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