Renovatio: The Podcast

Dignity Is for the Heart, Not the Ego (Audio Essay)

Contrary to its usage in today’s public discourse, dignity is not something all humans universally have, but something that everyone must do.Article by Caner K. Dagli https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/dignity-is-for-the-heart-not-the-ego

Can Materialism Explain the Mind?

Some philosophers believe materialism has now reached an insurmountable quandary in the question of consciousness.

The Human Arts of Graceful Giving and Grateful Receiving (Audio Essay)

There is something paradoxical about that deepest and most original source of social organization—namely, the giving and receiving of gifts. 

Wisdom in Pieces (Audio Essay)

Science, philosophy, and art have been blown apart, and our conversations have devolved into chaos. How do we begin to learn the art of disagreement?Read the article: https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/wisdom-in-pieces

Pluralism in a Monoculture of Conformity by Hamza Yusuf (Audio Essay)

Despite the diversity of our countless creeds, colors, and cultures, our society has been subsumed into a monoculture of ersatz arts, entertainment, and consumerism. How can we recapture humanity’s once extraordinary individuality?