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- Discussing Meditations, David and Goliath and Dealing with Death
In this video we go over Book Nine of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. we cover such topics as dealing with death in different cultures along with how we treat the elderly and the ancestors, the corruption of those in power and the Story of David and Goliath.
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PatMan on Minds:
https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
41 min - Discussing Meditations, Religion and The Network of Information
Join Matt and Rugm0 as we dive into a conversation after reading Book VIII of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, we talk about some aspects of stoicism including how it relates to Christianity and how a stoic may analyse a situation. Going deeper into the topic of religion and history we consider the works of Plato, Apostle Paul and even the Inklings.
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PatMan on Minds:
https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
57 min - Book club discussion on Meditations, The impact of the book across time and The Goals of Stoicism
A conversation about the book Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and various aspects of Stoicism. In this video we focus on the question of "what are the goals of Stoicism?" while exploring other topics such as Theology, the Logos in relation to the Pathos, and Modern day teachers of Stoic ideas.
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PatMan on Minds:
https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
55 min - Book Club discussion on Meditations, The Logos, other books and the future of the B O O K W A V E
The beginning of the B O O K W A V E our first recorded conversation in our book club discussing Meditations by Marcus Aurelius along with how it might relate to other books. We also talk briefly on the future of the channel that evolved from a book club within a Lofi artist's discord server.
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PatMan on Minds: https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow/blog/this-month-in-books-jan-2019-935582572052156416
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
1 hr 22 min - Discussing Atlas Shrugged, Advancing Technology and the John Galt Question
Will and Rugm0 go over the second half of part one with a deep analysis of the characters and the ideologies that drive them. we talk about human innovation, the importance of reason and work towards the answer to the question "Who is John Galt?"
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PatMan on Minds:
https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
1 hr 11 min - Discussing Atlas Shrugged, the Spirit of Narrative and the Philosophy of Objectivism
Will and Rugm0 begin a series going over Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. In this video we discus the writing style and Philosophy of the author while analyzing the characters and metaphors in the first 5 chapters of the novel.
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Matt on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt_P8VQuKVZLejC7S8h2vdA?ab_channel=MattAllison
PatMan on Minds:
https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
30 min - Discussing Crime and Punishment, The Life of Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Shakespeare
A conversation between Matt Allison and Rugm0 inspired by Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Join us as we go over Part One of the novel and discuss the personal life of the author and the origins of the book. We go over other topics such as language, Jordan Peterson, William Shakespeare and More.
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PatMan on Minds:
https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
1 hr 9 min - Discussing Euthyphro, Exploring the Nature and Utility of Piety and the Socratic Method
Plato's Euthyphro is the Socratic Dialogue that works towards defining Piety and Impiety. We explore all the definitions and questions put forth by Euthyphro and Socrates while comparing the text to other Dialogues and consider how their definitions of piety would be applied in a different religion or culture.
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PatMan on Minds:
https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
37 min - Discussing Plato's Symposium and Analyzing Love in Mythology
Will, Patman and Rugm0 continue looking at the work of Plato with Symposium, a series of speeches made in the hall of Agathon dedicated to the God of Love.
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PatMan on Minds:
https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
23 min - Discussing The Socratic Dialogue of Charmides and the Cardinal Virtue of Temperance
Join Will and Rugm0 for a dialogue on the Dialogues of Socrates written by Plato. Today we have a conversation regarding Charmides also known as Temperance. Using the ancient Greek text, we try just as hard Socrates to define what exactly it means to be Temperate.
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Matt on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt_P8VQuKVZLejC7S8h2vdA?ab_channel=MattAllison
PatMan on Minds:
https://www.minds.com/Patmanmeow
Akira The Don on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/akirathedon?&ab_channel=AkiraTheDon
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About B O O K W A V E
From the publisher's feed
We are an international book club that met in an open discord server, brought together by Lofi artist Akira The Don. We started meeting up every week to discuss literature, philosophy and anything…
else on our minds. Eventually we decided to expand the conversation to YouTube and The B O O K W A V E Podcast was born. Bringing you deep conversation on the underlying themes of the literature we are reading in our own way of book review. We are the peoples book club so grab a copy of whatever we are reading and join in on the conversation.