Philosophia

Aug 08 2022 4
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Please note that this show is currently on hiatus. In the meantime, we hope you that you will enjoy the past episodes. This show features the clear-thinking and articulate philosopher, Dr. David Schenk. After teaching philosophy at college for over twenty years, Dr. Schenk now offers his gentle but hard-hitting analysis of the classical tradition of education and philosophy as it engages contemporary culture and thought.

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Episode 09: Secular Moral Categories

Aug 08 2022 23 mins  
How does the cultural adoption of secular moral categories impact people's qualities of life? How can classical teaching provide a solution to the modern loss of personhood?

Episode 08: Competing Moral Theories

Jul 26 2022 16 mins  
What moral deformities exist in our K-12 education system? How does biological reductionism play into this confusion of morality?

Episode 07: The Theories of Ethics

Jul 11 2022 21 mins  
What drives the error in our moral thinking today? How have the metaphysics of ethics changed over the course of history?

Episode 06: Chronological Snobbery and the Primacy of Personhood

Jun 28 2022 18 mins  
In this episode, we continue our discussion of the primacy of personhood with the addition of chronological snobbery.

Episode 05: Primacy of Personhood

Jun 14 2022 27 mins  
In this episode, we focus on what the benefits of classical education are for students and how those benefits show up in the classroom.

Episode 04: How to Think Clearly and Avoid Confusing Categories

May 31 2022 34 mins  
In this episode, we continue our discussion on thinking clearly–this time by learning how to avoid confusing categories, questions, and assertions.

Episode 03: How to Think Clearly and Avoid Academic Jargon

May 17 2022 30 mins  
In this episode, we continue our discussion of why intellectual honesty is so greatly needed and increasingly rare.

Episode 02: Intellectual Honesty Part 2

Apr 30 2022 33 mins  
In this episode, we continue our discussion of why intellectual honesty is so greatly needed and increasingly rare.

Episode 01: Intellectual Rabbits (Intellectual Honesty Part 1)

Apr 08 2022 27 mins  
The first step of academic inquiry is … honesty. Wait, what’s academic honesty? Find out.