Three Perspectives on Human Nature (Classical, Rousseau, Bacon)
Description
In this episode, we discuss Irving Babbit’s Essay Two Types of Humanitarians Bacon and Rousseau.
We discuss
Our understanding of human nature reflects our education philosophy
The classical, Baconian, and Rousseauian view of Human Nature
The Scriptures insight into human nature
Sam wrote a paper on Kierkegaard... of course he did.
We discuss how the therapist Carl Rogers misreads Kierkegaard's phrase "becoming who you are." Rogers strips out the theological context of Kierkegaard's phrase to use it for his own ends.
Published 09/03/21
PDF of The Great Conversation
We're talking about the Great Books of the Western World. It's a 50+ volume set created by Mortimer Adler and many other academics. In particular we're talking about the first volume, titled "The Great Conversation"
It was written by Robert Hutchins, the...
Published 08/27/21