The Transvaluation of All Values: Scarcity and Abundance - Ep. 1
SCARCITY AND ABUNDANCE:We have inherited a set of values that are a misfit for the world we now inhabit. The tension between our past and our present is creating a strong sense of confusion and disloc...
28 Touko 202559min
Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 11
The past tells us that our future with Capitalism is unlikely to suddenly change. Rather, we are likely to experience a slow evolution of values that undermines and constrains the power of capitalism ...
26 Touko 202537min
Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Confucius in The Analects—Relative Wisdom - Ep. 13
In this short parable from the Analects we see the idea that wisdom is relative both to situations and individuals. This approach to wisdom is markedly different from the notion of universal laws and ...
23 Touko 202511min
How to get rich with philosophy. No, really.
I know this sounds like a joke, but the joke was on me. This moment in the coffee shop highlighted how deeply I have internalized our cultural definition of wealth and riches despite, in theory, spend...
22 Touko 202541min
Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 10
We reach today and discover, like 16th century Catholics, we know all the critiques of our condition but have difficulty imagining any possible alternative. This leads supposedly quite determinedly di...
19 Touko 202540min
Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Searching for what you already have (Sufism) - Ep. 12
Searching for what we already have is one of the keys, if not the key, messages of Sufism. If you are a god, what are you looking for out in the world that is not already inside of you? This and relat...
16 Touko 202510min
Why is Hinduism so difficult for the West?
An introduction into why we find it hard to understand Hinduism. It is not a faith based religion, there is no book, there are not many actual rules or commandments, it embraces the world in all its c...
14 Touko 202544min
Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 9
CAPITALISM: EP. 9I argue that one of the problems we face today is simply confusion. We understand the ills of global capitalism, we are cynical about it, and we are perhaps even trying to be exploita...
12 Touko 202544min
