Discussion clips covering topic we haven't had time to cover on the podcast proper. Brief yourself on these topics via the enclosed 10–15 minute bursts, or become a PEL Citizen to listen to these bonus discussions in their full length. Mark is joined by Nathan Hanks to tell you how to get involved in a discussion yourself. First, learn about Isaac Asimov's story, "The Last Continue Reading …
Bonus Recording: The Historical Jesus
I had the pleasure of discussing on 4/26 the 2006 Historical Jesus lectures of Stanford's Thomas Sheehan (listen on iTunes U; here's the syllabus) with PEL listeners John ludders, Terra Leigh Bell, Michael Burgess Chris Eyre, and Benjamin Feddersen. Get the recording now from the Free Stuff for Citizens page, under "Not School and Aftershow Discussions." It was a great Continue Reading …
Thomas Sheehan (on Entitled Opinions) on Phenomenology
If you're still confused about what phenomenology is, what Husserl was about, and how he relates to Heidegger, this October 2011 episode of the Entitled Opinions podcast may help clear things up. Interviewer Robert Harrison starts the discussion expressing the excitement of applied, humanistic phenomenology, i.e. as it was used by existentialists like Sartre. Sheehan says that Continue Reading …