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The Quest Atlanta Catholic RadioConversations with Consequences - Ep. 346 Joe Wilson on Pope Leo's Favorite Flicks & Zena Hitz Talks The Catherine Project!Film critic Joe Wilson joins to share his take on Pope Leo's favorite flicks and the similar themes they all have, and the role film can play in forming young minds and hearts especially during this holiday season. We also talk with Zena Hitz about the Catherine Project, an open education endeavor, and the many 'hidden pleasures of an intellectual life.' Msgr. Roger Landry also shares the real meaning of the Immaculate Conception as we prepare for the feast day on Monday, as we continue through this Advent season. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN...
2025-12-0454 minConversations with ConsequencesEp. 346 Joe Wilson on Pope Leo's Favorite Flicks & Zena Hitz Talks The Catherine Project!Film critic Joe Wilson joins to share his take on Pope Leo's favorite flicks and the similar themes they all have, and the role film can play in forming young minds and hearts especially during this holiday season. We also talk with Zena Hitz about the Catherine Project, an open education endeavor, and the many 'hidden pleasures of an intellectual life.' Msgr. Roger Landry also shares the real meaning of the Immaculate Conception as we prepare for the feast day on Monday, as we continue through this Advent season. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN...
2025-12-0454 min
Conversations with ConsequencesEP 346 Joe Wilson on Pope Leo’s Favorite Flicks & Zena Hitz Talks The Catherine ProjectEpisode Description
This week Ashley McGuire welcomes back film critic and writer, Joe Wilson, co-creator of the 100 Catholic Movies Substack, as they dive into Pope Leo’s newly released list of favorite movies. From It’s A Wonderful Life and The Sound of Music to Life Is Beautiful and Ordinary People, Joe unpacks the common threads running through these very different pictures – themes like the beauty of a life well lived and the saving role of family. Joe reveals how film can play an important role in forming young minds and hearts, especially during the holiday season.
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2025-12-0300 min
Time To Say GoodbyeKimmel, Free Speech, and the University as the New Church with Zena HitzHello, Today, we have back on one of our favorite guests, Zena Hitz, a philosopher who teaches at St. John’s College. We talk about Kimmel’s canceling and uncanceling, the history of free speech in a conformist country like America, and the university’s place as the crucible for all discourse refereeing. Is this a good thing or is the modern university uniquely unqualified to hold such importance? Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substa...
2025-09-241h 37
New Books in Higher EducationLost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual LifeIn an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Dr. Hitz’s own experiences as someone who wa...
2025-08-1456 min
Princeton UP Ideas PodcastLost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual LifeIn an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Dr. Hitz’s own experiences as someone who wa...
2025-08-1456 min
The Academic LifeLost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual LifeIn an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Dr. Hitz’s own experiences as someone who wa...
2025-08-1456 min
New Books in EducationLost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual LifeIn an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Dr. Hitz’s own experiences as someone who wa...
2025-08-1456 min
Ascend - The Great Books PodcastThe Clouds by Aristophanes with Dr. Zina HitzIn this episode, Dcn. Harrison Garlick, Chancellor and General Counsel of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa, welcomes Dr. Zena Hitz, a tutor at St. John’s College and founder of the Catherine Project, to discuss Aristophanes’ comedic masterpiece, The Clouds. The episode dives into the play’s biting humor, its critique of Athenian society, and its timeless questions about education, piety, and moral decay. From the Thinkery’s absurd teachings to the mysterious Clouds, Dcn. Garlick and Zena unpack the play’s relevance to modern audiences, exploring themes of social ambition, familial breakdown, and the consequences of abandon...
2025-07-011h 08
Time To Say GoodbyeHow to Think and Read in a World of AI with Zena HitzHello! Today we’re talking about a new essay in the New Yorker that asks how we might think about knowledge, learning, and the meaning of life in a world where Chat GPT replaces a lot of our core knowledge functions. To discuss this piece and its implications (and to argue back on it) we brought on Zena Hitz, a philosopher, a tutor at St. John’s College, and a founder of the Catherine Project. We talked about great books, luddism, overblown AI doomerism and how to think. We really enjoyed this conversation and honestly was hoping it w...
2025-05-011h 26
The New ThinkeryZena Hitz on Plato's CharmidesIn this episode, the guys are all here, and joined by Zena Hitz of St. John's College. Together, the group dive into Plato's Charmides. What does true wisdom look like? Can self-knowledge lead to a well-ordered soul? Listen in as the cast explore the dialogue's reflections on temperance, philosophy, and the limits of human understanding. Plato's insights offer a compelling perspective on the pursuit of wisdom in the modern world.
2025-02-191h 00
The Hope Axis by Anna GátZena Hitz: The Purpose of an Intellectual LifeThe one and only Zena Hitz — Tutor at St. John's College and author of one of my favourite books 'Lost in Thought — joined me to talk about Plato and Christ, contemplation and service, wisdom and being lost, morality and dignity, end goals and anxieties — Agnes Callard and Irina Dumitrescu — Aquinas and Hildegard of Bingen, and happiness!Links:https://www.zenahitz.net/https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691178714/lost-in-thought
2025-02-141h 14
Evangelization & Culture PodcastThe Pleasures of an Intellectual Life w/ Zena HitzWhat exactly is the "life of the mind"? Is it merely a matter of being bookish, bespectacled, and (*gasp*) potentially boring? Or is the "life of the mind" awash with limitless wonder, captivating wisdom, and life-changing vocation? Join me and St. John's College tutor Dr. Zena Hitz as we dive deeply into the joyful adventure of intellectual formation as told in her award-winning book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly on WordOnFire.org, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts....
