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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Values: Ep. 2 - Health

Values: Ep. 2 - Health

Often discussed as an ‘implicit’ good, health is nonetheless a relatively low priority in many modern societies. We have both a poor understanding of what constitutes health as well as a strong cultur...

6 Apr 57min

The Power of Abstraction

The Power of Abstraction

A reflection on our capacity to overwhelm our actual experience of the world with abstract concepts that somehow is often more powerful than even our immediate physical surroundings. I was prompted to...

3 Apr 28min

Values: Ep. 1 - Introduction

Values: Ep. 1 - Introduction

A brief introduction to the field of values and why they matter as a subject of reflection. Fundamentally, we understand the world through our values so reflecting on our values and potentially even c...

30 Mars 45min

Biography

Biography

A brief argument in favor of reading biographies as a warmup for a new series that will be coming very soon!Sign-up for Wes’s PATREON community to get your questions answered by Wes! (Yes, Wes is very...

27 Mars 36min

Commodification vs Financialization

Commodification vs Financialization

A long footnote to the Late Capitalism series in which I discuss the, at least to me, very important difference between these two concepts. While commodification is still going on, it is really the ad...

23 Mars 37min

How to be Wrong and Why!

How to be Wrong and Why!

An invitation to explore the power of being wrong. In a culture that emphasizes the importance of rightness over a whole range of other possible values like harmony, beauty, health, fabulousness, insp...

20 Mars 33min

Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 18 - Conclusion 2 "Us"

Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 18 - Conclusion 2 "Us"

While our particular brand of history is unique, people have been living history for a long time. By looking back to some earlier patterns of living that were more health-giving and joy-supporting tha...

16 Mars 1h 1min

Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 16: Conclusion

Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 16: Conclusion

Nietzsche is not just presenting a series of arguments, he is modelling a very different approach to thinking and understanding our world than we usually encounter. To conclude our read-along, I refle...

13 Mars 34min

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