The Gutenberg Podcast

Brian Julian joins the podcast to talk about Rousseau's Social Contract, the "General Will", and why sometimes the questions authors are asking are more helpful than their answers.

Eliot Grasso stops by to broadly survey the history from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution, all while discussing how institutional failure leads to people looking for alternatives.

Brian Julian discusses Kant's major contribution to epistemology, where that has lead to in contemporary philosophy, and how we should think about Kant's insights as Christians.

Chris Swanson returns to discuss Thomas Reid, Reid's critique of the "Ideal System", and how Common Sense relates to philosophy.

Naomi Rinehold offers an unconventional way to think about David Hume's Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, along with how to think about the difference between an author's meaning and an author's significance.

Charley Dewberry discusses the projects of Locke and Berkeley in preparation for upcoming episodes about David Hume and Thomas Reid.

Chris Swanson lays out Descartes's project, what Descartes was responding to, and how Descartes has influenced Western Civilization.

Eliot Grasso sits down to talk about Francis Bacon and his most famous work, Novum Organum, and whether Bacon should be remembered as either a villain or a good scientist.

Charley Dewberry lays out why the Science Curriculum--focused on the Copernican Revolution--is central to the Gutenberg project.

Naomi Rinehold returns to discuss what Boccaccio's Decameron contributed to the Renaissance and the value of such comedic works during times of crisis.