Getting ready to discuss the second half of Martin Heidegger’s essay “The Question Concerning Technology” with the Great Books/Political Philosophy reading group at the Maurin Academy. This video completes the discussion of terminology in Heidegger’s essay. … More Heidegger and AI: The Question Concerning Technology Now
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)
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 Martin Heidegger’s Character (The Question Concerning Technology, 1)
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
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
Political Philosophy discusses upcoming classes, lectures and how to support the Maurin Academy and join the discussion. … More Explore the Maurin Academy YouTube Channel & More
This is a segment from the third session of a class taught in the Summer of 2026 for the Maurin Academy on Creation, Food and Agriculture. … More Why We Lost Our Sense of Sacrifice (Creation, Food & Agriculture, Public Clip 3)
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)
This is a segment from the first session of a class taught in the Summer of 2026 for the Maurin Academy on Creation, Food and Agriculture. … More How Urbanization Caused a (Land) Fertility Crisis Affecting Us All (CFA Public Segment 1)
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