Paul D. Wilke
Pincher Martin's Awful Afterlife: A Look at William Golding's Challenging Masterpiece
A look at William Golding's profound and challenging novel, Pincher Martin.
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Paul D. Wilke
Reassessing Marshal Pétain and Vichy France
An assessment of Vichy France and its leader, Marshal Philippe Pétain. Can his reputation be rehabilitated? No, probably not. Heres why.
Paul D. Wilke
William James Found Atheism Lacking (and I do too)
A look at William James's critique of atheism and how he found it lacking in comparison to religious belief.
Paul D. Wilke
Lady Chatterley's Lover and D.H. Lawrence's Views on Sex
What did D.H. Lawrence have to say about sex? Quite a lot, actually. I take a look at Lady Chatterley's Lover to find some answers.
Paul D. Wilke
Beware the Noonday Demon: The Dark Side of Early Christianity
The Noonday Demon haunted early Christian monks. Who was this demon? The answer is both amusing and depressing.
Paul D. Wilke
Turntable Timemachine
A reflection on vinyl records and the joy they've brought me in recent years.
Paul D. Wilke
Why Justinian’s Wars Were Terrible for the Byzantine Empire
Arguing that Justinian's wars of conquest in the western Mediterranean were ultimately bad for the Byzantine empire,
Paul D. Wilke
Thomas Paine’s Totally Reasonable Deism for an Unreasonable World
Tom Paine, one of America's most famous deists and Christianity's harshest critics wrote a book mocking Christianity and praising deism.
Paul D. Wilke
Sleepwalker's Lullaby
Is this an age of sleepwalkers? Routine bound, boredom trapped, cruising on autopilot, and catatonic - these are the days of our lives.
Paul D. Wilke
Wittgenstein's Lost Years (1918-1926)
Wittgenstein's "lost years" (1918-1926) when he worked as an elementary school teacher. I look at the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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