Duncan Reyburn's Unorthodoxy

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Some reflections on the nature of the demon called liberalism. See also: https://duncanreyburn.substack.com/p/when-the-dragon-eats-the-knight

In a strange but philosophically potent story told in the Hebrew Bible, God gives his prophet Hosea some rather odd instructions. God commands Hosea to take for himself a wife of “whoredom” and to raise “children of whoredom” (Hosea 1:2). Hosea will be committed to a focused point of attention. He will be a symbol of the monogamy that loves and cherishes one woman no matter

Available in text here: https://duncanreyburn.substack.com/p/to-render-identity-consumable

A recording of a paper delivered during an online conference, Philosophical Theologies in South Africa (hosted by Hugenote Kollege) on 24 March 2022. Abstract: At the very end of his book Orthodoxy (1908), G. K. Chesterton makes a claim regarding the “pathos” of Christ, which was “natural,” and “almost casual.” However, Chesterton contends that one dimension of Christ�

A lecture on a foundation for critical thinking.

A brief exploration of memes, via what we might joking call the will to meming, as expressions of our desire to make sense of the world. You can catch this podcast on various platforms: Amazon Audible, Spotify, Google, Apple, and Podbean. You can read a transcript of this episode here: https://duncanreyburn.substack.com/p/mans-search-for-meming

In this last episode in this brief series on understanding creativity, we look at how analogy functions as the core of cognition; and conclude with a few thoughts on assessing whether our creative ideas are any good. Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn

In this episode, we look at how meaning-finding and meaning-making work in relation to creativity with reference to Chekhov's famous so-called gun. Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn

We're briefly exploring some dimensions of creativity in four short episodes. In this episode, we explore how creativity is tied to insight. In this episode we look at what insight is, as well as how to find insights through pattern recognition and pattern naming. Support: Patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn