S9E22: Abolition – Retrospective, After Hours with Dr. Michael Ward
We wrap-up our time with “The Abolition of Man” by hosting a retrospective with Dr. Michael Ward, the author of “After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man”.
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S9E21: Abolition – Ch. 2 Review, After Hours with Joseph Weigel
As we near the end of “The Abolition of Man”, Joseph Weigel joins David to review the book’s final chapter.
S9E20: Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 3 (“The Magician’s Bargain”)
Matt leaves Andrew and David to wrap up the final part of The Abolition of Man where Lewis talks about “The Magician’s Bargain”.
S9E19: Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 2 (“The Conditioners”)
Who are the Conditioners and why should we fear them? Matt is back, but does he have a baby with him? All these questions answered in today’s episode!
S9E18: Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 1 (“Man’s Conquest of Nature”)
Today, David and Andrew (minus Matt) will be beginning our plunge into the third and final chapter of The Abolition of Man… The Abolition of Man.
S9E17: Abolition – Ch. 2 Review, After Hours with Dr. Joshua Herring
Dr. Joshua Herring, host of The Optimistic Curmudgeon, returns to the show to help us review Chapter 2 of “The Abolition of Man” and to help us understand “The Way”…
Djokovic, Nadal or Federer: Who is the GOAT
Listener Matthew Galgani listened to our recent episode (S9E14: “All Values are Subjective…Except Mine!”) and was inspired to write an article entitled Djokovic, Nadal or Federer: Who is the GOAT? Before you answer, let’s have C.S. Lewis weigh in…
S9E16: Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 3 (“The Tao or… Nothing”)
Can we reject the Tao and still have morality? Does affirming the Tao stifle moral progress? Is arguing for the Tao a religious or even a Christian argument? We dive in to these questions and more as we wrap up Chapter 2 of “The Abolition of Man”.
S9E15: Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 2 (“Instincts and the Tao”)
Can we build a system of values based on Impulses?
S9E14: Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 1 (“All values are subjective… except mine!”)
We begin “The Way”, the second chapter of “The Abolition of Man” where see how the arguments of Gaius and Titius lead to a breakdown in logic, virtue, and ultimately society itself!