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Category: Jonathan V. Last

Jonathan V. Last

Believe it or not, philosophy has consequences.

acculturation, culture, education, ideas

Jonathan V. Last

Justice is the virtue we ‘d rather have done unto others than practiced on ourselves.

grace, justice, mercy

Jonathan V. Last

A man with no children can easily be lulled into a sense that time is standing still. It’s not. It’s marching past us, relentlessly. Having a child growing and changing before your eyes makes this unavoidably clear.

Jonathan V. Last

when fertility rates began collapsing in the late 1960s, another demographic transition was occurring, the result of a fundamental restructuring: People no longer put children at the center of their lives. Instead, they put themselves there.

Jonathan V. Last

To raise a child is to submit to a staggering amount of work, much of which is deeply unpleasant. It would be crazy to have children if they weren’t so damned important.

children, family, fertility

Jonathan V. Last

Aristotle deemed courage to be the first virtue, because it makes all the other possible.

action, bravery, courage, initiative

Jonathan V. Last

To raise a child is to submit to a staggering amount of work, much of which is deeply unpleasant. It would be crazy to have children if they weren’t so damned important.

children, family, fertility

Jonathan V. Last

Aristotle deemed courage to be the first virtue, because it makes all the other possible.

action, bravery, courage, initiative