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Episode 122: Augustine on Mind and Metaphysics
Yet more on The Confessions, now on books 10–13. What is memory and how does it relate to time and being? Augustine thinks that memory is a storehous…
11 years, 1 month ago
Precognition of Ep. 123: Economics (F.A. Hayek and Amartya Sen)
Guest Seth Benzell outlines Hayek's "The Use of Knowledge in Society" (1945) and Sen's On Ethics and Economics (1987).
11 years, 1 month ago
Episode 121: Augustine on Being Good
On The Confessions (400 CE), books 1–9. The question is not "What is virtue?" because knowing what virtue is isn't enough. The problem, for Aurelius …
11 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 119 Aftershow (PREMIUM) on Nietzsche feat. Greg Sadler
Seth Paskin and Danny Lobell were joined by Dr. Gregory B. Sadler, David Buchanan, Erik Weissengruber, Tom Kirdas, Ken Presting, and Bill Coe. Record…
11 years, 1 month ago
Episode 120: A History of "Will" with Guest Eva Brann
We discuss Un-Willing: An Inquiry into the Rise of Will's Power and an Attempt to Undo It (2014) with the author, covering Socrates, Augustine, Aquin…
11 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 118 Aftershow (PREMIUM) on Songwriting feat. ex-Camper Chris Molla
A highlight from our musician-packed breakdown of our songwriting episode. Featuring a third (ex-) member of Camper Van Beethoven, plus Chase Fiorenz…
11 years, 2 months ago
Episode 119: Nietzsche on Tragedy and the Psychology of Art
On Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy (1872). Nietzsche thought that you could tell how vital or decadent a civilization was by its art, and …
11 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 117 Aftershow (PREMIUM) on Antigone with Danny Lobell
Listen to or watch the Aftershow for Episode 117 on Antigone, with Danny Lobell, Wes Alwan, and a bunch of PEL listeners like you. Also, learn about …
11 years, 3 months ago
Episode 118: The Musical Life with Guests from Camper van Beethoven
Victor Krummenacher and Jonathan Segel join Mark and Wes to discuss songwriting and authenticity in the age of Internet consumerism. This episode pre…
11 years, 3 months ago
Episode 117: Discussing Sophocles's "Antigone"
Philosophically considering the ancient Greek tragedy, which we also performed with Lucy Lawless and Paul Provenza.
End song: "Woe Is Me" (live, 2002…
11 years, 3 months ago