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Peter Critchley

Nov 16, 202217 min read

Passing on the Virtues

The Triumph of the Virtues (also known as Minerva Expelling the Vices from the Garden of Virtue) by Andrea Mantegna, 1502. Passing on the...

Peter Critchley

Aug 7, 202228 min read

Ethics - A Guide to My Ethical Writings

Ethics Outlines to my ethical writings by way of a guide. Titles, links, abstracts, and tables of contents. The Ecology of Good (2020)...

Peter Critchley

Jan 23, 20224 min read

The Education of Desire

The Education of Desire I wrote these short passages in response to a perceptive tweet on Twitter from an ecologist. This was the tweet:...

Peter Critchley

May 12, 20213 min read

Educating the Whole Person

I went to an appalling secondary school, the Mount Olympus of what would later be called a ‘bog standard comprehensive.’ That dismissive...

Peter Critchley

Jul 21, 202016 min read

To Care for the Other

"To get through this pandemic we have to bridge the empathy gap. We know the coming months will be deeply trying, but they could be...

Peter Critchley

Dec 7, 20175 min read

Kant, MacIntyre, Virtue and the Enlightenment project

"If my thesis is correct, Kant was right": Revisiting Kant's Role within MacIntyre's Critique of the Enlightenment Project by Kelvin...

Peter Critchley

Dec 3, 201733 min read

The Virtues of Alasdair MacIntyre and Lewis Mumford

MacIntyre and Mumford I’ll begin by quoting extensively from some articles on Alasdair MacIntyre, encouraging people strongly to read...