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Euripides' Medea - Revenge turned into something inhuman! 29.09.2023 10:44 ↓

What's this shocking play where filicide happens about? Let's explore! 

Vico and The New Science - The Barbarism of Reflection! 23.09.2023 20:02 ↓

Giambattista Vico was a philosopher of the Italian Enlightenment. He believed history moved through stages only to culminate in what he called the barbarism of reflection! 

St. Paul and Nietzsche - Make work a VOCATION not a job! 18.09.2023 10:18 ↓

What's the difference between a job and a vocation? And why does the distinction  matter?  Let's explore!  

Saving the sublime and bringing back the awe in awesome! 13.09.2023 11:52 ↓

What does the word sublime really mean? And why does getting this right matter? Find out! 

Some differences between Eastern and Western philosophy 09.09.2023 12:04 ↓

What are some of the fundamental differences between Eastern and Western philosophy? Find out! 

Karl Marx - Religion is a product of social disorder! 02.09.2023 13:44 ↓

Marx believed that if you fix our social condition, then religion will disappear! Find out why! 

Can the immoralist be happy? 25.08.2023 11:33 ↓

Can a bad or evil person be happy? Seems so, but maybe it's not so straight forward after all! 

Do you really want to live forever? 19.08.2023 22:54 ↓

Is immortality all that it's cracked up to be? I don't think so! Find out why! 

Are you a Platonist or an Aristotelian? 11.08.2023 11:05 ↓

Do you share Plato's orientation or Aristotle's? Find out! 

The Pros and Cons of Nostalgia! 05.08.2023 21:23 ↓

What is nostalgia exactly? And is it beneficial or can it be disadvantageous? Let's find out! 

Eros and Agape - Two great but very different kinds of love! 27.07.2023 20:40 ↓

The history of eros and agape is super interesting, and each, in their own way, express incredibly powerful and important aspects of love! Find out more! 

Lou Salome - Was Nietzsche actually religious? 21.07.2023 13:52 ↓

Lou Salome was a personal friend of Nietzsche for a short time. Later she wrote a book about him. Let's find out what she said! 

What I like about Robinson Crusoe! 15.07.2023 12:56 ↓

In this episode, I try to explain what I love about Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe!  (I think I called him Willam Defoe, but, who cares, there are worse mistakes to make in life.) 

Descartes' I think, therefore I am! 10.07.2023 11:38 ↓

In this episode, I talk a bit about Descartes' famous line and what sort of influence it's had on us! 

Paul Tillich and Plato on Courage! 10.07.2023 22:51 ↓

What is courage exactly? Whatever it is, it's more than a Tragically Hip song! 

Marcuse and Nietzsche - Rebellion against the Masses! 01.07.2023 18:03 ↓

Why rebel against mass society? Let me count the ways! 

Fromm's To Have or To Be? 23.06.2023 10:37 ↓

A little less having and a little more being ! So says the famous psychologist Erich Fromm! 

Does money bring happiness?! 19.06.2023 22:54 ↓

What's the correlation between wealth and happiness? Not a good one! Find out why! 

Negative and Positive Freedom! (Isaiah Berlin, Plato and Fromm) 09.06.2023 13:54 ↓

Sure, you might be free from things, but now what are you free to do?! Coming up, negative and positive freedom! 

The power and sound of silence! 02.06.2023 11:08 ↓

In our age of noise and distraction, we need to remember the benefits of silence! 

My problem with Tolstoy's Confession! 27.05.2023 22:07 ↓

Tolstoy's autobiographical memoir always bugged me. Here's why! 

Pierre Hadot's Philosophy as a Way of Life 17.05.2023 11:15 ↓

Philosophy as a Way of Life was written by Pierre Hadot, a French historian of philosophy. He takes us back to a time when philosophy meant real personal transformation! 

Plato's Allegory of the Cave: A warning to us! 13.05.2023 23:13 ↓

Plato’s allegory of the cave, a section in his great philosophical masterpiece Republic, is one of the most iconic and influential passages ever written. It's still relevant today! 

Negative Visualization: the art of coping with tragedy! 07.05.2023 10:38 ↓

Maybe the best way to cope with misfortune is to imagine it in advance . Maybe the best way to happiness is cultivate the gratitude that comes with the recognition that we may lose our loved ones.  

Why we should care about classical antiquity! 04.05.2023 11:50 ↓

Don't care about the likes of Homer and Sophocles and Thucydides? You should!