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By Kristian Urstad and Stephen WebbSociety & CultureReligion & SpiritualityArtsBooksSpiritualityPhilosophy
The Wisdom Of episodes
- Heraclitus - The times they are a-changin!
Change is normal, Heraclitus tells us. But how about the sort of rapid change we see happening today? Is it too much even for Heraclitus? Let's explore!
21 min - Thanatos - The fear of, and the desire for, death!
From plastic surgery to Freud's death-drive, we seem to both fear death and secretly welcome it at the same time! Welcome to the underworld!
18 min - Some thoughts on the notion of the SUFFERING ARTIST!
Why is suffering and self-destruction associated with the artist? Has it always been this way? Let's explore!
17 min - John Stuart Mill - The marketplace of ideas, and the question of Truth!
Does the marketplace of ideas really produce the truth? Let’s explore!
11 min - Flaubert, le mot juste, and Schopenhauer's philosophy of language!
Always searching for that exact right word? You're not alone, so did Flaubert and Schopenhauer!
18 min - Euripides' Medea - Revenge turned into something inhuman!
What's this shocking play where filicide happens about? Let's explore!
11 min - Vico and The New Science - The Barbarism of Reflection!
Giambattista Vico was a philosopher of the Italian Enlightenment. He believed history moved through stages only to culminate in what he called the barbarism of reflection!
21 min - St. Paul and Nietzsche - Make work a VOCATION not a job!
What's the difference between a job and a vocation? And why does the distinction matter? Let's explore!
11 min - Saving the sublime and bringing back the awe in awesome!
What does the word sublime really mean? And why does getting this right matter? Find out!
12 min - Some differences between Eastern and Western philosophy
What are some of the fundamental differences between Eastern and Western philosophy? Find out!
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About The Wisdom Of
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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…
Dostoevsky or Picasso, here we explore ideas that move mountains and rock the soul! So, come join us, won’t you? Come worship at the alter of ideas, and come celebrate the dancing of thought. Welcome to the Wisdom Of!
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