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Please note that this show is currently on hiatus. In the meantime, we hope you that you will enjoy the past episodes. This show features the clear-thinking and articulate philosopher, Dr. David Schenk. After teaching philosophy at college for over twenty years, Dr. Schenk now offers his gentle but hard-hitting analysis of the classical tradition of education and philosophy as it engages contemporary culture and thought.

Dr. David Schenk (TrueNorth.fm)


    • Aug 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 09: Secular Moral Categories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 23:28


    How does the cultural adoption of secular moral categories impact people's qualities of life? How can classical teaching provide a solution to the modern loss of personhood?

    Episode 08: Competing Moral Theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 16:19


    What moral deformities exist in our K-12 education system? How does biological reductionism play into this confusion of morality?

    Episode 07: The Theories of Ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 21:24


    What drives the error in our moral thinking today? How have the metaphysics of ethics changed over the course of history?

    Episode 06: Chronological Snobbery and the Primacy of Personhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 18:48


    In this episode, we continue our discussion of the primacy of personhood with the addition of chronological snobbery.

    Episode 05: Primacy of Personhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 27:54


    In this episode, we focus on what the benefits of classical education are for students and how those benefits show up in the classroom.

    Episode 04: How to Think Clearly and Avoid Confusing Categories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 34:34


    In this episode, we continue our discussion on thinking clearly–this time by learning how to avoid confusing categories, questions, and assertions.

    Episode 03: How to Think Clearly and Avoid Academic Jargon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 30:25


    In this episode, we continue our discussion of why intellectual honesty is so greatly needed and increasingly rare.

    Episode 02: Intellectual Honesty Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 33:05


    In this episode, we continue our discussion of why intellectual honesty is so greatly needed and increasingly rare.

    Episode 01: Intellectual Rabbits (Intellectual Honesty Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 27:39


    The first step of academic inquiry is … honesty. Wait, what's academic honesty? Find out.

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