Join host Anthony once a month and listen to some engaging and enlightening conversations on a wide range of topics with various professionals.
Listen live once a month on the first Friday of the month at 2 pm.
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Pearls of Wisdom Ep. 7 – Sociologist Hans Joas on Max Weber, Disenchantment, Secularization, and the Sacred
Jan 14, 2022 • 00:53:45
In this interview, the German sociologist Hans Joas (Humboldt University of Berlin and University of Chicago) and I discuss his recent book, “The Power of the Sacred: An Alternative to […]
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Pearls of Wisdom – Ep. 5
Dec 3, 2021 • 01:02:05
In this interview, historian Prof. Alec Ryrie of Durham University discusses his recent book Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt (Harvard University Press). In this volume, Prof. Ryrie offers an […]
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Pearls of Wisdom – Ep. 5
Apr 8, 2021 • 00:57:21
How might reason be used to advance and serve the cause of social justice? In this interview, my guest Dr. Jeffrey Nicholas (Providence College) and I discuss his book Reason, Tradition, […]
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Pearls of Wisdom – Ep. 4
Feb 11, 2021 • 00:30:42
David Hume (1711-1776) and Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) were Enlightenment philosophers who sought to place constraints upon human cognition, and are thought by many to have discredited traditional argument for theism […]
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Pearls of Wisdom – Ep. 3
Jan 14, 2021 • 00:50:21
Dr. Michael Moriarty is the Drapers Professor of French at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of the British Academy. He joins me today to discuss his latest book […]
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Pearls of Wisdom – Ep. 2
Nov 13, 2020 • 01:15:02
Pragmatic arguments seek to justify a belief or course of action on prudential grounds. Pascal’s Wager is perhaps the most well-known example of such an argument. In this episode, I interview […]
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Pearls of Wisdom Ep. 1: Akhenaten and Dr. James K. Hoffmeier
Oct 15, 2020 • 01:13:58
The Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten undoubtedly ranks among the most fascinating figures in the ancient civilization of Egypt. What prompted him to rid Egypt of all of its gods except Aten? […]
