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Liberal Learning for Life @ UD

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Liberal Learning for Life @ University of Dallas features compelling, pithy and rich conversations with UD friends and faculty.

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Good News UD with Dr. Jodi Hunt

July 31, 2023 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

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44. Willmoore Kendall with Dr. Christopher Owen

December 13, 2022 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Willmoore Kendall has been called a man against the world, a "maverick," an "iconoclast." He was also a professor of politics at the University of Dallas in during its early years, from 1962 to 1967. Kendall is the subject of today’s conversation with Christopher Owen, a retired professor of history at Northeastern State University and author of a new book: Heaven Can Indeed Fall: The Life of Willmoore Kendall. We discuss Kendall’s wisdom for today, how he intriguingly combined positions ass...

44. Willmoore Kendall with Dr. Christopher Owen

December 13, 2022 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Willmoore Kendall has been called a man against the world, a "maverick," an "iconoclast." He was also a professor of politics at the University of Dallas in during its early years, from 1962 to 1967. Kendall is the subject of today’s conversation with Christopher Owen, a retired professor of history at Northeastern State University and author of a new book: Heaven Can Indeed Fall: The Life of Willmoore Kendall. We discuss Kendall’s wisdom for today, how he intriguingly combined positions ass...

43. Pan Americanism with Dr. Mark Petersen

October 24, 2022 20:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MB

When you hear the word “pan-Americanism,” what comes to mind, if anything does, is probably a defunct airline. But back in its day, “much bitter controversy” was waged about the slippery idea of pan-americanism. Why? What was the controversy about? We discuss these and other questions with Dr. Mark Petersen, Associate Professor of History at the University of Dallas and the author of the recent book, The Southern Cone and the Origins of Pan America, 1888-1933. Dr. Petersen explains how pan-A...

42. On Catholic Literature with Dr. Randy Boyagoda

September 21, 2022 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

Randy Boyagoda is a Catholic who has written four novels, most recently, Dante's Indiana. Though he loves reading Flannery O’Connor, he confesses that at one point he was thoroughly sick of hearing about her. We discuss why that is so in today’s conversation among Randy, myself, and Shannon Valenzuela of the University of Dallas. We also explore the pleasures of immersive reading and why it’s worth training oneself to read deeply, what happens when a writer doesn’t love her characters, and h...

41. Bishop James Conley: Living the Quest

August 29, 2022 16:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

"The Lord has really stripped me clean,” says Bishop James Conley of Lincoln.  Bishop Conley had lived a varied and exciting life: chaplain, pastor, longtime Roman resident, and now, a bishop. But when he took a yearlong medical absence because of depression and anxiety in 2019, he entered a new phase. In this Living The Quest podcast conversation, Dr. Shannon Valenzuela, writer and director of The Quest, speaks with Bishop Conley about his experience, the importance of silence, and how he...

40. Ross Douthat: Living the Quest

July 28, 2022 17:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MB

Six years ago, Ross Douthat had it all together: a growing family, a great job at the New York Times, and a beautiful house in the Connecticut countryside. Then he fell mysteriously ill, sometimes struggling even to get through a day without horrific pain. What happened? How did he go on? Where was God in all of this? In this Living The Quest podcast conversation, Dr. Shannon Valenzuela, writer and director of The Quest, speaks with Ross about his experience, his faith, and how his years...

39. Immaculée Ilibagiza: Living the Quest

June 27, 2022 18:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

Immaculée Ilibagiza hid for 91 days with seven other women in a small bathroom during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, when most of her family members were killed. How does someone who lived through such a horrible time continue to live, to forgive, and even to love? In this conversation, Dr. Shannon Valenzuela, writer and director of The Quest, speaks with Immaculée about her experience, her faith, and how she found her way to forgiveness by praying the Our Father. Watch the video version of t...

38. Rescuing Socrates with Dr. Roosevelt Montas

May 23, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB

Roosevelt Montas was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New York City as a teenager. He’s now a professor at Columbia University and a proponent of the great books and liberal education. How this happened, and why, is the subject of today’s conversation. We also discuss whether books are essential for a liberal arts education, why we need other people to become liberally educated, and what he found captivating about Socrates. ********************* Free video series, “The Quest”: h...

