Episodes

  • Review: A History of Philosophy Vol 3 by Frederick Copleston

    Review: A History of Philosophy Vol 3 by Frederick Copleston
    Aug 15 2026
    In this episode I discuss the third volume of Copleston's remarkable History of Philosophy. I continue to examine the relationship between philosophy and theology, and take a bird's eye view of Late Medeival and Renaissance philosophy.
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    54 mins
  • Review: A History of Philosophy vol 2 by Frederick Copleston

    Review: A History of Philosophy vol 2 by Frederick Copleston
    Jul 11 2026
    In this episode I examine medieval philosophy and its tangled relationship with Christian theology.
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    34 mins
  • Review: History of Political Philosophy (Aquinas) edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey

    Review: History of Political Philosophy (Aquinas) edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey
    Jun 20 2026
    In this episode I look at the connections and distinctions between Aquinas and Aristotle in Ernest Fortin's essay Aquinas. I focus on the four cardinal virtues and the different between natural law and human law.
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    52 mins
  • Review: History of Political Philosophy (Augustine) edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey

    Review: History of Political Philosophy (Augustine) edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey
    Jun 7 2026
    In this episode I look at Augustine's distinction between the city of God and the earthly city, as described in the History of Political Philosophy essay by Ernest L. Fortin. I focus on the disctinction between Pagan and Christian patriotism.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Review: History of Political Philosophy (Cicero) edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey

    Review: History of Political Philosophy (Cicero) edited by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey
    Jun 7 2026
    In this episode I return once again to the magnificent History of Political Philosophy to look at James E. Holton's essay on Cicero. I focus on the mixed regime and Cicero's conservative tendencies.
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    57 mins
  • Review: A History of Philosophy vol 1 (Epicureanism) by Frederick Copleston

    Review: A History of Philosophy vol 1 (Epicureanism) by Frederick Copleston
    May 17 2026
    In this episode I look at the first volume of Frederick Copleston's nine volume History of Philosophy. I focus on the Epicureans, with a special focus on their proposal of pleasure as the purpose or end of life.
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    52 mins
  • Review: Stoicism by John Sellars

    Review: Stoicism by John Sellars
    May 2 2026
    In this episode I look at John Sellars' Stoicism, exploring Stoicism's grappling with the eternal question of whether virtue is its own reward, or if happiness is the reward of a virtuous life.
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    53 mins
  • Review: The Republic of Plato by Allan Bloom

    Review: The Republic of Plato by Allan Bloom
    Apr 25 2026
    In this episode I examine Allan Bloom's interpretative essay on Plato's Republic, focusing on Book 1 of the Republic and its attempt to define justice.
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    1 hr and 38 mins