2025-02-041h 48
The Common ReaderZena Hitz: reading the Great BooksI’ve been a big Zena Hitz fan since I read Lost in Thought in 2020, a book I am still recommending to people nearly five years later. We talked about Shakespeare, children’s books, St John’s College, the Catherine Project, whether you should read secondary literature, Tolkien, nuns, and we had a giggle while we did so. Zena is one of the best public intellectuals who remains deeply committed to reading the Great Books and I was very pleased to record this conversation with her. This is a public episode. If you would like to discus...
2024-12-011h 01
St. John's College (Annapolis) LecturesWhat's Wrong With History? (Zena Hitz)Recording of a lecture delivered on September 27, 2024, by Annapolis tutor Zena Hitz as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ms. Hitz offers this description of her lecture: “In a St. John's seminar, we do not approach the readings historically, that is, ‘in a context.’ Instead, we ask them questions, as we might ask living people questions, and engage them in conversation and shared inquiry. Is this simply the way we prefer to read? Or is something wrong with a historical approach to a great book? If so, what?”
2024-10-0757 min
The Briefing with Albert MohlerThursday, September 12, 2024This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 11:13)Will Big Business Break with Woke? Big Companies Stop Reporting to LGBTQ Groups for Ratings, Pull Back from DEI ProgramsFord, Coors Light and Other Brands Retreat From a Gay-Rights Index by The Wall Street Journal (Theo Francis and Lauren Weber)Part II (11:13 - 17:08)Where Are the Conservatives on Campus? Higher Education Has Been Largely Evacuated of Conservatives Why Are There So Few Conservative Professors? The facts are beyond dispute. The causes and solutions are not. by...
2024-09-1227 minHarvesting HappinessUnlocking Happiness: The Power of Lifelong Learning and Curiosity with Zena Hitz PhDThink for a second briefly about the excitement of learning something new as a child. That sense of wonder and accomplishment when you first figured out how to write a bike, solve a puzzle, or read a book. That joy doesn't have to end with childhood, and in fact, lifelong learning is the secret to maintaining that spark of happiness throughout our lifetime.To find out the art of unlocking happiness, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with the founder and president of the Catherine Project, Dr. Zena Hitz.This episode is proudly sponsored...
2024-08-0832 minHarvesting Happiness PodcastsUnlocking Happiness: The Power of Lifelong Learning and Curiosity with Zena Hitz PhDThink for a second briefly about the excitement of learning something new as a child. That sense of wonder and accomplishment when you first figured out how to write a bike, solve a puzzle, or read a book. That joy doesn't have to end with childhood, and in fact, lifelong learning is the secret to maintaining that spark of happiness throughout our lifetime.To find out the art of unlocking happiness, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with the founder and president of the Catherine Project, Dr. Zena Hitz.This episode is proudly sponsored...
2024-08-0800 min
Harvesting HappinessUnlocking Happiness: The Power of Lifelong Learning and Curiosity with Zena Hitz PhDThink for a second briefly about the excitement of learning something new as a child. That sense of wonder and accomplishment when you first figured out how to write a bike, solve a puzzle, or read a book. That joy doesn't have to end with childhood, and in fact, lifelong learning is the secret to maintaining that spark of happiness throughout our lifetime.To find out the art of unlocking happiness, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with the founder and president of the Catherine Project, Dr. Zena Hitz.This episode is proudly sponsored...
2024-08-0832 min
Harvesting Happiness Talk RadioUnlocking Happiness: The Power of Lifelong Learning and Curiosity with Zena Hitz PhDExamine the art of unlocking happiness through lifelong learning and curiosity. Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with scholar of classical philosophy Dr. Zena Hitz PhD.
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2024-08-0732 min
Right IdeasLost in Thought with Zena HitzIn an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? Zena Hitz joins Right Ideas with John Sailer to discuss why intellectual life is valuable for reasons far beyond practicality. Zena Hitz is a Tutor at St. John’s College and the author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
2024-07-2446 minRight IdeasLost in Thought with Zena HitzJohn Sailer is joined by Zena Hitz to discuss her journey through intellectual life, and what she learned along the way. Hitz is a tutor at St. John's College in Annapolis, and the founder and president of the Catherine Project. She is also the author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
2024-07-1046 min
CredoWhatever happened to Contemplation? Zena Hitz and Matthew BarrettWhat is the meaning of intellectual life? In modern education, educators and students alike are often disillusioned by the attitude prevalent in educational institutions that emphasizes usefulness and practicality rather than contemplating the meaning and purpose of life. Zena Hitz shares her own disillusionment and frustrations as an educator, and how she found the true meaning of intellectual life in contemplating truth itself, including those questions most formative for one’s happiness in God. Zena Hitz and Matthew Barrett point us to the value of the contemplative life in this chaotic age of social media where people feed on the ne...
2024-04-2339 min
Another Life with Joy Marie ClarksonThe PloughRead: What Is Time For? by Zena HitzZena Hitz on our time, its value, and how we might spend it if we had more of it.
