The Wisdom Of

In this episode, I briefly introduce some of the main themes in the philosopher Byung-Chul Han's book Non-Things. 

Animal Farm is an animal fable and novella written by George Orwell. The story is about a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to establish a free and equal society. In this episode, we discuss the idea of revolution and utopia!

In this brief episode, I reflect a bit on the goal of philosophy, especially from the point of view of Epicurus and Thoreau.  

In this episode, we discuss Kierkegaard's quote "Truth is subjectivity", and John Locke's "The mind is a blank slate"! 

Hannah Arendt was one of the most important political philosophers of the 20th century. In this episode, we discuss what she calls the active life, which includes her notions of labor, work and action.  

In this episode, I talk a bit about what it is that might make something a work of art! 

Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher. In this episode, we discuss his notion of absurdity and how it is he thinks we should respond to it!

In this brief episode, I talk about Nietzsche's view on love, and the Platonic-Christian tradition he's reacting to. 

The Diary of the Seducer appears in Kierkegaard’s first published work Either/Or . The Diary is about Johannes, an aesthete, who through careful manipulation, seduces a younger 17 year old girl called Cordelia. In this episode, we discuss what it means to live the aesthetic life and some of the problems associated with it. 

In this brief episode, I reflect on the connection between suffering and a deeper form of happiness. 

In this episode we discuss Protagoras' famous statement, "Man is the measure of all things" and Marx's, "Religion is the opium of the masses"! 

Erich Fromm was a German psychologist and philosopher. He wrote the book called Escape from Freedom in 1941. In this episode, we discuss Fromm's conception of negative and positive freedom, and the various ways in which he thinks we try to escape the burden of our freedom! 

Short introduction to the Wisdom Of podcast for new listeners. 

Victor Frankl was a Viennese psychiatrist, and a concentration camp survivor. In this episode, we discuss his logotherapy and how it is we can find meaning in suffering. 

In this episode, I reflect a bit on Sartre's novel Nausea and the importance that music plays in it! 

Iris Murdoch was a British novelist and philosopher.  In this episode, we discuss her moral outlook, and how she conceives of the difference between literature and philosophy. 

In this brief episode, I reflect on the nature of boredom and how it might sometimes be beneficial! 

This is the first episode in a once monthly series exploring the top philosophy quotes of all time.  In this episode, we discuss Berkeley's To Be Is To Be Perceived , and Leibniz's This Is The Best Of All Possible Worlds .  

The Roman Seneca was an important Stoic philosopher. In this episode, we discuss how it is we should value and allocate our time, and how it is philosophers from the past can help us to expand our short lives!

In this brief episode, I reflect on what Socrates might say about Twitter and social media! 

Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher who was born in 1889 and who died in 1976. He’s probably best known for his 1927 philosophical work Being and Time .  In this episode, we discuss his reaction to Descartes, his concept of being-in-the-world, and his view on conformity or inauthenticity. 

A little eulogy on love, Symposium style! 

In this brief episode, I reflect on Elon Musk's goal to colonize Mars. 

Anton Chekhov was a Russian short story writer and playwright. He was born in 1860 and died in 1904. He's regarded as one of the greatest short story writers in history.  In this episode, we discuss his realist approach to art and what he takes an admirable life to be. 

In this brief episode, I discuss the philosopher Robert Solomon's view on love and possession.