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- 182 - Deus AbsconditusFri, 26 Apr 2024 - 13min
- 181 - RLP Replay: What's So Good About Good Friday?
As we continue recovering from being under the weather, we bring you one of our Easter favorites. On this holiday episode of Red Letter Philosophy we ask the question, what’s so good about Good Friday? We also discuss the frame or boundary that is Holy Week. In the words of Peter Kreeft, “it takes boundaries to make anything interesting. If a picture didn't have a frame, it would trail off into vague, boring everything-ness. Life's most dramatic moments are her two frames: entrance and exit, beginning and end, birth and death.”
Sat, 30 Mar 2024 - 17min - 180 - RLP Replay: The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
This St. Patrick’s Day finds us under the weather. Rather than miss the day, we offer/bring one of our St Patrick’s Day favorites. Is St. Patrick’s Day a celebration of the Irish; Irish history, Irish storytelling, Ireland herself, or is St. Patrick’s Day a celebration of a saint and of the one who molded the saint? We couldn’t decide. So, on this episode we offer you both one of Ireland’s finest sons and her greatest saint. We offer for your listening pleasure The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde.
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 14min - 179 - World In My EyesFri, 01 Mar 2024 - 11min
- 178 - RLP Holiday: Love & DeathWed, 14 Feb 2024 - 15min
- 177 - Policy of TruthFri, 02 Feb 2024 - 12min
- 176 - RLP Holiday: Memento Mori
Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls Day: a trinity of holy and deathly days. In an increasingly secular age, these days become excuses to indulge the appetites: hedonism & ghoulishness. However, these days are days of profundity and depth when seen in the correct light. Join us as we contemplate mystery, death, and spirit in this episode of Red Letter Philosophy.
Wed, 01 Nov 2023 - 18min - 175 - Enjoy the SilenceFri, 20 Oct 2023 - 16min
- 174 - The Problem of UnbeliefFri, 15 Sep 2023 - 19min
- 173 - RLP Special: Death in the Grand Canyon (Refreshed)Fri, 25 Aug 2023 - 16min
- 172 - RLP Special: Chance or the Dance (Refreshed)
In this episode, we continue our contemplation of a mystery. We began, two episodes ago, with G. K. Chesterton and his comment about seeing in “the light of the supernatural”. In the last episode we continued our musings with Peter Kreeft and his comments about the sea within. Now, we come to Thomas Howard and his comments about perception & reality.
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - 16min - 171 - RLP Special: The Sea Within (Refreshed)Fri, 28 Jul 2023 - 12min
- 170 - RLP Special: Life Is a Pigsty (Refreshed)Fri, 14 Jul 2023 - 15min
- 169 - Farewell & AdieuFri, 30 Jun 2023 - 20min
- 168 - RLP Holiday: Fatherhood & Reality
Is it, as Freud said, that we are projecting our fathers onto the face of God, or is it that we project our inner knowledge God onto the face of our fathers? Do our desires and expectations come from a higher place? In this episode of Red Letter Philosophy, we explore the relationship between fatherhood and reality. Take up and listen.
Fri, 16 Jun 2023 - 10min - 167 - Thomas Howard: Chance or Dance?Fri, 09 Jun 2023 - 17min
- 166 - St. Augustine: My Love Is My GravityFri, 26 May 2023 - 14min
- 165 - RLP Holiday: Monica's TearsFri, 12 May 2023 - 07min
- 164 - David Hume & Belief in God, Pt. IIFri, 05 May 2023 - 18min
- 163 - David Hume & Belief in God
The English philosopher and mathematician, W. K. Clifford, famously wrote that, “It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.” Clifford’s approach to belief has come to dominate the way many intellectuals approach matters of belief, especially belief in God. In this episode we argue that Clifford neglected his Hume. Hume’s approach to belief and God shows Clifford’s ethic to be vacuous and incoherent. Take up and listen. Hume, belief, and God on this episode of Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 21 Apr 2023 - 19min - 162 - RLP Holiday: Faith & ReasonFri, 07 Apr 2023 - 15min
- 161 - David Hume: Hume's Cave
Philosopher Peter Kreeft wrote that David Hume was, “the most formidable, challenging, and difficult to refute skeptic in the history of human thought. His logic is powerful.” In this episode we taste the fruits of Hume’s empiricism. Have the empiricists helped us to overcome radical skepticism? Are we closer to touching the true, the good, and the beautiful?
