Publication Spotlight

Dr. Bryan Reece: Aristotle on Happiness, Virtue, and Wisdom

Aristotle thinks that happiness is an activity – it consists in doing something – rather than a feeling. It is the best activity of which humans are capable and is spread out over the course of a life. But what kind of activity is it? Some of his remarks indicate that it is a single best kind of activity, intellectual contemplation. Other evidence suggests that it is an overarching activity that has various virtuous activities, ethical and intellectual, as parts. Numerous interpreters have sharply disagreed about Aristotle’s answers to such questions. In this book, Bryan C. Reece offers a fundamentally new approach to determining what kind of activity Aristotle thinks happiness is, one that challenges widespread assumptions that have until now prevented a dialectically satisfactory interpretation. His approach displays the boldness and systematicity of Aristotle’s practical philosophy.

Dr. Brandon Rickabaugh: The Substance of Consciousness

Brandon Rickabaugh and J.P. Moreland released The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism in November of 2023. The book covers both historical and contemporary arguments for substance dualism across a variety of disciplines, from philosophy to neuroscience, cognitive science, and sociology. Emeritus Professor Charles Taliaferro calls it “a treasure trove of arguments, objections and replies that should be required reading in philosophy of mind today, challenging the current, ingrained prejudice against dualism.” Brandon currently holds a position at Palm Beach Atlantic and was named the 2022 Early-Career Philosopher of Religion by Tyndale House.