Graham McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul – The Wisdom of our Ancestors Part One

What is conservatism? What is Christian humanism?

Brent is joined by Graham McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul for the first part of a discussion about their new Notre Dame Press book ‘The Wisdom of our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition’.

Graham is professor of philosophy at Loyola University in Maryland and the author of a number of books including ‘Tolkien, Philosopher of War’.

Alexander is lecturer at John Hopkins University’s Center for Advanced Governmental Studies and director of the Petrarch Center.

• (0:50) Conservatism in the 21st century;
• (3:20) Liberalism;
• (5:20) Nationalism;
• (6:40) The modern West and identity;
• (9:50) What is Christian humanism?
• (14:15) Christian humanism as a guardian of Western civilization?

Links mentioned in this episode:

www.amazon.com.au/dp/0268207429?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz

 

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