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Technology, Wisdom, and Virtue
Season 3 Episode 140
Tom returns to the big topic of technology and addresses the rapid changes to our conceptions and interactions with its impingement upon reality. Gle…
4 years, 5 months ago
Pilgrimage
Season 3 Episode 139
This week, the guys discuss pilgrimage. Glenn summarizes the early history of pilgrimage, noting both the practice and the arguments against it even …
4 years, 5 months ago
The Soul of Man Under Socialism
Season 3 Episode 138
Today Chris introduces the guys to Christopher Lasch and a chapter in his book, The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. The chapter i…
4 years, 5 months ago
Magic, Enchantment, and Worldview
Season 3 Episode 137
In today’s show Tom introduces themes from Paul Tyson’s book - 7 Brief Lessons in Magic. In the book, Paul defines classical ways of seeing reality b…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Philosophy of the Vampire
Season 3 Episode 136
With Halloween merch already showing up in stores, it’s a good time to do a Pug take on vampires, so this week, the Pugsters riff off an article by J…
4 years, 6 months ago
Welcome to the Metaverse!
Season 3 Episode 135
Today Chris introduces the "Metaverse"--what's that? you may ask. According to Wikipedia it is: "...the sum of all virtual worlds, augmented reality,…
4 years, 6 months ago
Sophistry Past and Present
Season 3 Episode 134
Tom introduces a classic debate between Truth, reality, and language and the removal of language from truth and reality (sophistry). He engages the a…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Rise and Fall of Heroes
Season 3 Episode 133
This week, the guys look at the idea of heroes. Back in Homer’s day, “hero” was almost synonymous with the heavily armed and armored warriors that we…
4 years, 6 months ago
Darwinian Conservatism?
Season 3 Episode 132
In today's show Chris presents an article that was published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), entitled, Darwinian Conservatism Versus …
4 years, 7 months ago
Meaning in History: Part Three
Season 3 Episode 131
How emancipatory views of history draw upon yet distort Christian views of teleology in history. The guys discuss Hegel, Marx, Wokeness, liberation t…
4 years, 7 months ago