Every few years, a book comes along that claims to have finally resolved the question of who discovered the individual—for Harold Bloom, it is Shakespeare; for Alain Badiou, it is Paul. In the prologue to her new book, Andrea Wulf attributes the discovery of the individual to the . . . . Continue Reading »
A philosopher’s unproductive morning reveals a disturbing relationship between contemplation and modern technology. Continue Reading »
Augusto Del Noce (1910–89) is one of those rare thinkers whose thought becomes truer as time passes. His penetrating account of a totalitarianism of permanent revolution, driven by scientism and eroticism, abetted unwittingly by the “dialoguing” and “listening” Church, depicts our age more . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas G. Guarino joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Unchanging Truth of God?: Crucial Philosophical Issues for Theology. Continue Reading »
This list provides a good starting point for thoughtful Protestant Christians looking to understand post-Vatican II theology. Continue Reading »
Architecture is profoundly important; beautiful architecture is healing, and ugly architecture, even if functional, can be harmful. Continue Reading »
Humans have always avoided painful conditions, but today our instinct to recoil has been institutionalized. Continue Reading »
Michael Cholbi joins the podcast to discuss his book, Grief: A Philosophical Guide. Continue Reading »
René Guénon was one of the twentieth century’s most important traditionalist thinkers, as well as one of its strangest intellectual figures. In more than two dozen books, he claimed to reveal the hidden principles on which civilizations had rested since the dawn of humanity. His disclosure was . . . . Continue Reading »
While Hume can teach us a thing or two about intellectual modesty, the content of his philosophy leaves readers with a vacuum of meaning. Continue Reading »
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