Hochschild on Taleb

Recently I had the opportunity to connect with one of the sharpest Catholic philosophers around, @JoshHochschild. We talked about his interest in the work of @nntaleb and how it applies to the Catholic intellectual tradition, faith, and life in general.https://t.co/iDsaAdbcUH

— Matt Nelson (@matt_nelson773) October 7, 2021

A Mind at Peace

Chris Blum discusses our book A Mind at Peace on https://t.co/YsT4JBQDEb

A 5-part serieshttps://t.co/sLO2pm4q6L

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) May 10, 2021

Minor Indignities

Thank you @JoshHochschild for writing this splendid review and to @FrontPorchRepub for publishing it. https://t.co/o3m3vxd8Fw

— T.C. Merrill (@cribbenMerrill) January 15, 2021

A Mind at Peace: Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction

Perfect Advent reading.

Reclaim an ordered soul and practice interior peace.

I’ll give away three copies on Friday.

Retweet or comment to enter the drawing. pic.twitter.com/NWaSVOp2hc

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) November 24, 2020

Sophia Institute Press

Taleb's Politike

I'm very grateful to @nntaleb for sharing generously with my class today. I don't know if many academics are assigning these works yet, but students found Skin in the Game and Principia Politica engaging reads which help integrate ideas from across disciplines. Thank you Maestro! https://t.co/Drj3CzoudM

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) November 12, 2020

Hochschild's Apology for the Pope's Statement on Same-Sex Civil Unions

Natural law includes clear teachings about marriage (because marriage is a reality independent of positive law).

Natural law does not include clear teachings about "civil unions" (because civil unions are, by definition, defined by positive law).

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) October 22, 2020

Natural law includes clear teachings about what marriage is.

Natural law includes a general requirement that positive law support marriage.

Natural law does not determine precisely how positive law should support marriage.

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) October 22, 2020

But the Natural Law does have something to say about non-procreative sex acts. It also arguably has something to say about what status should be given to those who engage in such acts with members of the same-sex. After all, Thomists recognize that law as a teacher, and in this case, it is not merely about the "union" alone, but everything that is associated with it and is legitimized by it. The fact that SSA may be involuntary does not mean that mercy requires that we validate their lifestyle choices.

The State of the Modern University

The State of the Modern University@LKrauss1 and @JoshHochschild

The full exchange: https://t.co/6XxYBMHY0R pic.twitter.com/CX1PVHP8TT

— Pairagraph (@pairagraph) October 9, 2020

Joshua Hochschild Reviews Three Books

The Intellectual Vocation

Princeton University Press: How to Think Like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education by Scott Newstok

Princeton University Press Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life by Zena Hitz

Penguin Press: Breaking Bread with the Dead: A Reader’s Guide to a More Tranquil Mind by Alan Jacobs

Joshua Hochschild: True Friendship: Insights from the Classical and Christian Traditions