By Gerald Therrien Imagine that you are sitting in the great chamber of the Senate, and one Senator, in imitation of the Roman Cato, ends every speech demanding that “Russia Must Be Destroyed”. But soon another Senator, in imitation of the Roman Corculum, speaks that “Russia Must Be Saved”, because if Russia is destroyed, then…
Author: Matthew Ehret
Paolo Sarpi: The Key to Modern Science
A standard presentation of the Scientific Revolution would start with Nicolaus Copernicus’s heliocentric model, continue with the work of Galileo Galilei and Robert Boyle, among others, and culminate with Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation and three laws of motion. During this period, a radical change in the philosophy underlying how science was to be…
Seeking Truth and Sanity in Climate and Energy Policy [RTF Presentation with Jim O’Brien]
In this Rising Tide Foundation presentation featuring Jim O’Brien, Chair of the Irish Climate Science Forum introduces the reality of climate science, while debunking the pervasive belief in human-driven global warming, and outline what a healthy energy and climate science looks like. Speaker Bio: Jim O’Brien is “retired” after a 39-year career in CRH plc,…
Quantum Mechanics De-Mystified: Uncovering the Sub-Quantum World [Jonathan Tennenbaum RTF lecture]
Is the quantum world truly driven by a-causal randomness beyond the scope of intelligibility as commonly taught? Or is this atomic realm coherent with the intelligible laws of the macroverse and the human mind? In this Rising Tide Foundation lecture, Dr. Jonathan Tennenbaum introduces a potent tradition of research that rests upon the fruitful, though…
Kepler’s Platonic Revolution – A new workshop series begins
On May 3, 2023 The Rising Tide Foundation weekly study group began to work through the metaphysics of the astronomer Johannes Kepler by beginning book 4 of his Harmonies of the World (downloadable here) which saw Kepler introduce his devotion to the Platonic method that lay at the heart of his revolutionary discoveries. As we learned…
From the Beautiful to the Sublime: On Schiller’s “The Guides of Life”
By David Gosselin Two kinds of genius may escort you throughout life.True Goodness falls on him who lets them lead as one.Beauty enlivens and makes brief the winding road;Duty and fate grow lighter with her by your side—She leads with gracefulness and laughter to the edge.And there, mortality waits by eternal seas.There, you’ll discover the Sublime—daring and…
Sergei Rachmaninoff Re-Envisioned for the Twenty-First Century
On Saturday, April 1, the Russian History Museum commemorated the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth with an online lecture by Dr. Valeria Z. Nollan. The lecture, “Sergei Rachmaninoff Re-Envisioned for the Twenty-First Century,” was presented as part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. Nollan’s lecture was based on Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of…
RTF Review: Ballet’s Secret Code
By Nicholas Jones Ballet’s secret code is a documentary about the Origins and principles behind Maestro Enrico Cecchetti’s lifetime of work and devotion to the Classical humanist art form: Ballet. Madam Julie Cronshaw takes us through the depths of his character, education and philosophy and his work as a Ballet Master under Diaghilev for the…
Why the Revival of Classical Painting is Imperative Today (Rising Tide Interview with Patrick Cyr)
In this interview, Quebec-based classical painter and art instructor Patrick Cyr talks with Rising Tide Foundation Director Matthew Ehret about the importance of classical thinking the need to revive the lost techniques of classical painting in order to bridge the artificial gulf separating the arts and sciences in today’s age. Patrick’s website can be found…
A Look at C.S. Lewis’ Sci-fi Trilogy: A Journey Out of H.G. Wells’ Deep Black Void
The following is the transcript of Part 1 of a three part lecture series Cynthia Chung delivered to the Rising Tide Foundation on the sci-fi trilogy by C.S. Lewis. In this first installment, I focus on a comparison between C.S. Lewis’ “Out of the Silent Planet” and H.G. Wells’ “The First Men in the Moon” sci-fi novels. For those…