The Socratic Sessions
autor: Samuel Devis
Nejnovější epizoda
God: Moral Ideal or Active Agent? ⚖️🔥
God: Moral Ideal or Active Agent? ⚖️🔥
O tomto podcastu
The Socratic Sessions explores humanity’s biggest questions—delving into philosophy, theology, history, science, and the enduring mysteries of religion.
Epizody
Nejnovějších 20 z 158 epizod
- God: Moral Ideal or Active Agent? ⚖️🔥 · 20 min · Řada 2✍️ Substack: If you'd rather read than listen, you can do so over on Substack! 🔍 Overview: Does Christianity reveal a knowable deity, or is it merely a powerful story? 🤝…
- Jesus, Memory, and the Nature of the Gospels | Dale C. Allison Jr. | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #37 · 1 h 12 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 37🔍 Overview: In this episode of The Socratic Sessions, Samuel Devis speaks with Dale C. Allison Jr. about his book The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus. Together, they…
- Jesus, the Apocalypse, and Ancient Literal Belief w/ Dale C. Allison Jr. · 6 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Dale C. Allison Jr. argues that Jesus took his end-times beliefs literally. We explore how ancient views placed heaven above and hell below—and how early science…
- The Gospels: History or Memory? w/ Dale C. Allison Jr. · 7 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Dale C. Allison Jr. casts doubt on efforts to extract a “pure” historical Jesus from the Gospels. Instead of hard facts, he argues we should treat them as…
- Which Jesus? Why Scholars Can’t Agree w/ Dale C. Allison Jr. · 6 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Dale C. Allison Jr. explains why scholars keep producing conflicting portraits of Jesus. With contradictory Gospel accounts and diverse reactions during his lifetime…
- No Religion, No Chaos: Debunking the Godless Myth | Phil Zuckerman | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #36 · 1 h 16 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 36🔍 Overview: In this episode of The Socratic Sessions, Samuel Devis speaks with sociologist Phil Zuckerman about the myths surrounding secularism. Drawing from his book Society…
- Godless Lives Still Have Meaning — Most People Prove It w/ Phil Zuckerman · 7 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Phil Zuckerman explores how most people—outside of philosophy departments—don’t struggle to find meaning without religion. Meaning, he argues, is something we create…
- Is Christianity Making a Comeback? w/ Phil Zuckerman · 6 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Phil Zuckerman critiques the idea of a Christian resurgence, showing how long-term data contradicts the hype around a so-called religious revival in the West. 🤝…
- Morality Comes from People, Not Religion w/ Phil Zuckerman · 10 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Phil Zuckerman challenges the claim that secular values are just borrowed Christian ones, arguing that human morality evolves from humanity itself—not religion. 🤝…
- The Self-Made Soul: Objectivism, Ethics, and Ayn Rand | Don Watkins | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #35 · 1 h 23 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 35🔍 Overview: In this episode of The Socratic Sessions, Samuel Devis speaks with Don Watkins, author of Effective Egoism, about Objectivism, Ayn Rand’s ethics, and the moral case…
- Why Christianity’s Idea of Love is Morally Wrong w/ Don Watkins · 6 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: In this clip, Don Watkins explains why Christianity’s concept of unconditional love is unrealistic and immoral, and how Ayn Rand’s egoism offers a more authentic and…
- What Does a Truly Fulfilling Life Look Like? w/ Don Watkins · 8 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Don Watkins and Samuel discuss how Objectivism redefines happiness as a life of consistent, non-contradictory joy, challenging the shallow portrayals of happiness we…
- Is Ayn Rand Actually a Serious Philosopher? w/ Don Watkins · 5 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: In this clip, Don Watkins and Samuel discuss why intellectuals like Sam Harris often dismiss Ayn Rand and how her philosophy challenges modern ideas. 🤝 Support The…
- A Battle for Meaning: Truth vs. Ideology | Michael Huemer | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #34 · 1 h 48 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 9🔍 Overview: Are progressive myths shaping belief more than truth? In this conversation, Michael Huemer and Samuel examine their impact on ideology, groupthink, and…
- How Progressivism Overlooks Real Systemic Injustice w/ Michael Huemer · 7 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Has progressivism lost sight of real injustices? Michael Huemer and Samuel argue that progressive discourse often replaces tangible systemic issues with abstract…
- Deterministic Propensities: On Choice and Causality 🧠🔗 · 18 min · Řada 2✍️ Substack: If you'd rather read than listen, you can do so over on Substack! 🔍 Overview: Does determinism leave room for real choice? In this episode, we explore the…
- When Should We Trust the Experts? w/ Michael Huemer · 7 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Who can we trust in an era of institutional distrust? Michael Huemer and Samuel examine the public’s scepticism of academia, media, and government—exploring how…
- Is Progressivism the New Religion? w/ Michael Huemer · 10 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Does progressivism function like a religion? Michael Huemer and Samuel explore its moral codes, community, and creeds—alongside John McWhorter’s claim that wokeism is…
- Paths Without Belief: Embracing the Divine | Carl-Johan Palmqvist | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #33 · 1 h 40 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 8🔍 Overview: In semi-secular societies, people are engaging with religious traditions through practice rather than belief. In this conversation, Carl-Johan Palmqvist and Samuel…
- Semi-Secularity: Balancing Naturalism & Supernaturalism w/ Carl-Johan Palmqvist · 16 min · Řada 2🔍 Overview: Can you entertain religious ideas without believing them? Carl-Johan Palmqvist and Samuel discuss non-doxasticism—the practice of engaging with faith while staying…
