The Thomistic Institute Podcast
The Thomistic Institute Podcast
The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone. The Thomistic Institute Podcast features the lectures and talks from our conferences, campus chapters events, intellectual retreats, livestream events,  and much more.  Founded in 2009, the Thomistic Institute is part of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.
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Aug. 4, 2026

Why be Philosophical? - Prof. Marshall Bierson

Why be Philosophical? - Prof. Marshall Bierson
The Thomistic Institute Podcast
Why be Philosophical? - Prof. Marshall Bierson
Season 13

Prof. Marshall Bierson asks what it really means to be philosophical, and he takes listeners through the subtle ways our love of truth gets derailed—by winning, by approval, by self-justification, and even by mistaking the feeling of insight for insight itself.


This lecture was given on June 27th, 2026, at Dominican House of Studies.


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About the Speaker:


Marshall Bierson is an assistant professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of America. His research centers on the intersection of ethics and philosophical anthropology. He is particularly focused on the work of Elizabeth Anscombe and in exploring how her Thomisticly inflected philosophical psychology clarifies moral absolutes.


Keywords: Aquinas, C. S. Lewis, C. S. Peirce, Debate, Gorgias, Philosophy, Plato, Rationalization, Socrates, Truth