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The Wisdom Of

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In this podcast we explore great works of philosophy and literature and art, and try to pull out of them what’s most interesting and inspiring! Whether they come from the works of Plato, or Dostoevsky or Picasso, here we explore ideas that move mountains and rock the soul! So, come join us, won’t you? Come worship at the alter of ideas, and come celebrate the dancing of thought. Welcome to the Wisdom Of! 

In this podcast we explore great works of philosophy and literature and art, and try to pull out of them what’s most interesting and inspiring! Whether they come from the works of Plato, or Dostoevsky or Picasso, here we explore ideas that move mountains and rock the soul! So, come join us, won’t you? Come worship at the alter of ideas, and come celebrate the dancing of thought. Welcome to the Wisdom Of! 

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Byung-Chul Han and Aristotle - Why real friends shouldn't be afraid of conflict!
Byung-Chul Han and Aristotle - Why real friends shouldn't be afraid of conflict!
Episode in The Wisdom Of
As friends we gratify and pamper too much, or so these philosophers say! Find out more!
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The Beat Writers - If it ain't got that swing, it don't mean a thing!
The Beat Writers - If it ain't got that swing, it don't mean a thing!
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The Beats were a group of poets and writers who emerged after WWII. What was their philosophy all about? Find out more!
History and humanities 1 week
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What time is it? - Chronos vs. Kairos!
What time is it? - Chronos vs. Kairos!
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The Ancient Greeks had two words for time - chronos and kairos. What is this distinction and how might it be important for us today? Find out more! 
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Why the death of Socrates matters!
Why the death of Socrates matters!
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Apart from the death of Jesus, no death has been discussed more than that of Socrates. And for very good reasons! Find out more! 
History and humanities 3 weeks
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Selflessness as the antidote to death!
Selflessness as the antidote to death!
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How do we take the sting off of death? How about a little less ego, a little more selflessness! Find out more! 
History and humanities 1 month
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Kant's "What is Enlightenment?" - Emancipate your thinking!
Kant's "What is Enlightenment?" - Emancipate your thinking!
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Dare to know and think! This was Kant's calling in his famous 1784 essay "What is Enlightenment?" Find out more! 
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The Delphic Injunction - KNOW THYSELF!
The Delphic Injunction - KNOW THYSELF!
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The words “know thyself” were carved into stone at the entrance to the revered temple of Apollo at Delphi in Greece. What does it mean? Well, the Greek playwright Sophocles and the philosopher Socrates interpret it in their own way! 
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Bertrand Russell - Why I am not a Christian
Bertrand Russell - Why I am not a Christian
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In 1927 the philosopher Bertrand Russell gave a lecture called Why I am not a Christian. Find out more! 
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Dostoevsky and Heidegger - How to escape the algorithm!
Dostoevsky and Heidegger - How to escape the algorithm!
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Both Dostoevsky and Heidegger, in their own way, look for ways to salvage some deeper meaning and experience in the midst of our increasingly technological and rational-scientific world! Find out more! 
History and humanities 2 months
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Cormac McCarthy's The Road - Each the other's world entire!
Cormac McCarthy's The Road - Each the other's world entire!
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One of the most emotionally powerful novels ever written! A father and son try to make their way across a post-apocalyptic America trying to get to a better place.  
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Byung-Chul Han and Gabriel Marcel on Hope!
Byung-Chul Han and Gabriel Marcel on Hope!
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Is there anything more important than hope, especially today? These two profound philosophers have lots to say about this! 
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Selfies and Existentialism!
Selfies and Existentialism!
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Selfie-ism permeates our world culture! Do we have cause for concern? What would the existentialists think? 
History and humanities 2 months
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What the heck happened to integrity and character?!
What the heck happened to integrity and character?!
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What's going on? Why don't we care about character anymore? This is very troubling. 
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Marinetti and Futurism - Welcome to the machine!
Marinetti and Futurism - Welcome to the machine!
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The Italian futurist Marinetti called for the absolute glorification of everything new and modern, a worship of everything machine! What resonance all this has today! 
History and humanities 3 months
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The lost art of reading! And why reading makes us truly happy!
The lost art of reading! And why reading makes us truly happy!
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Reading has become nearly obsolete in our age of momentary gratification. This is a great loss as reading engenders all sorts of important qualities that benefit us! 
History and humanities 3 months
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The problem with lying and liars!
The problem with lying and liars!
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Lying seems to be on the rise, especially in the political world! I don't think we realize how dangerous and how morally problematic it is! 
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Why the existentialists hate the bourgeois!
Why the existentialists hate the bourgeois!
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The French existentialists have a problem with bourgeois morality and relationships! What's their beef all about? Find out more! 
History and humanities 4 months
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Aristotle, Leisure and AI - Outsourcing our humanity!
Aristotle, Leisure and AI - Outsourcing our humanity!
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For Aristotle, leisure is the most important human activity. Unfortunately we're contracting out our leisure activities to AI, and with it, our humanity! 
History and humanities 4 months
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Freud, the Uncanny and AI!
Freud, the Uncanny and AI!
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Why do we feel so disturbed by dolls and robots that are human-like? Why do we really fear AI? Freud has an answer! 
History and humanities 4 months
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Can you be GOOD without GOD?
Can you be GOOD without GOD?
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Dostoevsky said that if God is dead, then everything is permitted. In other words, morality depends on religion. Is that true? I don't think so! 
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