Deep Thoughts on the Rocks

Episodes

1. 9

   Consciousness

   Is your consciousness more than just being aware? All human beings have consciousness, although there are times when we forfeit access to our consciousness. It is the ability to comprehend the form of the self. Does consciousness fit into one of the 3 faculties of our soul? The idea that made-up...

   Oct 29, 2021

   1h 15m
2. 8

   Ancestral/Original Sin

   What is the human form? How does humanity work? And what is theosis? Who has lived a sinless life? Let's explore these questions as well as what the East and the West have to say about the state of our souls upon our creation. This episode is shorter because it does not contain banter.

   Feb 15, 2021

   36m
3. 7

   Basic Color Terms in Language

   How many colors do you have? Do you have more or less colors than anyone else? Does the language we speak influence the way we perceive colors? Which colors are more basic than others? How do you get more? We explore these questions and more. Also in this episode: An ancient festival tradition,...

   Jan 31, 2021

   58m
4. 6

   The Principles of Nature, Pt. 2

   Special Guest: Matthew Davis Here's a shorter episode than usual. We recap Pt. 1 and discuss The Four Causes. Also in this episode: Banter about how copyright infringement works.

   Jan 12, 2021

   27m
5. 5

   The Principles of Nature, Pt. 1

   Special Guests: Eric Karl II and David Cao Principles of Nature is a work by a theologian/philosopher from the 13th century named Thomas Aquinas. It is primarily a glossary of terms. He is going to define of a bunch of philosophical-jargon terms so that when you read anything else that he ever...

   Dec 14, 2020

   1h 21m
6. 4

   The Four Horsemen | The Four Loves | Beauty

   Special Guests: Philip Hanigan and Eric Karl II This episode is a casual conversation covering a wide range of topics including: Spanish word choice in Mass parts, the French word for potatoes, Ecclesiastical Latin, Books in the Bible, Revelation and The Four Horsemen, Latin word choice from a...

   Nov 16, 2020

   1h 48m
7. 3

   Conceptual Metaphors

   Your body is a container. Ideas are food. The stock market is a building. We use conceptual metaphors accepted by our culture everyday without thinking about it. Let's discuss some of them and ones from different cultures in this installment of Deep Thoughts on the Rocks! Also on this episode:...

   Nov 8, 2020

   57m
8. 2

   Does Language Determine Thought?

   How does language influence thought? In this episode we discuss humans that have no language, tip-of-the-tongue syndrome, and the Gricean Maxims.

   Nov 1, 2020

   1h 22m
9. 1

   Magnanimity and Ambition

   What does Fr. Tanquerey have to say about Magnanimity and Ambition? What do they have in common, and what makes them different? Find out in the first installment of Deep Thoughts on the Rocks! Also discussed in this episode: Group petitions and St. Thérèse of Lisieux.

   Oct 25, 2020

   1h 16m