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Back to SearchEpisode #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 teach us about the way we experience reality. We ta…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks 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 Christianity. Family as a microcosm of society. Active love …
Published on 10 months, 1 week 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 moral-aesthetic spectrum. Realism vs. Idealism. A…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks 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, the promises of Nihilism, the Madman and the Saint, …
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode #219 ... Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment
Today we talk about the philosophical themes that Dostoevsky had in mind when writing Crime and Punishment. We talk about Russian Nihilism and its consequences. Rational Utilitarianism and Egoism. A …
Published on 1 year ago
Episode #218 ... Dostoevsky - Notes From Underground
Today we talk about the philosophical themes of one of Dostoevsky's most famous books: Notes From Underground. We talk about contemplative inertia, the "stone wall" of rationality, utopian socialism,…
Published on 1 year ago
Episode #217 ... Religion and Nothingness - Kyoto School pt. 2 - Nishitani
Today we talk about expanding our view of what a religious quest includes. The limits of dualistic thinking. Technological enframing and obsession with utility. Self-emptying. Consciousness, Nihility…
Published on 1 year ago
Episode #216 ... The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism - Kyoto School pt. 1 - Nishitani
Today we look at the work of Keiji Nishitani. We examine Nihilism in a deeper way than we've ever covered on the podcast before. We talk about The Great Doubt. Zen Buddhism. Sunyata. The self as simi…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Episode #215 ... How Mysticism is missing in our modern lives. (Critchley, Heidegger)
Today we talk about whether it's possible to achieve not just freedom of the will, but freedom from the will. The technological enframing of reality from the perspective of Heidegger. Misconceptions …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Episode #214 ... Framing our Being in a completely different way. (Heidegger)
Today we look at Heidegger's critique of metaphysics and the traditional subject-object framing in philosophy. How multiple framings are necessary for a fuller picture of our being. His challenge to …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago