Here are the episodes for the opening cantos of PARADISO. The podcast is currently into Canto III. Because of the way my website is coded, the episodes appear in reverse order. Sorry about that. Scroll through the list to find earlier (or the earliest) episode.

Posts tagged mind/body problem

The Souls of the Universe: PARADISO, Canto II, Lines 127 - 148

Beatrice concludes her explanation for moon spots (or comes close to concluding it) by positing a vision of the rotating universe that involves blessed movers who may be the souls of the spheres they control (or impress with their minds), thereby moving her discourse close to heresy and close to a vision of a living universe.

Paradiso Cantos I - VIIMark ScarbroughSeptember 6, 2026Beatrice, moon spots, The moon, angels, intellect, mind/body problemComment

Sailing Across The Great Sea of "To Be": PARADISO, Canto I, Lines 94 - 114

Beatrice has answered Dante’s first doubt, but he has another: How can he, perhaps in his body, transit the known universe? She doesn’t really answer the question. Instead, she launches into an explanation of the universe’s order, sailing across the great sea of “to be.”

Paradiso Cantos I - VIIMark ScarbroughAugust 9, 2026Beatrice, mind/body problem, order, doubtsComment