2024-02-1430 min
The Commonweal PodcastEp. 119 - Best of 2023On this special year-end episode, we’re revisiting four of our favorite conversations from the past year. Sociologist Matthew Desmond explains how the United States can choose to abolish poverty. Sr. Helen Prejean and singer Ryan McKinney discuss the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Dead Man Walking. Poet-scholar and slam champion Joshua Bennett talks about the history of spoken word. And philosopher Zena Hitz unpacks the spirit of “wholeheartedness” at the center of religious life. Listen to the full conversations here:
Matthew Desmond on poverty in America
Sr. Helen Prejean and Ryan McKinney on Dead Man Wa...
2023-12-2132 min
Experible with Krati MehraZena Hitz: Power of Religion, Choosing Faith over Fear, and Asceticism in a Materialistic SocietyI sit down with Zena Hitz and we dive into the intricacies of religion and spirituality, exploring how they shape our personal and societal landscapes.
This episode offers a unique perspective on the transformative power of faith, the role of religion in fostering personal growth, and the balance between asceticism and living in a modern, materialistic world.
Zena’s insights provide a deep understanding of the complexities of religious life, inviting listeners to reflect on their own spiritual journeys. Tune in for an enlightening discussion that transcends conventional views on religion and spirituality.
Ze...
2023-12-181h 12
The Thomistic InstitutePhilosophy And The Religious Life | Doctor Zena HitzThis lecture was given on September 14, 2023, at Yale University
For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.
About the speaker:
Zena Hitz is a Tutor at St. John's College where she teaches across the liberal arts. She is interested in defending intellectual activity for its own sake, as against its use for economic or political goals. Her forthcoming book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, is rooted in essays that have appeared in First Things, Modern Age, and The Washington Post. Her scholarly work has focused on the political...
2023-11-1034 min
Stoa Conversations: Stoicism AppliedZena Hitz on The Meaning of Life, and Religion (Episode 90)“This day will end like all others.”“And after that?”In this conversation, Caleb speaks with Zena Hitz about her recent book “A philosopher looks at the religious life.” They discuss meaning, Christianity, and Stoicism.https://catherineproject.org/(01:10) Wholeheartedness(06:59) Meaning(14:18) Abandonment(17:45) Devotion and Role Ethics(30:08) Service and Happiness(40:32) Freedom(44:33) Nietzsche***Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribeDownload the Stoa app (it’s a...
2023-10-2750 min
Conservative Conversations with ISILiberal Education, Pragmatism, and Asceticism | Zena HitzIn this episode:Zena Hitz joins the podcast to talk about the enduring value and necessity of a liberal arts educationhow class and economic considerations describe the shifts towards “practical” studies and coursework to the neglect of “the fundamental questions”the connection between ascetic practice and proper reasoning, and how education requires retreat from the present thingsTexts Mentioned:Lost in Thought by Zena Hitzcatherineproject.orgNicomachean Ethics by AristotleSophist by PlatoPhaedrus by PlatoWealth of Nations by Adam SmithCity of God by AugustineRepublic by PlatoDemocracy in America by Alexis de TocquevilleConfessions by AugustineGenesisBecome a part of ISI:
2023-09-1237 min
Enduring InterestLIBERAL EDUCATION #5: Zena Hitz, Jonathan Marks, and Roosevelt Montás on Liberal EducationTo lead into the next season of Enduring Interest, we're re-releasing our first two seasons, covering totalitarianism and ideology and liberal education. We'll be back on September 8 with a new season covering free speech and censorship. This month we are pleased to bring you a special episode that departs from our normal path. For the past several months, we’ve been looking at forgotten or neglected books and essays on liberal education. We’re very excited to bring you this conversation with three authors who’ve all written recently published books on liberal education. We have Zena Hitz, author of LOST IN...
2023-08-281h 24
Sacred and Profane LoveRe-run: Episode 50 - "Are the Humanities in Crisis" with Zena Hitz and Chad WellmonThrowback to the big five-oh: Episode 50 with Zena Hitz and Chad Wellmon!
On April 26, 2022, The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America hosted a launch event to reveal the new design and website of Sacred and Profane Love. I am pleased to share the audio of that event as episode 50, but you can also watch a video of it here.
This event, with Zena Hitz and Chad Wellmon, was titled “Are the Humanities in Crisis” and the two starting points for the conversation were two books that we have already discussed separately on the podcast: Zena’s Lost in Thought and Ch...
2023-08-251h 19
Sacred and Profane LoveRe-run: Episode 50 - "Are the Humanities in Crisis" with Zena Hitz and Chad WellmonThrowback to the big five-oh: Episode 50 with Zena Hitz and Chad Wellmon! On April 26, 2022, The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America hosted a launch event to reveal the new design and website of Sacred and Profane Love. I am pleased to share the audio of that event as episode 50, but you can also watch a video of it here. This event, with Zena Hitz and Chad Wellmon, was titled "Are the Humanities in Crisis" and the two starting points for the conversation were two books that we have a...
2023-08-251h 19
The Commonweal PodcastEp. 110 - Living for God AloneReligious life stands in radical opposition to much of modern culture. But what is it, exactly? On this episode, philosopher Zena Hitz speaks with senior editor Matt Boudway about her new book on religious life—a crucial part of the Catholic Church, and one that remains poorly understood. Religious life is not primarily about what you give up, Hitz explains. Rather, it’s a way of orienting your whole self around a single purpose: loving God, and serving God’s people. For further reading:
Zena Hitz on renunciation and happiness
Jonathan Malesic visits a d...
