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Ought I Use AI Assisted Writing? | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

Season 12

Fr. Ambrose Little examines the philosophical and ethical implications of AI-assisted writing by drawing on Plato’s myth of Thoth, Aristotle, and Aqu…

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The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: the Death of Wisdom? | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

Season 12

Sr. Anna Wray explains that technocratic tools, while designed for efficiency and ease, undermine wisdom by weakening essential cognitive activities …

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Friendship and the Common Good | Prof. Adam Eitel

Season 12

Prof. Adam Eitel explores the nature of friendship and the common good through the lens of Aquinas and Aristotle, emphasizing that true friendship is…

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Friendship is a Difficult Good | Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.

Season 12

Fr. Cassian Derbes explores why friendship is a difficult but essential good, drawing on Aquinas, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, and Dante to show how…

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Aquinas on Friendship and Human Excellence | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

This lecture was given on January 17th, 2025, at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center.

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How To Be A Good Friend: Combatting Envy And Apathy And Exercising Love And Wisdom | Prof. W. Scott Cleveland

This lecture was given on February 21st, 2025, at University of Michigan.

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What is Love? Plato’s Theology of the Body | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

This lecture was given on February 18th, 2025, at The Basilica of Saint Mary’s Lyceum.

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The Metaphysics of Prayer | Fr. Stephen Brock

This lecture was given on February 7th, 2025, at Duke University.

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Can Philosophical Skepticism Be Overcome? | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

This lecture was given on February 5th, 2024, at Yale University.

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Aquinas on the Identity of Essence and Existence in God | Prof. Michael Gorman

This lecture was given on June 1st, 2024, at Mount Saint Mary College.

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