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A quick analysis of the final speech in Shakespeare’s the Tempest.
The conclusion of the novel and of this series. Why a stage? Is it actors we are? Or is this stages as in "egg stage; larval stage; chrysalis stage; imago stage"? Journeys home - the nature of "home" - where is that place, anyway? "Not in ent
So what exactly was the debate between the Nominalists and the Realists?Who were the Nominalists and the Realists?What exactly happened in 1277?Why should you care?"Scholasticism" by Rickaby - https://www.amazon.com/Scholasticism-Joseph-Ric
What happened in the 13th century philosophical world that radically changed the nature of Western European culture (hint we are still dealing with it today)?What did these people believe about the nature of mathematics (and why should you car
Mary Flannery O'Connor (March 25, 1925 – August 3, 1964) was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. She wrote two novels and 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries.Writing to a friend in the mid-1950s
Read the play. Is it about nominalism vs. realism? Is it about fathers & sons? Is it Shakespeare's love letter to his own son, Hamnet?"Hament died when he was eleven years old, in August 1596, due to unknown causes., It’s thought that he po
Much thanks to Neil Oliver for his recent youtube video on witches and the hunt for witches. This discussion is about the mania that swept through England in the 15th, 16th, and 17th century. How does collective madness occur? How does Shake
One guy’s insights and opinions about the ongoing debate of whether or not Amazon has done justice to Tolkien’s works.
A quick reflection on the nature of art and its response to contemporary issues.
A talk I delivered to the young adults at Holy Family Parish. We discussed Filia vs. Agape, the role of Koinonia, and why it is important for Christians to befriend the downtrodden and miserable (b/c most of us are downtrodden and miserable).
In which we talk about war, man's propensity toward war, the war in our hearts, and how wonderful Gandalf (Gandr) is.
Quick observation on the translation of “miseo” and possible implications of an alternate interpretation.
In which our heroes discuss Bilbo's maturation, Thorin's insanity & whether the Arkenstone is really the last of the three Silmarils. Could Bilbo be holding both the Ring of Power and the Last Silmaril at the same time? Minds will be blown.
All about crows - and ravens - and crows vs. Ravens. With a bit of Odin thrown in there and some reflections on the nature of the novel.
The killing of the dragon, Smaug (and all that that entails)! Have you ever noticed that the killing of Smaug (seen here in Tolkien's own pencil sketch) looks a heck of a lot like Led Zeppelin's iconic "Icarus" logo? What's up with that? Here
In which Dr. Cameron and I address the issue of the dragon again; the Fay world; and not laughing at live dragons. Something screwy happens at some point in the video and we become a comic book. Artwork/Myth/Imagination as central to humani
In which Dr. Cameron Thompson and I finally meet the dragon ... and he is us.
Dr. Thompson and I discuss the 11th chapter of Tolkien's great novel, "The Hobbit".
In which our hosts discuss songs, The Master and a city on stilts.
In which Dr. Cameron Thompson & I discuss spiders (not flies), mirk, white deer and being caught in a net (and how, with a little luck, to perhaps be disengannoed therefrom). There are some funny outtakes at the end and perhaps some wisdom as
The one where we discuss Beorn & berzerkers & eagles & Russian novels and what a queer thing man is, what a queer thing language is, and what one has to do with the other. And also totemistic bear spirits.Did Tolkien read Dostoevsky? The prota
A review of the Movie "Brightburn" and an examination of the nature of power. The question of whether absolute power necessarily corrupts absolutely was addressed by Plato in his 4th century BC work "The Republic".Brightburn Mob Psycho 100
In which our hosts follow the little hero as he narrowly escapes being scorched by heoruweargs and goblins, only to be carried aloft to dizzying heights by fiercesome eagles.The antipathy toward wolves seems to go deep into human consciousness
In which our heroes get carried away talking about goblins, cosmogonies, weapons, artwork, the Tehom and the nature of the underworld & Dr. Thompson gets carried off by goblins.Hobbit Chapter 4: "Over Hill and Under Hill" http://thefreeonline
Our heroes delve deep under the earth and confront the Gollum of the second self.The big question to ask in Tolkien's works is WHAT IS THE RING? Well, it is like the Ouroborosthe SAMPO in Kalevala (w/Vainamoinen) the ring imagery in
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