The Wes Cecil Podcast

The revolution has happened, and we are its victims. If you feel a bit hopeless and disoriented by the world today, this is not just you or some random happenstance. You are being disoriented, and you...

17 Nov 20251h 7min

A reflection on the relative nature of Reading vs TV and the peculiarities of both mediums. Indeed, given how much time we spend engaged in watching various kinds of media, I think it is a bit shockin...

14 Nov 202526min

The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q15: Truth?Principia MathematicaThe aim of the book is to set a limit to thought, or rather — not to thought, but to the expression of thoughts: for in ord...

12 Nov 202542min

The accumulated gap between our environment and our needs as primates have grown increasingly large over the last 100 years. As a result virtually every measure of health and well being have become sh...

10 Nov 202543min

We continually tell ourselves stories about every aspect of our lives. Taking a little time to reflect on the stories we tell ourselves is often quite revelatory about how our thinking is directed and...

7 Nov 202520min

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 Nov 202553min

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 Nov 202545min

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 Okt 202531min