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Massengeselligkeit ist durch die Wucht der Einstimmigkeit für uns eine Schule der Fehler. Mögen wir auch sonst nichts für unser Seelenheil tun, die Abgeschiedenheit ist doch an und für sich schon von Nutzen: wir werden uns bessern, wenn wir vereinzelt sind. Können wir uns doch be ... Show More

Wie lässt sich Frieden sichern? Nur indem man die Widerstände ernst nimmt, die sich gegen den Frieden regen, meint der Pazifist und Philosoph William James. Ursachen des Krieges, so James, seien nicht nur Gier und Machtlust, sondern auch ethische und ästhetische Widerstände gegen ... Show More

Was ich also zu thun habe, damit mein Wollen sittlich gut sei, dazu brauche ich gar keine weit ausho|lende Scharfsinnigkeit. Unerfahren in Ansehung des Weltlaufs, unfähig auf alle sich eräugnende Vorfälle desselben gefaßt zu sein, frage ich mich nur: Kannst du auch wollen, daß de ... Show More

This episode summarises Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals in 10 minutes. It is among Nietzsche’s most sustained and cohesive works consisting of three essays: “Good and Evil, Good and Bad”, “Guilt, Bad Conscience and the Like” and “What is the Meaning of Ascetic Ideals?” In ... Show More



Immanuel Kant’s view of morality / morality is designed to facilitate the realization of happiness / our wellbeing is determined by our willingness to flow within the universal laws / objective moral truths warrant a supernatural explanation / does morality develop out of evolu ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how, in the Enlightenment, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) sought to define the difference between right and wrong by applying reason, looking at the intention behind actions rather than at consequences. He was inspired to find moral laws by natural phil ... Show More

Kant was one of the most influential thinkers in modern history. His philosophy of morality doesn't just have lofty, theoretical implications; we can apply it to our everyday lives as well. 

Philosophy is a mode of life, an act of living, and a way of being. Modern philosophy has forgotten this tradition, and philosophical discourse has all but overtaken philosophy as a way of life. Philosophy is not just an intellectual discipline, which can get abstract and divorce ... Show More

On Friedrich Nietzsche's The Genealogy of Morals (1887), "Third essay: what do ascetic ideals mean?" Self-regulation, where we tamp down certain aspects of our personality, is necessary for disciplined action, but it can clearly go too far. Nietzsche uses this concept of ascetici ... Show More

Bienvenue dans notre troisième shot de philo. En moins de 5 minutes, nous allons te donner les clés d'une notion essentielle au programme : le devoir. Est-on libre de choisir notre devoir? Existe-il une pluralité des devoirs? → Si le devoir peut être conçu comme étant changeant e ... Show More

Sam Harris speaks with Erik Hoel about the nature of moral truth. They discuss the connection between consequentialism and Effective Altruism, the problems with implementing academic moral philosophy, bad arguments against consequentialism, the implications of AI for our morality ... Show More

An examination of Kant's teachings on morality. 

On this episode of the podcast, we continue our discussion of Kant, this time focusing on ethics. We begin with a thought experiment that calls into question whether or not lying is morally justifiable if it results in preserving human life. Next, we discuss the nature of moralit ... Show More