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We have all had professors who were talking heads. Their hearts were as cold as ice, while their heads ran out of control with their mouths endlessly chattered in soulless dialog. I had nightmares after a long conversation with a professorial talking head. I was terrified that I might also become a monstrous talking head. That is why I did not pursue a doctorate, but did a great deal of independent reading instead.

C. S. Lewis as a teacher was no talking head. He was careful to teach his students the Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance ideas of love, in order to educate the hearts of his students. Unfortunately, in this era of men without chests, romantic love has faded. Men without chests are incapable of falling in love. Sexual teasing has replaced courtship, and mere sex has replaced romantic love.

Great article, thanks.

I like this part a lot:

Men with chests love truth and virtue, and hate evil. They have courage, fortitude, temperance, authority, resolution, gravity, honesty, justice, self-control, and all the manly virtues (i.e., the Roman virtues). These are the natural warriors against evil.
Lord, send us more men with chests full of manly virtues so we can defeat the forces of evil in this generation.

Good point The war on terrorism is a fight against evil. President Bush has said so many times, and those who are overcome BY evil and are on their side can't see that the killing of innocent civilians at the hands of terrorists is an evil act. So let's put it into practice and take it to heart that virtues and good overcome evil.