Archive for August, 2026

On the Modification of an Institution

Saturday, August 22nd, 2026

A discussion with a group of friends turned – never mind how – to the subject of same-sex marriage (SSM.) I made the traditionalist claim that marriage is an institution whose purpose and function is to regulate sexual behaviour, to provide support for children and child-bearing women, and to support ...

Towards a ‘Virtue Theory’ for Literature (2)

Wednesday, August 12th, 2026

Earlier it was determined that : Literature is a performance of language use (of a particular kind) and has natural elements of assessment as a performance of a certain kind. (They may not be the only elements of assessment, but they are the fundamentals.) In the particular case of fine literature ...