Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMust Beautiful Things be Natural? – Prof. Raymond Hain
Season 12
Prof. Raymond Hain examines whether beauty must be natural, exploring Thomistic metaphysics, twentieth-century debates between Maritain and Gilson, a…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Are Societies Natural? The Metaphysics of Thomistic Social Thought I Prof. Joshua Hochschild
Season 12
Prof. Joshua Hochschild examines whether societies are natural by tracing the Aristotelian and Thomistic understanding of social forms, arguing that …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Are the Virtues Natural? I Fr. John Sica, O.P.
Season 12
Fr. John Sica explores whether virtues are natural by examining Aristotle and Aquinas, ultimately concluding that the virtues are not innate qualitie…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
From Nature to Norm: How to Derive 'Ought' From 'Is' I Prof. Catherine Peters
Season 12
Prof. Catherine Peters addresses the philosophical question of deriving moral ought from descriptive is, arguing from a Thomistic natural law perspec…
9 months ago
The Natural and the Artificial I Prof. Christopher Frey
Season 12
Prof. Christopher Frey examines the distinctions and interactions between natural and artificial entities, showing how art can complete, imitate, or …
9 months ago
Nature's Cheat Codes? On the Course of Nature and its Laws I Prof. John G. Brungardt
Season 12
Prof. John Brungardt explores the concept of laws of nature as partial transcriptions of the natures of physical substances, emphasizing the interpla…
9 months ago
Aquinas on Nature and the Natural: Form and the Scale of 'Esse' I Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P.
This lecture was given on May 29th, 2025, at Mount Saint Mary College.
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9 months ago
Aquinas on Nature and the Natural: Endoxa and Principles I Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P.
Season 12
Fr. Raymund Snyder explores the foundations of nature, natural philosophy, and metaphysics through a Thomistic lens, with special attention to Aristo…
9 months ago
Usefulness and Elegance in Mathematics I Prof. Meraiah Martinez
Season 12
Prof. Meraiah Martinez explores the beauty and usefulness of mathematics, emphasizing the delight mathematicians find in elegant proofs, structured a…
9 months, 1 week ago
How Planetary Science Unifies the Search for Life Beyond Earth I Prof. Jonathan I. Lunine
Season 12
Prof. Jonathan Lunine explains how planetary science unifies the search for life beyond Earth by integrating astronomy, geology, chemistry, and atmos…
9 months, 1 week ago