Blaise Pascal: The Great and Wretched
Blaise Pascal was a scientist, philosopher, and mystic. He was one of the most profound thinkers to have ever lived. One cannot read Pascal and come away unchanged. In this episode we hope to prove th...
10 Syys 202123min
RLP Backstage: "The Office and Philosophy"
Summer's almost gone. Throughout the Summer we have talked life, logic, and love. This week we sum it all up with a laugh. "They" say life imitates art; or is that art imitates life? Either way, this ...
27 Elo 202122min
RLP Backstage: "Psychology as Religion"
Ideally our hearts and minds align. But, unfortunately, on this side of the veil these two faculties of perception are often divided. One of the spirits of our age seems to be the spirit of feelings...
13 Elo 202117min
RLP Backstage: "The Right Side of History"
Some politicians, professors and activists talk about the "right side of history". This idea is loaded with assumptions about the nature of history. Does history have meaning? Does it have a meaning b...
30 Heinä 202123min
RLP Backstage: "Lived Experience"
We continue our discussion of the spirits of the age. In this episode we discuss the notion of "lived experience." Is the idea of "lived experience" coherent? Is there only "my truth" and never the tr...
16 Heinä 202124min
RLP Backstage: Life & Logic Edition
We've ditched the usual format for the Summer. in this, the inaugural episode of our "backstage" shows, your intractable hosts, Soz and Mot, ring in the Summer by discussing life, logic, and the spiri...
2 Heinä 202123min
RLP Holiday - 4th of July III: Patrick Henry Meets Harry Potter
What do the American Revolution, Patrick Henry, and Harry Potter have in common? Does the spirit of Patrick Henry endure or have we, like Harry Potter and the mirror of Erised, fallen into a dreamy an...
2 Heinä 20218min
RLP Holiday: Father's Day II (The Philosopher King)
Marcus Aurelius may have been the only philosopher-king in history. In today's episode we contemplate the fatherly advise of the philosopher-king. What does it mean to be a father? What does it mean t...
18 Kesä 20217min
