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291. How to Combat Hedonism | Dr. Peter Kreeft

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Hunger of the Average Student at Boston College

I'm not an original philosopher. I'm a bridge builder, a matchmaker. Joe, Joan, meet Augustine. Augustine, meet Joan. First time I ever taught Augustine's confessions, my class asked me, can we do journals instead of taking tests? And I said yes. We went through nothing but Augustine's confessions. Every single one of them was longer than the confessions itself. That's how deeply Augustine touched them. They find it astonishingly original because they haven't been taught this stuff. One common note to all of them is, I never knew Augustine was that interesting. I took this course on a whim and it feeds me. It makes me strong. The issue with these

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