Fri, 24 Mar 2023 - 18min - 160 - RLP Holiday: The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Is St. Patrick’s Day a celebration of the Irish; Irish history, Irish storytelling, Ireland herself, or is St. Patrick’s Day a celebration of a saint and of the one who molded the saint? We couldn’t decide. So, on this episode we offer you both one of Ireland’s finest sons and her greatest saint. We offer for your listening pleasure The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde.
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 - 14min - 159 - David Hume: Party Guy
David Hume was the last of the great British Empiricists. He is the empiricist, nay, the philosopher of the Enlightenment, outside of perhaps Kant, who has exhibited the most influence over contemporary philosophers. He was also a party guy. Join us as we drink in some Hume and find out why he was (and is) such a big deal.
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 - 22min - 158 - Bishop George Berkeley: To Be Is To Be PerceivedFri, 24 Feb 2023 - 13min
- 157 - RLP Holiday: The Heart of the MatterFri, 10 Feb 2023 - 07min
- 156 - John Locke: Are You Experienced?Fri, 03 Feb 2023 - 19min
- 155 - G. W. F. Leibniz & GodFri, 20 Jan 2023 - 16min
- 154 - G. W. F. Leibniz & The Mystery of ExistenceFri, 06 Jan 2023 - 19min
- 153 - RLP Holiday - Christmas Belief: Lessons from The Polar ExpressSat, 24 Dec 2022 - 20min
- 152 - Baruch Spinoza & The Mystery of Existence
17th century philosopher, Baruch Spinoza, wrote, “nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.” Spinoza, a philosophical child of Descartes’, sought to draw out the logical implications of Descartes’ philosophical revolution. Monism, pantheism, and Spinoza on this week’s episode of Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 - 17min - 151 - Rene Descartes & The Mystery of ExistenceFri, 02 Dec 2022 - 19min
- 150 - RLP Holiday: In Defense of Thanksgiving
Is gratitude a virtue? Gratitude is not listed among the four cardinal virtues. Gratitude is not listed among the three theological virtues? Should it be among the virtues? Does the Thanksgiving holiday get overlooked? A series of questions and reflections on the Thanksgiving holiday on this week’s Red Letter Philosophy.
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 - 10min - 149 - Rene Descartes: God, Reason, and a Piece of Wax
In this episode, we continue to contemplate Descartes’ response to the challenge of nominalism, doubt, and radical skepticism. In particular, we ponder a piece of wax. Does a piece of wax hold the key to understanding knowledge, reality, and God? Descartes and the meaning of it all, on this week’s Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 - 18min - 148 - Rene Descartes: Cartesian Delight
The Red Letter Express resumes its journey. After their encounter with Ockham, our hosts are in search of answers. They are offered Cartesian Delight - the philosophy of Rene Descartes. Does Descartes have the cure for what ails our hosts? Rationalism, Skepticism, and Descartes on this week’s Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 - 13min - 147 - RLP Holiday: What the Moon Brings by H. P. LovecraftFri, 28 Oct 2022 - 10min
- 146 - Occam's FlavorFri, 21 Oct 2022 - 21min
- 145 - Amarettos with AristotleFri, 07 Oct 2022 - 16min
- 144 - Play-Tonic: A Shot of Plato and Aristotle
The Red Letter Express presses on. In this episode, we temper last episode’s discussion of Parmenides and Heraclitus with a shot of Plato and Aristotle. What is the one among the many? What is the being in becoming? What is the reality behind a world of appearances? In this episode we imbibe responses from Plato and Aristotle. All aboard!
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 - 17min - 143 - Parmenides on the RocksFri, 09 Sep 2022 - 17min
- 142 - RLP Special: Summertime SadnessFri, 26 Aug 2022 - 12min
- 141 - RLP Special: Summertime MadnessFri, 12 Aug 2022 - 22min
- 140 - RLP Special: Jaws & Philosophy
This Summer, between seasons, we're talking about why we love Summer. Something in the imagination binds together the things of Summer. Last episode we contemplated the sounds of the Summer. This episode we imbibe the Cinema of the Summer. Join us as we contemplate one of the great movies of Summer, “Jaws”.
