Bob's Book Review

Thales Press

In Bob's Book Review, host Bob Luddy provides a short overview of the book, explains why this book answers pressing issues of our time, and facilitates a discussion on topics that challenge and enlighten the human mind.

Episodes

  1. 02/14/2024

    "The Dethronement of Truth" by Dietrich von Hildebrand | Bob's Book Review

    John Henry Crosby, the president and founder of the Hildebrand Project, joins Bob Luddy in a discussion on "The Dethronement of Truth" by Dietrich von Hildebrand. Hildebrand (1889–1977) was a major personalist philosopher, heralded as "one of the great ethicists of the twentieth century" by Pope John Paul II. Amongst his numerous books and publications, Hildebrand was a prolific essayist, including his 1943 article, "The Dethronement of Truth." In the work, Hildebrand explains the nature and importance of truth and how the rejection of and indifference to truth tears apart the fabric of society. "The Dethronement of Truth" addresses issues of morality, epistemology, and relativism, as well as speaking out against the totalitarian ideologies of Communism and Nazism that Hildebrand, as a German philosopher, had publicly and heroically resisted. As Hildebrand articulates, and as Bob and John Henry discuss, we seek to understand the truth because human dignity and freedom are connected to us being the kind of beings who can seek and come to know the truth about reality. To put any other criterion in place of truth degrades the human person. Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.

    33 min
  2. 04/10/2023

    "Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies" by Charles Koch | Bob's Book Review

    In this episode of Bob’s Book Reviews, Bob looks at Charles Koch’s "Good Profit." Per his official author biography, Charles Koch is the chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc., a position he has held since 1967. He is renowned for building Koch Industries into the second-largest private company in the nation—currently valued at $100 billion—making him the fourth wealthiest man in America, according to Forbes Magazine. In "Good Profit," Charles Koch outlines the principles he used to transform Koch Industries into the second-largest private corporation and one of the most valuable companies in the world. Such principles include a focus on continuous improvement and innovation, an emphasis on values and integrity, and the need for leaders to cast a forward-looking vision to help the company navigate difficult challenges and maintain improvement. Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press. This webinar was streamed in June of 2017. "Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies" by Charles Koch was published in 2015 by Currency Publishers and can be purchased here at ​​https://www.amazon.com/Good-Profit-Creating-Successful-Companies/dp/1101904135/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IXXV5E5QPYFD&keywords=good+profit+charles+koch&qid=1673450985&sprefix=Good+Profit%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1

    20 min
  3. 04/10/2023

    "Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future" by Peter Thiel | Bob's Book Review

    In this episode of BBR, Bob looks at Zero to One, a book by the entrepreneur Peter Thiel. Amongst Thiel’s most significant accomplishments are founding PayPal, an online payments platform and Palantir, a data analytics firm. He has also invested in companies like Meta, LinkedIn, and Yelp, as well as operating the venture capital firm Founders Fund based in Silicon Valley. In Zero to One, Thiel explains his strategies for management and success. Amongst Thiel’s strategies that Bob highlights are Thiel’s creativity and vision-casting for new ventures and the importance of innovating instead of simply competing. According to Peter Thiel, such innovations take the world from 0 to 1. Zero to One by Peter Thiel was published by Currency in 2014 and is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804139296/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677766493&sr=8-1 Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.

    22 min

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In Bob's Book Review, host Bob Luddy provides a short overview of the book, explains why this book answers pressing issues of our time, and facilitates a discussion on topics that challenge and enlighten the human mind.