Reading Jung's Redbook - Ep. 7 (Conclusion)
CONCLUSION:I conclude the series with the end of the first book of the Red Book. In the last section we see Jung sliding back and forth between various ideas of the role he is supposed to fulfill - ki...
19 Feb 202528min
House of the Intellect - Ep. 7
TECHNOLOGY AND DATA:Neither Barzun nor myself are opposed to technology or data per se - it is the way our culture tries to isolate technology from the cultural environment and, hence, de-value most e...
17 Feb 202548min
Major Thinkers - Jacques Derrida- Ep. 5
One of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the late 20th century, Derrida specialized in trying to unmoor our sense of certainty and truth. Working across 50 books, he was an intell...
14 Feb 20251h 20min
A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 20
Q & A #9 - CONCLUSIONWes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lectures IX and X: Conclusion Parts 1 and 2Sign-up for Wes’s PATREON to get your questions answered by Wes! Plus, gain access to co...
13 Feb 20251h 19min
Reading Jung's The Red Book - Ep. 6
BEYOND RIGHT AND WRONGHere Jung moves beyond simply rejecting the Right and Wrong and tries to create an ethos of ambiguity. Focusing on a dream involving Elijah and Salome, he experiences the intertw...
12 Feb 202541min
House of the Intellect - Ep. 6
ROB US OF WHAT WE LOVE:In this episode I discuss the ways in which our culture and mental habits combine to rob us of the experiences we would love to be having by both limiting our capacity to partic...
10 Feb 202536min
Major Thinkers - Bertrand Russell - Ep. 4
Bertrand Russell was a famous and influential thinker. He became a popular philosopher after his groundbreaking attempt to found mathematics on a prefect, logically complete footing failed. This is an...
7 Feb 20251h 23min
A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 19
LECTURE 10 - CONCLUSION 2 of 2 (HOW DOES THE WORLD SEE THE USA?)Given Americans' central position in global trade, politics and culture, I explore how the unique American outlook is shaping, for good ...
6 Feb 20251h
