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Back to SearchSchizo-autistic Philosophy, Ponerology and the Deranged View of Humanity
Many of our most basic assumptions about life, values and reality itself come to us from the thinking and writing of some of our best known philosoph…
4 years, 4 months ago
R.G. Collingwood - The Forgotten Philosopher
Primarily known for his philosophy of history, British philosopher R.G. Collingwood's life was cut short in 1943 at the age of 53. As Ray Monk puts i…
4 years, 4 months ago
Follow the Science? A Peak Behind the Curtain of Institutional Science
How many scientists engage in unethical behavior? Does peer review even work? What is the reproducibility crisis? The "white hat" bias? Science has a…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Creativity and Humanity of John Lennon
Peter Jackson’s excellent new documentary Get Back provides an inside view of one of legendary rock band The Beatles' last recording sessions and the…
4 years, 5 months ago
Wall Street and the Russian Revolution, with Richard B. Spence
History is rarely cut and dried, but important historical events are quite often portrayed in a very limited context, providing a very narrow underst…
4 years, 5 months ago
Books for the New Year, and Responding to a Reader Comment
Today on MindMatters we give a preview of what's to come in 2022, including some of the books we've been reading: Richard Spence's "Wall Street and t…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Managerial Revolution and the Circulation of the Elites
MindMatters is back! On this New Year's episode, we discuss the work of Michael McConkey on the managerial revolution in the West, its relevance for …
4 years, 6 months ago
The Molecule of More: The Strange Psychology of Dopamine
When is a stop sign just a stop sign, and not a hidden message from your mother? Why are we excited about new things, only to become bored with them …
4 years, 8 months ago
Plato All the Way Down: Solving Biblical Mysteries with Russell Gmirkin
What happens when you combine the investigative mentation of Sherlock Holmes with the adventurous spirit Indiana Jones? Join MindMatters today as we …
4 years, 8 months ago
Gurdjieff, Fourth Way, and Solioonensius in the New Normal - with Alan Francis
Gurdjieff escaped the Russian Empire during the outbreak of mass madness otherwise known as the Great Russian Revolution. He lived and taught in Fran…
4 years, 8 months ago