As is often noted, piety is not among the list of moral and intellectual virtues mentioned by Aristotle in the Ethics. I argue that this is neither an oversight on Aristotle’s part nor a subtle way ...

Aristotle, in book four of his “Ethics,” brings up a “minor” virtue with no “proper” name. In English, it is generally called “truthfulness.” It is a medium somewhere between boasting and ...

An immutable characteristic of life is adversity. Even for those who manage to pursue and achieve “the good life,” a certain amount of trauma, adversity, and challenge is inevitable. Family discord, ...

This essay is the first in a series from the book Economic Freedom and Human Flourishing: Perspectives from Political Philosophy, edited by AEI’s Michael R. Strain and Stan A. Veuger. Check back in ...