Sep 22

Ep 247: The Farthest Reaches Part 3

Chapters and Timestamps 00:07 Chapter 10 Explanatory Universality and Ethnicity 24:51 Chapter 11 Explanatory Universality and Multiculturalism 37:47 Chapter 12 Explanatory Universality and Mental Illness.

47m 19s

Sep 16

Ep 246: The Farthest Reaches Part 2

Chapters and Timestamps: 00:06 Chapter 5 Explanatory Universality, Psychology and IQ 03:30 Chapter 6 Explanatory Universality and Adopting Culture 11:47 Chapter 7: Explanatory Universality and IQ Part 2 17:10 Chapter 8 Explanatory Universality and the “trans” issue. 27:35 Chapter ... Show More

56m 26s

Sep 12

Ep 245: The Farthest Reaches (Part 1)

Chapters 1 to 4 of a multi-chapter series about the reach of what I argue is one of the most important lessons to learn in order to solve many pressing problems: explanatory universality. This podcast provides an explanation that "explanatory universality" is an idea of such dept ... Show More

44m 43s

Mar 2023

106. Les idées font-elles le monde ? - MICHAËL DANDRIEUX

À la racine de nos sociétés, il y aurait les imaginaires. Un point de vue sur la puissance des récits. Qu’est-ce qui nous entraîne ? C’est un peu la question que j’essaie de poser avec ce podcast en essayant de croiser les sujets et les regards. Il n’y a évidemment pas de réponse ... Show More

1 h

Mar 2022

REALITY+: Are We Living in a Simulation?

Philosopher David Chalmers reckons there’s a 25% chance that we are living in a simulation. And he’s OK with it.David's new book is "Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy."To hear an extended version of this episode, download the Next Big Idea app: https://nextb ... Show More

1h 10m

Apr 2023

Aristocratic Radicalism: Nietzsche and the Politics of Reaction

Professor Matt McManus returns to Rev Left to talk about his newest book, a collection of essays from various authors that he put together and edited titled "Nietzsche and the Politics of Reaction: Essays on Liberalism, Socialism, and Aristocratic Radicalism". Together they dis ... Show More

1h 18m

Aug 2010

PREMIUM-Episode 24: Spinoza on God and Metaphysics

Discussing Spinoza's Ethics (1677), books 1 and 2.

31m 39s

May 2024

مراجعة أفكار عصرية - pt.1 | رفيق ماهر ووسيم صبري

يناقش رفيق ووسيم ٣ حقب زمنية، متناولين مدى تأثيرهم على المجتمع 👈 ما قبل الحداثة👈الحداثة/ الثورة الصناعية 👈ما بعد الحداثة كما يناقشوا أيضًا بعض المشاكل والأفكار العصرية، في محاولة لإعادة صياغة بعض المفاهيم والتعريفات. وسيم صبري | ماجستير فلسفة - الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرةرفيق م ... Show More

28m 34s

Feb 2022

70: Meaning and Toil: Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm

"The most beautiful as well as the most ugly inclinations of man are not part of a fixed and biologically given human nature, but result from the social process which creates man. In other words, society has not only a suppressing function—although it has that too—but it has also ... Show More

1h 19m

May 2014

Episode 94: Schopenhauer on Reading, Writing, and Thinking

On Arthur Schopenhauer's essays, "On Authorship and Style," "On Thinking for Oneself," and "On Genius" (all published 1851).

1h 39m

Dec 2023

Neoplatonism & Christianity

Delve into the philosophical and theological parallels that shaped the development of early Christian thought. From the influence of Plotinus and his concepts of the One and the emanation of divine beings, to the fusion of Platonic ideas with Christian theology, this video uncove ... Show More

40m 58s

Jun 2023

[BEST OF] German Philosophy: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche

ORIGINALLY RELEASED Feb 3, 2022 In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce, teach, and discuss the philosphy of two giants in western philosophy: Arthur Schopenhaur and Friedrich Nietzsche. They discuss their respective philosophies, how they relate, how they differ, the subs ... Show More

2h 13m

Ep 148: Memetics