Like the early philosophers and theologians before us, we are seeking to nourish our souls, discover the truth, and live in the world, but not of it. Welcome to the Magnus Podcast where John Johnson and Larissa Bianco hope to connect contemporary thinkers to conversations from the catacombs in the classical, Christian tradition before us. The Magnus Podcast is a production of the Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc. Dedicated to the promotion of another sort of learning, the Albertus Magnus Institute seeks to invite all into the truth, ”Omnes ad Veritatem.”
Episodes
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
This is the final lecture from Senior Fellow Anthony Esolen’s course for the Magnus Fellowship: Into the World Beyond with Dante. Complete course recordings from this and every course in the Magnus Fellowship are now available to all AMI Fellows. Become one today at MagnusInstitute.org.
New Summer and Fall courses in the Magnus Fellowship just announced. Jump on in. https://magnusinstitute.org/magnus-courses/
Buy Dr. Anthony Esolen’s translation of the Divine Comedy here if you can’t find it in your local brick and mortar bookstore: https://www.amazon.com/Inferno-Divine-Comedy-Dante/dp/0812970063/ref=sr_1_3?crid=LD0[…]y+esolen&qid=1615234556&sprefix=anthony+es%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-3
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Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Please enjoy this introductory lecture on Dante’s Paradiso by author, professor, translator, and AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Anthony Esolen.
This is an excerpt from Dr. Esolen’s course in the Magnus Fellowship, “Into the World Beyond with Dante.”
To become a Fellow yourself, and join us for these courses live, visit MagnusInstitute.org today.
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Prof. Patrick Downey, AMI Senior Fellow and Author of "Desperately Wicked", joins us for three beers to discuss his upcoming course for the Magnus Fellowship. Follow us through the weeds into the heart of the Christian Mysteries as we dive into the mimetic theory of René Girard.
Registration for Dr. Downey's upcoming course on Girard opens soon. Become a Fellow today at MagnusInstitute.org.
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Grab your copy of the Divine Comedy and listen into a full class in the Magnus Fellowship taught by Dr. Anthony Esolen.
Visit MagnusInstitute.org today to become a Fellow and register for our next round of courses soon to be announced.
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Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) holds the Catholic Church's title of Doctor Communis (Common Doctor) meaning that after Christ and the Apostles who were blessed by Christ, Thomas is her greatest teacher. What does the Common Doctor’s work have to do with that of Dante? More than you might think. Join us for AMI President Steven Cortright’s first class in the Magnus Fellowship.
Our next round of courses will be announced soon. Become a Fellow today and register at MagnusInstitute.org
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Season 2 of Magnus Podcast kicks off with a visit from renowned scholar, translator, author, and AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Anthony Esolen. Listen in on his inaugural lecture for the Albertus Magnus Institute’s Fellowship as we dive deep into the life, times, and work of Dante Alighieri and read the first ten cantos of Dante’s Inferno.
Visit MagnusInstitute.org today to become a Fellow and register for our next round of courses soon to be announced.
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Anthony Esolen’s translation of Dante’s Inferno: https://www.amazon.com/Inferno-Divine-Comedy-Dante/dp/0812970063/ref=sr_1_3?crid=LD0[…]y+esolen&qid=1615234556&sprefix=anthony+es%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-3
Anthony Esolen’s latest book, Sex and the Unreal City: The Demolition of the Western Mind: https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Unreal-City-Demolition-Western/dp/1621643069/ref=sr_1_2?c[…]y+esolen&qid=1615234556&sprefix=anthony+es%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-2
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
In a day when science is heralded as an authority among all things, we pause to ask: what is it? This deep dive into natural science through Aristotle's physics is from Senior Fellow, David Arias who teaches Philosophy of Nature in the Magnus Fellowship. What is nature and what makes a thing natural? Nature vs. art. Science as knowledge through causes. What's a cause? Understanding the four causes (material, formal, efficient, final). Mobile being as the subject matter of natural science.
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Does modern physics fail to develop beyond the pre-Socratics in its use of philosophical monism and pluralism? Sit in on Magnus Fellowship course Philosophy of Nature with Dr. David Arias who addresses the problem of becoming and the questions of universal matter, primary substance, mobile being, and substantial becoming.
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Saturday Oct 10, 2020
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
Senior Fellow David Arias is a professor of philosophy at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, NE, father of 13, and (if we may say so) a pedagogical wonder. Drop in on his second Philosophy of Nature class where , David Arias introduces our Magnus Fellows to the fundamentals of Aristotle's epistemology. Matter, form, privation. Accidents and Substance. Aristotle on the pre-socratics. Aristotle's influence on Aquinas and other theological implications.
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Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Listen in on Senior Fellow, Joseph Pearce's inaugural class in the Magnus Fellowship. William Shakespeare, his life, times, and faith. Was Shakespeare a closet Catholic? How can we read him and enjoy it?
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