From What We Gathered

From What We Gathered

By Dani Nelson & Kylie ShaharSociety & CultureEducationSelf-ImprovementPhilosophy
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From What We Gathered episodes

  • The Good Life Ep: 13 Dani & Dr. Kylie
    To wrap up our series on The Good Life hosts, Dani Nelson and Kylie Shahar, look back on the various teachings throughout the episode to discuss the Good Life through the personal lens of individualism. Your flourishing is very unlikely to look exactly like mine and that is what makes humanity amazing, complex and frustrating in so many ways. Join us as we speculate over how one might live a life on From What We Gathered.
    43 min
  • The Good Life Ep 12: Valerie Tiberius
    Can you increase your personal flourishing by recognizing your values and shaping your actions to fulfill those values? This episode we're discussing the work of Valarie Tiberius, a philosophy professor at the University of Minnesota. Big or small, Tiberius provides us with another tool to use to give our happiness structure with a filter to ensure what you do with your time aligns with your bigger ideals. Join Kylie and Dani as we share what we've learned on From What We've Gathered.
    40 min
  • The Good Life Ep 11: Robert Nozick
    Let's chew on a thought experiment when considering The Good Life! Robert Nozick asked us to consider the ultimate value of pleasure in contrast to experiencing reality. Would you choose to live in a simulation where your dreams come true but its not real life? Is reality worth pain and hardship? We'll talk about it together on From What We Gathered with Dani Nelson and Kylie Shahar.
    50 min
  • The Good Life: Ep 10 Albert Camus
    Join From What We Gathered to discuss Albert Camus. The most famous Absurdist philosopher to date. Famous for novels, plays and his friendships with Existentialists, Camus thought The Good Life is something found in having a true human experience. Find out more with Dani & Kylie as we look more specifically at his work surrounding the Myth of Sisyphus.
    42 min
  • The Good Life Ep 9: Friedrich Nietzsche
    You might be wondering what the king of cultural criticism might have to say about the The Good Life, and the answer is SO MUCH. Join us as we hit on just a couple of his ideas that even the biggest curmudgeons could consider on the road to the Good Life on From What We Gathered.
    38 min
  • The Good Life Ep 8: René Descartes and Elisabeth of Bohemia
    Are we capable of mind over matter? This discussion focuses on the famous letters between René Descartes and Princess Elisabeth of the Palatinate that influenced Descartes so much that he dedicated his publication of Principles of Philosophy to her. Can you create ailments in your body with your mind? Either on purpose or because of profound emotional experiences or are the body and mind separate and unattached? Lets discuss on From What We Gathered!
    38 min
  • The Good Life: Ep 7 Émilie du Châtelet
    The level of excitement I have over Émilie du Châtelet cannot be contained. This philosopher, mathematician and physicist may have been the coolest person to ever live. In this episode of From What We Gathered, we'll discuss her stance on the necessity of illusions when it comes to happiness. We'll also talk about how she used fencing as a means of avoiding marriage, because, why wouldn't we?
    36 min
  • The Good Life: Ep 6 Denis Diderot
    As we speculate over The Good Life in this series, we add education enthusiast, Denis Diderot to the conversation. We ask you to consider when education is part of your virtuous development and when it might become a burden, but mostly we talk about Diderot. Join us on From What we Gathered as we move into the Enlightenment.
    39 min
  • The Good Life Ep 5: Saint Thomas Aquinas
    Covering Catholic Philosopher Saint Thomas Aquinas, we'll discuss the addition of hope, faith and charity to the virtues that give us a shot at The Good Life. Famous for his mega publication, Summa Theologica, Aquinas brings Aristotle and Christian thought into alignment while clarifying and documenting Catholic doctrine.
    As promised, we made sure to find out where his girdle lives. In case you want to add it to your Continental Tour, hit up the Dominican Church in Chieri, Italy, located near Turin
    44 min
  • The Good Life Ep 4: Epicurus
    In this episode, we finish up our Hellenistic installment on The Good Life with Epicurus. A born Athenian whose ideas were shared at his own school, The Garden. We talk about when pleasure turns bad and the nothingness of death on From What We Gathered!
    35 min

About From What We Gathered

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From What We Gathered is a podcast series that explores everyday concepts through the ideas of a variety of philosophers. Inviting the audience to join along in consideration of some of life’s perennial questions, co-hosts Dani Nelson and Kylie Shahar weigh in on these ideas from their different backgrounds. While Dani’s educational background is mostly (entirely?) of the informal, self-driven sort, she shares her understanding and vault of historical context-setting knowledge with Kylie’s conversational (so, don’t worry: unscholarly!) chit-chat, which is shaped by her formal training as a professional philosopher. If you enjoy enriching your mind with a new way of thinking about ordinary and familiar ideas, or you just want to benefit from the remnants of old wisdom (peppered with contemporary scenarios) in a lively humorous spirit, join us on From What We Gathered.