As a partial response to the Joe Rogan Experience #1428 w/ Brian Greene - this episode explores (traditionally) religious questions, examining the transcendent benefits often associated with religious beliefs from a philosophical and metaphorical perspective. We look at the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece, unpacking how Athens integrated the Olympic Pantheon from the Ancient Greek myths. Moreover, we spend the final segment looking at the Euthyphro dilemma - observing the difficulties and challenges which surround any interpretation of a "divine" text.

Primary Material:

Carlos Gómez - The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece

J. W. Roberts - City of Sokrates: An Introduction to Classical Athens

Plato - Euthyphro (in Complete Works by J. M. Cooper)

This episode looks at some philosophy of mind, going deep on just some of the arresting questions that relate to consciousness. In the first segment, we discuss the mystery of consciousness - and perhaps more crucially - what consciousness feels like from the first-person perspective. Could consciousness be an epiphenomenon?

Additionally, we notice the elephant who lives in our conscious world - our tendency to self-deceive about our actions and motives. Could we tame the elephant? Using the Socratic method, can we dispel delusive thoughts and inhibiting emotions?

Primary texts:

The Elephant in the Brain - Simler, Hanson.

Philosophy of Mind - Kim.