Jonathan Stute (Youtube channel here), who teaches philosophy at Holy Apostles College and Seminary, recently lost 42lbs through intermittent fasting, martial arts, and weight lifting. So, naturally, he joins The Pat Flynn Show to discuss details, while jamming on a host of mostly unrelated topics, from ontological and moral arguments for God, struggles with anxiety/depression, […]
Dr. Brian Besong on Traditional Natural Law, Trolley Problems, and President Trump
Dr. Brian Besong, author of Introduction to Ethics, joins the Pat Flynn show to provide a brief introduction to the theory of traditional natural law, and why, he contends, it is still the best ethical theory on the philosophical market today. After which, we turn to listener questions on everything from the trolley problem, the […]
Philosophy Book Share and Live QnA
Last night I was interviewed by Life as Leah Knows on Instagram. I provided an introduction to philosophy, shared a bunch of books, then took QnA for about an hour on everything from the classic trolley problem, God’s existence, and more. Part 1 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leah 🌿 (@lifeasleahknows) […]
Philosophy Friday: Questioning Libertarianism and Political Authority with Dr. Tyler McNabb
Many of us change positions throughout our lives; political, philosophical, and religious. I have spent considerable time on this podcast discussing my journey from atheism to theism, and eventually right on through to Catholicism. I have, however, also hinted occasionally at my development in political thought, from liberal, to libertarian, and, finally, to common good […]
Thoughts on How to Think About God (and Interview Roundup)
In the past couple weeks, I have done several interviews and received some quite constructive (and mostly positive) feedback on my eBook How to Think About God. This has encouraged me to finish the larger project. Here is one on Classical Theism. Here is one with Matt Fradd. Here is one with Gary Michuta. Here […]