Classical Theism, Divine Simplicity, and Ultimate Explanation (replay from Classical Theism Podcast)
Release Date: 03/04/2024
The Philosophy of Freud (Part 1)
Philosophy for the People
Pat and Jim begin a new series on Freud. Live QnA at the end! More philosophy content on Pat's Substack:
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Our Favorite Philosophy Books of 2024 (Plus Live QnA)
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Pat and Jim do a year in review, including discussing some of their favorite books. Also, live QnA at the end. Head to Pat's Substack for more philosophy content:
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Divine Hiddenness and Dogmatic Authority w/ Fr. James Dominic Rooney
Philosophy for the People
Fr. James Dominic Rooney returns to the podcast to discuss some of his recent work on divine hiddenness and dogmatic authority (two distinct topics!). For more philosophy content, check out Pat's Substack:
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What Exactly Is a Brute Fact?
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Let's talk about brute facts, baby! More on Substack:
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Boethius, the Good, and Philosophy as Therapy w/ Dr. Tom Ward
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Pat is joined once again by Dr. Thomas Ward, this time to discuss his recent book After Stoicism: The Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher. You can check out his new book (which I highly recommend) here: For more philosophy content, subscribe to Pat's Substack:
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Ratzinger's Notion of Person: a Thomistic Response w/ Dr. Gaven Kerr
Philosophy for the People
Pat is joined by Dr. Gaven Kerr to explore the notion of personhood from a Thomistic perspective. This builds on Dr. Kerr's recent lecture Ratzinger's Notion of Person in Theology: a Thomistic Response. For more philosophy content, head to Pat's Substack:
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Thomistic Metaphysics: an Introduction w/ Dr. Michael Gorman
Philosophy for the People
Dr. Michael Gorman has authored an excellent new book: A Contemporary Introduction to Thomistic Metaphysics. In this episode, Pat interviews Dr. Gorman about some of the contents of that book, including how Aquinas thinks about composition, fundamentality, and God. To order the book: For more philosophy content, head to Pat's Substack:
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Contingency, Grounding, and God w/ Dr. Kenneth Pearce
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Pat is joined by Dr. Kenneth Pearce to discuss some of his recent work related to metaphysical grounding, contingency, and the existence of God. Head to Pat's Substack for more philosophy content:
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How God Knows He's Not a Brain In a Vat w/ Dr. Gaven Kerr
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Pat and Gaven discuss cool things, like Aquinas's theory of existence and how God knows He's not a brain in a vat. More on Pat's Substack -
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Skeptical Theism w/ Dr. Perry Hendricks
Philosophy for the People
Pat is joined by Perry to discuss his work on Skeptical Theism.
info_outlineThis episode -- focusing on classical theism, divine simplicity, and ultimate explanation -- is a special replay of a conversation with Dr. Christopher Tomaszewski as featured on The Classical Theism Podcast. Pat appears toward the end to engage Chris on what resources (if any) classical theism might afford to meta-epistemology.
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