37. Katie Prejean McGrady '11: Living The Quest

May 04, 2022 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MB

Some people might receive dramatic messages from God, but what about the rest of us? How can we ordinary people discover our purpose? As we learn in today’s conversation with writer, speaker, radio host, and UD alumna Katie Prejean McGrady, our purpose sometimes becomes clear when we walk the path that God has laid in front of us. Dr. Shannon Valenzuela, writer, narrator, and director of The Quest, speaks with Katie about facing challenges in her own life, why God might close some doors to o...

36. The Liberating Arts with Dr. Brad East

April 25, 2022 02:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB

When you the hear the phrase “liberal arts” or “liberal learning,” the word “liberal” comes from the Latin word for “freedom.” But is this true? Are the liberal arts liberating? And if so, how? That’s the question I explore with Dr. Brad East, a theology professor at Abilene Christian University and a member of the Liberating Arts Project. We talk about the “utilitarian” and “activist” temptations on the Right and the Left, what it means to say that Shakespeare belongs to all of us, and what...

The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis With Dr. Jason Baxter

March 11, 2022 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

Many people instinctively think of medieval ways of thinking as old, dusty, and out of date. But what if some of those ideas are anything but: not the opposite of modern, but hyper-modern: post-modern, even? That’s one of the ideas explored in a new book: The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis. Today’s guest is the book’s author: Dr. Jason Baxter, a UD alumnus and Associate Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities at Wyoming Catholic College. We discuss the book, which you can learn more about below, ...

35. The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis With Dr. Jason Baxter

March 11, 2022 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

Many people instinctively think of medieval ways of thinking as old, dusty, and out of date. But what if some of those ideas are anything but: not the opposite of modern, but hyper-modern: post-modern, even? That’s one of the ideas explored in a new book: The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis. Today’s guest is the book’s author: Dr. Jason Baxter, a UD alumnus and Associate Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities at Wyoming Catholic College. We discuss the book, which you can learn more about below, ...

34. Truth and Tribe with Dr. Philip Harold

February 12, 2022 12:58 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MB

Truth or tribe: which is more important? Should our loyalty be to the truth, or to our people? Philip Harold thinks that the right answer is both – truth and tribe – and he explains why in today’s conversation. Dr. Harold, the Dean of Constantin College of Liberal Arts at the University of Dallas, also explains why people, and not worldviews, clash with each other, and why if we really want to have free and open discussions with each other, we need to start by being loyal to each other. ***...

Truth and Tribe with Dr. Philip Harold

February 12, 2022 12:58 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MB

Truth or tribe: which is more important? Should our loyalty be to the truth, or to our people? Philip Harold thinks that the right answer is both – truth and tribe – and he explains why in today’s conversation. Dr. Harold, the Dean of Constantin College of Liberal Arts at the University of Dallas, also explains why people, and not worldviews, clash with each other, and why if we really want to have free and open discussions with each other, we need to start by being loyal to each other. ***...

33. Unled Lives with Dr. Andrew Miller

January 21, 2022 19:59 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MB

Today’s conversation is about the allure of unled lives: the lives that you might have had if you had made different decisions in the past. My guest is Andrew Miller, Professor of English at Johns Hopkins University and the author of the recent book On Not Being Someone Else: Tales of Our Unled Lives. We discuss why “unled lives are a middle aged affair,” why the career – rather than the vocation – is the typically modern form of work, and the moral status of daydreaming. Buy the book: http...

Unled Lives with Dr. Andrew Miller

January 21, 2022 19:59 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MB

Today’s conversation is about the allure of unled lives: the lives that you might have had if you had made different decisions in the past. My guest is Andrew Miller, Professor of English at Johns Hopkins University and the author of the recent book On Not Being Someone Else: Tales of Our Unled Lives. We discuss why “unled lives are a middle aged affair,” why the career – rather than the vocation – is the typically modern form of work, and the moral status of daydreaming. Buy the book: http...

