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Gods Will Be Gods episodes
- On Schopenhauer: Philosophical Pessimism
We explore Schopenhauer's pessimism as a philosophical position and ask the question: can Schopenhauer ground his pessimism in the nature of reality?
1 hr 2 min - On Schopenhauer: Is Life Suffering?
The first in a mini-series on what Nietzsche called "Life-Denying Philosophies," in this episode we consider the thoroughly pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer. Is his thoroughgoing pessimism and life-denying perspective... wisdom or sickness (or something else)?
Works Referenced in this Episode:
Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation
Ācārāṅga Sūtra, translated by Hermann Jacobi, Jaina Sutras, 1884
Herman Hesse, Siddhartha
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46 min - Cosmic Meaning and SalvationHere are links to the books read from or otherwise referenced in this episode:The Basic Writings of NietzscheThe Gay ScienceThe World as Will and Representation, Volume 1The World as Will and Representation, Volume 2Desolation Angels31 min
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About Gods Will Be Gods
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A philosophy podcast intended for a general educated audience with no specific background in the subject. Listeners will pick up on a consistent theme of skepticism throughout the entirety of the…
podcast. As impressive as our species is, we actually do not know much in the way of answers to substantial philosophical questions. While some may see this as a reason for despair, I want to explore whether there are benefits to — or at least interesting consequences of — conceiving of both the human situation and existence itself as fundamentally mysterious.