Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter: RyanMReeves Instagram: ryreeves4
As an American, if I had to choose between prison or living in England. I would obviously chose living in England. If it was the People's Republic of Korea than I would choose prison.
I don't think we can attribute to John Locke the origin of what became cultural relativism. Perhaps, people used his assessment of the world in order to establish the conditions of various theories, but Locke seems to be far more grounded in his Natural Law theory of justice. His appeal to Tabula Rasa seems more like an attempt to justify his belief in Free Will as it grounds Liberty as a coherent concept. For instance. without Free Will, Liberty as a concept is meaningless.
Your lecture reminds me of the Buffet song: "Margaritaville"... Wasted away again in [the Bastille], Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt. Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, But I know it's nobody's fault. Don't know the reason, Stayed here all season With nothing to show but this new [philosophy]. But it's a real beauty, A [n enlightment] cutie, how it got here I haven't a clue. Wasted away again in [the Bastille], Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt. Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, Now I think, - hell it could be my fault.
Excellent lecture, but odd error 16 mns in. Voltaire never insulted a noblewoman in his life, or any woman that I know of. The spat was with the Chevalier de Rohan, who was making fun of his name change from Arouet to Voltaire. Voltaire's reply was, "I'm the first of my name, just as you are the "dernier" of yours." Dernier means both the last and the lowest, and Rohan was indeed a very ignoble character, then stalking Voltaire's leading actress and friend, Adrienne Lecouvreur. Rohan was furious that Voltaire kept shielding her, and was insulting him in the hope ofpicking a fight or duel.
I've heard that Chuck Norris ' s round the house kick, not only subdues the villain, but also imparts lasting wisdom of Voltaire in each and every kick. Thumbs up or thumbs on this post if you believe what is stated above.
Once again an excellent balanced presentation. I've left criticism when you touch on actual STEM science, where it seems you're shallow. This lecture again is back on your usual track of excellence. Just wish you understood Titus 1:12 better (I spent 2.5 years on that verse alone and optimistically, I might have scratched the surface of it).
Funny how this professor always seems to skip the Jews. Europeans knew very well about Judaism . Weird WASPy tendency he has. Otherwise good lectures. Todah Rabah.שלום