Against Politeness with Alexandra Hudson

December 20, 2021 18:15 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

I’m joined this week by Alexandra Hudson, the curator of the Civic Renaissance newsletter and the author of a forthcoming book about civility and civic politeness called “Against Politeness: Why Politeness Failed America and How Civility Can Save It.” We discuss why she thinks civility can do what politeness can’t, why the best education for the best is the best education for all, and why we shouldn’t assume that popular culture is all bad: stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear her rec...

32. Against Politeness with Alexandra Hudson

December 20, 2021 18:15 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

I’m joined this week by Alexandra Hudson, the curator of the Civic Renaissance newsletter and the author of a forthcoming book about civility and civic politeness called “Against Politeness: Why Politeness Failed America and How Civility Can Save It.” We discuss why she thinks civility can do what politeness can’t, why the best education for the best is the best education for all, and why we shouldn’t assume that popular culture is all bad: stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear her re...

31. The Christ Child with Dr. Theresa Kenney

December 06, 2021 20:48 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

Welcome, all wonders in one sight! Eternity shut in a span, Summer in winter, day in night, Heaven in earth, and God in man! That’s how the English poet Richard Crashaw speaks about the big event of December: the birth of the infant Christ at Christmas. Fortunately, I’m joined this week by Dr. Theresa Kenney, Professor of English at the University of Dallas, and author of a new book about poetry about the Christ Child: the book is called All Wonders in One Sight: The Christ Child Among th...

The Christ Child with Dr. Theresa Kenney

December 06, 2021 20:48 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

Welcome, all wonders in one sight!Eternity shut in a span,Summer in winter, day in night,Heaven in earth, and God in man!That’s how the English poet Richard Crashaw speaks about the big event of December: the birth of the infant Christ at Christmas. Fortunately, I’m joined this week by Dr. Theresa Kenney, Professor of English at the University of Dallas, and author of a new book about poetry about the Christ Child: the book is called All Wonders in One Sight: The Christ Child Among the Elizab...

30. The Quest with Dr. Shannon Valenzuela

November 02, 2021 20:35 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

“The Quest” is a documentary-style miniseries produced by the University of Dallas that draws on stories from Scripture, history, and literature to explore the Christian life as a narrative of joyful courage in the gathering darkness of this world. We're joined for today’s conversation by Dr. Shannon Valenzuela, an Affiliate Assistant Professor of English at UD and the series’ writer, director, and producer. We discuss why good art is both true and beautiful, why music is so essential to goo...

The Quest with Dr. Shannon Valenzuela

November 02, 2021 20:35 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

“The Quest” is a documentary-style miniseries produced by the University of Dallas that draws on stories from Scripture, history, and literature to explore the Christian life as a narrative of joyful courage in the gathering darkness of this world. We're joined for today’s conversation by Dr. Shannon Valenzuela, an Affiliate Assistant Professor of English at UD and the series’ writer, director, and producer. We discuss why good art is both true and beautiful, why music is so essential to good...

What Is A Virtue? With Dr. Angela Knobel

October 28, 2021 18:25 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Does living well mean just following the rules of the moral law? Some philosophers who study virtue propose that living well depends not just on conforming ourselves to rules. They understand living well to depend fundamentally on the cultivation of virtues, which are good habits that contribute toward human fulfilment. We discuss this and more in this episode of the Liberal Learning for Life @ UD Podcast with Dr. Angela Knobel, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas, a...

29. What Is A Virtue? With Dr. Angela Knobel

October 28, 2021 18:25 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Does living well mean just following the rules of the moral law? Some philosophers who study virtue propose that living well depends not just on conforming ourselves to rules. They understand living well to depend fundamentally on the cultivation of virtues, which are good habits that contribute toward human fulfilment. We discuss this and more in this episode of the Liberal Learning for Life @ UD Podcast with Dr. Angela Knobel, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas, ...

Old Norse Wisdom and “The Cowboy Hávamál” with Dr. Jackson Crawford

October 14, 2021 19:55 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

This week we have a conversation between Dr. Shannon Valenzuela of the University of Dallas and Dr. Jackson Crawford, a scholar of Old Norse who offers, in his own words, “real expertise and no agendas.” They discuss the wisdom literature of Old Norse, how is it that we know wisdom when we see it, and what cowboy wisdom might sound like today. They also talk about his consulting work for the movie Frozen and the video game Assassins Creed: Valhalla.*****************************Jackson Crawfor...

