Crisis and Creativity in Mayan Mythology

Crisis and Creativity in Mayan Mythology

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/crisis-and-creativity-mayan-mythology. The Popol Vuh, written in 1702, was based on a Mayan oral tradition encompassing creation myths, history, and cosmology. These stories were written in a time of crisis: European colonialism had decimated the Mayan population and destroyed much of their cultural knowledge. How do stories help a society survive and thrive? Can they console us in times of crisis? How much of a culture can historians save in times of devastation? Josh and Ray rewrite history with Edgar Garcia from the University of Chicago, author of "Emergency: Reading the Popol Vuh in a Time of Crisis."

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1 Mar 44s

Can Money Buy Well-being?

Can Money Buy Well-being?

More at https://philosophytalk.org/shows/can-money-buy-well-being. Governments and central banks set economic policies that affect us all. But how do those policies influence our quality of life? And...

14 Feb 51min

Anna Julia Cooper

Anna Julia Cooper

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/anna-julia-cooper. Born into slavery in the nineteenth century, Anna Julia Cooper received a classical education, attended the Sorbonne, and became the fo...

30 Jan 52min

The Examined Year: 2025

The Examined Year: 2025

More at https://philosophytalk.org/shows/the-examined-year-2025. What happened over the past year that challenged our assumptions and made us think about things in new ways? Josh and Ray talk to phil...

1 Jan 1min

Gilbert Ryle and the Map of the Mind

Gilbert Ryle and the Map of the Mind

More at https://philosophytalk.org/shows/gilbert-ryle. Gilbert Ryle (1900-1976) was a British philosopher of mind and language best known for his book The Concept of Mind. He developed a novel argume...

1 Jan 1min

Narrative and the Meaning of Life

Narrative and the Meaning of Life

More at https://philosophytalk.org/shows/narrative-and-the-meaning-of-life. Humans are uniquely storytelling creatures who can narrate the events of their own lives. Some argue that our lives derive ...

1 Jan 1min

This Week: Mind Sharing

This Week: Mind Sharing

More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/mind-sharing. Mind reading might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But in philosophy and psychology, mind reading is something that human beings do wheneve...

21 Des 202551min

Shakespeare's Outsiders

Shakespeare's Outsiders

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/shakespeares-outsiders. Over 400 years after his death, Shakespeare is still widely regarded as the greatest dramatist of all time. His many plays tackle ...

13 Des 202551min

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