Mary, Queen of Philosophy

by Mark Bauerlein

Peter Kreeft joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Greatest Philosopher that Ever Lived.  Continue Reading »

24 Jan 2022 0

Brian C. Anderson on Ivan Illich

by R. R. Reno

Brian C. Anderson joins R. R. Reno to discuss the lasting influence of Ivan Illich. Continue Reading »

20 Jan 2022 0

Philosophers Come to Catholicism

by Mark Bauerlein

Brian Besong joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism. Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2021 0

Modernism and the Control of Nature

by Mark Bauerlein

Featuring Michael Hanby on philosophy and the sexual revolution. Continue Reading »

31 Aug 2018 0

Political educator

by Brian C. Anderson

Over the past three decades, the French philosopher Pierre Manent has published a series of works on the destiny of the West and our modern political condition that are both profound and—atypical of Parisian intellectuals—expressed in luminous prose.

2 Nov 2016 0

Love Is Barefoot Philosophy

by Raymond Hain

Plato’s Bedroom succeeds by starting outside of religion, by unsettling all of us, showing us why our erotic lives are so important and problematic, so beautiful and at the same time potentially destructive, why love and death are never far from one another. Continue Reading »

23 Aug 2016 0

The Double-Edged Sword of Sentimentalism

by Fr. Dominic Bouck

At the March for Life this past January, I saw a teenage girl holding a sign that read, “She could be the next Beyoncé!” the “she” referring, of course, to the baby inside the womb. Her sign reminded me of the quirky movie, Juno, in which the protagonist, a young teenager, decides not to . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Jun 2015 0

Til ‘Lack of Consciousness’ Do Us Part

by Sarah J. Flashing

Last week, Pat Robertson told his viewers that he believes Alzheimer’s disease to be a “kind of death,” a basis for the un-afflicted spouse to seek divorce and move on with their life—so long as they act mercifully and provide a means for care of that spouse. This view . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Sep 2011 0

The Moral Consequences of Economic Philosophy

by Amy K. Hall

Behold, the fruit of class warfare rhetoric. This is what happens when you teach that “rich people” became rich at your expense and they owe you their property. The end of respect for private property and a person’s right to have what he’s earned is the end of . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Aug 2011 0

60 Second Review:
Christianity and Western Thought (Vol. 1)

by Joe Carter

The Book: Christianity and Western Thought, Volume One: From the Ancient World to the Age of Enlightenment by Colin Brown:10 — The Gist: Outlines the changes in preconceptions, worldviews, and paradigms that have affected the ways in which people have thought about religion in general and . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Jan 2011 0