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Revisiting the History of Ideas

Disclaimer: As with all our resources and especially Podcasts, inclusion does not necessarily mean endorsement of the views presented.  Our aim was to include important presentations from multiple points of view so the researcher can form her own opinions—informed by  a Christian world-view.

Additional Resources:

History of Ideas

     •     King’s College London: History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps: All Episodes

     •     Time Lines:

          •     King’s College London: Time Lines: Classical Greek Philosophy

          •     King’s College London: Time Lines: Later Antiquity

          •     King’s College London: Time Lines: Medieval

          •     King’s College London: Time Lines: Byzantine

          •     King’s College London: Time Lines: Renaissance

     •     Brief History of History of Philosophical Ideas (slides)

     •     Survey of Key Figures in Modern Philosophy (ACI)

Slides

     •     Descartes  

          •     Descartes Intro.pdf

          •     Descartes details.pdf

     •     Hume

        Hume Intro.pdf

        Hume Epistemology 1.pdf

        Hume Epistemology 2.pdf

        Hume Epistemology 3.pdf

    Kant

        Facts and Values.pdf

        2 Synthetic a priori in Math.pdf

        3 Synthetic a priori in Physics.pdf

        4 Critique of Rationalistic Metaphysics.pdf

        5 Regulative Use of Reason.pdf

        6 Further Clarifications.pdf

Other Resources          

        Faith and Reason in Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

        When Faith and Reason Clash by Alvin Plantinga

        Faith and Reason by Alvin Plantinga in Christianity Today

        Wikipedia: Faith and Rationality

        Reasons to Believe: Faith and Reason, Compatible Partners

Big Ideas:

     •     Secularism

          •     Templeton Prize Winner: Conversation with Charles Taylor

          •     ForaTV: The History of American Secularism: Charles Taylor (brief)

          •     ForaTV: The History of American Secularism (Charles Tayor - full lecture)

                 •     Duke University: Origin of the Self and the Secular Age: Charles Taylor

                 •     Heyman Center for the Humanities: The Secular Age in Global Context (Charles Taylor)

          •     Religion in the Public Square (Charles Taylor)

          •     Pontifical Gregorian University: The Life of the Church in the Secular Age (Charles Taylor)

          •     Institute for Social Justice: Secularism and Multiculturalism (Charles Taylor)

          •     London School of Economics & Political Science: Democracy, Diversity & Religion (Charles Taylor)

          •     UC Berkeley: A More Adequate Narrative of Western Secularism (Charles Taylor)

          •     The New School: The Religious Secular Divide (Charles Taylor)

          •     Big Think: Hardline Secularism is a Bad Idea: Joan Wallach Scott

          •     The Secular Society & Its Enemies: Alan Dershowitz: On Secularism

          •     Debate: Religion's Role in America (Dershowitz vs. Keyes)

          •     UC Berkeley: Religion, Secularism, and Politics

          •     UC Berkeley: Conversations with History: Christopher Hitchens

          •     UC Berkeley Center: Peter Burger on Secularism & Relativism

          •     UC Berkeley Center: Peter Burger on Dialogue on Religous Traditions in an Age of Relativity

          •     The New School: A Conversation on Jewish Secularism

     •     Critical Theory

          •     A Primer on Critical Theory (ACI video)

          •     Jesus and Academic Culture, Part 1

          •     Jesus and Academic Culture, Part 2

          •     Jesus and Academic Culture, Part 3

          •     Jesus and Academic Culture, Part 4

          •     Jesus and Academic Culture, Part 5

          •     Cultural Marxism: Imaginary, Conspiracy, or Revolutionary Reality? (Robert Smith)

          •     Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on “Cancel Culture” (Video)

          •     Critical Theory, Social Justice, and Christianity: Are They Compatible (Neil Shenvi)

          •     Applied Postmodernism: How “Idea Laundering” is Crippling American Universities."  Panel: James Lindsay, Peter Boghossian, and Helen Pluckrose.  (Video)

          •     The Truth About Critical Methods.  James Lindsay. (Video)

          •     Universities Must Choose Between TRUTH or Social Justice, Not Both.  Jonathan Haidt social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at NYU, Stern School of Business. (Video)

          •     Social Justice, Critical Race Theory, Marxism & Biblical Ethics: Looking at Marxism and Critical Race Theory in Light of the Problem of Racism in America. Kelly Hamren in the “The Exchange” of Christianity Today

          •     Identity Basics: Who You Are & What We Know. Cori Wong, PhD. (Video)

          •     Homogenous: The Political Affilations of Elite Liberal Arts College Faculty in National Association of Scholars. Michael Langbert in National Association of Scholars.

More forthcoming…