What Christopher Alexander Saw
by Nikos A. SalingarosArchitecture is profoundly important; beautiful architecture is healing, and ugly architecture, even if functional, can be harmful. Continue Reading »
The Power of Pain
by Peter J. LeithartHumans have always avoided painful conditions, but today our instinct to recoil has been institutionalized. Continue Reading »
A Grief Philosophized
by Mark BauerleinMichael Cholbi joins the podcast to discuss his book, Grief: A Philosophical Guide. Continue Reading »
The Imagined Citadel
by Matthew RoseRené Guénon was one of the twentieth century’s most important traditionalist thinkers, as well as one of its strangest intellectual figures. In more than two dozen books, he claimed to reveal the hidden principles on which civilizations had rested since the dawn of humanity. His disclosure was . . . . Continue Reading »
The Limits of Moderation
by Aaron Alexander ZubiaWhile Hume can teach us a thing or two about intellectual modesty, the content of his philosophy leaves readers with a vacuum of meaning. Continue Reading »
Platonism Wins
by Carl R. TruemanAncient philosophy is being revived—but for purposes it cannot serve. Continue Reading »
Mary, Queen of Philosophy
by Mark BauerleinPeter Kreeft joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Greatest Philosopher that Ever Lived. Continue Reading »
Brian C. Anderson on Ivan Illich
by R. R. RenoBrian C. Anderson joins R. R. Reno to discuss the lasting influence of Ivan Illich. Continue Reading »
St. Basil’s Guide to Cultural Appropriation
by James HankinsThe right pagan philosophers, above all the moral philosophers, can teach us how to escape from the prison of the body’s passions. Continue Reading »
Philosophers Come to Catholicism
by Mark BauerleinBrian Besong joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism. Continue Reading »
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