Category: Maurin Academy

Promo for Short Series: Romano Guardini’s The End of the Modern World

May 22, 2023

Here’s a sample of Spencer’s first session on Romano Guardini’s The End of the Modern World. In his first session, Spencer introduces himself, the Maurin Academy, and covers the first chapter of the book. You can still sign up for this series either on our Eventbrite page or by supporting us on Patreon. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/romano-guardinis-the-end-of-the-modern-world-tickets-546586794817 https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy … More Promo for Short Series: Romano Guardini’s The End of the Modern World

Dustbowl Diatribes Season 3 Preview (ft. Spencer’s Class on Guardini’s The End of the Modern World)

May 11, 2023

Sign up for Spencer’s series on Romano Guardini’s The End of the Modern World by becoming a Patron, or by registering on Eventbrite. 

Please fill out this form to be put on the email list for future Maurin Academy seminars, short series and other events. … More Dustbowl Diatribes Season 3 Preview (ft. Spencer’s Class on Guardini’s The End of the Modern World)

How Machiavelli Shaped Our Modern World

May 2, 2023

This Thursday at 7 p.m. US Central Time I’ll be talking about the impact of Machiavelli’s political realism on our world. Machiavelli’s philosophy represents a pivotal moment in the history of political thought–it signified deep change that eventually ushered in the liberal revolutions. I will focus on the ideas that helped shape our world, connecting the dots between his rebellion against idealism and Christian morality and the way we think today. I’d love to see you there, take your questions and hear your thoughts! … More How Machiavelli Shaped Our Modern World

New Class On the Technological Sublime! w/ Bryant Macfarlane (ft. Burke, Kant, Nye)

April 8, 2023

Bryant Macfarlane’s class “On the Sublime and the Beautiful: The Impact of the Technological Sublime” starts April 12, 2023. You can participate by supporting the Maurin Academy at the Worker-Scholar or Salt of the Earth levels on Patreon, or by registering on Eventbrite. Here are the links:

https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-sublime-and-the-beautiful-the-impact-of-the-technological-sublime-tickets-468686833937?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch … More New Class On the Technological Sublime! w/ Bryant Macfarlane (ft. Burke, Kant, Nye)

Tonight: Political Philosophy monthly talk: Aquinas and the Market

April 6, 2023

I will be live on zoom tonight at 7 p.m. US Central Time to discuss a bit about Aquinas and natural law and then to focus on his views on property. I’ll compare his views on private property with the neoliberal view as exemplified by Milton Friedman. To that end, part of the session I’ll be reading a section from the draft of the book I’m currently writing. The chapter is “Ideological Strong-Arming” and I spend some time discussing how Friedman helped set up the conditions for what we now call “capitalist realism.”

You can sign up two ways:

Support the Maurin Academy on Patreon at one of the top two levels to receive all our programs, recorded and/or live. 

Sign up for this session on Eventbrite. … More Tonight: Political Philosophy monthly talk: Aquinas and the Market

This evening: Laudato Si: On the Care of Our Common Home (Pope Francis’ encyclical)

March 23, 2023

This evening (March 23) at 7 p.m US Central Time I’ll be live for 90 minutes discussing the first half of Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si, for the Maurin Academy. I’ll discuss the text and we’ll have time for Q & A. The second session will occur next Thursday, March 30, same time. You can sign up for this event on Eventbrite or Patreon (choose the Worker-Scholar level if you wanted all our content in recorded format, and Salt of the Earth level if you want that and access to all our live sessions). Hope to see some of you there! Here are the links: … More This evening: Laudato Si: On the Care of Our Common Home (Pope Francis’ encyclical)

Current Controversies in Catholicism: An Interview with Suan Sonna (Dustbowl Diatribes S 2, Ep 6)

March 14, 2023

Suan Sonna is the host of Intellectual Catholicism. You can find his channel here:    / @uccnjkpxewidh-jd…  

Please fill out this form to be put on the email list for future Maurin Academy seminars, short series and other events: https://pmaurin.org/newsletter/ … More Current Controversies in Catholicism: An Interview with Suan Sonna (Dustbowl Diatribes S 2, Ep 6)

The Call to Integral Liberation: An Interview With Dr. Larry Chapp (Dustbowl Diatribes, SO 2 Ep. 2)

January 6, 2023

This is a rare cross posting from the Maurin Academy’s other podcast, Dustbowl Diatribes. If you like this content, be sure to subscribe directly to Dustbowl Diatribes! … More The Call to Integral Liberation: An Interview With Dr. Larry Chapp (Dustbowl Diatribes, SO 2 Ep. 2)