Fr Dcn Dr Ananias joins me to cover the basics of epistemology, how do we view pagan classical literature as Orthodox? How do we appreciate and utilize the notions of pagan virtue without accepting the idea of “natural theology,” given we have critiqued this idea so often from Roman Catholicism. What are the extremes we […]
Sinead Murphy ‘Goodness’ is not the word I wanted to use in this article. But ‘ethics’ sounded too abstract, ‘morality’ too rule-bound, ‘virtue’ too archaic, and ‘kindness’ too corporate (at least since ‘random acts of kindness’). The ubiquity of that dreaded term ‘safety,’ brayed at us from every angle, has made all the old names …
The eminent Orthodox scholar and professor Dr. David Bradshaw, author of the well-known book Aristotle: East and West joins me and Lewis and Fr. Dcn Dr. Ananias to discuss all the hot topics – Aristotle and his different use in East and West, the Orthodox fathers and philosophy, the essence – energy distinction in Aristotle and beyond, the Logos and the Logoi, the western conception of simplicity in Aquinas and Roman Dogma, natural theology, and the critics.
In Part I of this series, we began analyzing the incompatibility between Socialism and Orthodox Christianity. This has become something worthy of study, especially recently in the United States as the rise of Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders has drawn more and more public and voter attention. Statistics show that a great number of “millenials”, those twenty-something young Americans, see no problem with taking the US into a new existence as a socialist state.
Analyst Mark Hackard joins me to discuss his recent essay on Maxwell and the KGB. Previously we looked at Victor R. and his relation to the KGB, and here we examine the recent startling news relating to Effstein and his networks and how Maxwell and KGB.
Traditional philosophy and metaphysics Ep 5 picks up with a discussion of wisdom and the application of the wisdom texts in Scripture. We may also, if you’re lucky, touch on monarchy and the civil magistrate in terms of revealed doctrine.
If movies with positive themes and morals become popular, ethical producers will come back into the business, and moviegoers, once again, will have uplifting movies. [...]
The majority of what we read about or watch on the news has little impact on our daily lives. Likewise, we can have very little impact on those current events, but that doesn't stop people from getting upset.
Having explored a good bit of Plato, we move to his greatest student, Aristotle to understand his metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and civil polity. What about universals and particulars? Can we make use of Aristotle’s “god,” the unmoved mover? What are the flaws and problems in his thought? Are there dialectical tensions in Aristotle? The full video and archives can be obtained by subscribing to JaysAnalysis at the PayPal links below.