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 - 26min - 139 - RLP Special: The Beach Boys & Philosophy
Two Summers ago, we reviewed Bruce Brown’s movie, The Endless Summer. The film captured our desire, and our need, for Summer. Summer is a season, a foreshadow, and for some, a way of life. Its literal meaning is in its metaphor. This week we kick off the Summer season by imbibing the sounds of the Summer. In this episode we contemplate The Beach Boys and Philosophy.
Fri, 15 Jul 2022 - 37min - 138 - RLP Holiday: The Revolutionary & The BishopFri, 01 Jul 2022 - 12min
- 137 - God & The PhilosophersFri, 24 Jun 2022 - 14min
- 136 - RLP Holiday - Ordinary Men: A Celebration of FathersFri, 17 Jun 2022 - 11min
- 135 - Ludwig Wittgenstein & God, Pt. 2Fri, 10 Jun 2022 - 12min
- 134 - Ludwig Wittgenstein & God, Pt. 1Fri, 03 Jun 2022 - 16min
- 133 - RLP Holiday: Memory & The Philosophers
G. K. Chesterton wrote that, “if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. […] If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.” In other words, if want to remember something, if you want others to remember something, then you cannot leave it alone. You must remember. In this Memorial Day episode of Red Letter Philosophy, we look at the thoughts of three philosophers on the nature and importance of memory.
Fri, 27 May 2022 - 11min - 132 - Ludwig Wittgenstein: The MysticFri, 20 May 2022 - 08min
- 131 - Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Gamer
Perhaps the idea most associated with Wittgenstein is the idea that life is a collection of “language games”. Wittgenstein was a gamer. In this episode of Red Letter Philosophy we explore the enigmatic concept of language games; in the process we discover how an obscene gesture altered the course of philosophy.
Fri, 13 May 2022 - 14min - 130 - RLP Holiday: Common Sense MotherhoodFri, 06 May 2022 - 08min
- 129 - Ludwig Wittgenstein: Solipsisms & Skepticisms
Does philosophy entail skepticism? Does philosophy lead one to solipsism, the belief that one cannot know the world outside one’s own head? In this episode we look at one of Wittgenstein’s most well known arguments, the private language argument. We explore Wittgenstein’s refutation of radical skepticism and the possibility of solipsism.
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 - 14min - 128 - Ludwig Wittgenstein: Hero or Villain?Fri, 22 Apr 2022 - 22min
- 127 - RLP Holiday: What's So Good About Good Friday?
On this holiday episode of Red Letter Philosophy we ask the question, what’s so good about Good Friday? We also discuss the frame or boundary that is Holy Week. In the words of Peter Kreeft, “it takes boundaries to make anything interesting. If a picture didn't have a frame, it would trail off into vague, boring everything-ness. Life's most dramatic moments are her two frames: entrance and exit, beginning and end, birth and death.”
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 - 15min - 126 - C. S. Lewis & The Seeing Eye
C. S. Lewis wrote that, “Looking for God - or Heaven - by exploring space is like reading or seeing all Shakespeare's plays in the hope that you will find Shakespeare.” In this episode, we look at an obscure essay of Lewis’ titled, “The Seeing Eye”. In it we contemplate a theme that runs through the whole of Lewis’ oeuvre, namely, that our Post-Modern world has ears but can’t hear, has eyes but cannot see.
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 - 13min - 125 - C. S. Lewis' Meditation in a Toolshed
In this episode we discuss a profound insight given to us by the great C. S. Lewis. According to Lewis, we have one kind of experience looking at something and another kind of experience looking along something. Lewis wrote that, “it has been assumed without discussion that if you want the true account of religion you must go, not to religious people, but to anthropologists; that if you want the true account of sexual love you must go, not to lovers, but to psychologists.” In this episode, we exam this Modernist claim.
