Episode #020 ... Two Medieval Approaches To God

Philosophize This!

Stephen West

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 17.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2014

⏱️ 36 minutes

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On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the concept of God from a philosophical perspective. We first broaden our definition of God by recalling the multitude of ways that the philosophers we’ve already studied have approached the subject. Next, we examine St. Anselm’s famous “Ontological Argument” in proof of God’s existence, which is strangely reminiscent of a tongue twister Ron Burgundy might use to prepare for his evening newscast. Finally, we learn why Moses Maimonides would say that the first rule of God is, “You do not talk about God.” Or at least, “You do not talk about what God is, only what he isn’t.” All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This! Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.0	One of the hallmarks of philosophy is looking at one question from multiple different angles.
0:45.4	I mean, it's not enough to just think about stuff for a while and come to what seems
0:49.5	like a reasonable conclusion about something, and then just call it a life after that.
0:54.5	You can't do that.
0:55.9	In fact, our thoughts on any subject should really be a constant evolution, in my opinion.
1:00.6	Well, the subject we're going to talk about today is one that we've danced around a little
1:05.1	bit.
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