The Wisdom Of
In this podcast we explore great works of philosophy and literature and art, and try to pull out of them what’s most interesting and inspiring! Whether they come from the works of Plato, or Dostoevsky or Picasso, here we explore ideas that move mountains and rock the soul! So, come join us, won’t you? Come worship at the alter of ideas, and come celebrate the dancing of thought. Welcome to the Wisdom Of!
Episodes
Living an Edenic existence fails to give us what we truly need and want: namely, responsibility, love and meaning!
According to Han, we live in a culture of constant self-exposure and exhibition. And, despite what we think, it makes us flat, banal and powerless!
We walk in the shadows we cast. Let's be the architects of a better future.
This is the famous last line in one of Beckett's novels. But it's not just a last line, it's a credo for human existence!
We treat melancholy as a pathology, something to be cured or eradicated. But we've lost sight of it's real value!
Socrates doesn't just undermine his interlocutors, Plato undermines us! Or so argues the contemporary philosopher Alexander Nehamas!
They all gushed over Nero, and they're no different today! It's all very embarrassing and sad.
In our age of digitization, our sense of touch has clearly been demoted. For thinkers like Aristotle and Nietzsche, the cost is enormous!
Woman in the Dunes is a 1964 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara. It's about a guy who gets trapped in a sandpit and has to keep shovelling sand to stay alive! It's a repetitive and futile situation! Ring any bells?
The German philosopher Schopenhauer believed that compassion was the true foundation of morality. It worked best when it came to his dogs!
Why are we not like rocks or cabbage? Because there's a hole or fissure at the heart of our being! Or so says the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre!
The value of gold used to be largely symbolic. The Gold Rush marks a complete philosophical turning point when it comes to the perceived value of gold! And I think Jung and Heidegger would agree!
Star Wars and Star Trek: Which of these is more philosophically interesting? And which of these two universes would you want to live in? I got my answer!
Han thinks there's a deep existential hollowness lurking beneath the shiny veneer and the noise of modern life. He attributes this to many things about our contemporary society. Find out more!
Is ASMR just some superficial Youtube phenomenon? Or is there something important and deep behind its popularity? Find out more!
On the surface, being a moral saint sounds like a great thing. But, not so fast! The contemporary philosopher Susan Wolf doesn't think so. And both Dostoevsky and Camus have their own concerns about thinking of yourself as morally pure! Find out more!
In our attention-economy wisdom has now become content - ready-made for monetization! Socrates warned against this trend long ago!
These ancient philosophers argued that physical toughness was a discipline essential to happiness. Relevant for us today? I think so!
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Nietzsche tells us that one must LEARN to love. That might sound a bit odd to us. What does he mean and why is it important? Find out more!
If interested, check out my new book series! Here's the first one:
A Manifest on Beauty: Reclaim Real Beauty in a Digital Age
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Does astrology make any sense? And if not, why do we still believe in it?
If interested, check out my new book series! Here's the first one:
A Manifest on Beauty: Reclaim Real Beauty in a Digital Age
www.amazon.com/Manifesto-Beauty-Reclaim-Digital-World/dp/1069510815/
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