Pints With Aquinas Morality, The Lord of the Rings, and Awkward Jokes (Dr. Peter Kreeft) | Ep. 369
03:09:45
Tolkien As Political Critique
- Tolkien's "Scouring of the Shire" contains a political critique of state socialism that authoritarian regimes recognize.
- Peter Kreeft argues filmmakers omitted it to avoid offending prevailing cultural powers.
When Training Becomes Ideological
- Institutional trainings often mix necessary content with ideological assertions that frustrate dissenters.
- Kreeft describes clicking through mandated diversity modules while objecting to their ideological slant.
Disagree Respectfully, Don't Cower
- When discussing controversial topics, treat people with respect but speak the truth as you see it.
- Kreeft models meeting hurt students privately to explain disagreements without demeaning them.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Why Don't You Stand Up to Donald Duck?
02:14 • 3min
Transgender Discrimination in the Classroom
04:48 • 2min
Is There a Difference Between Morality and Sexuality?
06:54 • 3min
Sex or Power?
09:34 • 2min
Are We the New Jewish People?
11:36 • 2min
Is Relativism a New Absolute?
13:31 • 2min
Transgenderism and Deconstructionism
15:20 • 2min
The Will to Truth
17:18 • 1min
Are Christians Fair to Nietzsche?
18:46 • 2min
The Euthofro Dilemma
21:10 • 2min
Is It a Quarrel With the Leftist Ideology?
22:57 • 2min
How Do You Feel About Death?
24:40 • 2min
Spiritual Warfare
26:36 • 2min
Is This More Important Than You Think?
28:11 • 4min
Idolatry Is Spiritual Adultery
32:05 • 2min
Marriage and Conscience Aren't Just Negative
34:33 • 3min
How to Maintain Peace in Light of a Rebellious Child?
37:21 • 2min
The Lamb vs the Dragon
39:06 • 1min
How Did You Meet Your Wife?
40:33 • 5min
How Old Are You When You Proposed?
45:23 • 2min
Divorce Italian Style
47:05 • 2min
The Devil Loves Vagueness
48:36 • 2min
How to Escape Reality After Reading the Lord of the Rings
50:34 • 2min
What Was It Like Meeting Mother Teresa?
52:19 • 2min
The Present Moment Is All I Have
54:14 • 4min
What Is Deconstructionism?
58:29 • 2min
The Happiest Nights I Ever Know Are Those When I Have No Place to Go
01:00:22 • 2min
What Is the Word and He Was Expected?
01:02:15 • 2min
The Crucifixion, but Not the Resurrection
01:04:36 • 2min
What Was Your Favorite Part of the Conversation?
01:06:08 • 2min
Do You Intentionally Withdraw From Technology?
01:07:39 • 2min
I Love You in a Catty Way
01:09:19 • 2min
Interviewing With Kelly Slater
01:11:00 • 3min
The Lord of the Rings, Finding Common
01:13:56 • 2min
Dostoevsky's Aliauscha
01:15:46 • 2min
What Are Your Top Three Philosophers?
01:17:18 • 4min
Is That the Epilogue of Your Hero?
01:21:20 • 3min
Do You Have a Hitler in You?
01:24:26 • 2min
Creft, What's Your Favorite Platonic Dialogue?
01:26:43 • 2min
I Like the Resurrection and the Apologies
01:28:27 • 2min
The World Does Not See That Philosophers Study Only Dying in Death
01:29:57 • 2min
You Ever Read a Gentle Creature?
01:31:53 • 2min
Movies With Lots of Dialogue
01:34:00 • 2min
The Death of Ivan Iliach
01:35:48 • 2min
What's Your Favorite Horror Writer?
01:38:00 • 2min
The Holy Grail
01:39:49 • 2min
Dr Strange Love
01:41:51 • 2min
CSO Is the Greatest Science Fiction Novel Ever Written
01:43:28 • 3min
Are You Bored? Is There Any Good TV Shows?
01:46:06 • 2min
Do You Watch TV Shows?
01:47:45 • 2min
What's a Meme?
01:49:18 • 5min
What Is a Meme?
01:54:33 • 2min
Is That a Joke?
01:56:11 • 2min
The Best Thing Since I Read
01:58:06 • 2min
The Church of Henry VIII
01:59:45 • 2min
A Few Tasteless Jerseys
02:01:32 • 2min
How to Brick a Camel
02:03:22 • 2min
Hey, Wayne. That's the End of the Joke
02:04:58 • 2min
Is That the Key to Good Comedy?
02:06:49 • 2min
The Wet Skunk Joke
02:08:38 • 2min
Lawyer Jokes - What's Your Favorite Joke?
02:10:29 • 2min
What Are Your Habits as a Writer?
02:12:23 • 2min
Is There a Divorce?
02:13:57 • 2min
How Can We Change the Lower and Higher Levels of Catholic Education?
02:16:05 • 2min
Oprah-Piss Test - Is There Another Name?
02:17:44 • 2min
Do We Have Equal Dignity?
02:19:20 • 2min
Is the Revised Standard Version the Best Bible Translation?
02:21:31 • 2min
The Rosary Is One of My Favorite Prayers
02:23:18 • 2min
The Greatest Philosopher Whoever Lived
02:25:07 • 3min
Transgender Sexuality - I'm a Tomboy.
02:27:48 • 2min
I Love Nietzsche's Resentment More
02:29:29 • 2min
What Do You Think Makes Something Funny or Not?
02:31:28 • 2min
Is a Hedge Fake in Basketball a Sin?
02:33:23 • 2min
Is There a Just War Theorem?
02:35:11 • 2min
The End of the Act of Speech Is to Communicate What Is
02:37:03 • 2min
How to Learn to Suffer Well, Says R
02:39:13 • 2min
What Did Dr. Crete Think of Dr. Peterson?
02:41:29 • 3min
Is the Eucharist Really Christ?
02:44:30 • 2min
Is the Existence of God Self-Evident?
02:46:00 • 2min
Atheists Impugning Aquinas
02:48:10 • 2min
Is God Self-Evident?
02:50:20 • 5min
The Head of the Glass of Wine
02:55:19 • 3min
What Is the Meaning of Liesing?
02:58:01 • 2min
Is It Utilitarianism?
03:00:30 • 4min
Moral Relativivism and Ethics
03:04:27 • 2min
What Advice Would You Give to a Catholic?
03:06:10 • 4min
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