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129: Ge Ling Shang - Liberation as Affirmation

Season 6 Episode 15

Today we're considering Ge Ling Shang's book, Liberation as Affirmation, comparing Zhuangzi and Nietzsche. Shang sees both thinkers as putting forwar…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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128: Zhuangzi - Free & Easy Wandering

Season 6 Episode 14

Exploring the indeterminate nature of truth in the Zhuangzi, the usefulness of uselessness, the foolishness of seeking office, and the advantages of …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Year's Announcement

Season 6 Episode 13

I still live, I still think. I still have to live, for I still have to think. Sum ergo cogito, cogito ergo sum.

Updates on the future of the podcast …

5 months ago

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Christmas Special 2025

Season 6 Episode 12

CONTRIBUTORS:Andrei Georgescu (Artexius)Website: https://andreigeorgescu.ca/

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5 months, 1 week ago

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127: Where is the Dao?

Season 6 Episode 11

Introducing "dao" as a concept in Chinese philosophy. We'll explore the the social & historical context of the Spring and Autumn period. We'll follow…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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126: The Sorrows of Young Werther

Season 6 Episode 10

Goethe's novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther, was Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite novel. In recent years it has become the subject of memes, and the "s…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Ages of Discord by Peter Turchin #1 : Imperiopathosis & the Political Stress Index

Season 6 Episode 9

The first of a series of lectures examining Turchin's work in Ages of Discord, a structural-demographic analysis of American history.
Topics in this e…

6 months ago

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Untimely Reflections #39: Weltgeist - Schopenhauer on History, Love, Life & Death

Season 6 Episode 8

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In Untimely Reflections #39, we discuss Schopenhauer's view of history, love of fate, and th…

6 months, 1 week ago

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125: Reviewing John Kaag's Hiking with Nietzsche

Season 6 Episode 7

My review of Kaag's book about Nietzsche, the Swiss Alps, and the many other philosophers who have spent time in Sils Maria. Overall a good experienc…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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Untimely Reflections #38: Jimmy Burke - Will to Joy

Season 6 Episode 6

The Will to Joy podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0iWF6YMMEriFZ0cE0xhnFN?si=e7ee705bb1814f89

Jimmy's linktree: https://linktr.ee/willtojoy

Jimmy B…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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