The Dionysius Circle Podcast
The Dionysius Circle Podcast
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The Dionysius Circle Podcast explores Theias Philosophias ("Divine Philosophy")—the union of theology and philosophy. Hosted by Dr. Sam Bennett, the podcast delves into the wisdom of the Eastern Christian Fathers, their connections to philosophical traditions like Plato and Neoplatonism, their influence on figures such as St. Thomas Aquinas, and their links to Western Fathers and mysticism.For more, visit DionysiusCircle.org.
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The podcast centers on Theias Philosophias, exploring topics like the teachings of Eastern Christian Fathers and their dialogue with Plato and Neoplatonism. Episodes cover specific works such as Plato's Phaedo, discussing themes like the soul's nature, immortality, and the philosophical implications of metaphysical interpretations.
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. We also explore how Platonism developed in Jewish and Islamic thought. The project includes an ongoing interest in philosophical Platonism, both ancient and contemporary.
For more, visit DionysiusCircle.org.
In this episode, Sam Bennett speaks with Dr. Rareș Ilie Marinescu about the depth of the disagreement between Plato and Aristotle. Rareș is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Classics at the University of Toronto and the author of Proclus on Aristotle on Plato: A Case Study on Motion. Do Plato and Aristotle merely disagree at the surface level, or do they diverge at the level of first principles? Is motion ultimately explained by a self moving soul or by an unmoved intellect? Can a self moving soul truly ground the motion of bodies, or must the ultimate source of motion be entirely unmoved? Is Aristotle’s unmoved mover only a final cause, or does it also produce being? Did Aristotle deny the existence of the One, and if so, what follows from that denial? If the highest principle is misidentified, does the entire metaphysical system shift with it? Through the lens of Proclus, this discussion moves from kinematics to psychology to theology, asking if Plato and Aristotle can be harmonized.
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