The Art of Manliness

By The Art of Manliness

#197: On the Joys and Travails of Thinking

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Published May 02, 2016 11:34am

What does it mean to live a “life of the mind?”

Why is it important that we make time to ponder and contemplate the heftier ideas of what it means to be a human?

And if we have the desire to lead a contemplative life, how exactly do we go about doing it?

Well, my guest today has spent his life pondering and thinking about these questions. His name is Father James Schall. He’s a Jesuit priest and philosopher and the Professor of Political Philosophy at Georgetown University. Father Schall has written on a wide variet...

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