rəˈtrēvəl/ noun the process of getting something back from somewhere
Jeff, Melissa, Zak and I had a second and third conversation about Rod Dreher's bestselling book Live Not by Lies. I learned so much by thinking through this book with friends. We hope to continue the conversation with a new book soon. Following our conversation, I wrote an article for Clarity Fund where I considered... Continue Reading →
The Move Towards Video Creation A year and a half ago I published my first book, Retrieving Knowledge: A Socratic Response to Skepticism. Shortly after publishing, my college students repeatedly told me that they don’t enjoy reading. This was a source of discouragement since they were my audience. Then, last November, my students asked me... Continue Reading →
This week I continue discussing reason in us, rationality, in Retrieving Reason Podcast Episode 13. Specifically, I examine how reason is ontological and applies to being as well as to thought. *note* I mistakenly refer to my book Retrieving Knowledge: A Socratic Response to Skepticism by the wrong title. Find the book here. Video version... Continue Reading →
I will be joining the Public Philosophy Society this summer for four discussions of "The Future of Philosophy in the Academy." I invite you to join the discussion too. We will meet once a month live online using Zoom. All meetings begin at 4:00 pm Pacific time and end at 5:00. I invite you to... Continue Reading →
In Episode 12 of Retrieving Reason Podcast, I begin to explore reason in us or rationality. In this episode, I discuss how reason is natural, it is an aspect of human nature. It is the basis for common ground in human dialogue. A video version of this episode may be found on my YouTube channel.... Continue Reading →
This week I continue the discussion of reason in its use in Episode 11 of Retrieving Reason Podcast. Reason is used to construct a coherent world and life view. I look at how we use reason to build a system of belief. In addition, I address the errors of Rationalism and Coherentism. A video version... Continue Reading →
I did not publish an episode of the podcast last week because I have been busy converting all of my in-person philosophy courses to an online delivery method and it has taken a lot more time than I imagined. I was able to record Episode 10 of Retrieving Reason podcast this weekend. In this episode,... Continue Reading →
Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton gets into reason in its use in episode 8 of Retrieving Reason Podcast. She discusses the formative use of reason and concepts, judgments, and arguments. She prepares for next week's discussion of the critical use of reason. The YouTube video of the podcast episode may be found here. The audio version of the... Continue Reading →
In Episode 7 of Retrieving Reason Podcast, I provide a definition of reason. I contrast reason with non-reason and entertain several objections to reason, the laws of thought. Find the video podcast on YouTube. Find the audio podcast on most podcast platforms: https://anchor.fm/kelly-fitzsimmons-burton
This is the final week I am a co-host of the Clarity Fund Podcast. Dr. Owen Anderson and I discuss what it is like to be in the role of mentoring young philosophers. We talked about some of our experiences as students of philosophy and gave some advice about being in the secular, mostly skeptical,... Continue Reading →
