The Neuroexistentialist

The Neuroexistentialist

By Patricio RamalSociety & CultureScienceSocial SciencesEducationSelf-ImprovementPhilosophy
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The Neuroexistentialist episodes

  • E9 - The limit of things
    Have you ever asked yourself about the limits of anything?
    How often do we miscalculate the limit of things?
    What happens when you confuse correlation with causation?
    Is there any connection to how we find meaning?
    9 min
  • E8 - The power of questions
    As adults, we ask stopping questions and struggle to quiet our minds. Mindfulness and meditation are in vogue, but with what purpose?
    Maybe instead of quieting our minds, we can allow them to think by giving them better questions.
    9 min
  • E7 - The Essence of Existentialism
    Season 2 explores existentialism as a philosophy and digs into the key themes of this movement. This episode is about the origins of existentialism and its relationship to philosophy as well as the individual.
    This episode explores the value of existentialism as a tool for thinking about ourselves and what it means to be.
    12 min
  • Season 2 - Trailer
    Trailer for Season 2 - Launching July 15, 2020
    We will explore the main thinkers of what has come to be known as Existentialism.
    We will analyze their main ideas and try to find common characteristics that can help us find meaning in our world.
    3 min
  • E6 - Meaning, an authentic challenge
    SEASON 1 - FINAL EPISODE
    This episode wraps up the introduction to Neuroexistentialism and the search for meaning by bringing together the different episodes to identify why creating meaning can be an authentic challenge, but also a challenge of authenticity.
    This episode explores what's to come in Season 2 of The Neuroexitentialist when we dig into the Existentialist thinkers.
    14 min
  • E5 - Hiding from awareness
    Have you ever heard of the blissful ignorance effect? In this episode, we talk about ignorance, awareness, decision-making, and their relationship - even their quirks.
    13 min
  • E4 - At the speed of insight
    In this episode, we are talking about insights; what are they, and how they are formed in the brain. But most important, what do they have to do with existentialism and finding meaning.
    Looking at insights from the brain's perspective we will understand how information can turn into knowledge, knowledge into wisdom, and wisdom into meaning.
    13 min
  • E3 - The existential space
    In this episode, we will explore the concept of the existential space.
    What does it mean?
    Why should we care about it?
    Is it possible to create one for ourselves?
    We will talk about the importance of carving this space out for ourselves and what are some of the challenges of doing this.
    15 min
  • E2 - The human paradox
    In this episode, we explore who are we as humans, how are we defined and what is the paradox of being human.
    We will take a biological perspective to identify our most important traits and a humanistic one to help us define ourselves.
    13 min
  • E1 - An existential crisis.
    In this episode, we will explore the popular, but misunderstood existential crisis. What is it? How do you know if you are going through one? How do you get out of it?
    13 min

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