Nature and the Nation

In this episode I return to US industrial policy with a look at DiMicco's 2015 book American Made, focusing at the post-war economic situation and the Plaza Accord of 1985.

In this episode I return to Copleston's History of Philosophy series, this time focusing on Descartes, his search for certainty, and the meaning behind "I think, therefore I am."

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.

In this episode I examine medieval philosophy and its tangled relationship with Christian theology.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.