William Engels

History of Philosophy Audio Archive

Education EN ↓ 244 episodes

Curated lectures, interviews, and talks with philosophers, social scientists, and historians together in one place. Each week, we explore brand new research in history, economics, psychology, political science, philosophy, indigenous studies, and human rights while presenting the work of canonical scholars in a way that is accessible to newcomers while retaining interest for students and specialists. If you are an author in nonfiction or a scholar in the humanities/social sciences and are interested in being interviewed for the show please email me at williamengels@substack.com or @Bluesky.

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William Engels

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Sugrue - Dostoevsky (Crime and Punishment) 27.04.2024 39:16

Dr. Sugrue explores themes in Dostoevsky, makes the comparison between Nietzsche's self-legislating Übermensch and the Raskolnikov character in "Crime and Punishment." Link to YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/ACpLJQCt3uE?si=2IK5pUNLFuNdb307 Syndicated for educational and nonprofit purposes according to Fair Use.

Schopenhauer "The World as Will and Idea" - M. Sugrue 09.04.2024 44:21

Professor Sugrue's introductory lecture on why Schopenhauer was so grumpy and what exactly MS means when he says that Schoppy described 'the metaphysics from hell.' Syndicated for non-profit and educational purposes and in accordance with Fair Use. Sourced from YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Ij9EvjFeU

Rick Roderick - Habermas and the Fragile Dignity of Humanity 19.03.2024 47:25

Another Roderick lecture from his series on 20th century philosophy "Self Under Siege" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itGtf3ZSkyQ Syndicated for educational purposes according to fair use.

Rick Roderick - Hegel and Modern Life 19.03.2024 40:32

Discourse on freedom in Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit" Original video available here, audio tweaks and trims were made to make the audio cleaner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MsNyR-epBM Syndicated for educational purposes in accordance with fair use.

Sugrue on the Origin of Science 19.03.2024 59:48

One of the final lectures given by the philosopher Michael Sugrue. The original video can be found here. https://youtu.be/GI3ZcEbvTO0 Syndicated for educational purposes according to fair use.

Hubert Dreyfus on Heidegger's Being and Time (3) 27.02.2024 1:15:40

Third lecture

Hubert Dreyfus on Heidegger's Being and Time (2) 27.02.2024 1:14:02

Same source as previous

Hubert Dreyfus on Heidegger's Being and Time (1) 27.02.2024 1:17:49

Preserved on Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/Philosophy_185_Fall_2007_UC_Berkeley/ Recorded at UC Berkeley in Fall 2007

Robert C. Solomon on Heideggerian Authenticity 09.01.2024 30:04

Short lecture on the central concept of authenticity in existentialism in general, Heidegger in particular.

David Christian Introduction to Big History 09.01.2024 29:41

Cosmic and evolutionary history introduced.

Grant Hardy Introduction to Asian Thought 09.01.2024 18:58

Brief overview of the field of Asian philosophy