2023-08-1035 min
Historically ThinkingEpisode 322: Roman WalksCaravaggio, David and Goliath: a dangling self-portrait
My guest Scott Samuelson didn’t visit Rome until he was in his mid 30s. Since then, with COVID exceptions, he has gone to Rome every summer. These trips, and his thoughtfulness and wonder at what he has seen there has resulted in a wonderful and idiosyncratic book. He describes it as “an exploration of both the city and the visions of life inspired by it, an eclectic guide that blends history, art, literature, religion, and philosophy. My aim is to see how much our souls can be instructed not only by thinkers like Ci...
2023-06-2659 min
Una pregunta, literalRadiografía del lector, con Zena Hitz (versión doblada)En el capítulo de esta semana, Helena Farré Vallejo charla con Zena Hitz, profesora del St. John's College y autora de “Pensativos. Los placeres ocultos de la vida intelectual” (Ed. Encuentro). Hablan sobre el fin último de la lectura, el dolor y sufrimiento que traen consigo los grandes libros, el valor de la relectura y algunos de sus grandes libros, entre otras cosas.
2023-05-3123 min
Una pregunta, literalRadiografía del lector, con Zena Hitz (versión original)En el capítulo de esta semana, Helena Farré Vallejo charla con Zena Hitz, profesora del St. John's College y autora de “Pensativos. Los placeres ocultos de la vida intelectual” (Ed. Encuentro). Hablan sobre el fin último de la lectura, el dolor y sufrimiento que traen consigo los grandes libros, el valor de la relectura y algunos de sus grandes libros, entre otras cosas.
2023-05-3123 min
Trinity Forum ConversationsCultivating a Life of Learning with Zena HitzCultivating a Life of Learning with Zena Hitz How can we cultivate the habits and discipline required for a life of learning, especially in an age of distraction? And is such a life really worth it?Zena Hitz is a humanities scholar and author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, and she joins our podcast to argue that few experiences are as formative and fulfilling as the cultivation of a rich inner life of learning and contemplation:“Virtually any intellectual activity, any piece of thi...
2023-05-3031 min
Angelicum Thomistic InstituteIntellectual Life In Dark Times | Zena HitzIntellectual Life In Dark Times | Zena Hitz by Angelicum Thomistic Institute
2023-04-261h 13
The Gray Area with Sean IllingA philosopher takes on religious lifeWhat would drive someone to renounce all their possessions, relationships, and ambitions to join a religious community? Sean talks with Zena Hitz, whose new book A Philosopher Looks at the Religious Life explores this question — drawing from her own experience. They discuss the occasionally perplexing relationship between faith and reason, why Hitz thinks the act of renunciation is the pinnacle of Christian belief, and why the radicalism at the heart of Christianity seems so absent from mainstream practice.Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray AreaGuest: Zena Hitz, (@zenahitz) author; tutor, St. John's College...
2023-04-0651 min
New Books in Higher EducationLost in Thought: A Conversation with Zena HitzWhat are the "great books"? What makes them great? Is the cultivation of an intellectual life especially important to citizens of a democratic republic? Zena Hitz, Tutor at St. John's College, joins the show to discuss all this and more!You can buy Hitz's book Lost in Thought here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-04-0545 min
New Books in EducationLost in Thought: A Conversation with Zena HitzWhat are the "great books"? What makes them great? Is the cultivation of an intellectual life especially important to citizens of a democratic republic? Zena Hitz, Tutor at St. John's College, joins the show to discuss all this and more!You can buy Hitz's book Lost in Thought here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education
2023-04-0545 min
The Morningside InstituteWhy Read Great Books?: Liberal Education in the Twenty-First CenturyAre some books “great” in a way others are not? Can a core curriculum represent all the members of a university community? What should students get out of their classes in the Core? How should we justify liberal education today? These questions shaped many universities' curricula, including Columbia's Core, and today are at the center of debates about the purpose of education and the university.On Friday, February 3, 2023, the Morningside Institute hosted a conversation between Roosevelt Montás (Columbia) and Zena Hitz (St. John’s College), moderated by Emmanuelle Saada (Columbia). Zena Hitz is a tutor a...
