Mysterium Tremendum

What do President John Adams, Bishop Fulton Sheen and the 4th of July have in common?  And why should you care?  Pull up a chair and celebrate the birth of the United States with some philosophical fi...

1 Juli 202212min

In this episode we close out season four.  What conclusions can be drawn, what similarities can be observed, amongst our four philosophers?  Join us for one last round with Blaise Pascal, G. K. Cheste...

24 Juni 202214min

G. K. Chesterton wrote that, "God chooses ordinary men for fatherhood to accomplish His extraordinary plan." In this Father's Day episode we contemplate the significance of the ordinary (ordinary men...

17 Juni 202211min

In this episode, we conclude our discussion of Wittgenstein, the Villain. In particular, we discuss the question, "does Wittgenstein illuminate or obscure our understanding of God?"

10 Juni 202212min

As we come to the end of our series on Wittgenstein, we look at an intelligent challenge to a Wittgensteinian understanding of life and language.  Is Wittgenstein a hero or villain?  In this episode w...

3 Juni 202216min

G. K. Chesterton wrote that, "if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. […] If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change." In other words, if want to remember something,...

27 Maj 202211min

Wittgenstein wrote that, "whereof one cannot be speak, thereof one must be silent". Elsewhere he wrote that, "What can be shown cannot be said." In this episode we examine what some call the later W...

20 Maj 20228min

Perhaps the idea most associated with Wittgenstein is the idea that life is a collection of "language games". Wittgenstein was a gamer. In this episode of Red Letter Philosophy we explore the enigma...

13 Maj 202214min