The Body Snatcher
A horror story that, like many great works, can be read in adolescence, in adulthood, and in old age… providing diverse readings with the same text; this is the richness of the classics.
We meet a...
Ethics
Dependent Rational Animals
This essay is Alasdair MacIntyre’s greatest book on political philosophy and stands as a pinnacle of contemporary political thought. It reflects on the fact that animality, dependence, and vulnerability are...
Veritatis Splendor
On some fundamental questions of the Church's moral teaching.
The encyclical Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth), promulgated by Saint John Paul II on August 6, 1993, is a fundamental...
The Principal Virtues
Found in both one volume or in separate books (*) dealing with individual virtues. Presents a good explanation of the principal features of the theological and moral virtues, helping the reader discover the...
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
Sandel explains concisely why the free market, excellent though it is, is a tool that is only suitable in some environments. We always need to be aware of the human person and human dignity, so we cannot...
Virtuous Leadership
[adapted from the editor]
This book is the result of years of reflection, meetings, and seminars, and its main idea – that a true leader is a man of virtues – constituted an effective response to the...
Loving for real
Young people seem overwhelmed by so much pressure in the field of sexuality. Instead, they are waiting for someone who dares offer them an ideal. They want someone who can help them build a true love, even...
Intelligent Virtue
Julia Annas wrote her important book “The Morality of Happiness” in 1995, in which she presented a thorough analysis of ancient eudemonistic, virtue ethics. In “Intelligent Virtue”, written in 2011, she...
Future Politics
Just how will digital systems influence and shape politics in the near future, and will this be to the detriment of mankind or to its advantage? Do we need to reign in the power we may inadvertently be...
Let Us Dream The Path to a Better Future
In this short book there are messages for all us and it’s written in an easy to follow style where the warmth but also the depth of the author’s character shines through. It was written in collaboration...