134: David Hume - Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Today we're going to become Humean, All Too Humean. This is an introduction to David Hume's life and works, brief consideration of his influences, and deep dive into Enquiry Concerning Human Understan...
3 Mar 1h 54min
Untimely Reflections #41: Gnostic Informant - The History of Demons
Gnostic Informant on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtdweFMJ5DGj7_q5IcpQhPQNeal and I do a deep dive into the origins of the term "demon"/"demonic". What was the original meaning of the term "daim...
24 Feb 1h 46min
Untimely Reflections #40: Hans Georg Moeller - Zhuangzi & Nietzsche
A conversation with Prof. Moeller (Carefree Wandering). We discuss the political implications of Daoist philosophy, the Daoist critique of Confucian family roles and anthropocentrism, the comparison t...
17 Feb 1h 22min
133: Baruch Spinoza - The Intellectual Love of God
There was much ado about Spinoza, at least amongst the German rationalists and romantics. In this episode, we're going beyond the metaphysics to talk about the entire purpose of Spinoza's Ethics: the ...
10 Feb 1h 33min
132: Daemonic, part 3 - Stefan Zweig & Nietzsche's Struggle with the Daemon
In the conclusion to the daemonic series, we're looking at Stefan Zweig's Struggle with the Daemon - specifically, the section on Nietzsche. Particularly helpful for our analysis will be Zweig's compa...
3 Feb 1h 28min
131: Daemonic, part 2 - Herder's Substantial Forces & Goethe's Flame of Genius
In the second part of this series, we'll examine how it is that Goethe came to his conception of the Daemonic, involved as it is with Spinoza's pantheism. Goethe's introduction to Spinoza was largely ...
27 Jan 1h 28min
130: Daemonic, part 1 - Ancient Spirits & The Pantheism Controversy
Part one of three. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe often spoke of a dangerous but invigorating life-force that he christened "the daemonic". In his conversations with Eckermann, and in his autobiography Di...
20 Jan 1h 19min
129: Ge Ling Shang - Liberation as Affirmation
Today we're considering Ge Ling Shang's book, Liberation as Affirmation, comparing Zhuangzi and Nietzsche. Shang sees both thinkers as putting forward a "religiosity" of life-affirmation. Major points...
13 Jan 1h 31min
