HeyJaredThe Dionysius Circle Podcast
The Dionysius Circle Podcast focuses on Christian Platonism and the broader Platonic tradition. We study the integration of Platonism within Christian philosophy and theology, along with Plato himself and the later schools of Platonism.
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Kevin Clarke on St. Maximus the Confessor: One Christ, Two Wills (opens the original)
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Kevin Clarke of Sacred Heart Seminary joins Sam Bennett and Dominic Cassella to discuss St. Maximus the Confessor's Opuscula and Dispute with Pyrrhus. Clarke's new translation and introduction is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Opuscula-Dispute-Pyrrhus-Theological-Polemical/dp/0813240824 We talk about why Maximus defended two wills and two activities in Christ, why his opponents thought this threatened Christ's unity, and what was at stake for salvation. Other topics include Christ's fear
Max Rohstock on Dionysius and the Origin of Evil (opens the original)
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Max Rohstock argues that, for Dionysius, evil arises when human freedom turns away from the Good itself and becomes fixed on finite goods (wealth, power, pleasure) as though they were ultimate. Yet the Good never ceases to sustain us or call us back. In that sense, even our return to the Good begins from a grace that is already present.
Andreas Bergman: Why Baptism Is Necessary in St. Maximus the Confessor (opens the original)
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In this episode, we talk about a puzzle in St. Maximus the Confessor. First, Maximus holds that every human being already participates in Christ: Christ is the source, ordering principle, and final end of human nature. Second, Maximus says that the virtues are, in some sense, natural to us, and that the virtues lead to deification So why do we need baptism at all? Why does Maximus hold that baptism is necessary for deification and salvation if every human being already IN SOME SENSE participates
Mark Blitz on Aristotle's Political Philosophy (opens the original)
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Political philosopher Mark Blitz joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Aristotle's Political Philosophy. We consider Aristotle's account of the link between political life and human happiness, the regime as a way of life, the place of virtue in liberal democracy, and the tensions between politics, philosophy, and religion. Patrick Jones joins me for the conversation.
The Function Argument in Aristotle's Ethics with Jakub Jirsa (opens the original)
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In this episode, Sam Bennett speaks with philosopher Jakub Jirsa about his new Bloomsbury book, The Function Argument in Aristotle's Ethics. They discuss Aristotle's famous function argument, what it means to ask whether human beings have a distinctive function, and how this question shapes Aristotle's account of virtue, happiness, and the human good.
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