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"Antigone" Read by PEL with Lucy Lawless and Paul Provenza
An unrehearsed, fun read-through of the Greek Tragedy from 441 BCE, plus some discussion with the cast of Greek drama, our selected translation, and …
11 years, 3 months ago
Episode 116: Freud on Dreams
On Sigmund Freud's On Dreams (1902) and other stuff. Are dreams just random, or our best key to understanding the mind?
For Wes Alwan's Freud summari…
11 years, 4 months ago
Episode 115: Schopenhauer on Music with Guest Jonathan Segel
The Camper Van Beethoven violinist/composer/multi-instrumentalist joins us to discuss The World as Will and Representation, book 3 selections.
11 years, 4 months ago
Episode 114: Schopenhauer: "The World Is Will"
On The World As Will and Representation (1818), book 2. The world is a blind, striving force!
11 years, 5 months ago
Episode 113: Jesus's Parables
Interpreting the Parables using texts from Paul Ricoeur, John Dominic Crossan, Paul Tillich, et al, with guest Law Ware.
11 years, 5 months ago
Episode 112: Ricoeur on Interpreting Religion
On Paul Ricoeur's "The Critique of Religion" and "The Language of Faith" (1973), with guest Law Ware. How can we apply hermeneutics to the Bible?
11 years, 6 months ago
Episode 111: Gadamer's Hermeneutics: How to Interpret
On Hans-Georg Gadamer's Truth and Method (1960, ch. 4), "Aesthetics and Hermeneutics" (1964), "The Universality of the Hermeneutical Problem" (1966),…
11 years, 7 months ago
Close Reading (PREMIUM) of Heidegger on Truth
Mark and Seth go line-by-line through the first half of "On the Essence of Truth" to help you understand Heidegger's language. This is a 17-min previ…
11 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 110 Aftershow (PREMIUM) with Stephen West
Stephen West returns: Citizens should log in and listen to the Aftershow on Whitehead featuring Dylan Casey and David Buchanan. Everyone can listen t…
11 years, 7 months ago
Close Reading (PREMIUM) of Kant on the Sublime
Mark and Wes go line-by-line through a chunk of the Critique of Judgment to help you feel confident decoding Kant and other difficult texts. This is …
11 years, 7 months ago