2023-02-0700 minHarvesting Happiness PodcastsLifelong Learning and the Pleasures of Intellectual Development with Zena Hitz PhDSocrates is credited with saying, “the unexamined life is not worth living”. Yet, our contemporary world of results-driven work leaves us very little time for ponderance.To unearth the benefits of growing our inner worlds through examination and contemplation, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with author and founder of the Catherine Project, Zena Hitz.Zena shares examples of individuals, real and imagined, who enrich themselves with life-long learning to discover the pleasures of intellectual development. She also shares key elements of her book, Lost in thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
2023-01-2600 minHarvesting HappinessLifelong Learning and the Pleasures of Intellectual Development with Zena Hitz PhDSocrates is credited with saying, “the unexamined life is not worth living”. Yet, our contemporary world of results-driven work leaves us very little time for ponderance.To unearth the benefits of growing our inner worlds through examination and contemplation, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with author and founder of the Catherine Project, Zena Hitz.Zena shares examples of individuals, real and imagined, who enrich themselves with life-long learning to discover the pleasures of intellectual development. She also shares key elements of her book, Lost in thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
2023-01-2628 minHarvesting HappinessLifelong Learning and the Pleasures of Intellectual Development with Zena Hitz PhDSocrates is credited with saying, “the unexamined life is not worth living”. Yet, our contemporary world of results-driven work leaves us very little time for ponderance.To unearth the benefits of growing our inner worlds through examination and contemplation, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with author and founder of the Catherine Project, Zena Hitz.Zena shares examples of individuals, real and imagined, who enrich themselves with life-long learning to discover the pleasures of intellectual development. She also shares key elements of her book, Lost in thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
2023-01-2628 min
Harvesting Happiness Talk RadioLifelong Learning and the Pleasures of Intellectual Development with Zena Hitz PhDSocrates is credited with saying, “the unexamined life is not worth living”. Yet, our contemporary world of results-driven work leaves us very little time for ponderance. To unearth the benefits of growing our inner worlds through examination and contemplation, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with author and founder of the Catherine Project, Zena Hitz. Zena
shares examples of individuals, real and imagined, who enrich themselves with life-long learning to discover the pleasures of intellectual development. She also shares key elements of her book, Lost in thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
2023-01-2528 min
Five QuestionsKieran SetiyaThe philosopher Zena Hitz asks me five questions about myself.
Zena Hitz is a Tutor at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and the author of "Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life" (2020).
Kieran Setiya is a Professor of Philosophy at MIT. He is the author of “Midlife: A Philosophical Guide” (2017) and “Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way” (2022)—now available in bookstores!
2022-10-0437 min
Old Books with GraceThe Love of Learning with Zena HitzOn the season premiere of Old Books With Grace, Grace welcomes Dr. Zena Hitz, author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, tutor at St. John's College, and founder of the Catherine Project. Why is it important to love learning for its own sake and not instrumentalize it? How can we cultivate an intellectual life? What does Augustine of Hippo mean by curiositas? Hear Grace and Dr. Hitz's thoughts on these questions and more...
2022-09-1458 min
The Daily Thistle, St. Margaret's SchoolThe Daily Thistle with Virginia Ferguson, Thursday, September 8, 2022I spoke to a new student about her experiences at St. Margaret's. Ask any student, and market runs are part of the happiness here. As many boarding schools are more isolated in the woodlands, St. Margaret's is located in our town of Tappahannock. Today's Thistle is a little eclectic with part of a conversation between Ken Myers and Zena Hitz, who authored a book about intellectual life. Sure, it's a departure from Walmart, but it's part of what St. Margaret's seeks is teaching the whole student and instilling a genuine love of learning. Our new Dean of Faculty, Mr...
2022-09-0810 min
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancLearning For The Sake of Learning feat. Zena HitzWhen was the last time you learned something just out of curiosity? Not for school or to advance your career, with no end goal in sight. To learn something new just to learn it? Zena Hitz is a Tutor at St. John’s College in Annapolis and the author of “Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.” Her book explores the meaning and the value of learning through images and stories of bookworms, philosophers, scientists, and other learners, both fictional and historical. She writes and speaks on the human need to learn for its...
2022-08-241h 03
Philosophical DisquisitionsEthics of Academia (8) - Zena Hitz
In this episode I chat to Zena Hitz. Zena is currently a tutor at St John's College. She is a classicist and author of the book Lost in Thought. We have wide-ranging conversation about losing faith in academia, the dubious value of scholarship, the importance of learning, and the risks inherent in teaching. I learned a lot talking to Zena and found her perspective on the role of academics and educators to be enlightening.
You can download the episode here or listen below. You can also subscribe the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google...
2022-08-1700 min
Ethics of Academia8 – Zena Hitz on Great Books and the value of learning
In this episode I chat to Zena Hitz. Zena is currently a tutor at St John’s College. She is a classicist and author of the book Lost in Thought. We have wide-ranging conversation about losing faith in academia, the dubious value of scholarship, the importance of learning, and the risks inherent in teaching. I learned a lot talking to Zena and found her perspective on the role of academics and educators to be enlightening.
You can download the episode here or listen below. You can also subscribe the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon or whatever yo...
2022-08-1700 minSacred and Profane LoveEpisode 50: "Are the Humanities in Crisis" with Zena Hitz and Chad WellmonOn April 26, 2022, The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America hosted a launch event to reveal the new design and website of Sacred and Profane Love. I am pleased to share the audio of that event as episode 50, but you can also watch a video of it here.
This event, with Zena Hitz and Chad Wellmon, was titled “Are the Humanities in Crisis” and the two starting points for the conversation were two books that we have already discussed separately on the podcast: Zena’s Lost in Thought and Chad’s Permanent Crisis. I wrote about the first bo...
2022-07-011h 19
Sacred and Profane LoveEpisode 50: "Are the Humanities in Crisis" with Zena Hitz and Chad WellmonOn April 26, 2022, The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America hosted a launch event to reveal the new design and website of Sacred and Profane Love. I am pleased to share the audio of that event as episode 50, but you can also watch a video of it here. This event, with Zena Hitz and Chad Wellmon, was titled "Are the Humanities in Crisis" and the two starting points for the conversation were two books that we have already discussed separately on the podcast: Zena's Lost in Thought and Chad's Permanent Crisis. I wrote about the f...
