A reader’s invitation
Begin with a question that is yours.
You do not need a background in philosophy. Begin with something that matters in your own life, then follow the argument wherever it asks you to go.
How do I live what I know?
Begin with attention, move into difficult choices, and end with a practice of gratitude.
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The Moral Ecology of Attention
Notice what your habits make visible—and what they conceal.
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When Virtues Collide
Think through a choice in which good commitments compete.
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Gratitude With Its Eyes Open
Receive an inheritance without denying its wounds.
The Eternal
Renaissance
A book in developmentThe work that brings it together
The Ancient
Greek Way.
Greek tragedy, the formation of character, the responsibilities of citizenship, and the stewardship of technological power. The flagship is a sustained inquiry into how to judge and live now.
Explore the flagship →Manuscript in development. Read the available essays now.Keep the conversation going
Read slowly.
Bring it into your life.
After an essay, carry one question into a conversation, a decision, or a quiet page of your own. The work is completed in what you do with it.