Plato's Symposium: The Speech of Aristophanes - Ep. 7
While these speeches seem very different - and they are on the surface - they actually articulate a similar outlook expressed in very different terms. The idea of love driving us towards a unity with ...
7 Jul 202540min
The Transvaluation of All Values: Can West Africa Save Us? - Ep. 6
If you feel your current values are failing then one needs to search for new values. One readily available set of values is provided by the influence of West Africa that still exists in the United Sta...
2 Jul 202549min
Plato's Symposium: The Speech of Pausanias - Ep.6
So much for Phaedrus. Plato quickly moves to present core elements of his world view while undercutting the simple love for the gods. Again, everything is political, philosophical and very critical of...
30 Jun 202546min
The Transvaluation of All Values: Joy not Fear - Ep. 5
Shockingly, people are immersed in a series of internal narratives that impose a sense of threat and fear as a core element of existence. Embracing Joy, like Play, fundamentally alters our experience ...
26 Jun 202557min
Plato's Symposium: The Speech of Phaedrus - Ep. 4
The first speech comes from Phaedrus. He is sincere and well intentioned but delivers a seemingly very limited take on the nature of Love. As ever, there is a level of philosophy, politics and religio...
23 Jun 202533min
The Transvaluation of All Values: Play not Work - Ep. 4
In a world of almost unimaginable opportunity to express ourselves, we still maintain a sense of ‘work’ as our defining characteristic. Embracing a sense of Play in our lives seems like we are abandon...
18 Jun 202558min
Plato's Symposium: Socrates & Apollodorus - Ep. 3
We reach the text itself. Hopefully I clarify why there is this strange framing element to the Symposium and the degree to which many of the seemingly odd asides and quotes are actually core to Plato’...
16 Jun 202544min
Plato's Symposium: Introduction - Ep. 2
Well, forgot to mention that both the Reformation and the Enlightenment were heavily influenced by Platonic thought(!). As a test, if you’ve ever thought that SCIENCE is THE path to the TRUTH; congrat...
13 Jun 202513min