2022-07-011h 19
Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson30: Liberal Arts for Everyone, Plus Q & APeter and Susannah talk with friend of the pod Zena Hitz, author of Lost in Thought, about the state of the liberal arts, how those not in academia can continue their humanist education, and the Catherine Project, her new organization dedicated to helping people do this.What is the value of the “great books?” Why these books and not others? How do we read closely, and why is it important to do that in community? Zena, Peter and Susannah address all of these questions.Then Peter and Susannah tackle listener questions, facing #Imaginegate head-on. Other list...
2022-04-261h 08
Meditations with ZoharZena Hitz: Learning and the Good LifeThis week, Zohar is joined by philosopher and classicist Zena Hitz to discuss authenticity, faith, learning for its own sake, moral fragility, Socratic irony, and how to save the humanities.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.Meditations with Zohar is a production of...
2022-03-241h 11
Meditations with ZoharZena Hitz: Learning and the Good Life S1 E4This week, Zohar is joined by philosopher and classicist Zena Hitz to discuss authenticity, faith, learning for its own sake, moral fragility, Socratic irony, and how to save the humanities.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.
Meditations with Zohar is a production of...
2022-03-241h 11Enduring InterestZena Hitz, Jonathan Marks, and Roosevelt Montás on Liberal EducationThis month we are pleased to bring you a special episode that departs from our normal path. For the past several months, we’ve been looking at forgotten or neglected books and essays on liberal education. We’re very excited to bring you this conversation with three authors who’ve all written recently published books on liberal education. We have Zena Hitz, author of LOST IN THOUGHT: THE HIDDEN PLEASURES OF AN INTELLECTUAL LIFE; Jonathan Marks, author of LET’S BE REASONABLE: A CONSERVATIVE CASE FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION; and Roosevelt Montás, author of RESCUING SOCRATES: HOW THE GREAT BOOKS CHANGED M...
2022-03-101h 24
Against Everyone with Conner HabibAEWCH 177: ZENA HITZ or HOW TO LIVE (AND HOW NOT TO LIVE) AS AN INTELLECTUALI talk with philosopher and writer Zena Hitz about the importance of learning for its own sake in this third episode in a series on How To Live,
2022-01-201h 36
Bridge Builder PodcastZena Hitz on the Goals of EducationThis week we're talking with, Zena Hitz, a tutor at St. John’s College and author of “Lost in Thought”. We’ll be talking about the state of education and get her thoughts on learning for the sake of learning.
This week's action item: Continue to keep respect life issues at the forefront beyond October. Register for a Nov. 18th webinar discussing assisted suicide and the loss of dignity in secularized health care.
Links mentioned in the podcast:
Webinar: www.ethicalcaremn.org/webinars
Catherine Project: www.catherineproject.org
Zena's website: www.zenahitz.net
2021-11-0530 min
Books and a BalanceZena Hitz on Thinking, Technology, and the Limits of Being Human with David McDonaldWhat is thinking? What isn’t? When does technology move from aiding to impeding human flourishing? How can limitations help us live better? Zena Hitz joins David McDonald to consider these questions and many more. Also discussed are higher education, tragedy and comedy, Don Quixote, depth and longing, the complexities of technological progress, and the influence of upbringing. Links: Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought Matthew Crawford, “Shop Class as Soul Craft” Gerard Manley Hopkins, “Spring and Fall” We welcome your feedback and questions at booksandabalance@sjc.edu.
2021-10-0658 min
Books and a BalanceZena Hitz on Thinking, Technology, and the Limits of Being Human with David McDonaldWhat is thinking? What isn’t? When does technology move from aiding to impeding human flourishing? How can limitations help us live better? Zena Hitz joins David McDonald to consider these questions and many more. Also discussed are higher education, tragedy and comedy, Don Quixote, depth and longing, the complexities of technological progress, and the influence of upbringing. Links: Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought Matthew Crawford, “Shop Class as Soul Craft” Gerard Manley Hopkins, “Spring and Fall” We welcome your feedback and questions at booksandabalance@sjc.edu.
2021-10-0658 min
一起欣赏电影，欣赏影评思考的乐趣（下）In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz’s own experiences as someone who walked aw...
2021-10-0324 min
一起欣赏电影，欣赏影评思考的乐趣（下）In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz’s own experiences as someone who walked aw...
2021-10-0324 min
一起欣赏电影，欣赏影评思考的乐趣（下）In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz’s own experiences as someone who walked aw...
2021-10-0324 min
一起欣赏电影，欣赏影评思考的乐趣（下）In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz’s own experiences as someone who walked aw...
2021-10-0324 min
一起欣赏电影，欣赏影评思考的乐趣（下）In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz’s own experiences as someone who walked aw...
2021-10-0324 min
一起欣赏电影，欣赏影评思考的乐趣（中）In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz’s own experiences as someone who walked aw...
2021-10-0122 min
Books of Titans PodcastThe Intellectual & Moral LifeIn this episode, Erik Rostad discusses books 30 & 31 from his 2021 Reading List – Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life by Zena Hitz and The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks. Show Notes Author: Zena Hitz Author: David Brooks Support the Podcast! Buy me a Book...The post The Intellectual & Moral Life appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe
2021-09-1021 min
Aquinas Institute, OxfordDr Zena Hitz - The Spontaneity of the Mind & the Desire to LearnDr Zena Hitz (St John’s College, Annapolis) “The Spontaneity of the Mind and the Desire to Learn” part of the 2021 Aquinas Seminar Series on the theme De Magistro: Aquinas and the Education of the Whole Person, exploring what Aquinas offers towards a philosophy and praxis of education, bringing him into conversation with other thinkers and with movements towards educating the whole person.