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 - 16min - 124 - RLP Holiday: St. Patrick's Day IIIThu, 17 Mar 2022 - 11min
- 123 - C. S. Lewis: Myth & Truth
Previously, we discussed C. S. Lewis’ contention that myth transcends thought. In this episode we look at the fact that incarnation transcends myth. C. S. Lewis wrote that, “The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact.” Religious belief has a foot in both the concrete and the abstract; the empirical and the rational; the mythical and the factual. Until this is understood, the deepest truths will allude us.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 - 14min - 122 - C. S. Lewis & The Myth That Became Fact
C. S. Lewis wrote that, "What flows into you from the myth is not truth but reality (truth is always about something, but reality is that about which truth is), and, therefore, every myth becomes the father of innumerable truths on the abstract level." What beauty is to love, and goodness is to happiness, so truth is to reality. C. S. Lewis, truth, and reality: on this week’s Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 - 12min - 121 - Irish Blood, English Heart: The Philosophy of C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis wrote, “This is our dilemma—either to taste and not to know or to know and not to taste—or, more strictly, to lack one kind of knowledge because we are in an experience or to lack another kind because we are outside it.” Today we begin a five part deep-dive into the the thought of C. S. Lewis. We begin with one of his great essays, “Myth Became Fact.”
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 15min - 120 - RLP Holiday: Galentine's Day, Valentine's Day
It’s Valentine’s Day! St. Valentine's Day can be a stressful time for a lot of people, apparently. Those in relationships don't want to disappoint, those not in relationships are depressed. If you don't believe us, then look up something called “Galentine's Day”. Today we contemplate C. S. Lewis’ claim that we should not take love too seriously. If we do, then we do violence to our humanity. Lewis wrote that, “ It is not for nothing that every language and literature in the world is full of jokes about sex.” Love, laughter, and Lewis, on this episode of Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 15min - 119 - G. K. Chesterton: Philosopher of LightFri, 28 Jan 2022 - 17min
- 118 - G. K. Chesterton: Philosopher of Common Sense
In this episode we look at Chesterton’s contention that common sense, or sanity, involves reason, but not reason alone. Chesterton wrote that, “the madman is not the man who has lost reason. The madman is the man who has lost everything except his reason." What it means to have common sense: on this week’s episode of Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 - 18min - 117 - RLP Holiday - A New Years Ghost Story: A Christmas Carol
Happy New Year! In this episode, we make an argument: New Years, if it is to be meaningful, must be seen in the light of the Christmas season. Cut out of its context, it is shrouded in deep black; its face and its form concealed. Identity, destiny, and the New Year: on this week’s Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 - 16min - 116 - RLP Holiday - A Christmas Ghost Story: A Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas! This week we reflect upon the second greatest Christmas story of all time, namely, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. Why do Advent and Christmas lend themselves to ghost stories? In a ghost story something seemingly insignificant happens. However, after the experience the world looks differently, feels differently. So, it is with Christmas. One, like the three wise men who came to visit Jesus, cannot have the encounter and return home unchanged.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 - 19min - 115 - G. K. Chesterton: Philosopher of Sanity
G. K. Chesterton wrote that, “if disease is beautiful, it is generally someone else's disease. A blind man may be picturesque, but it requires two eyes to see the picture. And similarly even the wildest poetry of insanity can only be enjoyed by the sane.” How do we measure sanity in an insane world? And why should we care? On this episode of Red Letter Philosophy, we explore a philosophy of sanity.
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 - 15min - 114 - G. K. Chesterton: Philosopher of Madness
G. K. Chesterton wrote that, “thoughts and theories were once judged by whether they tended to make a man lose his soul… all modern thoughts and theories may be judged by whether they tend to make a man lose his wits." From where do we begin, when we begin? We must agree to begin somewhere, if we are to talk and discover what is true, good, and beautiful. In this episode we look at Chesterton’s suggestion that we begin with sanity and madness.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 - 15min - 113 - RLP Holiday - Thanksgiving III: Fire, Food, and Drink
Between Halloween and Christmas sits Thanksgiving Day (for Americans): Overlooked and under-appreciated. Join us as we drive the streets of “London” and contemplate the importance of Thanksgiving. We discuss the importance of food. Food, we conclude, feeds more than the body alone. In this episode we dine on Chesterton, Hemingway, and Oscar Wilde. Cheers!
