Prehistory’s Original Sin
We need more than genealogies to know who we are, and who we ought to become.
The Devils’ Citadel
by
Alan Jacobs
Posted on May 15, 2025
Image: THR illustration/steam hammer, 1867, Paris, Shutterstock.
As people reflect on the chasm that separates their experience from that of their grandparents, everyone is confused.
ChatGPT Is a Gimmick
AI offers a tempting illusion to students—and evidently to some teachers.
Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre
Posted on May 23, 2025
Image: THR illustration; Alasdair MacIntyre (1929–2025) by Sean O’Connor, Shutterstock background.
The most creative, innovative, and profound MacIntyre was the one who thought about moral rationality.
Conversations With Claude
Claude’s confession did not convince me that it was conscious.