Afleveringen
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Naomi Klein, the Canadian author and social activist, argues for what she sees as the apocalyptic mindset of the far Right. Along with Klein, I offer up a few of my own concerns!
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So as we all know, there’s the popular or cliched idea that we should be “nonjudgmental”. But by and large, I don’t think that’s right!
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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The philosopher Theodor Adorno lays a powerful groundwork for thinking ethically about animals! Find out more!
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Humour can have real revolutionary force! Ask the philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin. Let's keep laughing at the powerful. It will work!
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These giants of literature, they're often viewed as similar from afar. But they're not. Especially when it comes to how they see the human soul and the road to salvation!
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In our world of more and faster and louder, we might do well to remember that less is often more! Just ask Miles!
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The love letter has become an extinct species! This is a symptom of a much larger problem - at least according to Heidegger!
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Is human well-being and flourishing really all about detachment? I would argue, no!
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Modern beauty has become tepid and smooth. It lacks the depth and friction and power of genuine beauty! Or so say Han and Plato!
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Inspired by Gabriel Marcel and Martin Buber, I argue that being a good father requires the invisible labor of presence.
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When I was growing up teenage rebellion seemed to be everywhere! Where is it now? At the heart of this decline: social media and technology!
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De Beauvoir and Arendt both argue against passive forms of happiness! Find out more!
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Socrates argues that ignorance is the worst of all evils! Especially in the service of power! Ring any bells today?
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One could argue that we live more superficially than ever before. Pascal and Kierkegaard are particularly relevant here!
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Plato chose not to write essays. He wrote dialogues instead. Why? And how is this relevant for us today? Find out more!
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I think this ancient myth is more relevant today than ever before! Find out more!
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According to Nietzsche, cultures can be healthy or decadent. How do we see the culture today?
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The psychologist Erich Fromm argues that we tend to willingly submit to authoritarianism! Relevant today?
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Carl Jung believed that UFOs have their basis in a vital psychic need! Find out more!
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What Camus has to say in The Rebel is very relevant to our current trend towards absolutist and binary thinking!
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