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 - 13min - 112 - G. K. Chesterton: The SavageFri, 19 Nov 2021 - 17min
- 111 - RLP Holiday: It's a Wonderful LifeFri, 21 Dec 2018 - 08min
- 110 - Strange WaysFri, 21 Dec 2018 - 11min
- 109 - A Philosophy of LightFri, 07 Dec 2018 - 10min
- 108 - Asking the Right QuestionsFri, 23 Nov 2018 - 12min
- 107 - Life Is a Pigsty
Men plot, God Laughs, so goes a Yiddish saying.
Philosophers might say we find ourselves at an epistemological disadvantage. We know our experiences and machinations can be more about appearance than reality. We can be mistaken about what we've seen and what we've heard. How else do you explain unrequited love? It is not without reason that Shakespeare wrote:
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore, is wing’d Cupid painted blind” (A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
But let not your hearts be troubled. Life may be messy. It may be difficult, if not impossible, to see all ends, but it does not follow that the darkness about us is complete and total.
Stay tuned.
"Life is a Pigsty. And if you don't know this, then what do you know?" ― Morrissey
“For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” ― J. R. R. Tolkien
Fri, 09 Nov 2018 - 10min - 106 - Blaise Pascal: The Wagerer
“You must wager. There is no choice, you are already committed”, wrote Blaise Pascal. In this, our final episode devoted to Pascal, we contemplate Pascal’s most influential philosophical essay, namely, The Wager. Does it make sense to wager that God is real? Does it make sense to wager on the life of belief? Pascal wrote, “learn from those who were once bound like you and who now wager all they have.” God, belief, and Pascal’s Wager on today’s Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 - 21min - 105 - RLP Holiday: Halloween & The Uncanny
What is the appeal of Halloween? Is it candy? Is it parties? Is it scantily dressed women? Is it fantasy? Perhaps its appeal can be attributed to something else? In “The Tomb”, H.P. Lovecraft wrote that, “There is no sharp distinction betwixt the real and the unreal." Perhaps the appeal of Halloween lies in our intuition that there is no sharp distinction betwixt the real and the unreal, between nature and super nature. In today’s episode we contemplate that reality which lies beyond the delicate physical and mental veil of our prosaic materialism. Plus, a ghost story.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 - 22min - 104 - Blaise Pascal: The Diverted
Pascal wrote that, “the whole cause of a man's unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.” He also wrote that, “being unable to cure death, wretchedness, and ignorance, men have decided, in order to be happy, not to think about such things.” In this episode, we look at why we find it so hard to sit quietly in our rooms; we look at why we decided to not think about such things; we look at why our lives are lives of diversion - and why this is spiritually dangerous.
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 - 19min - 103 - Blaise Pascal: The Impotent
In our day, have we sacrificed wisdom for science? Understanding for calculation? Mystery for problem solving? Perhaps this is partly why we have eyes but cannot see, and have ears but cannot hear. On today’s episode of Red Letter Philosophy we contemplate the mystery of reason and reason’s impotence.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 - 18min - 102 - Blaise Pascal: The VainFri, 24 Sep 2021 - 21min
- 101 - Blaise Pascal: The Great and WretchedFri, 10 Sep 2021 - 23min
- 100 - RLP Backstage: "The Office and Philosophy"
Summer’s almost gone. Throughout the Summer we have talked life, logic, and love. This week we sum it all up with a laugh. “They” say life imitates art; or is that art imitates life? Either way, this week we look at the spirits of the age as depicted in popular culture. We give you The Office and philosophy.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 - 22min - 99 - RLP Backstage: “Psychology as Religion”
Ideally our hearts and minds align. But, unfortunately, on this side of the veil these two faculties of perception are often divided. One of the spirits of our age seems to be the spirit of feelings or psychology. In this episode we dialogue about the elevation of feelings and their disastrous consequences.
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 - 17min - 98 - RLP Backstage: "The Right Side of History"Fri, 30 Jul 2021 - 23min
- 97 - RLP Backstage: "Lived Experience"
We continue our discussion of the spirits of the age. In this episode we discuss the notion of “lived experience.” Is the idea of “lived experience” coherent? Is there only “my truth” and never the truth? Are we imprisoned in a solipsistic reality of our own making? No, no, and no. Pull up a chair, have a drink, and contemplate life and meaning with Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 - 24min - 96 - RLP Backstage: Life & Logic EditionFri, 02 Jul 2021 - 23min
- 95 - RLP Holiday - 4th of July III: Patrick Henry Meets Harry Potter
What do the American Revolution, Patrick Henry, and Harry Potter have in common? Does the spirit of Patrick Henry endure or have we, like Harry Potter and the mirror of Erised, fallen into a dreamy and paralyzing hope? Get the answer to these questions and celebrate the American Revolution on the annual 4th of July episode of Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 - 08min - 94 - RLP Holiday: Father's Day II (The Philosopher King)Fri, 18 Jun 2021 - 07min
- 93 - The End (Of the Beginning)
“This is the end, beautiful friend” - James Morrison.