28. Old Norse Wisdom and “The Cowboy Hávamál” with Dr. Jackson Crawford

October 14, 2021 19:55 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

This week we have a conversation between Dr. Shannon Valenzuela of the University of Dallas and Dr. Jackson Crawford, a scholar of Old Norse who offers, in his own words, “real expertise and no agendas.” They discuss the wisdom literature of Old Norse, how is it that we know wisdom when we see it, and what cowboy wisdom might sound like today. They also talk about his consulting work for the movie Frozen and the video game Assassins Creed: Valhalla.*****************************Jackson Crawfo...

27. Achilles, Grief, and Loss with Dr. Emily Austin ‘06

September 21, 2021 18:15 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

Think about objects that you might lose – a cell phone; a book; even a sock. You might be disappointed to lose these, but, assuming you have the money, they can be replaced: you can buy a new cell phone, a new book, a new pair of socks. But what can you do when you lose something that can’t be replaced - a friend, let’s say – when your loss occasions not mere disappointment, but something deeper: grief? That's the problem that the hero of the Iliad, Achilles, faces, and the subject of today’...

Achilles, Grief, and Loss with Dr. Emily Austin ‘06

September 21, 2021 18:15 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

Think about objects that you might lose – a cell phone; a book; even a sock. You might be disappointed to lose these, but, assuming you have the money, they can be replaced: you can buy a new cell phone, a new book, a new pair of socks. But what can you do when you lose something that can’t be replaced - a friend, let’s say – when your loss occasions not mere disappointment, but something deeper: grief? That's the problem that the hero of the Iliad, Achilles, faces, and the subject of today’s...

100 Days of Dante with Dr. Anthony Nussmeier

September 07, 2021 14:59 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

Dr. Anthony Nussmeier is Associate Professor and Director of the Italian Program at the University of Dallas. He’s also UD’s point person for an exciting new project that kicks off tomorrow, September 8: 100 Days of Dante, which you can learn more about at 100daysofdante.com/. In our conversation we discuss why you should sign up for 100 Days of Dante, what Dante offers for those of us who aren’t in school anymore, and why in Dante’s time, poetry was considered a vehicle for truth.***********...

26. 100 Days of Dante with Dr. Anthony Nussmeier

September 07, 2021 14:59 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

Dr. Anthony Nussmeier is Associate Professor and Director of the Italian Program at the University of Dallas. He’s also UD’s point person for an exciting new project that kicks off tomorrow, September 8: 100 Days of Dante, which you can learn more about at 100daysofdante.com/. In our conversation we discuss why you should sign up for 100 Days of Dante, what Dante offers for those of us who aren’t in school anymore, and why in Dante’s time, poetry was considered a vehicle for truth.**********...

The Point: A Magazine of the Examined Life with Jon Baskin

August 11, 2021 19:41 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

Jon Baskin is a founding editor of The Point: A Magazine of the Examined Life and Associate Director for the Program in Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism at The New School for Social Research. We discuss why The Point magazine should be read by anyone interested in thinking about their life in a serious, critical way, what Allan Bloom was right and wrong about, and whether it’s really true that technology is necessarily corrosive of intellectual life and encounter. Jon Baskin mentio...

25. The Point: A Magazine of the Examined Life with Jon Baskin

August 11, 2021 19:41 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

Jon Baskin is a founding editor of The Point: A Magazine of the Examined Life and Associate Director for the Program in Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism at The New School for Social Research. We discuss why The Point magazine should be read by anyone interested in thinking about their life in a serious, critical way, what Allan Bloom was right and wrong about, and whether it’s really true that technology is necessarily corrosive of intellectual life and encounter. Jon Baskin menti...

