Authors

Author: "John P. Irish"

Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)

John P. Irish considers some principles of history through the history of a historian.
[Issue 170: October/November 2025: Brief Lives]

Volney (1757-1820)

John P. Irish travels the path of a revolutionary mind.
[Issue 165: December 2024 / January 2025: Brief Lives]

‘The Lottery’ & Locke’s Politics

John P. Irish considers social contract theory through an infamous lottery.
[Issue 149: April/May 2022: Political Philosophy]

John Locke (1632-1704)

John P. Irish goes into full Locke-down with a titan of philosophy.
[Issue 138: June/July 2020: Brief Lives]