HoP 474 States of the Union: Descartes o...

A royal scholar and philosopher sets aside the tribulations of her family to debate Descartes over the relation between mind and body and the nature of happiness. 

Descartes’ “provisional” morality and his views on free will and virtue. 

Descartes’ Meditations caused controversy as soon as it appeared. In this episode we look at criticisms including the “Cartesian Circle,” and how Descartes answered them. 

durée : 00:58:41 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann - "Cogito, ergo sum", "je pense, donc je suis". Que signifie cette célèbre formule employée par René Descartes pour résumer son argumentaire ? Et quelles sont les variations du cogito cartésien, cette première certitu ... Show More

Philosopher and acclaimed author, Julian Baggini, leading molecular biologist, Güneş Taylor, and critical race theorist, Tommy Curry, debate the relationship between reason and emotion. Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFor centuri ... Show More

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Something happened to the human mind around the birth of modernity: the divorce of reality and the symbol. Once unified in eucharist, the symbolic and the real are now separate spheres of the human mind, and while it initially seemed that art and science might benefit by this sep ... Show More

In today's episode Sarajane discusses each of the passions of the enneagram. What they are, how they're applied and what she thinks about them. Call/text your enneagram questions to (828) 338-9127 Join us in making the most of your time this year at www.thebravecollective.co Lear ... Show More

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Today we look at Heidegger's critique of metaphysics and the traditional subject-object framing in philosophy. How multiple framings are necessary for a fuller picture of our being. His challenge to thinkers like Nietzsche and Descartes. Dasein, the limitations of objectivity. Ph ... Show More

Our intuitions are never wrong… right? In episode 124 of Overthink, Ellie and David wonder what intuition actually is. Is it a gut feeling, a rational insight, or just a generalization from past experience? They talk about the role intuition has played in early modern philosophy ... Show More