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Forging Ploughshares

Julia Kristeva and Anselm's Ontological Argument

Apr 21, 2025
46:01

Paul and Jim look at the ontological argument as an example of the basic human impetus to secure the self, to gain being, in and through language. The work of the psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva explains this basic human drive and how the cross breaks open this narcissistic self to become open to others and community.

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