Archive - The Occidental Tourist

May 2025

April 2025

How Meaning Structures the World

Jonathan Pageau's Symbolism Masterclass - Lecture 1

Apr 28 •

"The Occidental Tourist" Turns Three!

A thank you to readers and thoughts on re-enchantment.

Apr 23 •

Odysseus and Dante in the Underworld: The Poetics of Descent

Literary and theological dimensions of the hero's journey to the underworld.

Apr 17 •

The Problem with Nominalism

Hobbes, Harrington, and the Revolt Against Human Nature

Apr 11 •

Thomas Hobbes and the Birth of Political Realism

A Study Guide to Hobbes’ Leviathan, Part I: “Of Man”

Apr 7 •

Medieval Eggs of Jesus: Unlocking the Four Senses of Scripture

An adventure in literary interpretation, Part II.

Apr 3 •

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