For Christmas, a friend sent me a pleasant book with well-known facts that everyone gets wrong. For example, "Where is Scotland … [Read more...] about SCHALL: Sometimes, Wrong Can Be Right
SCHALL: What is ‘College Life’?
The "Whiffenpoofs" are assembled "with their glasses raised on high," as the nostalgic Yale College hymn goes. The University of Maine … [Read more...] about SCHALL: What is ‘College Life’?
The Difficult, but Necessary Quest for Deeper Truths
In the July 2, 1751 issue of the Rambler, Samuel Johnson remarked, “Very few have abilities requisite for the discovery of abstruse truth; … [Read more...] about The Difficult, but Necessary Quest for Deeper Truths
SCHALL: On Missing the Fall Semester
Thanks to a kind article by Lauren Weber ("Recovering From Jaw Cancer, Schall Will Miss Fall Semester," THE HOYA, Aug. 31, 2010, A1), many … [Read more...] about SCHALL: On Missing the Fall Semester
SCHALL: Books a Gateway to Truth
A professor who has been many years at a school is often asked by visitors: “Do you notice any difference between current students and those … [Read more...] about SCHALL: Books a Gateway to Truth
On Used Bookstores
Schall holds the minority opinion that used bookstores may be more important to civilization than universities. You ask, of course, where … [Read more...] about On Used Bookstores
SCHALL: The Difficult, But Necessary Quest for Deeper Truths
In the July 2, 1751 issue of the Rambler, Samuel Johnson remarked, “Very few have abilities requisite for the discovery of abstruse truth; … [Read more...] about SCHALL: The Difficult, But Necessary Quest for Deeper Truths
For Christmas, a friend sent me a pleasant book with well-known facts that everyone gets wrong. For example, "Where is Scotland … [Read more...] about
SCHALL: Understanding the Essence of Christmas
In the "Phaedo," the dialogue of Socrates' last day, a question arises about Socrates' burial after he is to drink the fatal hemlock. His … [Read more...] about SCHALL: Understanding the Essence of Christmas
SCHALL: The State of the World: Reflecting on the Semester’s End
In the "Phaedo," the dialogue of Socrates' last day, a question arises about Socrates' burial after he is to drink the fatal hemlock. His … [Read more...] about SCHALL: The State of the World: Reflecting on the Semester’s End