24. Love of Learning with Dr. Margarita Mooney

July 27, 2021 16:54 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Dr. Margarita Mooney is an Associate Professor in the Department of Practical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, the director of the Scala Foundation, and the author of a recent book: The Love of Learning: Seven Dialogues on the Liberal Arts. We discuss the importance of contemplation, beauty in education, what happens when we turn all our relationships into tools for social life, and why education involves both forming consciences and preparing students for a lifelong pursuit of tr...

Love of Learning with Dr. Margarita Mooney

July 27, 2021 16:54 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Dr. Margarita Mooney is an Associate Professor in the Department of Practical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, the director of the Scala Foundation, and the author of a recent book: The Love of Learning: Seven Dialogues on the Liberal Arts. We discuss the importance of contemplation, beauty in education, what happens when we turn all our relationships into tools for social life, and why education involves both forming consciences and preparing students for a lifelong pursuit of tru...

23. Medicine and the Liberal Arts with Dr. Brandon Brown

July 12, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

I’m joined this week by Dr. Brandon Brown, the Vice-Chair of Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Indiana University School of Medicine, and an Associate Professor in many departments, including Medical Humanities. We discuss the relationship between Dr. Brown’s work as a doctor and his formation in the liberal arts as an undergraduate at the University of Dallas. He explains what happens when he reads poetry with medical students, the difference between doctors’ formal curriculum...

Medicine and the Liberal Arts with Dr. Brandon Brown

July 12, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

I’m joined this week by Dr. Brandon Brown, the Vice-Chair of Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Indiana University School of Medicine, and an Associate Professor in many departments, including Medical Humanities. We discuss the relationship between Dr. Brown’s work as a doctor and his formation in the liberal arts as an undergraduate at the University of Dallas. He explains what happens when he reads poetry with medical students, the difference between doctors’ formal curriculum ...

22. Are All Translations Failures? with Dr. Teresa Danze

June 29, 2021 16:38 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MB

I’m joined this week by Dr. Teresa Danze, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Dallas. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of reading and translating classic texts, in particular Virgil’s Aeneid, the 1st century Latin epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of the Romans. Dr. Danze explains what translations can and can’t do for us, why the order of our words can be all-important, and why we should listen for the sound of Latin poetry. You can...

Are All Translations Failures? with Dr. Teresa Danze

June 29, 2021 16:38 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MB

I’m joined this week by Dr. Teresa Danze, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Dallas. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of reading and translating classic texts, in particular Virgil’s Aeneid, the 1st century Latin epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of the Romans. Dr. Danze explains what translations can and can’t do for us, why the order of our words can be all-important, and why we should listen for the sound of Latin poetry. You can ...

Everyday Intellectuals with Dr. Zena Hitz

May 17, 2021 16:47 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Dr. Zena Hitz is a tutor at St. John’s College and the author of an inspirational book called Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. Dr. Hitz encourages us in our pursuits to live as “everyday intellectuals,” even if we don’t recognize that that’s what we’re doing when we study birds, or go star gazing, or participate in a book club. We also discuss the importance of the virtue of “seriousness” and the relationship between intellectual pursuits and the call to care for...

21. Everyday Intellectuals with Dr. Zena Hitz

May 17, 2021 16:47 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Dr. Zena Hitz is a tutor at St. John’s College and the author of an inspirational book called Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. Dr. Hitz encourages us in our pursuits to live as “everyday intellectuals,” even if we don’t recognize that that’s what we’re doing when we study birds, or go star gazing, or participate in a book club. We also discuss the importance of the virtue of “seriousness” and the relationship between intellectual pursuits and the call to care fo...

Memory, Passover, and the Eucharist Fr. Thomas Esposito, O.Cist.

April 21, 2021 21:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

Fr. Thomas Esposito, a Cistercian monk and Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of Dallas, joins us during this time following Easter to discuss the relationship between memory, Passover, and the Eucharist. We also speak about the difference between memory and nostalgia, why so-called “primitives” understood time better than we do, and how time can unite rather than separate people across generations. I hope you enjoy the conversation.Free video series: The Person: Action and Inf...

