RLP Holiday: St. Patrick's Day I
St. Patrick's Day tells us that there is a will in the fabric of the world. Perhaps there is leprechaun in the green of the tall grass. Perhaps there is a Banshee's scream in the howl of the wind. T...
17 Mar 20207min
Can or Kant?
What, if anything, does sexual desire reveal about who we are and what is best in life? Our guest today is the greatest philosopher of the Enlightenment, and one of the most influential philosophers...
13 Mar 202013min
Snobs or Slobs?
Should we allow ourselves to be moved by the vicissitudes of life or should we seek to have a "stiff upper lip?" In other words, are you a Stoic or Hedonist? Cat or dog? Snob or slob? All that a...
28 Feb 202016min
RLP Holiday: Valentine's Day II - The Nightingale & The Rose
"This is our dilemma - either to taste and not to know, or to know and not to taste", wrote C. S. Lewis. Such is the nature of love. Love , it seems, cannot be captured by philosophy, for "love is wis...
14 Feb 202014min
The Pleasure Principle
Pain and fear may break a man. But not all pain and suffering end in affliction. Sometimes pain and fear can end in happiness. Pleasure, pain, and happiness: the subject of this weeks episode of A Str...
31 Jan 202015min
God or Beast?
The gods know too much to ask questions. The beasts know too little to ask questions. We, therefore, are neither gods nor beasts Suppose a person's goodness or excellence is tied to their function? Wh...
17 Jan 202013min
The Demon of Happiness
We all want to be happy. However, happiness can be an ambiguous word. For example, in today's age, being happy is often equated with feeling happy. But is how we feel who we are? Or is true happiness...
3 Jan 202012min
RLP Holiday: 'Tis the Season (Christmas II)
Christmas breaks upon us, and everything changes. What was unknown is made known, what was mythic becomes historic. Come explore the reason for the season. Merry Christmas.
23 Des 20199min
