The Philosophy of the Vampire

With Halloween merch already showing up in stores, it’s a good time to do a Pug take on vampires, so this week, the Pugsters riff off an article by John Schuler looking at the implicit philosophical ideas in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. They start off with a discussion of the difference between modernity and the “old centuries” before moving on to scientism, the nature of evil, natural and artificial symbols (in Schuler’s terms), meaning, natural law and the supernatural, and a bunch of other rabbit trails suggested by the article. Article Referenced: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2013/09/philosophy-vampire-john-s-schuler.html Learn more about Davenant Hall’s online courses: https://davenantinstitute.org/davenant-hall