Taoism: Ep. 14 - The Problem is Other People
Chapter 14 of Chuan Tzu presents a Taoist reflection on perhaps the single vexing problem in our lives - the other people. Taoism argues for a natural approach to other people that will remove us from...
10 Okt 28min
American Individualism - Ep. 5
AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISM:This lecture explores the evolution of the American conception of the individual and why it has become so dominant within American culture. Devoid of a deep history and often in...
7 Okt 1h 2min
The Joy of Resistance: Ep. 5 - Imaginations Under Siege
Following on last episode's discussion of the philosophical critiques of how commoditization influences our world, I thought it would be worth taking a moment to reflect in a concrete fashion on how o...
5 Okt 46min
Taoism: Ep. 13 - Taoism and Pleasure
What rises in the Taoist tradition when one is tranquil is pleasure. This simple idea is almost universally ignored or obscured in the Taoist tradition - yet it is central to both the literate and fol...
2 Okt 30min
Q & A - No History for You! - Ep. 4
Q & A - NO HISTORY FOR YOU! Wes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture II: No History for You!Sign-up for Wes’s PATREON to get your questions answered by Wes!Plus, gain access to course m...
30 Sep 38min
The Joy of Resistance: Ep. 4 - Sign Value and Recuperation
One of the significant challenges of our current environment is that our own imaginations have been turned against us. Much of our needs come from our imaginations and are very much focused on the way...
28 Sep 42min
Taoism: Ep. 12 - Taoism and Tranquility
While Taoism emphasizes knowing and being nothing, it does have a positive value - tranquility. Virtually ignored as a value in the Western tradition with its powerful focus on “meaning” and “knowing”...
25 Sep 30min
No History For You! - Ep. 3
NO HISTORY FOR YOU!In my second lecture I explore the bizarre and necessary historical amnesia that besets American culture. For the first 200 years of American settlement, the Native American culture...
24 Sep 42min
