Technology and Ethical Limits: The Biggest Challenge of Our Time

October 17, 2026

Why is it so hard to control our own technology so that it helps humanity instead of making things worse? This is the biggest question of our time, and the one we can’t afford to get wrong. In light of the Heidegger series and the Maurin Academy course on the Ethics of AI, this video gives some thoughts on what gets in the way of our ability to think ethically about our own technologies. … More Technology and Ethical Limits: The Biggest Challenge of Our Time

“Enframing,” “Standing Reserve” and Other Terms in Heidegger’s The Question Concerning Technology (2)

August 30, 2026

Getting ready to read Martin Heidegger’s essay “The Question Concerning Technology” with the Great Books/Political Philosophy reading group at the Maurin Academy. … More “Enframing,” “Standing Reserve” and Other Terms in Heidegger’s The Question Concerning Technology (2)

Exploring Elites and Democracy: Insights from Dr. Hugo Drochon

August 22, 2026

The Maurin Academy hosted Dr. Hugo Drochon for a talk on “Elites and Democracy.” The lecture originally took place on 8/15/2026. Drochon’s argument touches on a handful of thinkers, including the original “elite theorists” Gaetano Mosca, Vilfredo Pareto, and Robert Michels, as well as theorists of democracy such as Joseph Schumpeter, Robert Dahl, and Raymond Aron. … More Exploring Elites and Democracy: Insights from Dr. Hugo Drochon

Sermon on the Mount

Join Our Four-Part Series on the Sermon on the Mount, Starting Aug. 12

August 9, 2026

I interviewed Caleb Owens recently. His class starts this Wednesday, on the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount was perhaps the most important biblical inspiration for Dorothy Day, Leo Tolstoy, and others who developed Christian pacifism and direct action/mutual aid. … More Join Our Four-Part Series on the Sermon on the Mount, Starting Aug. 12

How Technical Rationality Breaks Our Bond With Nature (Creation, Food & Agriculture, Public Clip 2)

July 3, 2026

This is a segment from the second session of a class taught in the Summer of 2026 for the Maurin Academy on Creation, Food and Agriculture.

You can join the Maurin Academy’s Patreon and get access to this class and all our content recorded, or live and recorded. Get access through Patreon: https://patreon.com/maurinacademy … More How Technical Rationality Breaks Our Bond With Nature (Creation, Food & Agriculture, Public Clip 2)