The Wisdom Of

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The Wisdom Of episodes

February 20, 2025 Kierkegaard - We've forgotten how to exist! Passion in the age of apathy!
Kierkegaard spends a lot of time talking about the connection between existence and passion! We'd do well to listen to him!
14 min
February 14, 2025 Dostoevsky - Kiss the earth! Why the soil matters!
The archetype of the earth is crucial for understanding Dostoevsky's view! Find out more!
16 min
February 07, 2025 Byung-Chul Han and Aristotle - Why real friends shouldn't be afraid of conflict!
As friends we gratify and pamper too much, or so these philosophers say! Find out more!
16 min
February 03, 2025 What time is it? - Chronos vs. Kairos!
The Ancient Greeks had two words for time - chronos and kairos. What is this distinction and how might it be important for us today? ... 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
February 03, 2025 The Beat Writers - If it ain't got that swing, it don't mean a thing!
The Beats were a group of poets and writers who emerged after WWII. What was their philosophy all about? 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/
21 min
January 17, 2025 Why the death of Socrates matters!
Apart from the death of Jesus, no death has been discussed more than that of Socrates. And for very good reasons! ... 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
January 09, 2025 Selflessness as the antidote to death!
How do we take the sting off of death? How about a little less ego, a little more selflessness! ... 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
January 03, 2025 Kant's "What is Enlightenment?" - Emancipate your thinking!
Dare to know and think! This was Kant's calling in his famous 1784 essay "What is Enlightenment?" ... 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/
14 min
December 28, 2024 The Delphic Injunction - KNOW THYSELF!
The words “know thyself” were carved into stone at the entrance to the revered temple of Apollo at Delphi in Greece. What does it mean? Well, the Greek playwright Sophocles and the philosopher Socrates interpret it in their own way! ... 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
December 20, 2024 Bertrand Russell - Why I am not a Christian
In 1927 the philosopher Bertrand Russell gave a lecture called Why I am not a Christian... 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/
23 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…