If the study of philosophy seems a little daunting to most of us, Father Robert McTeigue, Jesuit and professor, has written a book to help. While the author doesnât shy away from calling on, and educating readers about, philosophers from Aristotle to John Mill Stuart, he tempers the chapters with anecdotes from his students and applications to everyday life. His foundation, of course, is the truth of the Faith and the counsel of the saints, and his goal is to show how the principles of Catholic philosophy can guide our decisions and bring meaning to a world filled with âfakeâ philosophy and uncertain morals. Dr. Robert J. Spitzer, SJ, who contributes the afterword to the book, calls it âan essential readable âtool kitâ to help todayâs readers assess and critique the many competing philosophiesâ encountered in the culture today.
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People who find philosophy to be of little practical value are âlikely doing it wrong,â says the Catholic philosopher.
Socrates had important answers to the big questions in life. But he was especially good at asking questions, helping his students use their own reason to discover answers that were available to them all along.
I have had a similar experience whenever I am a guest on Jesuit Father Robert McTeigueâs âCatholic Currentâ radio show (distributed by the Station of the Cross Catholic Radio Network). He asks great questions, arising from a great depth of knowledge and his long experience as a philosophy and theology professor in North and Central America, Europe and Asia.
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Today’s sneak peak is with philosopher priest Father Robert McTeigue host of the Catholic Current.
Yet whether we like it or not, almost every corner of our livesâfrom dissertation writing to channel surfingâbrings us face to face with competing philosophies and world views, each claiming to tell us definitively what it means to be human. How can we know which one is right? And what difference does it make?
Fr. Robert McTeigue on his book and the importance of Philosophy in our lives.
Is philosophy for regular people?
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How can we embrace philosophy as laymen? Itâs not as difficult as you might think, especially if (like me) youâve been cowed by Summa Theologica. Fr. Robert McTeigue discusses his new book Real Philosophy for Real People, and shows us how we can make practical use of the wisdom of ages in our daily lives.
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