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.”

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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)

Class on Laudato Si starts next week! (It’s Pope Francis’ letter on the environment)

March 19, 2023

A quick word to let you know that I’m teaching a short series on Laudato Si, Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment. It begins this Thursday, March 23, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. US Central Time. Learn what you’d hardly ever hear in a church! … More Class on Laudato Si starts next week! (It’s Pope Francis’ letter on the environment)

Who’s the Real Man? Socrates vs. Callicles II (Gorgias 5) ft. Hobbes

March 18, 2023

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

March 14, 2023

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Next Live Session: Augustine on Athens vs. Jerusalem

February 28, 2023

This Thursday is my monthly “Pints with Plato” talk and discussion, and I’ll be focusing on St. Augustine’s Book XIX of Augustine’s The City of God in which he wrestles with the relative importance of philosophy versus faith, or Athens versus Jerusalem. I will also talk a bit about Augustine’s influence on the school of political … More Next Live Session: Augustine on Athens vs. Jerusalem

Should Speech and Debate Teachers Be Blamed for Bad Politicians? (Gorgias 3)

February 11, 2023

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