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Dare to Think | Mere Liberty Podcast

Dare to Think | Mere Liberty Podcast

著者： Kerry Baldwin
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To challenge and rethink our paradigms for understanding society, by applying Reformed theology and philosophy to politics, religion, and culture, in order to encourage individual freedom and responsibility within our own spheres of influence. Mere Liberty is about liberty at its most fundamental core. It's stripping away the rhetoric that we've become accustomed to hearing and challenging the paradigms that face us today. Mere Liberty is not about politics per se, rather it's about the philosophies (and theology) behind the problems presented in politics and culture. Challenging the manner in which we see these problems will push us to think beyond mere political solutions that in effect isolate us from own responsibility, and eschewing responsibility means relinquishing our associated freedoms.Kerry Baldwin, 2022 哲学 社会科学
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  • Deciphering the Libertarian Party's Position on Abortion: Key Points Unpacked

    Deciphering the Libertarian Party's Position on Abortion: Key Points Unpacked
    2024/04/01

    The Libertarian Party removed its abortion plank in 2022, ending fifty years of failed attempts to articulate a consistent position on women's and children's rights. This episode traces that history — from the LP's first platform in 1972 through the debates that led to removal — and examines what the change does and doesn't mean. Removing the plank doesn't make the LP officially pro-life, and it doesn't abandon the party's principles on women's rights. It reflects what has always been true: libertarians are genuinely divided on abortion. The deeper question — whether abortion constitutes a rights violation under the non-aggression principle — remains unresolved, and that is the debate libertarian philosophers now have to face.

    Main Points of Discussion 00:00Introduction: Is the LP pro-choice? What the platform's silence means05:30The LP's abortion plank from 1972 through 2000: a history of failed attempts06:44Division within the LP: the long-standing split on abortion08:45The case for removal: neutrality, consistency, and avoiding infighting11:02The Dallas Accord and the "big tent" argument14:30Does silence on abortion threaten the rights of women?18:43What other LP platform sections say about individual rights and government intervention20:30Core libertarian values that remain in the platform after removal23:02Why removal was a move toward consistency, not abandonment of principle23:45The unresolved philosophical task: reconciling women's and fetal rights under the NAP

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    26 分
  • Nancy Pearcey Explains The Toxic War on Masculinity

    Nancy Pearcey Explains The Toxic War on Masculinity
    2024/03/04

    | SUMMARY - Nancy Pearcey Explains The Toxic War on Masculinity |

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    In this episode of Dare to Think, Kerry Baldwin interviews Professor Nancy Pearcey about her book, The Toxic War on Masculinity. This book is not intended to take sides in cultural-religious debate between Complementarianism and Egalitarianism.

    Instead, Pearcey examines a socio-historical perspective of the phenomenon known as "toxic masculinity" and whether Christianity or secularism is responsible for it. Pearcey finds a number of surprising examples throughout history, and also today from prominent sociological and psychological marriage researchers. Pearcey's book is more of an academic apologetic written for educated layman, instead of a popular piece.

    Join me, Kerry Baldwin, with Nancy Pearcey, as we Dare to Think about the Toxic War on Masculinity

    Read my review of Pearcey's book at https://mereliberty.com/041

    | MAIN POINTS OF DISCUSSION |

    00:00 Introduction

    01:20 What is the main problem the book is trying to solve?

    04:47 What has been the cause for controversy surrounding the book?

    09:01 The "Good" man versus "Real" man scripts

    12:13 The "Andrew Tate" phenomenon of masculinity & classical Christian schools

    14:09 How Christian men are absorbing the secular ("real man") script

    15:02 Research for Christian men splits into two different groups: devout versus nominal

    17:22 Brad Wilcox on Christian marriages

    19:57 Nominal Christian men marriage and divorce stats

    21:47 Percentage of nominal to devout Christian men is 50/50

    23:24 Fatherless boyhood: a problem of no-fault divorce or Industrialization?

    25:23 How did we lose involved fathers?

    27:50 Is there a way to flex the workplace so fathers are no longer absent from the family?

