Article: All About Evil.(The Roots of Evil)(Book review)

Article: John Kekes and the predicament of the secularist.
Modern Age;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... scheme of things." (2) What can such a man have to talk about? This is, I believe, the central issue in the work of John Kekes, who since 1976 has published thirteen books, most of which are concerned with proposing and defending his entirely secular ...

Article: Letter: Ruined pride.(Letters)
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  April 20, 2003 ;     252 words ...Byline: MARK SLATER FOLLOWING the trouble-free success of the St Patrick's Day parade, I read with great sadnessthat St George's Day may be hijacked by hooligans and thugs. I wonder if it really is worth my while booking a whole day's leave only for what should be a celebration of national pride to

Article: Pluralism in Philosophy: Changing the Subject. (books in review: ...
First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...PLURALISM IN PHILOSOPHY: CHANGING THE SUBJECT. BY JOHN KEKES. Cornell University Press. 225 pp. $32.50. JOHN KEKES HAS written a book that will provoke readers. It will stir up their interest, lead them through many interesting questions ...

Article: A CASE FOR CONSERVATISM.(Review)
First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life;  June 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...A CASE FOR CONSERVATISM. By JOHN KEKES. Cornell University Press. 239 pp. $29.95. IN HIS IMPORTANT 1997 book Against Liberalism, the moral philosopher John Kekes exposed the staggering incoherence of contemporary Anglo-American liberal ...

Article: The Art of Politics: The New Betrayal of America and How to ...
First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life;  March 1, 2009 ;     685 words ...THE ART OF POLITICS: THE NEW BETRAYAL OF AMERICA AND HOW TO RESIST IT by John Kekes Encounter, 325 pages, $27.95 John Kekes writes that American ideologues pose a greater threat than Islamic terrorism. Their monomaniacal ...

Article: Analyzing evil.(The Roots of Evil)(Book review)
New Criterion;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...John Kekes The Roots of Evil. Cornell University Press, 261 pages, $29.95 Remarking ... commitment to stating things forthrightly, without equivocation or evasion. John Kekes is no exception. As much as it might have dismayed the incurably progressive ...

Article: Europe and America - E Pluribus Unum
Hampton Roads International Security Quarterly;  January 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... with a definition, borrowed from the American philosopher John Kekes. He calls values "possibilities whose realization may make ... Happiness." "The pursuit of Happiness." It's as if John Kekes had been writing along with them. Anyway, suppose that Robert ...