Podcast Episodes

Thomas Hobbes: The Leviathan

Season 1 Episode 213

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we dive deep into the life and philosophy of Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), the English thinker who forever changed how we view human nature, society, and power. B…

Published on 1 day, 1 hour ago

Johann Fichte - The 'I' and the 'Not I'

Season 1 Episode 212

In this episode, we explore the revolutionary mind of Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a founding figure of German Idealism. Fichte challenges us to rethink self-awareness, introducing the concept of the I an…

Published on 1 day, 3 hours ago

Jeremy Bentham: The Mathematics of Morality

Season 1 Episode 211

Imagine a wallet falls in a puddle on a rainy night, and no one sees but you. Do you keep it or return it? That moral tug-of-war is exactly where Jeremy Bentham built his philosophy. For Bentham, mor…

Published on 2 days, 3 hours ago

Edmund Burke: The Prophet of Order

Season 1 Episode 210

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we dive into the world of Edmund Burke — the Irish-born philosopher, statesman, and political theorist who shaped modern conservatism.

We explore how Burke’s fo…

Published on 3 days, 5 hours ago

Immanuel Kant — The categorical imperative and morality

Season 1 Episode 209

In this episode, we explore Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy and his revolutionary idea — the Categorical Imperative — a universal rule that reshaped how we define right and wrong.

Kant believed that …

Published on 3 days, 10 hours ago

Adam Smith: The Psychology Behind Capitalism, Sympathy, and the Invisible Hand

Season 1 Episode 208

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore the life and legacy of Adam Smith — the man often called the father of modern economics, yet misunderstood by most.

Smith wasn’t just about markets o…

Published on 4 days, 3 hours ago

Rousseau: Exposing the illusion of society

Season 1 Episode 207

Jean-Jacques Rousseau wasn’t just a philosopher — he was a rebel against the illusion of progress. In this episode, we explore how he tore through the polished surface of civilization to reveal what …

Published on 6 days, 7 hours ago

Voltaire - Cultivate your garden

Season 1 Episode 206

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we dive into the life, ideas, and revolutionary wit of Voltaire, the sharpest pen of the Enlightenment. Known for challenging hypocrisy, superstition, and blin…

Published on 6 days, 8 hours ago

David Hume – The Limits of Human Knowledge

Season 1 Episode 205

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we dive deep into the mind of David Hume, one of philosophy’s greatest skeptics — a man who dismantled the certainty of knowledge, truth, and even the self.

Thr…

Published on 1 week ago

George Berkeley - Reality Is All in Your Mind

Season 1 Episode 204

What if everything you see, touch, and hear isn’t really out there — but within your own mind? In this immersive episode, we explore George Berkeley’s radical philosophy that reality itself exists on…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago