Afleveringen
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In this episode we dive into one of the fundamental philosophical debates: are we free, or are all our choices predetermined?
We examine the key points of the debate and the more recent studies that can offer some fresh insight.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Pierre-Simone Laplace - "A Philosophical Essay on Probability" To read more about the study with AI mentioned in the episode, you can read about it here
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In this episode we talk about the stoic philosophy and its vague resemblance to the phenomenon of "toxic positivity", with insights from neuroscience to discover the importance of our emotions.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Antonio Damasio "Descartes' Error"Whitney Goodman "Toxic Positivity"Martha Nussbaum "The Cosmopolitan Tradition"Ryan Holiday "Introduction to Stoicism" (The Daily Stoic)If you enjoy the show and would like to support it, here is the link to Buy Me a Coffee!
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Why do some people think life has meaning, and others don't?
In this episode we talk about why some people gravitate towards an explanation or another, how our feelings shape our beliefs, and cognitive bias.
Mentioned in this episode:
William James "The Will to Believe"
Further reading:
Daniel Kahneman, "Thinking, fast and slow"philosofra.com
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In this episode we take a look at “The Myth of Sisyphus” by Albert Camus to try to find out how we should live in a universe devoid of meaning.
Content Warning: This episode briefly mentions the topic of suicide in a philosophical context. While there are no graphic details, listener discretion is advised.
Mentioned in this episode:
Albert Camus “The Myth of Sisyphus”Further reading:
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In this episode, we talk about how we shape our identity, how other people can influence it, and what Sartre really meant by “Hell is other people”.
Mentioned in this episode:
Jean-Paul Sartre, “No Exit” Read hereJean-Paul Sartre, “Being and Nothingness”
Further reading:
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What if you had to relive your choices forever?
In this episode, we explore Nietzsche's idea of the Eternal Return, and how it relates to our daily struggle of making choices.
The words I'm trying to pronounce are "Wissenschaft" and "Naturewissenschaften"
Mentioned in this episode:
Milan Kundera, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"Friedrich Nietzsche, "The Gay Science" (passage 341)Further reading
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