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Back to SearchEpisode #229 - Kafka and Totalitarianism (Arendt, Adorno)
Today we talk about Kafka's book The Castle and how the symbolism is interpreted by two powerhouse philosophers: Theodore Adorno and Hannah Arendt. H…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode #228 ... Albert Camus - Kafka and The Fall
Today we talk about Camus' book The Fall and what the main character represents in his larger project. We also talk about someone Camus deeply admire…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode #227 ... Albert Camus - On Exile
Today we talk about the concept of exile from the work of Camus. We focus on a couple stories from his book Exile and The Kingdom. We talk about why …
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode #226 - Albert Camus - The Rebel
Today we talk about Camus’ concept of rebellion and how it offers a powerful alternative to abstract ideologies. We talk about solidarity as the foun…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode #225 ... Albert Camus - The Plague
We look at Albert Camus' The Plague. We talk about a common misreading from the Myth of Sisyphus. We talk about different cycles of his work from his…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode #224 ... Albert Camus - The Stranger
Today we talk about the book The Stranger by Albert Camus. We talk about why Camus saw himself as an artist and not a philosopher. We talk about happ…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode #223 ... Religion and the duck-rabbit - Kyoto School pt. 3
Today we talk about the relationship between philosophy and religion. We talk about the duck-rabbit as a metaphor that may have something useful to t…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode #222 ... Dostoevsky - Love in The Brothers Karamazov
Today we talk about the philosophical themes around love in The Brothers Karamazov. We talk about Dostoevsky's existential, tragic form of Christiani…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode #221 ... Dostoevsky - The Idiot
Today we talk about the book The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky. We talk about the curse of sainthood. The connection between beauty and morality via his…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode #220 ... Dostoevsky - Demons
Today we discuss the philosophical themes of the book Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky. We talk about western liberalism, the lack of moral leadership, th…
1 year, 5 months ago