Episode #041 ... Belief| Listen on Anghami

Aug 13

Episode #234 ... The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera

Today we try to produce a philosophical guide for the book The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. We talk about Parmenides, Nietzsche's eternal recurrence, kitsch as something more than just an aesthetic category, existential codes and his animal test of morality. Ho ... Show More

34m 3s

Aug 4

Episode #233 ... A philosophy of self-destruction. (Dostoevsky, Bataille)

Today we talk about two different theories for why we ritualize self-destructive behavior. We check out a lesser-known work from Dostoevsky called The Gambler. We consider how much we can hold people morally accountable for this kind of stuff. Then we look at the work of Georges ... Show More

33m 57s

Jul 7

Episode #232 ... Byung Chul Han - The Crisis of Narration

Today we talk about the book The Crisis of Narration by the philosopher Byung Chul Han. We talk about the history of storytelling. Walter Benjamins distinction between a Paris fire and a revolution in Madrid. The effects of social media on memory. Story telling vs story selling. ... Show More

32m 25s

Jun 2013

Podcast 19 – Beliefs

This podcast might ruffle your feathers a bit! Let it. Much of what your life looks like today is because of the beliefs you have developed over the years. Because the beliefs we hold generally are derived either from our own observation and experience, or taught to us by thos ... Show More

24m 45s

Jan 2022

Ep 105: David Deutsch’s “The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 4 “Criteria for Reality” Part 1

In this podcast we cover realism: the common sense claim that there exists an external reality beyond our own minds that we can come to understand through the tools of science and reason more broadly. We compare this to some of the popular rivals that have cropped up over the yea ... Show More

55m 22s

Jan 2021

DESCARTES - Peut-on prouver l'existence de Dieu ?

Dans ses "Méditations métaphysiques", Descartes expose plusieurs arguments en faveur de l'existence de Dieu. Fortement attaché à la raison, Descartes souhaitait appuyer sa foi en Dieu sur des fondements rationnels et logiques. Mais cette entreprise n'était-elle pas vouée à l'éche ... Show More

18m 37s

Jul 2021

How dangerous are your beliefs? | George Ellis, Carlo Rovelli, Philip Goff and Shami Chakrabarti

Do your beliefs control you? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesOnce faith was revered. Now in a secular age, it is seen by many as an irrational dedication to an unproven belief. Yet science, Marxism, and liberalism, all rely on co ... Show More

42m 32s

Dec 2018

Self-belief is the key

We all have unlimited potential yes?Unfortunately we don’t all believe this about ourselves and it is our beliefs that effect how we think, feel and behave and ultimately the results we get in our world.Listen in as I dive into the importance of Self Belief!x E👑 Want to request ... Show More

19m 39s

Sep 2015

Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09)

Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09) - If we investigate patterns of emotional suffering or “stuckness,” we’ll discover that under our pain is a fear based belief. Until these beliefs are brought into the light of compassionate awareness, they control and confine our lives. Th ... Show More

47m 21s

Jan 2021

FREUD - L'origine de la religion

Résolument athée, Freud voyait dans la croyance en Dieu le symptôme de notre angoisse face aux grandes énigmes métaphysiques. Pour lui, le phénomène religieux s'explique d'abord par des causes psychiques, parmi lesquelles le besoin d'être sous l'autorité d'une figure paternelle. ... Show More

23m 21s

Oct 2020

DESCARTES - Je pense donc je suis

Figure de la philosophie occidentale moderne, Descartes est connu pour avoir fondé sa théorie de la connaissance sur le doute. Car c'est grâce au doute, nous dit-il, que nous accédons à cette vérité première, celle du "je pense donc je suis". Retour sur cette pensée et sur la mét ... Show More

26m 29s