I thought the LDS-Catholic-Protestant debate went very well, and there was no shortage of student interest, comments, and questions (I fielded questions for over an hour after the debate). Since the topic is more theology and philosophical-theology than philosophy proper, I thought I would manage the discussion over at my blog. Feel free to click over there to continue the conversation with comments or questions: http://web.mac.com/harrisonkleiner/ProfKleiner/Blog/Blog.htmlFYI: I will be most interested in discussing what I thought arose as the principle point of difference between the LDS and the Christian. It boils down to the issue of transcendence – is God radically other as Creator over and against creature, or are God and man of similar ontological status?
Author: Kleiner
Associate Vice Provost and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utah State University. I teach across the curriculum, but am most interested in continental philosophy, ancient and medieval philosophy as well as Catholic thought, all of which might be summed up as an interest in the ressourcement tradition (returning in order to make progress). I also enjoy spending time thinking about liberal education and its ends.
Preparation for the LDS-Protestant-Catholic Forum
In preparation for the upcoming forum on three different religious traditions, I thought Tom Lehrer’s thoughts on “brotherhood” would be worth a listen.
Upcoming philosophical theology debate
HASS Week Event: A discussion and debate between a Catholic, a Protestant, and a Mormon. Topics will include God, the Trinity, the cross, and authority. January 23, 6-8pm, TSC Sunburst Lounge.
Summertime musings: Philosophy takes on grilling
The age old debate – charcoal vs gas – takes on a philosophical tone (I am borrowing all concepts from Heidegger’s Question Concerning Technology):
Does charcoal grilling help us “learn to think”, while gas grilling frustrates the true essence of thought?
In other words, does gas grilling necessarily involve technological thinking? Is it guilty of “enframing” and “challenging-forth” the fire, wherein we make “unreasonable demands” on the flame? While charcoal grilling, on the contrary, exemplifies the kind of “listening” and “shepherding of Being” that Heidegger is after?
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