The Wisdom Of

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The Wisdom Of episodes

June 17, 2025 Learning to Love: Nietzsche, Beauty and the Beast, and Don Quixote!
Nietzsche tells us that one must LEARN to love. That might sound a bit odd to us. What does he mean and why is it important? Find out more! ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

13 min
June 12, 2025 Astrology - The Zodiac delusion!
Does astrology make any sense? And if not, why do we still believe in it? ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

15 min
June 09, 2025 Jesus and Rousseau on Hypocrisy (or Wolves in Virtue's clothing!)
What's wrong with hypocrisy? Well, Jesus and Jean-Jacques Rousseau agree on at least one thing that's wrong with it! ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

15 min
June 03, 2025 Will Durant - The top ten greatest thinkers of all time!
The distinguished historian Will Durant published a book where he ranked the greatest thinkers ever! See who made the list! ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

22 min
May 31, 2025 Henri Bergson - Overcoming the tyranny of mechanical time!
The French philosopher Bergson criticized the scientific notion of time, instead turning to what he called lived time. Find out more! ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

18 min
May 26, 2025 Greek tragedy, Pollution and AI! + announcement!
Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

15 min
May 21, 2025 If I could time travel....Cafe, Paris, 1940's!
If I could time travel anywhere, I’d skip the big battles and royal balls.
Drop me in a smoky café in 1940s Paris—existentialism, espresso, and all! If you're not convinced, take a listen! ... Check out my new book! It's called The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
18 min
May 16, 2025 Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Don't surrender the flame!
How should we meet death? With rage! Or so says the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas! And he's not the only one! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
16 min
May 16, 2025 Kafka's A Hunger Artist - The Death of Uncompromising Art!
What would Kafka think about our attention economy today? And what about the state of our art? .... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
15 min
May 10, 2025 Naomi Klein - The Apocalypse, Mars, and the Bunker Nation!
Naomi Klein, the Canadian author and social activist, argues for what she sees as the apocalyptic mindset of the far Right. Along with Klein, I offer up a few of my own concerns! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
17 min

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In this podcast we explore great works of philosophy and literature and art, and try to pull out of them what’s most interesting and inspiring! Whether they come from the works of Plato, or…