C. S. Lewis as Philosopher
Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

Here is my previous comment on reading: "I was surprised how good this book was as a whole. It is uneven, the essays running from good to excellent. But even the good ones have critically important theses to defend. It is a read for people with some training in philosophy (or systematic or historical......more

Philosophy is the love of wisdom along with an unending desire to find it, understand it, put it into action, and pass it onto others. Lewis brought a philosophical instinct to everything he did. There are 3 things that will never die. 1. Truth 2. Goodness 3. Beauty These are the 3 things we all nee......more

There are some very tedious and badly written essays in here by the Steubenville Catholics, who never hesitate to deviate from Lewis. I was about to cast the whole thing off when one such tangent said the The Passion of the Christ was the most beautiful film ever made. I did not come to this to hear......more

The intro and first chapter are great. The rest is the tedious slog through secondary and tertiary arguments and literature that is the trademark of modern scholarship. I think you’re better off reading Lewis himself.......more

Some much good stuff; I plan to reread again this year to review it all!......more