Major Thinkers - Simone Weil- Ep. 6
Largely forgotten today, she was an influential thinker and, perhaps, mystic who lived a life of ethical commitment in an extraordinarily difficult period in history. She provided an inspirational exa...
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Reading Jung's Redbook - Ep. 7 (Conclusion)
CONCLUSION:I conclude the series with the end of the first book of the Red Book. In the last section we see Jung sliding back and forth between various ideas of the role he is supposed to fulfill - ki...
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 7
TECHNOLOGY AND DATA:Neither Barzun nor myself are opposed to technology or data per se - it is the way our culture tries to isolate technology from the cultural environment and, hence, de-value most e...
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Major Thinkers - Jacques Derrida- Ep. 5
One of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the late 20th century, Derrida specialized in trying to unmoor our sense of certainty and truth. Working across 50 books, he was an intell...
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 20
Q & A #9 - CONCLUSIONWes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lectures IX and X: Conclusion Parts 1 and 2Sign-up for Wes’s PATREON to get your questions answered by Wes! Plus, gain access to co...
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Reading Jung's The Red Book - Ep. 6
BEYOND RIGHT AND WRONGHere Jung moves beyond simply rejecting the Right and Wrong and tries to create an ethos of ambiguity. Focusing on a dream involving Elijah and Salome, he experiences the intertw...
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 6
ROB US OF WHAT WE LOVE:In this episode I discuss the ways in which our culture and mental habits combine to rob us of the experiences we would love to be having by both limiting our capacity to partic...
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Major Thinkers - Bertrand Russell - Ep. 4
Bertrand Russell was a famous and influential thinker. He became a popular philosopher after his groundbreaking attempt to found mathematics on a prefect, logically complete footing failed. This is an...
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