When Ideology Replaces Reality | Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions 4.2
What happens when an ideology offers certainty at the cost of reality? In Part 4.2 of Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions, Abigail L. Rosenthal and Jerry L. Martin continue their discussion of Co...
8 Okt 23min
Antisemitism, Cain and Abel, and the Roots of Hatred | Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions 4.1
Why does antisemitism keep returning? In this episode of Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions, Abigail L. Rosenthal and Jerry L. Martin begin Part Four, the Aftermath and final section of Confessi...
1 Okt 27min
A Mother’s Wisdom: Finding Sanity After Brainwashing | Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions 3.4
The strange world Abigail entered under Suzanne’s influence has reached its breaking point. Letters are being sent in Abigail’s name, passports and ordinary conventions have lost their authority, and ...
24 Sep 15min
The Cult of One: Brainwashing, Manipulation, and the Search for Truth | Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions 3.3
Abigail L Rosenthal thought she had entered a philosophical thought experiment. Now she is forced to consider something far more disturbing: whether her relationship with Suzanne has become a form of ...
17 Sep 22min
The Search for Perfection: Gnostic Christianity and Spiritual Power | Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions 3.2
Abigail L. Rosenthal is searching for a way out of a life that no longer seems to be working. Then she meets Suzanne. Suzanne speaks with unusual authority. She wants to be perfect. She calls herself ...
10 Sep 19min
Intelligent Hope: When Life No Longer Makes Sense | Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions 3.1
What happens when the ideas that once gave your life direction no longer seem to work? In this episode, Abigail L. Rosenthal and Jerry L. Martin explore the meaning of intelligent hope as Abigail reac...
3 Sep 22min
Can a Woman Be Feminine and a Philosopher? | Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions 2.4
Can a woman be feminine and a philosopher? Abigail L. Rosenthal and Jerry L. Martin explore the tension between femininity and intellectual life, drawing on Abigail’s experience as a philosophy studen...
27 Aug 31min
When Ideals Become Dangerous: Courage, Revolution, and Conviction | Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions 2.3
What happens when living by your ideals becomes dangerous? In this episode of Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions, Abigail L. Rosenthal and Jerry L. Martin continue their discussion of Confession...
20 Aug 31min
