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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Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 6

Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 6

READ ALONG SERIES - KANT'S "PROLEGOMENA"So we now get to the point Kant has been angling towards the whole time. What do we gain from all of this thinking for metaphysics? Answer, we gain insight into...

2 Apr 202543min

Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 3

Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 3

CAPITALISM: EP. 3The need for revenue and the fracturing of the European social order that accompanied the Reformation led to the slow development of a new vision of the individual and of trade and ma...

31 Mars 202544min

Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Achilles in The Illiad - Ep. 5

Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Achilles in The Illiad - Ep. 5

One of the great moments of human compassion and expressions of the utter waste of war. While Achilles is often raised as the symbol of the ultimate warrior, here he weeps and acknowledges the pointle...

28 Mars 202513min

Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 5

Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 5

READ ALONG SERIES - KANT'S "PROLEGOMENA" It turns out that Science is possible! That is the good news. The bad news is that what science actually tells us is not what we might hope. The limits of empi...

26 Mars 202537min

Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 2

Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 2

CAPITALISM: EP. 2As a Political Philosophy Capitalism contains a theory of the individual that includes the idea of natural rights - most importantly the right to private property. However, in practic...

24 Mars 202537min

Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 4

Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 4

READ ALONG SERIES - KANT'S "PROLEGOMENA" As we dive into the foundations of natural science, I pause for a moment to consider the power of Kant’s argument relative to the foundations of mathematics. H...

19 Mars 202531min

Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 1

Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 1

CAPITALISM: EP. 1 We are surrounded by the idea of capitalism but shockingly little thought is commonly given to what it is, where it has come from and where we are likely going. An attempt to rectify...

17 Mars 202543min

Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Plutarch's Life of Theseus  - Ep. 4

Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Plutarch's Life of Theseus - Ep. 4

It seems so simple, and yet this story from Ancient Greece captures many of the problems with time, identity, and meaning - a kind of one paragraph version of Heidegger’s Being and Time. It also bring...

15 Mars 202522min

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