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Jul 23

Substance, Spirit, Struggle: From Spinoza through Hegel to Marx (and Beyond)

In this unlocked patreon episode Breht traces and explains a subterranean philosophical lineage running from Spinoza through Hegel to Marx and Louis Althusser. Beginning with Spinoza's conception of God or Nature as a single, immanent Substance, he explores how Hegel transforms S ... Show More

1h 22m

Jul 22

From Theory to Praxis: Lenin's Revolutionary Formula w/ Breht O'Shea

"From each according to their ability, to each according to their need." Steve's guest, Breht O'Shea of Rev Left Radio and Red Menace podcast, believes that dedicating one's life to fighting for this vision, even without knowing the outcome, is more meaningful than pursuing capit ... Show More

1h 46m

Jul 20

Practical Dialectics: The Dialectics of Everyday Life

Chris Alfonso joins Breht to have a wide ranging discussion on the dialectics of our personal and political lives. In the process, they discuss Marxist philosophy, Dialectial materialism, the mass line and its development, Chris's oragnizing and education work in prisons, the pro ... Show More

2h 6m

Jun 2020

Alan Watts - Philosophy & Society - The Veil of Thoughts - The Modern Day Zen Buddhists & Philosophers Battle

Alan Watts - Far Beyond the West - Modern Philosophy, Eastern Philosophy, Zen, Buddhism, Hindu Philosophy, Tao, Taoism Alan Watts provides insights into how to break through this veil that holds us back & does so in an easy to comprehend, yet profound manner. Watts discusses the ... Show More

52m 57s

Jan 2020

Alan Watts - The Psychedelic Experience

Alan Watts discusses the Psychedelic Experience and The Summer of Love. This is a lecture series on the Zen Buddhist teachings of the Tao, Taoism, Mystical Revelations and Eastern Philosophy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theenthusiasts/support

56m 45s

Jul 2017

Episode 120: Clap Your Hand for Robert Wright

Special guest Robert Wright joins the podcast to discuss his latest book "Why Buddhism is True." What is the Buddhist conception of not-self? When we become aware that the boundaries between us and the world are fluid, what is the "we" that arrives at this insight? Can d ... Show More

1h 47m

Jun 2020

Alan Watts - Philosophy & Society Podcast Series - What Is Reality?

Alan Watts - Far Beyond the West - What Is Reality? Modern Philosophy, Eastern Philosophy, Zen, Buddhism, Hindu Philosophy, Tao, Taoism Alan Watts provides insights into how to break through this veil of reality and what it truly consist of. Sponsored by: Einstein Funds - Easy a ... Show More

52m 49s

Sep 2025

Episode #235 ... The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism - Byung Chul Han

Today we talk about one of Han's earlier books where he offers an alternative to classic western ideas about subjectivity. We talk about Zen as a religion without God. Substance and emptiness. Alternatives to the reified self. Dwelling nowhere. Original friendliness. And death as ... Show More

37m 2s

Sep 2024

Xuanzang & The Journey to the West

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24m 27s

Jun 2024

#372 — Life & Work

Sam Harris speaks with George Saunders about his creative process. They discuss George's involvement with Buddhism, the importance of kindness, psychedelics, writing as a practice, the work of Raymond Carver, the problem of social media, our current political moment, the role ... Show More

41m 32s

Jun 2020

Alan Watts - Philosophy & Society Podcast Series - Mysticism and Morals

Alan Watts - Far Beyond the West - Mysticism and Morals Modern Philosophy, Eastern Philosophy, Zen, Buddhism, Hindu Philosophy, Tao, Taoism Alan Watts provides insights into the various moral trappings in our modern societies and the role of the mystic. Sponsored by: Einstein Fu ... Show More

53m 55s

May 2018

Robert Wright on Why Buddhism is True

<a href="https://utsnyc.edu/faculty/robert-wright/">Robert Wright</a> believes that there are a number of key tenets of Buddhism which are both compatible with present day evolutionary theory, and accurate about our relationship with the world and with our own minds. In this e ... Show More

19m 56s

Apr 2016

ZIZ044 The Irony of Buddhism (2012)

Slavoj Žižek talking about the truth and irony of Buddhism. In this lecture Slavoj Žižek discusses Badiou’s conception of the Event and supernumerary element, the universality of truth, the paradox of inactivity, the temporality of analysis, American ideology, the problem … Conti ... Show More

1h 36m