I had the opportunity to be on a panel with my colleagues from the University of Mary at the American Catholic Philosophical Association in November 2023 in Houston, Texas. The title of the panel was: “Tradition for Today: A Panel Discussion on Philosophical Pedagogy.”

Here is an excerpt from what I shared:

I want to consider two aspects of tradition that are often overlooked: how tradition is sustained dynamically and how tradition is created transgressively. I believe that these two aspects of tradition will shed light on why and how we ought to teach the history of philosophy and perhaps help resolve some of the tension between the contrary positions of my two colleagues. I should add that these thoughts on tradition are heavily influenced by Foucault’s History of Madness and Philipp Rosemann’s Charred Root of Meaning.