20. Memory, Passover, and the Eucharist Fr. Thomas Esposito, O.Cist.

April 21, 2021 21:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

Fr. Thomas Esposito, a Cistercian monk and Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of Dallas, joins us during this time following Easter to discuss the relationship between memory, Passover, and the Eucharist. We also speak about the difference between memory and nostalgia, why so-called “primitives” understood time better than we do, and how time can unite rather than separate people across generations. I hope you enjoy the conversation.Free video series: The Person: Action and In...

America, Liberalism, and Catholicism with Dr. Ryan Anderson

April 13, 2021 19:47 - 10 minutes - 6.99 MB

Dr. Ryan Anderson, St. John Paul II Teaching Fellow in Catholic Social Thought at the University of Dallas and President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins us to preview an exciting conference coming up at the University of Dallas on April 15 and 16, on “America, Liberalism, and Catholicism.” The conference will feature a range of speakers, including keynote addresses by Patrick Deneen of Notre Dame and Ross Douthat of the New York Times. As Dr. Anderson explains, the central quest...

19. America, Liberalism, and Catholicism with Dr. Ryan Anderson

April 13, 2021 19:47 - 10 minutes - 6.99 MB

Dr. Ryan Anderson, St. John Paul II Teaching Fellow in Catholic Social Thought at the University of Dallas and President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins us to preview an exciting conference coming up at the University of Dallas on April 15 and 16, on “America, Liberalism, and Catholicism.” The conference will feature a range of speakers, including keynote addresses by Patrick Deneen of Notre Dame and Ross Douthat of the New York Times. As Dr. Anderson explains, the central ques...

18. Are All Scientists Aristotelians? with Dr. Robert Koons

March 31, 2021 20:31 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

I’m joined this week by Dr. Robert Koons, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. We discuss the central question of the Aquinas Lecture he gave at UD in January: “Is St. Thomas’s Aristotelian Philosophy of Nature Obsolete?” In our conversation, we speak about the relationship between the scientific revolution and Aristotle’s understanding of nature, what philosophers mean by hylomorphism, and why, according to Dr. Koons, all natural scientists, whether they’ve read any...

Are All Scientists Aristotelians? with Dr. Robert Koons

March 31, 2021 20:31 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

I’m joined this week by Dr. Robert Koons, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. We discuss the central question of the Aquinas Lecture he gave at UD in January: “Is St. Thomas’s Aristotelian Philosophy of Nature Obsolete?” In our conversation, we speak about the relationship between the scientific revolution and Aristotle’s understanding of nature, what philosophers mean by hylomorphism, and why, according to Dr. Koons, all natural scientists, whether they’ve read any ...

17. Reading Poems for the Lichen with Dr. Andrew Osborn

March 11, 2021 19:26 - 34 minutes - 24 MB

I’m joined this week by Dr. Andrew Osborn, Associate Professor of English at the University of Dallas. We talk about poetry: why Robert Frost’s poem “The Road not Taken” is not at all about individualist self-expression, about the legendary junior poet course that all UD English majors take, and why, when it comes to poetry, it’s sometimes better to attend less to the forest than to the individual trees, and even to the minuscule lichen on those trees.Dr. Osborn mentions several poems, inclu...

Reading Poems for the Lichen with Dr. Andrew Osborn

March 11, 2021 19:26 - 34 minutes - 24 MB

I’m joined this week by Dr. Andrew Osborn, Associate Professor of English at the University of Dallas. We talk about poetry: why Robert Frost’s poem “The Road not Taken” is not at all about individualist self-expression, about the legendary junior poet course that all UD English majors take, and why, when it comes to poetry, it’s sometimes better to attend less to the forest than to the individual trees, and even to the minuscule lichen on those trees.Dr. Osborn mentions several poems, includ...

What is Education? with Dr. Jeffrey Lehman

February 23, 2021 20:41 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

I’m joined this week by Dr. Jeffrey Lehman, Professor of Humanities at the University of Dallas and director of our Classical Education graduate program. He also runs the arts of liberty project, which educates students, teachers, and lifelong learners in the purpose and power of the liberal arts and liberal education. You can learn more about that project at artsofliberty.udallas.edu. In our conversation, Dr. Lehman and I talk about non-western art and texts, how it can be true that the huma...

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