2021-09-0952 min
Classical Wisdom Speaks#37 - Lost in Thought with Zena HitzHow can we Truly be lost in thought? What does the love of learning look like... can it be corrupted? And how can we find the time for leisure? This week’s episode is with Dr. Zena Hitz, Tutor at St. John's College in Annapolis, MD and Winner of the Hiett Prize in the Humanities, The Dallas Institute. Zena is also the author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. We discuss how we can find leisure, why it's important, and the fantastic story behind MC Hammer and Zena’s frie...
2021-05-1258 min
Particular GoodLost in Thought with Zena HitzCharles talks with Zena Hitz about her beautiful book Lost in Thought: The Hidden Treasures of an Intellectual Life. They cover why and how she chose her vivid examples of particular goods of the intellectual life, the importance of treating the intellect as an end to itself rather than instrumentalizing it for prestige or politics, the role of withdrawal—forced or free, physical or internal—MC Hammer's love of the philosophy of science and Zena's book, and the integration of intellectual life within Christianity.
2021-04-291h 14
Good Faith EffortZena Hitz - Learning For Its Own Sake: Ep. 24We live in a culture that teaches that if you’re not pursuing some practical end — say, wealth, a career, social advancement, physical fitness — you’re wasting your time. So it’s unsurprising that so many of us end up feeling horribly empty, caught in an infinite loop of winning money, power and friends…so that we can win more money, power and friends. How often do we stop and ask ourselves: what has ultimate meaning in life? What are we doing during our short time on this earth that we can be truly proud of? This week, Rabbi Lamm speaks...
2021-04-2233 min
North Star PodcastZena Hitz: Liberal Arts ThinkingMy guest today is Zena Hitz, a tutor at St John’s and the author of an excellent book called Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. Her book explores the meaning and the value of learning for its own sake, through images and stories of bookworms, philosophers, scientists, and other learners, both fictional and historical. That’s the jumping-off point for this episode. We also talked about the relationship between religion and the Liberal Arts, why studying the Liberal Arts has become so unfashionable among average people, and how an essay about Oedipus Rex i...
2021-02-011h 18
GodsplainingGuestsplaining 003: Zena Hitz - Lost in Thought: The Intellectual Life for AllIn this episode of Guestsplaining, join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Bonaventure Chapman as they speak with Zena Hitz, the author of "Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellecutal Life" to discuss the common thirst for knowledge.
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2021-02-0136 min
McConnell Center PodcastLost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life with Dr. Zena HitzEpisode Summary Dr. Zena Hitz, Tutor at St. John's College, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss her latest book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. This is an inspiring conversation on the value of learning for its own sake and the importance of sharing knowledge with others. Anyone can live an intellectual life and we hope you'll begin, or continue to do so, today! Links Mentioned https://zenahitz.net Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life Stay Connected Visi...
2021-01-1331 min
Sacred and Profane LoveSacred and Profane Love Episode 23: Lost in Thought with Zena HitzIn Episode 23, I speak with Zena Hitz about her new book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. We discuss how love of learning saved us and how we can reclaim it for ourselves in our busy and distracted world. I hope you enjoy our conversation!
2021-01-111h 38
The Lumen Christi InstituteThinking Inside and Outside the University: Zena Hitz on the Inner LifeA discussion with Professor Zena Hitz (St. John's College), moderated by Professor Jared Ortiz (Hope College). Originally broadcast as a live online event November 10, 2020.
In a world where efficiency and utility are the standards by which we measure success, how do we appreciate what resists quantification? And at a moment of institutional change and instability for higher education, what do we hold onto?
In her new book, Lost in Thought, Zena Hitz lays out the case for the inner life as a good in itself. Today, when even the humanities are often defended only for their economic or political usefulness...
2020-12-091h 17
Eclectic IntellectionThe Importance of Intellectual Life: A Conversation with Zena HitzWhat is an intellectual life? Does the intellectual life have a specific purpose and goal, or is it open-ended? And what type of discipline is required for a fruitful intellectual life? In this episode, I discuss these questions with my guest Zena Hitz. We will focus on her recent book Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life, which was published by Princeton University Press.
2020-12-0741 min
The Liberating ArtsWhy the Liberal Arts? Enduring Ideas in a Changing WorldIn this webinar hosted by The King's College, Dr. Joe Lonconte spoke on the history of higher education, Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson spoke on the goodness, truth, and beauty of teaching the Classics, and Dr. Zena Hitz spoke on the usefulness of “useless” arts during a pandemic and beyond. Dr. Josh Kinlaw then moderated the ensuing Q&A, which included discussions about the positive influence of classical learning on society.
In Dr. Hitz’s words, “Intellectual life, learning for its own sake, isn’t just the sort of crowning of all achievements… it’s also a refuge when we lose e...
2020-11-181h 06
New Books in PhilosophyZena Hitz, "Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life" (Princeton UP, 2020)We live in a culture that tends to view thought with a degree of suspicion. Thinking is frequently associated with uselessness, idleness, laziness. These suspicions can be somewhat allayed when thinking can be directly tied to some kind of purpose or tangible result, of course. Accordingly, we tend to conceptualize thinking in terms of learning. In turn, we think of learning largely as a matter of acquiring marketable skills. However, when overtly attached to products and outcomes, thinking and learning become just another mode of commerce. They thus can become constrained and corrupted by worldly ambitions. The idea that learning can...
