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Cornel West - Folly Presto (Part 3 of 6)
This third lecture presents Prof. West’s consideration of early modern philosophy, focusing on Erasmus’s The Praise of Folly (1511), as a response to…
1 year, 10 months ago
Cornel West - Metaphilosophic Andante (Part 2 of 6)
Dr. Cornel West, a leading philosopher and activist was invited to give the Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh this year (2024). His ser…
1 year, 10 months ago
Cornel West - Philosophical Prelude (Part 1 of 6)
Dr. Cornel West, a leading philosopher and activist was invited to give the Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh this year (2024). His ser…
1 year, 10 months ago
Yanis Varoufakis - Technofeudalism
Economist and political scientist Yanis Varoufakis breaks down his concept of 'technofeudalism' or the successor paradigm to neoliberalism. This addr…
1 year, 10 months ago
Chris Hedges - The Politics of Cultural Despair
Veteran war correspondent and journalist Chris Hedges describes the cultural patterns of the COVID era, and elucidates the work of Fritz Stern, a Ger…
1 year, 10 months ago
Roy Casagranda - The Interwar Years (WW2: Part II)
Roy is back with his (technically) a sequel to the WW1 lecture. Audio is noisy until 05:00 mark but is clean afterwards.
This lecture concerns the "i…
1 year, 10 months ago
Noam Chomsky - Education for Whom, and for What?
Renowned activist and scholar Noam Chomsky summarizes his lifetime of experience in education, and provides overviews of the divergent mentalities th…
1 year, 10 months ago
#30: How Islam Saved Western Civilization: Roy Casagranda
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Professor Roy patiently and passionately explains the centrality of the Arab world to the Re…
1 year, 10 months ago
Aristotle's Philosophical Innovations - M. Nussabum and B. Magee
An interview between the philosopher Martha Nussbaum, who specialize(d) in Ancient Greek philosophy and tragedy and Bryan Magee. Aired originally in …
1 year, 10 months ago
Iain McGilchrist - A Revolution in Thought
Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and philosopher.
He has written two recent books, The Master and His Emissary, and The Matter with Things (2 Volu…
1 year, 10 months ago