This lecture discusses the late ancient monastic theologian, John Cassian's work Institutes of the Coenobia, book 8, "Of The Spirit of Anger". It focuses specifically on one of the main pieces of advice that Cassian provides in that book, namely that the vice of anger ought to be entirely rooted out from the soul of a human being. His first discussion of thi ... Show More
Jul 3
Plutarch, On Tranquility - Life As Mixed Good And Bad - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Middle Platonist philosopher and biographer Plutarch's essay On Tranquility This episode focuses specifically on the importance of recognizing that life will be a mix of good and bad things, rather than primarily good things, as s ... Show More
15m 38s
Jul 1
Plutarch, On Tranquility - Tranquility, Lifestyle, and Occupations - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Middle Platonist philosopher and biographer Plutarch's essay On Tranquility This episode focuses specifically on a mistake that a number of people make in thinking about what will produce happiness, tranquility, or contentment for ... Show More
16m 16s
Mar 2023
Michel Foucault’s ”The Punitive Society” (Part 1/4)
In this episode, I present the third series of lectures from Michel Foucault's time at the Collège de France titled, "The Punitive Society." This episode covers chapters 1, 2, and 3.
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46m 20s
Nov 2022
Glen Coulthard’s ”Red Skin, White Masks” (Part 1/3)
In this episode, I cover the introduction and chapter one of Glen Coulthard's "Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition" (Part 1/3).
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41m 1s
Jan 2023
Michel Foucault’s ”Lectures on the Will to Know” (Part 1/4)
In this episode, I cover Weeks One and Two of Michel Foucault's first Lectures at the Collège de France titled, "Lectures on the Will to Know" If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphiloso ... Show More
38m 57s
Mar 2023
Angela Davis’ ”Women, Race, & Class” (Part 1/3)
In this episode, I cover chapters 1,2, and 3 of Angela Davis' "Women, Race, & Class."
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39m 48s
Jun 2022
S5/E11: Consciousness of the Sacred Martfotai
In this podcast we share with you a conversation between Russell and one of his students about memory work, Pentads, the Kesdjan Body, learning in our youth, a secret to raising smart children, as well as how to become a sacred ‘Martfotai.’
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38m 7s