The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q9: The New World?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q9: The New World?Mayan Civilization 2,000-750 B.C. earliest developments750 B.C. to 250 A.D. Cities, construction of monumental architecture250- 900 A.D. L...
1 Okt 202548min
Primates In Space: Primates Discover Writing - Ep. 6
Perhaps THE breakthrough that makes the major components of civilization possible, writing transformed our capacity to understand both the world and ourselves. Nonetheless, literacy was historically e...
29 Sep 202545min
Investment is not the Pope
Our powerful belief in the economic narrative of investment and growth blinds us to the actual nature of the world we experience and the problems we face. Much like Luther’s critique of the Catholic c...
26 Sep 202520min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q8: Why is life so hard?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q8: Why is life so hard?1 All existence is dukkha. The word dukkha has been variously translated as ‘suffering’, ‘anguish’, ‘pain’, or ‘unsatisfactoriness’....
24 Sep 202542min
Primates In Space: Primates Discover Cities - Ep. 5
With the excess food available from the slow transition to Agriculture, cities began to form approximately 12,000 years ago. Nonetheless, as recently as 100 years ago most humans still did not live in...
22 Sep 202551min
Your Philosophy is not Right (Neither is Mine)
A reflection on the way in which Philosophy and its uses is so often misrepresented as an attempt to be RIGHT. However, this mistakes the power of philosophy and how it can help us understand our live...
19 Sep 202520min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q7: Where is the universe?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q7: Where is the universe?He who sees all beings in the Self and the Self in all beings, henever turns away from It (the Self).He who perceives all beings a...
17 Sep 202544min
Primates In Space: Primates Discover Agriculture - Ep. 4
After Art and Tools, Agriculture is clearly one of the most significant breakthroughs in the evolution of human culture. The changes both socially and intellectually necessary to enable a transition t...
15 Sep 202551min
