Almost three years ago, Steve Cunningham interviewed me for his “Resistance Podcast” on the question, “Why study philosophy?” Here is the interview. Beneath it is a link to where the sets may be purchased. Complete Philosophy Set
Category: Philosophy
Find the Logical Fallacy in This Syllogism
All you Logic students out there, pay attention! As this year’s Logic and Rhetoric teacher at IHM School, I was this very day on a quest for a broad sampling of enthymemes to show my students so that they will … Continue reading
Vanity, Suffering, and Love
I am not a big fan of philosophy — or at least I was not — but recently I had the privilege to participate in multiple classes with Fr. Dominic Bouck that helped me to find more joy in the … Continue reading
Lack of Clarity and ‘the Greatest Generation’
The YouTube conference embedded below by Father Chad Ripperger is very much worth your careful attention. Father goes a long way in explaining the reasons for what might be called “emotional thinking,” i.e., the kind of low-quality thought that many … Continue reading
Man’s Faculty of Speech Did Not Evolve
The Kingdom of Speech lives up to its blurb summary as “an eye-opening journey that is sure to arouse widespread debate. The Kingdom of Speech is a captivating, paradigm-shifting argument that speech — not evolution — is responsible for humanity’s complex societies and achievements.” Continue reading
Writing A New Narrative: Something We Catholics Should Attend to!
I’m giving some thought to the ideas that James Corbett presents here to see how they might be “baptized” for use by Catholic culture warriors — which should describe you if you are one of Christ’s faithful! You have been … Continue reading
My Interview with Steve Cunningham on the Necessity of Philosophy
Steve Cunningham, of Sensus Fidelium and the “Resistance Podcast” interviewed me last month about the importance of philosophy and specifically on Brother Francis’ philosophy course. We are offering a discount to Steve’s listeners, which readers can avail yourselves of here … Continue reading