Peter Kreeft

This book is a one-of-a-kind study on Mary of Nazareth, the mother of Jesus. If Jesus Christ is wisdom incarnate, and if Mary loved Him more than anyone else ever did, then it holds that Mary is the greatest philosopher, the greatest wisdom-lover. With precision and humor, Kreeft not only unpacks the thought and spirit of Mary as we know her through Scripture and Church doctrine, but offers a heartfelt crash course in the basics of philosophy—methodology, epistemology, logic, metaphysics, cosmology, ethics, politics, aesthetics, and more—all through the lens of the Mother of God.… (more)

Ethics-A history of Moral Thought by Peter Kreeft

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS
PRINT:
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DIGITAL:
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(this one)-AUDIO:
© 2012, February 29; ASIN: B001GKVBVK; Recorded Books, Inc.; 8 hours, 32 minutes (per Amazon.); unabridged. (info from Libby)
FILM:
N/A

SERIES:
No

SUMMARY/ EVALUATION:
SELECTED:
Inspired by some research I was doing for my librarian position at Coastline College, I had been searching the library on a theme of “Ethics. So appropriately this was a result. I liked that this would give information on multiple past philosophers.
ABOUT:
Kreeft alerts the listener to what is coming in the next chapter and what material would be beneficial to read before the lecture; such as Plato’s “Apology”, Plato’s “The Republic”, or Machiavelli’s “Prince" and then the listener is treated to explanations of these (and other) works, with admonitions to ask one’s own questions and apply conscious thought.
OVERALL OPINION:
Just what I had hoped it would be. I borrowed this through my library Libby app, and liked it enough to think I would listen more than once, so got a more permanent version from Audible.

AUTHOR:
Peter Kreeft (Excerpt from Wikipedia entry)
“Peter John Kreeft (/kreɪft/;[3] born March 16, 1937) is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College. A convert to Catholicism, he is the author of over eighty books[4] on Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. He also formulated, together with Ronald K. Tacelli, Twenty Arguments for the Existence of God in their Handbook of Christian Apologetics.[5][6]”

NARRATOR
John Lee

GENRE:
Philosophy, Nonfiction

SUBJECTS (Not comprehensive):
Philosophy, Ethics, History, Philosophers

RATTING:
5 stars.

STARTED-FINISHED
10/14/2024-10/23/2024… (more)

Ethics-A history of Moral Thought by Peter Kreeft

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS
PRINT:
N/A
DIGITAL:
N/A
(this one)-AUDIO:
© 2012, February 29; ASIN: B001GKVBVK; Recorded Books, Inc.; 8 hours, 32 minutes (per Amazon.); unabridged. (info from Libby)
FILM:
N/A

SERIES:
No

SUMMARY/ EVALUATION:
SELECTED:
Inspired by some research I was doing for my librarian position at Coastline College, I had been searching the library on a theme of “Ethics. So appropriately this was a result. I liked that this would give information on multiple past philosophers.
ABOUT:
Kreeft alerts the listener to what is coming in the next chapter and what material would be beneficial to read before the lecture; such as Plato’s “Apology”, Plato’s “The Republic”, or Machiavelli’s “Prince" and then the listener is treated to explanations of these (and other) works, with admonitions to ask one’s own questions and apply conscious thought.
OVERALL OPINION:
Just what I had hoped it would be. I borrowed this through my library Libby app, and liked it enough to think I would listen more than once, so got a more permanent version from Audible.

AUTHOR:
Peter Kreeft (Excerpt from Wikipedia entry)
“Peter John Kreeft (/kreɪft/;[3] born March 16, 1937) is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College. A convert to Catholicism, he is the author of over eighty books[4] on Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. He also formulated, together with Ronald K. Tacelli, Twenty Arguments for the Existence of God in their Handbook of Christian Apologetics.[5][6]”

NARRATOR:
John Lee (Excerpt from Wikipedia article)
"Lee was born in England with Irish ancestry.[1] His father worked as a carpenter and other men in his family were blacksmiths, brick layers and plumbers.[1] Lee himself has worked in agriculture, picking fruit, which he considers much more difficult than voice acting.[1]
Career
Lee has narrated hundreds of audiobooks.[1] "His trademark rich, smooth voice with its hint of a growl turns the word into a seduction", according to AudioFile.[1] He has won numerous Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards, and he was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile in 2009.[1]
In film, he portrayed the mysterious Trevor Goodchild in Peter Chung's Æon Flux. Other voice credits include Meier Link in both Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and Vampire Hunter D, Pavlo Zaitsev in episode 16 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Jason Wynn in HBO's Spawn animated series, and Aristotle in Reign: The Conqueror. John also had a role as a voice actor playing Cid Bunansa in the video game Final Fantasy XII.
Lee was also the producer and screenwriter for the 2001 film Breathing Hard, in which he played the character John Duggan. His Æon Flux co-star Denise Poirier plays his wife Carol."

*ME: I have always enjoyed this narrator, so even when I wasn't understanding the content fully, I was putting faith in John Lee that it was worthwhile hearing.

GENRE:
Philosophy, Nonfiction

SUBJECTS (Not comprehensive):
Philosophy, Ethics, History, Philosophers

RATTING:
5 stars.

STARTED-FINISHED
10/14/2024-10/23/2024… (more)

The life of Jesus Christ is indelibly engraved upon history; neither the erosion of time nor the devastating and compounding effects of evil have been able to erase his influence. Some people thought he was crazy; others considered him a misfit, a troublemaker, a rebel. He was condemned as a criminal, yet his life and teachings reverberate throughout history. He saw things differently, and he had no respect for the status quo. You can praise him, disagree with him, quote him, disbelieve him, glorify him, or vilify him. About the only thing you cannot do is ignore him, and that is a lesson that every age learns in its own way.

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But who is Jesus today? Who is Jesus to you? Get ready to discover Jesus like you have never known him.… (more)