The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q14: What is this science thing?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q14: What is this science thing?Now my method, though hard to practice, is easy to explain; and it is this. I propose to establish progressive stages of cer...
6 Marras 202553min
Primates In Space: Primates Go Wild - Ep. 11
While the industrial revolution is widely recognized as a turning point in human history, less well appreciated is why it has been so influential. Each of the developments were undoubtedly important, ...
3 Marras 202545min
Andre Gide and Marcel Proust
Two famous works that critiqued the Moral structure of turn of the century French society did so in entirely different ways. While Gide is more known for his critique, I argue Proust’s critique is far...
31 Loka 202531min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q13: Enlightened?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q13: Enlightened?We can see from this that the sovereign power, absolute, sacred and inviolable as it is, does not and cannot exceed the limits of general c...
29 Loka 202547min
Primates In Space: Primates Take Over - Ep. 10
The combination of new crops, new outlooks, new technologies but, most importantly, the expansion of the primate intellectual and imaginative capacities led to the explosive growth in human population...
28 Loka 202539min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q12: What was reborn?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q12: What was reborn?1374 death of Petrarch 1413 Brunelleschi systematizes perspective 1439 Movable Press 1492 Columbus 1514 More's Utopia and Machiavell...
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Primates In Space: Primates Discover The Printing Press- Ep. 9
Despite the general acknowledgement of the importance of the printing press, I argue that why the press had such an impact is largely misunderstood. The printing press was the technology that most pow...
20 Loka 202550min
America As Seen From France - A Follow Up On Consumerism
A follow up to my lecture on America seen from France that explores in more detail some of the data behind American consumerism and how this translates into lived experience. In sum, while consumerism...
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