Brock BentonThe Morality of Leisure Time and WealthThe morality of prevalent business owners taking off the day to toy around with their luxuries or take extravagant trips abroad is…May 26May 26
Brock BentonOn Hipparchus by PlatoAnalyzing Plato’s Hipparchus: a dialogue on the morality of economic gain.Apr 24Apr 24
Brock BentonPencils, Central Planning, and Spontaneous OrderPencils are not only a writing instrument but a symbol of market complexity; a demonstration of the inherent function of human action.Apr 15Apr 15
Brock BentonIntellectual Freedom of the Dutch RepublicHow the Dutch Republic Cultivated Intellectual Innovation…Apr 5Apr 5
Brock BentonWendy’s Surge Pricing and The Free MarketA demonstration of how the free market responds to an increase in the price of a commodity.Mar 14Mar 14
Brock Benton‘I think, therefore I am’ is (kind of) WrongIn the first and second meditations of Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes embarks on the task of accurately identifying the aspects…Mar 7Mar 7
Brock BentonSocrates The MartyrAs he unmasked the inherent flaws within Athenian democracy, Socrates became a voice of reason amidst a sea of uncertainty.Jan 30Jan 30
Brock BentonPhilosophy and Mathematics Are Closely RelatedOften times in society, philosophy and mathematics are seen as two distinctly separate fields of study in which there is little relation…Jan 19Jan 19