    29:02 The impact of fatherlessness hits boys harder than girls

    30:24 The impact of father substitutes

    31:44 How the 1950s model of the household cant possibly be the Biblical ideal

    33:28 Closing

    | RESOURCE LINKS |

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    • https://www.nancypearcey.com/

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    36 分
  • Socratic Method and Critical Thinking - The Liberty Seminar

    Socratic Method and Critical Thinking - The Liberty Seminar
    2024/02/03
    The Socratic method, properly understood, is not a debate technique — it is a tool for inquiry-based discovery. Kerry Baldwin, Mike Leavitt, and Jacob Winograd discuss how this approach to critical thinking shapes the Liberty Seminar, an online course for learners aged 14 and older. Topics include the decline of careful reasoning in professional and academic settings, practical applications in parenting and theology, and why genuine learning requires the courage to question what you think you already know. Available in self-directed and Master Seminar formats at mereliberty.com. Main Points of Discussion: Socratic method and critical thinking 00:00Introduction01:06What is the Liberty Seminar and what is it trying to accomplish?02:20Who is the Liberty Seminar designed for?02:36What critical thinking is — and what it isn't04:15Self-directed and Master Seminar formats explained05:15The Socratic method as inquiry-based discovery, not debate06:02Is the Socratic method just about asking questions?07:38How strategic questions produce genuine learning08:14Why critical thinking is declining in professional settings10:13Understanding ideas before analyzing or critiquing them10:56If tests don't demonstrate learning, how do we know we're learning?11:59Why AI is not taking over reasoning12:46What you get from the Liberty Seminar16:12Real life application: non-academic trade skills17:42Real life application: parenting and communication with teens and adult children19:05Real life application: professional soft skills development19:26Real life application: studying doctrine and theology21:43Critical thinking as a defense against manipulation24:16Why courage is implied when you choose to think well27:29Objection: Christians who believe philosophy leads you away from truth32:56How Socratic practice has shaped Kerry's own thinking and research35:48How the Liberty Seminar serves intuitive thinkers and passion-driven learners Resource Links To get more information visit libertyseminar.com or https://mereliberty.com/membership/courses/ Original interviews: How Socratic Thinking Can Aid Christians in Faith and Politics, w/ Kerry BaldwinThinking Well and The Liberty Seminar with Kerry Baldwin FAQs 1. What is the Socratic method and how is it used in the Liberty Seminar? The Socratic method is a systematic approach to inquiry-based learning — a way of asking strategic questions to discover and examine ideas rather than simply receiving information. In the Liberty Seminar, Kerry Baldwin uses it not as a confrontational debate technique but as a tool for discovery: you learn to ask the right questions before you attempt to analyze or critique. The goal is understanding first. Argument follows from that, not the other way around. 2. What is the difference between critical thinking and debate? Debate assumes you already know what you think and want to defend it. Critical thinking — properly understood — is what you do before you're ready to debate anything. It is the disciplined work of understanding, conceptualizing, analyzing, and synthesizing ideas. You cannot argue well about what you do not yet understand. The Liberty Seminar teaches the prior skill: how to think through an idea carefully before staking out a position on it. 3. What is reflective thinking and how does it differ from conventional critical thinking? Reflective thinking is Kerry Baldwin's term for an approach to critical thinking that takes seriously the role of intuition, emotion, and felt experience in the reasoning process — not as noise to be eliminated, but as data to be examined. Most critical thinking curricula treat reasoning as purely adversarial: find the flaw, win the argument. Reflective thinking is non-adversarial. It asks: what am I actually responding to here, and why? That self-awareness is what makes the reasoning that follows more honest and more rigorous, not less. 4. Who is the Liberty Seminar designed for? The Liberty Seminar is designed for learners aged 14 and older — high school students and adults who want to develop genuine intellectual confidence. It is not an academic philosophy course, and it does not require any prior background in logic or critical thinking. It is for anyone who wants to think through hard questions carefully, engage disagreement without being threatened by it, and hold convictions honestly. The skills it teaches apply across every domain: professional life, theology, parenting, personal decision-making. 5. What are the practical applications of Socratic critical thinking? The applications are broader than most people expect. In professional settings, the ability to analyze problems clearly and communicate reasoning precisely is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable. In parenting, a Socratic approach means creating conditions for real dialogue with teenagers and adult children rather than defaulting to assertion. In theology, it means testing doctrine through honest scrutiny — a ...
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