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Purposeful Universe3 min read

Purposeful Lab: Personalism, The Philosophy We Need Today

Dan Kuebler interviews philosopher Dr. John F. Crosby on the field of personalism, a philosophy that highlights the importance of the human person.
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Katie Kresser, Ph.D.5 min read

Art and Philosophy: Plastic Surgery and Pop Art

Pop art is usually used to please the eyes of society, but here, Dr. Kresser presents the argument that the only eyes we need to satisfy are God's.
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Magis Center2 min read

The Secular Versus Catholic View of the Human Person

University of Notre Dame Professor Carter Snead explains the secular versus Catholic view of the human person.
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Katie Kresser, Ph.D.6 min read

Philosophy and Culture: Always in Style

Katie Kresser begins her new series, focused on philosophy and culture, by analyzing the debate between Meyer Schapiro and Ernst Gombrich on style.
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Sebastian Stanton6 min read

Epistemology and How We Come to Know 

Epistemology is conventionally considered the theory of knowledge. Why should one study epistemology?
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Purposeful Universe1 min read

Purposeful Lab: Living Harmoniously with Nature: Insights from Aristotle with John Cuddeback

In this episode of Purposeful Lab, Dr. John Cuddeback speaks with Catherine Hadro about philosophy, aristotle, human flourishing, and living harmoniously with nature
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.12 min read

God and Suffering

Fr. Spitzer presents explores the question 'why does God allow suffering?' and the five opportunities of suffering.
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J. G. Miller10 min read

Can Philosophy Provide Evidence for God’s Existence?

This article demonstrates that philosophical reasoning can not only provide evidence for God's existence but can also illuminate some of God’s attributes.
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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

The 3 Levels of Conversion: Moral Conversion

Moral conversion focuses on the consistent practice of the higher self’s triumph over the lower self. Learn more here!
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.9 min read

Rudolf Otto's 'Mysterium Tremendum et Fascinans' of the Numinous Experience

Within the numinous experience, the numen presents itself as having two distinct poles of feeling-content: mysterium tremendum and mysterium fascinans.
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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

The 3 Levels of Conversion: Intellectual Conversion

A concrete aspect of Intellectual conversion is the gathering of external evidence—based on the objective order of reason—for God, Jesus, and the soul.
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Magis Center8 min read

What is Conscience? Quotes from Immanuel Kant and John Henry Newman

Quotes from Immanuel Kant and John Henry Newman explain their arguments to answer the question, 'What is conscience?'
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