From Gutenberg College in Eugene, OR, The Gutenberg Podcast explores the great books and ideas that helped to shape Western Culture. Every episode is a conversation between host Gil Greco and one of the College faculty members meant to educate and give listeners a feel for the unique Gutenberg College experience.

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Brian Julian expounds on the question of how statements can be true, asks whether truth requires verification, and contrasts Correspondence Theory and William James.

How are things true?

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Charley Dewberry explains how World War I ended a particularly optimistic view of the Enlightenment, and discusses the sobering reality of man&#39;s rebellion against God.

WWI Disenchants the West

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Charley Dewberry discusses the long 19th Century--from the end of Napoleon to the end of World War I--and the changes and costs of modernism.

The Long 19th Century

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Chris Swanson sits down to discuss Auguste Comte, Positivism, and the optimistic political thought of the 19th century.

Auguste Comte and the Positivist Future

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Nancy Scott makes her debut on the podcast, discussing Soren Kierkegaard&#39;s authorship, elucidation of Jesus, and opposition to the comforts of Christendom.

An Introduction to Soren Kierkegaard

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Chris Swanson lays out the consequences of the French Revolution, the rise and fall of Napoleon, and the death of Feudalism.

The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era

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Brian Julian joins the podcast to talk about Rousseau&#39;s Social Contract, the &#34;General Will&#34;, and why sometimes the questions authors are asking are more helpful than their answers.

Rousseau's SOCIAL CONTRACT

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Eliot Grasso stops by to broadly survey the history from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution, all while discussing how institutional failure leads to people looking for alternatives.

Road to the Revolutions

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Brian Julian discusses Kant&#39;s major contribution to epistemology, where that has lead to in contemporary philosophy, and how we should think about Kant&#39;s insights as Christians.

Kant’s Epistemological Contribution

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Chris Swanson returns to discuss Thomas Reid, Reid&#39;s critique of the &#34;Ideal System&#34;, and how Common Sense relates to philosophy.

Reading Reid, Reading Reality

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Naomi Rinehold offers an unconventional way to think about David Hume&#39;s Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, along with how to think about the difference between an author&#39;s meaning and an author&#39;s significance.

Hume and the Limits of Understanding

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Charley Dewberry discusses the projects of Locke and Berkeley in preparation for upcoming episodes about David Hume and Thomas Reid.

Locke and Berkeley

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Chris Swanson lays out Descartes&#39;s project, what Descartes was responding to, and how Descartes has influenced Western Civilization.

Descartes Sets the Stage

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Eliot Grasso sits down to talk about Francis Bacon and his most famous work, Novum Organum, and whether Bacon should be remembered as either a villain or a good scientist.

Francis Bacon's NOVUM ORGANUM

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Charley Dewberry lays out why the Science Curriculum--focused on the Copernican Revolution--is central to the Gutenberg project.

The Science Curriculum

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Naomi Rinehold returns to discuss what Boccaccio&#39;s Decameron contributed to the Renaissance and the value of such comedic works during times of crisis.

Boccaccio's Decameron

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Charley Dewberry explains how Genghis Khan and the Mongols formed the first economic--instead of political--empire, and how this has affected Western Civilization.

Genghis Khan

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Brian Julian walks us through Anselm&#39;s ontological proof of God&#39;s existence, some critiques of that proof, and whether proof is even necessary for faith.

Anselm and Proving God's Existence

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Eliot Grasso helps digest some key features of Western Medieval Civilization, and its need to harmonize church infrastructure, Greek philosophy, and the teaching of the Bible.

A Millennium of Medieval Philosophy

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Chris Swanson discusses Rome&#39;s transition from Republic to Empire, what factors contributed to that transition, and how that might be important for understanding our own place in history.

From Republic to Empire

From Gutenberg College in Eugene, OR, The Gutenberg Podcast explores the great books and ideas that helped to shape Western Culture. Every episode is a conversation between host Gil Greco and one of the College faculty members meant to educate and give listeners a feel for the unique Gutenberg College experience.