The Mystery of Being and the Rediscovery of Tradition – Interview with Matthew Minerd

Seeking the truth in tradition and in thinking. In this conversation, Dr. Matthew K. Minerd reflects on his intellectual journey, highlighting the influence of language and philosophy—the dance of νοῦς before our eyes—in shaping his understanding of the world and his habits of inquiry. Listen as he and Dr. Kemple discuss the discovery of meaningful study, the development of a global intellectual perspective, the merits of Thomism, the need for recovering the tradition and re-forming our educational paradigms, and the vocation of study. 00:00 – The Esoteric Meaning of It All 00:29 – Introduction: Escape from Grinding Technocracy 11:30 – Unifying Teaching, Translating, Writing 17:30 – Why Scholasticism, Why Thomism? 24:35 – Recovery of the Tradition (and not reinventing the wheel) 35:00 – Gaps in our Intellectual Formation 46:40 – Lessons from Dr. Minerd Learn more about Dr. Minerd https://lyceum.institute/faculty/fell... And support the Lyceum Institute's initiative: https://lyceum.insitute/beyond/