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
Cultivating The Intellect
A brief argument for a few habits of mind and time use that are necessary for developing a life of the mind. Not overly prescriptive, but time for quiet reflection, spending time with powerful people ...
12 Sep 202523min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q6: What can we learn from nature?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q6: What can we learn from nature?Hundred Schools of Thought (600-200 B.C.)Legalism: Humans are inherently corrupt and social order can only be maintained t...
10 Sep 202552min
Primates In Space: Primates Discover Art - Ep. 3
Likely more important than tool use and necessary for the development of more sophisticated tools, the development and creation of art marks the fundamental development of the modern mind. Here we see...
8 Sep 202533min
Death Of Our Narrative
It may feel like the end of the world, but it is mostly just the end of our conception of how the world works. When our fundamental values shift then it often undermines our sense of order and prevent...
5 Sep 202514min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q5: Why was the past so great?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q5: Why was the past so great?Sign-up for Wes’s PATREON to get your questions answered by Wes!Plus, gain access to course materials, reading lists, bonus le...
3 Sep 202555min
Primates In Space: Primates Make Tools - Ep. 2
Tool use has evolved more slowly and means something different than has generally been understood. Over three million years of practice with tools led, eventually, to a revolution not so much in tools...
1 Sep 202538min
Bergson's Day-Planner
Henri Bergson explored the tensions between two different conceptions of time - the objective/scientific and the subjective/experienced. The latter he called la duree’ and, despite being how we sense ...
29 Aug 202528min
