Dr. Andrea Robiglio explores the “wide world of pre-modern philosophy,” reframing the field not as a collection of static definitions, but as a “vain struggle to define something.” The conversation delves into the surprisingly “postmodern” tendencies of Dante and Aquinas, highlighting how their interdisciplinary, non-hierarchical approach to secular and religious texts mirrors today’s complex intellectual landscape.
Meeting in the Middle Ages is hosted by Will Beattie and Ben Pykare, both Ph.D. candidates at Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute. The podcast is sponsored by the Medieval Institute of the University of Notre Dame and supported by the Medieval Academy of America’s Graduate Student Committee through their Community Building Award.
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