Philosophy for the People
Philosophy for the People’s mission is an educational program aimed at overcoming the paucity of serious, fair-minded, and accessible philosophical discourse available to a popular audience. Though we are ourselves dedicated to the Catholic intellectual tradition, we are likewise committed to exploring ideas from all rigorous traditions of philosophizing (scholastic, classical, analytic, and phenomenological). We pursue this mission by providing long-form guided readings of great texts, discussions with expert guests, our own open-ended philosophical discussions of issues and thinkers, live question and answer opportunities, in depth lecture courses, and our own articles and book-length writings. Philosophy for the People’s pedagogical materials will be provided either without charge or for minimal cost to assure provision of broad access to first-rate philosophical education.
Latest episodes
May 19, 2023 • 1h 3min
Are We Living In a Computer Simulation? w/ Parker Settecase
Parker Settecase joins Pat on Philosophy for the People to discuss the simulation hypothesis. Are we living in a virtual world? Fun, spooky stuff! Parker Settecase is a graduate student in philosophy and the host of the Parker's Pensées Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ @ParkersPensees You can also link up with Parker on social media: https://linktr.ee/parkerspensees
May 5, 2023 • 54min
The New Relativism w/ Karlo Broussard
Karlo Broussard returns to Philosophy for the People to discuss his new book The New Relativism.
Apr 13, 2023 • 60min
Is Color In Things? w/ Dr. Brian Cutter
Dr. Brian Cutter joins Philosophy for the People to discuss color realism -- that is, whether color is really "in" things like it seems to be -- and why this question bears on many other important concerns.
Mar 24, 2023 • 1h 26min
Classical Theism and the Problem of Evil w/ Dr. Jonathan Fuqua
Dr. Jonathan Fuqua discusses his holistic approach to addrdssing the problem of evil.
Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 45min
Can Reason Lead to God? w/ Dr. Joshua Rasmussen
Joshua Ramussen, author of the newly released book Who Are You Really?, returns to Philosophy for the People to discuss his updated throughts on cosmological reasoning and the nature of persons1
Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 42min
Defending Aquinas's De Ente Argument for God's Existence w/ Dr. Gaven Kerr
Dr. Gaven Kerr discusses objections to Aquinas's De Ente argument for God's existence, delving into metaphysical analysis, ontological pluralism vs. monistic conception, brilliance of Aquinas's arguments, nominalism's challenge, realism vs. nominalism, existential inertia, and objections to Aquinas's philosophy of God.
Mar 2, 2023 • 20min
Best Christian Apologetics Book?
Pat explains why he thinks the best Christian apologetics book is Michael Rota's Taking Pascal's Wager: https://amzn.to/3ml33a1
Feb 24, 2023 • 39min
How Philosophers Think About God | 9 Intriguing Approaches
Pat offers a brief overview of just some of the ways philosophers have argued for the existence of God, whether Leibnizian, Thomistic, Anselmian, etc. Along the way Pat highlights advantages and difficulties facing each approach. Please contribute your thoughts in the comment section. Like, share, and subscribe! PS - Links to deeper conversations on each of these approaches can be found on Pat's substack: https://chroniclesofstrength.substack.com/p/how-philosophers-argue-for-god-a
Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 23min
Sex and Epistemology w/ Dr. Tomas Bogardus
Dr. Tomas Bogardus returns to Philosophy for the People to discuss recent work he's done on whether sex is ambiguous and responding to criticism against his theory of knowledge. Lots covered in this conversation. Please like, comment, share, and subscribe!
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Feb 9, 2023 • 46min
8 (or so) Responses to the Problem of Evil
Pat highlights 8 (or so) approaches classical theists have taken in response to the evidential problem of evil. The purpose of this video is not to defend any of these approaches, but simply to explain what they are and encourage further study for those interested. For more, see Pat's Substack of the same title: https://chroniclesofstrength.substack.com/p/8-or-so-responses-to-the-problem Please like, comment, share, and subscribe.
