflection, writing this essay was both a rigorous and rewarding endeavour. My intention was to break down Kant’s dense definition of ‘fine art’ into manageable parts in order to make sense of his philosophy for myself and, hopefully, for my readers. I approached this by

by Shawn D. Mathis
Intellectual Foundations   -   Aug 07, 2025 The Fire We Feed: Fahrenheit 451 in the Age of Infinite Scroll
The Fire We Feed: Fahrenheit 451 in the Age of Infinite Scroll

Reflective Commentary (The Modern Wall—Media Saturation in 2025) Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 451 on October 19, 1953—seventy-two years ago, but who’s counting in decades when the man seemed to write in centuries? Was he a prophet? Or something else; something we don’t quite have a word

by Shawn D. Mathis
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