2020-11-021h 00
The Art of Manliness#656: The Hidden Pleasures of Learning for Its Own SakeWhen we typically think about learning, we tend to think about being in a structured school, and doing it for some reason -- to get a grade, to get a degree, to get a certain job. But my guest today says that if we want to live a truly flourishing life, we ought to make time for study and thought long after we leave formal education behind, and embrace learning as something wonderfully useless.
Her name is Zena Hitz and she's the author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. We begin our conversation with how the...
2020-10-2842 min
The Art of Manliness#656: The Hidden Pleasures of Learning for Its Own SakeWhen we typically think about learning, we tend to think about being in a structured school, and doing it for some reason -- to get a grade, to get a degree, to get a certain job. But my guest today says that if we want to live a truly flourishing life, we ought to make time for study and thought long after we leave formal education behind, and embrace learning as something wonderfully useless.
Her name is Zena Hitz and she's the author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. We begin our...
2020-10-2842 min
EconTalkZena Hitz on Lost in ThoughtPhilosopher and author Zena Hitz of St. John's College talks about her book, Lost in Thought, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hitz defends learning for its own sake--learning that has nothing to do with passing an exam or preparing for a career. For Hitz, learning is a refuge and an essential part of what makes us human.
2020-10-051h 29
For Your ConsiderationInterview: Zena Hitz on the Life of the MindYou can listen to the newsletter by clicking the play button above or you can click the “Listen in Podcast app” link and follow the directions to open this feed in your podcast app. Currently, you may find the feed on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify.In our “Readings in the Christian Imagination,” reading group this past Monday, we had the pleasure of hosting Zena Hitz for a time of discussion centered on her recent book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. In today’s podcast, you can listen to that event. Dur...
2020-10-0259 min
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Author: Zena Hitz
Narrator: Emily Ellet
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
Release date: 09-29-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 103 ratings
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2020-09-297h 22
In The Trenches PodcastEpisode 47: Lost in Thought: the Hidden Pleasures of the Intellectual Life w/ Zena HitzIn this episode, Seth sits down to talk to Zena Hitz, a tutor at St. Johns, to talk about her most recent book called "Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of the Intellectual Life."
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2020-09-251h 19
For Your ConsiderationThe Fall Semester at the CSCYou can listen to the newsletter by clicking the play button above or you can click the “Listen in Podcast app” link and follow the directions to open this feed in your podcast app. Currently, you may find the feed on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify.In this week’s podcast, Dr. Horner and Mike Sacasas highlight the study center’s offerings after the first full week of fall programming. As Mike and Richard noted, there is still space available in all but Dr. Horner’s in-person director’s class. Please feel free to join in on any of...
2020-09-1820 min
ACFmovie podcastACF Masters #10 Palm Beach StoryTitus & Zena Hitz talk Sturges' very popular solution to the money problem in a marriage--be astonishingly beautiful & not too moral. Money & images are twin themes in America, in politics as much as in the movies, since we're all trying to figure out what we want, what we're chasing after, & how to get it. We also talk about Zena's other love--Frank Capra, & a preview of coming attractions...
2020-09-1046 min
Madison's NotesLost in Thought: A Conversation with Zena HitzWhat are the "great books"? What makes them great? Is the cultivation of an intellectual life especially important to citizens of a democratic republic? Zena Hitz, Tutor at St. John's College, joins the show to discuss all this and more!You can buy Hitz's book Lost in Thought here.
2020-08-3145 min
Ethics and Culture CastEpisode 47: Zena HitzZena Hitz was a scholar in residence at the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture in 2018, where she wrote the bulk of the manuscript that is now published as "Lost In Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life."Special Guest: Zena Hitz.Links:Zena Hitz.net — This page is mainly to collect my writing for interested readers.Lost In Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life — In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, cont...
2020-08-2130 min
Christian Humanist ProfilesChristian Humanist Profiles 192: Zena HitzMichial Farmer interviews Zena Hitz about her recent book "Lost in Thought."
2020-07-131h 05Christian Humanist ProfilesChristian Humanist Profiles 192: Zena HitzMichial Farmer interviews Zena Hitz about her recent book "Lost in Thought."
2020-07-131h 05
The Virtual Memories ShowEpisode 381 - Zena HitzAuthor & St. John's College tutor Zena Hitz joins the show to talk about her wonderful new book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life (Princeton University Press). We get into the nature of learning for its own sake, the corruption of academia and its potential reform, how St. John's prepared us for the world by not preparing us, and why the Newton's Principia is the toughest thing on the SJC curriculum. We also talk about the joy of autodidacts and our shared love of The Peregrine, why she disagrees with the notion that learning-for-its-own-sake is a...
2020-07-071h 22
New Books in PsychologyZena Hitz, "Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life" (Princeton UP, 2020)Do you have an active intellectual life? That is a question you may feel uncomfortable answering these days given that the very phrase “intellectual life” can strike some people as pretentious or self-indulgent, even irresponsible in a time of pandemic disease. But what better time could there be for an examination of the subject of the inner life? And what is “the intellectual life,” anyway?In her 2020 book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life (Princeton University Press, 2020), Zena Hitz explores the interior world and shows that intellectual endeavor is not simply a matter of readin...
2020-06-151h 45