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The Eric Metaxas Show

Metaxas Media

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Is there an innate human knowledge of Truth? Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas sits down with Robert P. George, Princeton University Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program, to discuss his new book, Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth. Their conversation delves into the nature of humanity, examining how our understanding of it influences our perception of truth, and the interplay between biblical perspectives, classical traditions, and modern philosophies. From moral contrasts to reflections on great philosophers, they examine belief, feeling, and the shared foundations of truth.

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0:43.5	Ladies and gentlemen, we ask you now to count down from 10, silently, if you don't mind.
0:48.8	And when you get to one, you'll hear one of the greatest voices on this or any other planet.
0:55.1	Three, two, one.
0:57.1	Eric Maude, Texas!
1:00.8	Hey, folks, recently at Socrates in the studio,
1:03.8	I had the joy of speaking with my friend, Robert George of Princeton University.
1:09.9	He really is brilliant, and we're going to play the first part of that conversation right now.
1:17.2	Welcome to Socrates in the city.
1:20.7	Today, it is my great joy to interview someone I've known for a long time.
1:25.8	I call him Robbie George, but his real name is Dr.
1:30.9	Robert P. George, or technically, since he has three doctorates, Dr. Dr. Dr. Robert P. George.
1:38.6	He's the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program
1:43.9	in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University.
1:47.0	He served as chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the U.S. President's Council on Bioethics.
1:58.0	He's also been the U.S. member of UNESCO's World Commission on the Ethics of
2:01.9	Scientific Knowledge and Technology, but haven't we all?
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