The Wisdom Of

Siddhartha is a novel by the German writer Hermann Hesse.  The story deals with the spiritual journey of a man named Siddhartha and it takes place during the time of the Buddha. In this episode, we discuss how it is Hesse, through Siddhartha, seems to present a more world-loving Buddhist view than that of traditional Buddhism. 

In this brief episode, I share some thoughts on the 2008 Pixar film, Wall-E! 

Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher. In this episode, we take a look at her important work The Ethics of Ambiguity. We talk about how it is she thinks we both evade and misuse our freedom! 

In this brief episode, I talk about the philosopher John Stuart Mill's view on pleasure! 

In this brief episode, I reflect a bit on the morality of tipping!

In this brief episode, I try to say something about Heidegger's view of the typewriter and of technology in general. 

In this episode, we discuss Sartre's quote "Hell is other people" and Nietzsche's quote "Without music, life would be a mistake"! 

In this brief episode, I reflect a bit on Dante's view on sin and vice! 

In this episode, I briefly introduce some of the main themes in the philosopher Byung-Chul Han's book Non-Things. 

Animal Farm is an animal fable and novella written by George Orwell. The story is about a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to establish a free and equal society. In this episode, we discuss the idea of revolution and utopia!