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
320 episodes
Eden, Adam and Eve: Thank God for the Fall! - Why paradise is deeply problematic!
Living an Edenic existence fails to give us what we truly need and want: namely, responsibility, love and meaning!
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Episode 315
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13:56
Byung-Chul Han - The Transparency Society
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!
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Episode 314
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11:50
To our Children
We walk in the shadows we cast. Let's be the architects of a better future.
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Episode 313
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7:03
Samuel Beckett - "I can't go on. I'll go on."
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!
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Episode 312
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13:31
Reclaiming the power of Melancholy!
We treat melancholy as a pathology, something to be cured or eradicated. But we've lost sight of it's real value!
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Episode 311
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11:29
Alexander Nehamas - Platonic Irony!
Socrates doesn't just undermine his interlocutors, Plato undermines us! Or so argues the contemporary philosopher Alexander Nehamas!
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Episode 310
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13:50
The Pathetic Nature of the Sycophant!
They all gushed over Nero, and they're no different today! It's all very embarrassing and sad.
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Episode 309
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11:05
The Absurd and the Sand: A Camusian Reading of Woman in the Dunes
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?
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Episode 308
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18:44
Aristotle and Nietzsche - A return to TOUCH in a disembodied age!
In our age of digitization, our sense of touch has clearly been demoted. For thinkers like Aristotle and Nietzsche, the cost is enormous!
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Episode 309
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12:17
The Philosopher and his Poodles: Schopenhauer's Ethics of Compassion!
The German philosopher Schopenhauer believed that compassion was the true foundation of morality. It worked best when it came to his dogs!
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Episode 307
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15:36
The Fissure of Being, or Why You’re Never Whole: Sartre’s Existential Bombshell!
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!
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Episode 306
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14:18
Carl Jung, Heidegger, and the California Gold Rush!
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!
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Episode 305
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13:40
Star Wars vs. Star Trek - Why Star Trek is better!
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!
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Episode 304
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12:00
Byung-Chul Han - Why so many of us feel so empty today!
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!
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Episode 303
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11:16
ASMR - A sensory rebellion against our disembodied age!
Is ASMR just some superficial Youtube phenomenon? Or is there something important and deep behind its popularity? Find out more!
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Episode 302
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11:50
Susan Wolf and Dostoevsky - The Problem with being a Moral Saint!
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 ou...
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Episode 301
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14:42
Wisdom as Content, Grifters, and why Socrates wouldn’t have used Patreon!
In our attention-economy wisdom has now become content - ready-made for monetization! Socrates warned against this trend long ago!
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Episode 300
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10:43
The Cynics - Ya gotta be TOUGH to be happy!
These ancient philosophers argued that physical toughness was a discipline essential to happiness. Relevant for us today? I think so! If interested, check out my new book series! The second book is available now! www.amazon...
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Episode 299
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13:26
Learning to Love: Nietzsche, Beauty and the Beast, and Don Quixote!
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 Be...
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Episode 298
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12:12
Astrology - The Zodiac delusion!
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 Agewww.amazon.com/Manif...
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Episode 297
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14:44
Jesus and Rousseau on Hypocrisy (or Wolves in Virtue's clothing!)
What's wrong with hypocrisy? Well, Jesus and Jean-Jacques Rousseau agree on at least one thing that's wrong with it! f interested, check out my new book series! Here's the first one: A Manifest on Beauty: Reclaim Real Beaut...
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Episode 296
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14:56
Will Durant - The top ten greatest thinkers of all time!
The distinguished historian Will Durant published a book where he ranked the greatest thinkers ever! See who made the list! If interested, check out my new book series! Here's the first one: A Manifest on Beauty: Reclaim Re...
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Episode 295
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21:07
Henri Bergson - Overcoming the tyranny of mechanical time!
The French philosopher Bergson criticized the scientific notion of time, instead turning to what he called lived time. Find out more! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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Episode 294
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17:18