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The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind

The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind

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 Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.2024 Judaïsme Spiritualité
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      Newton and Leibniz: Of Universal Laws and Geniuses
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      1. How did Isaac Newton build on the newer tradition of inductive reasoning rather than the older, scholastic method of assumptions?
      2. According to Newton, how do the universal laws of nature bolster one's faith in and appreciation of God?
      3. In what sense did Leibniz lay the groundwork for modern computers?

      Recommended Reading: Newton, Isaac. Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. 1687.
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    • Empiricism and Astronomy: Copernicus, Galileo, and Bacon

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      Jan 14 2026

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      1. Why did Copernicus dedicate his scientific book, On the Revolutions, to the pope?
      2. How did Galileo mount a religious defense of Copernicus' heliocentric model of the solar system?
      3. According to Bacon, in what sense did logic become a problematic discipline within the study of philosophy?

      Recommended Reading: Copernicus, Nicholas. On the Revolutions. 1543.
      Galilei, Galileo. Siderius Nuncius. 1610.
      Galilei, Galileo. Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany. 1615.
      Bacon, Francis. Novum Organum. 1620.
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      Jan 7 2026

      The Scientific Revolution will change the way humanity understands and relates to the natural world. As we learn more about this period, we'll uncover answers to the following questions:

      1. How did the Scientific Revolution lead to an English sensibility that things ought to be useful?
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