{"id":80791,"date":"2021-04-15T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=80791"},"modified":"2021-04-15T03:43:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T10:43:22","slug":"pwj-s4e55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2021\/04\/15\/pwj-s4e55\/","title":{"rendered":"PWJ: S4E55 \u2013 AH \u2013 &#8220;After Hours&#8221; with Dr. Robert Koons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/S4E55-Owen-Barfield-Banner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/S4E55-Owen-Barfield-Banner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/S4E55-Owen-Barfield-Banner.png 860w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/S4E55-Owen-Barfield-Banner-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/S4E55-Owen-Barfield-Banner-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Robert Koons takes us on a tour of Middle Earth with J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield and Plato!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>S4E55: &#8220;After Hours&#8221; with Dr. Robert Koons<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PWJ-S4E55.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PWJ-S4E55.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-51396fab-e50d-4cf5-92e3-e840026c934b\">If you enjoy this episode, you can subscribe&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/TheEagleAndChildPodcast\" target=\"_blank\">manually<\/a>, or&nbsp;any place where good podcasts can be found&nbsp;(<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-eagle-and-child-podcast-restless-pilgrim\/id1289456381\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Ixvobfgi2wk4rkdegdnbdqjjh44?t=The_Eagle_and_Child\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pints-with-Jack\/dp\/B08K57WLYB\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/podcast-detail\/wqkqe-5e798\/The+Eagle+and+Child\" target=\"_blank\">Podbean<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=159766&amp;refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Eagle-and-Child-p1079872\/\" target=\"_blank\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1289456381\/pints-with-jack\" target=\"_blank\">Overcast<\/a>), as well as on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcYFlFuyOmYL6LcuicqzULw\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>. The roadmap for Season 4 is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/pints-with-jack-season-4\/\">available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-a56ad4a8-f43a-4986-8d5f-09ffa487daa4\">More information about us can be found on our website,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pintswithjack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PintsWithJack.com<\/a>. If you\u2019d like to support us and get fantastic gifts,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pintswithjack\">please join us on Patreon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-2882b493-f1aa-48ab-8db6-3c40f02265fc\">Timestamps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">00:00\u200b \u2013 <em>Entering \u201cThe Eagle &amp; Child\u201d\u2026 <\/em><br>00:09\u200b \u2013 <em>Welcome <\/em><br>00:40\u200b \u2013 <em>Dr. Robert Koons <\/em><br>02:31\u200b \u2013 <em>Quote-of-the-week <\/em><br>03:12\u200b \u2013 <em>Drink-of-the-week <\/em><br>03:46\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: Finding the Inklings and Barfield <\/em><br>05:08\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: Platonism <\/em><br>07:00\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: Neoplatonism <\/em><br>09:58\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: Cambridge Center Talk <\/em><br>10:36\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: Five Theological Theses <\/em><br>12:47\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: Tolkien&#8217;s Philosophy <\/em><br>20:05\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: Owen Barfield <\/em><br>23:06\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: Ancient Semantic Unities <\/em><br>41:56\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: So what? <\/em><br>45:46\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: Growth in Tolkien scholarship <\/em><br>46:24\u200b \u2013 <em>Discussion: More information <\/em><br>46:41\u200b \u2013 <em>Closing Thoughts<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-256e7e4a-897b-43e2-a2ed-609bf087c84b\">YouTube Version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzCHxYT5LY4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-a885e324-ccf9-42f2-9e03-3f3eb5dc7d6b\">After Show Skype Session<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>No Skype Session today!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-27508392-5bf9-4ea7-9a6d-34a4e3476c70\">Show Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-9a5c05ab-2df3-4086-b1f7-70d12e5536d9\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Robert C. (\u201cRob\u201d) Koons is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught for 33 years. He is the author or co-author of four books, including: Realism Regained and The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics. He is the co-editor of The Waning of Materialism, and co-editor of Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science. He has been working recently on an Aristotelian interpretation of quantum theory, on defending and articulating Thomism in contemporary terms, and on arguments for classical theism.<\/p><cite>Biographical information for Dr. Robert Koons<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-9a5c05ab-2df3-4086-b1f7-70d12e5536d9\">Chit Chat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I first came Dr. Koons through a video where he was presenting a talk entitled, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yBsmJZcg1FQ\">Tolkien, Barfield, and Neoplatonism: How Metaphysics Moulded Middle Earth<\/a><\/em>:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yBsmJZcg1FQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In this episode of <em>Barfield Month <\/em>we&#8217;re going to talk about some of the ideas in the talk.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quote-of-the-week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The quote-of-the-week is Lewis&#8217; spiritual autobiography:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em><em><em><em>\u201cThere is a sense in which Arthur [Greeves] and [Owen] Barfield are the types of every man&#8217;s First Friend and Second Friend. The First is the alter ego\u2026 but the Second Friend is the man who disagrees with you about everything. He is not so much the alter ego as the anti-self. Of course he shares your interests; otherwise he would not become your friend at all. But he has approached them all at a different angle. He has read all the right books but has got the wrong thing out of every one.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p><cite>C.S. Lewis, Surprised By Joy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drink-of-the-week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For the drink-of-the-week&#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-27508392-5bf9-4ea7-9a6d-34a4e3476c70\">Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Before we jump into the contents of your talk, would you mind telling us a little bit about your history with the Inklings in general, and Barfield in particular?<\/li><li>What is Platonism?<\/li><li>What\u2019s the difference between Platonism and Neoplatonism?<\/li><li>What was the genesis of the ideas of your talk <em>Tolkien, Barfield, and Neoplatonism<\/em>?<\/li><li>How did you come to lecture the Cambridge Center for the Study of Platonism?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You kick off your talk with five theses about Christian philosophy and Tolkien. What are these?<\/li><li>So if Tolkien\u2019s philosophy is so important, what was it?<\/li><li>So let\u2019s move from there to talk about the Inklings in general and Owen Barfield in particular. Most listeners to this podcast will know who the Inklings were, but for the newcomers, could you give us a quick introduction?<\/li><li>In your talk you connect Tolkien and Barfield\u2019s idea of \u201cancient semantic unities\u201d. What are \u201cancient semantic unities\u201d when they\u2019re at home?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ancient Semantic Unities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How did Tolkien apply this idea of \u201cancient semantic unities\u201d to his legendarium?<\/li><li>How does this connect to philosophy and platonism?<\/li><li>What\u2019s the impact of all of this? 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