The Wes Cecil Podcast

The Wes Cecil Podcast

My lectures are dedicated to making Philosophy in particular and the world of ideas in general available to everyone. My exploration of topics and thinkers is designed to provide a foundation for listeners to engage in further reading and thought and develop their own conceptions of the topics I introduce. I have PhD in Literature and Philosophy and was a college professor for over 20 years. I am working to remove the barriers that prevent many from experiencing and understanding the lives and thoughts of some of the world's greatest thinkers.

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Episoder(239)

An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 7 - The Human Experience is NOT for Sale

An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 7 - The Human Experience is NOT for Sale

If we want to be happy, we can go to the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ for the low cost of $5,000 to $15,000 for a family of four. Food, water, love, friends, joy, beauty, and more are continuously being ...

20 Jul 47min

Taoism: Ep. 2 - The Path that is the Path

Taoism: Ep. 2 - The Path that is the Path

Two key insights from a key section of the Tao Te Ching ask us to question 1) Our propensity for committing ourselves to pre-established narratives and 2) Our love of language games. By throwing these...

17 Jul 46min

An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 6 - Life is Not a Competition

An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 6 - Life is Not a Competition

Perhaps one of the most pernicious concepts in modern society is the concept that we are all in competition for scarce resources. In this zero sum conception of the world, each human must, by necessit...

13 Jul 49min

Taoism: Ep. 1 - The Eternal Tao

Taoism: Ep. 1 - The Eternal Tao

Taoism has been generally received in the West as a mystical, quasi-metaphysical philosophy. However, understanding its historical context and development helps place Taoism within its political and f...

10 Jul 51min

An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 5 - The External and The Internal

An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 5 - The External and The Internal

The dynamic interplay between the external and internal world is the very core of being human. The degree to which we cultivate ourselves within an experience of the world is the degree to which we ca...

6 Jul 58min

Reading The Bhagavad Gita: Conclusion

Reading The Bhagavad Gita: Conclusion

Congratulations, you’ve read the Gita. Ancient texts are often difficult and a bit offputting but they really help us discover the structures of our own thinking and how our culture has conditioned us...

4 Jul 30min

An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 4 - Discover Yourself

An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 4 - Discover Yourself

Bizarrely, in a society that isolates people, we also don’t spend much time with ourselves. Consistently pulled from ourselves, striving for external standards and ignoring our bodies we lose track of...

29 Jun 48min

Reading The Bhagavad Gita: Books 14, 15 & 16

Reading The Bhagavad Gita: Books 14, 15 & 16

We move from the Metaphysical arguments about How the universe is to how we should translate that understanding into our lives. And we finally get the argument for why Arjuna must indeed ride forth to...

26 Jun 28min

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