All endings may be deaths, but not all deaths are endings. And so it it is with this episode. We say goodbye to season three and our focus on beauty. We will always incorporate beauty into our episodes, but it won’t be our focus after this episode. So, today we discuss love, beauty, and death. Three doors in the walls of the world.
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 - 11min - 92 - Disinterested Attitudes
In this, the penultimate episode of season three, we finish our discussion of Kant’s philosophy of beauty. In this discussion, we come to see that through the contemplation of beauty, our powers of perception are deepened. We come to see that not all of reality can be captured in utilitarian and materialist terms.
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 - 11min - 91 - RLP Holiday: For the Fallen (Memorial Day II)
In this episode we honor those who died in military service to their country. We reflect upon the thoughts of Pascal, who said “When I consider the brief span of my life… I take fright and am amazed to see myself here rather than there… Who put me here? By whose command and act were this time and place allotted to me?” Today we reflect upon the sacrifice of our beloved dead. Today is For the Fallen.
Fri, 28 May 2021 - 07min - 90 - What Kant Said
A few episodes ago we put out a show titled, “What Aquinas Said”. In that episode we laid out Thomas Aquinas’ understanding of beauty. Aquinas was the greatest Medieval philosopher. In today’s episode we contemplate what the greatest Modern philosopher, Immanuel Kant, said about beauty. With Kant we may have a change of approach. From Plato to Aquinas we talk about beauty, but in Kant we talk about aesthetics - or taste.
Fri, 21 May 2021 - 11min - 89 - RLP Holiday - Mother's Day II: Heed Not the Darkness nor the Rain
Welcome to our second annual Mother's Day episode. Join us as we meditate on the meaning of motherhood through poetry and prose. To quote G.K. Chesterton: “How can it be a large career to tell other people's children about the Rule of Three, and a small career to tell one's own children about the universe?" How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone, and narrow to be everything to someone? No. A woman's function is laborious, but because it is gigantic, not because it is minute. I will pity Mrs. Jones for the hugeness of her task; I will never pity her for its smallness.”
Fri, 07 May 2021 - 06min - 88 - Uh Oh, Hot Dog!
In this episode we finish pondering an insight of Gene Simmons’, namely, that there is a difference between what tastes good and good taste. What does it say about our world that there is a difference between good and bad taste? What does it say about us? Come with us as we enter the realm of the objective but immaterial.
Fri, 07 May 2021 - 09min - 87 - Good Taste vs. What Tastes Good
Discussions of beauty, especially in our day, are often discussed in terms of taste. Taste, it is assumed, is a purely subjective thing. However, in this episode we contemplate a proposition proffered by Gene Simmons, namely, that there is a difference between what tastes good and good taste. Dig it.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 - 11min - 86 - Heaven in Stone & Glass
The title of this week’s episode comes from the title of a book by Bishop Robert Barron. C. S. Lewis wrote, "This is our dilemma - either to taste and not to know of to know and not to taste.” In this episode we seek to bridge knowledge and taste by contemplating the architecture of the great Gothic cathedrals. In this contemplation we come to understand Thomas Aquinas, whom we met in the previous episode, more clearly.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 - 09min - 85 - RLP Holiday: The Ballad of God Makers (Easter II)Fri, 02 Apr 2021 - 05min
- 84 - What Aquinas Said
In this episode we ask an empirical question: as we encounter beauty in this world, do we notice any patterns? Are there characteristics that all, or most, beautiful things posses? We take up this question with the greatest of Medieval philosophers, Saint Thomas Aquinas. Integrity, harmony, and clarity: this week on Red Letter Philosophy.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 - 12min - 83 - RLP Holiday: St. Patrick's Day IIWed, 17 Mar 2021 - 06min
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