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The Wisdom Of
Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb
316 episodes
1 day ago
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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We treat melancholy as a pathology, something to be cured or eradicated. But we've lost sight of it's real value!
Show more...
Philosophy
Arts,
Religion & Spirituality,
Society & Culture,
Spirituality,
Books
Episodes (20/316)
The Wisdom Of
Miles Davis - Why LESS IS MORE!
Send us a text 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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2 days ago
14 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Heidegger - The death of the LOVE LETTER in the time of the digital message!
Send us a text 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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2 days ago
14 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Tolstoy vs. Dostoevsky - Some major DIFFERENCES!
Send us a text 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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2 days ago
17 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Buddhism and NON-ATTACHMENT - Some Objections!
Send us a text Is human well-being and flourishing really all about detachment? I would argue, no!
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1 week ago
16 minutes

The Wisdom Of
What does it mean to be a GOOD FATHER?
Send us a text Inspired by Gabriel Marcel and Martin Buber, I argue that being a good father requires the invisible labor of presence.
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2 weeks ago
14 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Byung-Chul Han and Plato on the POWER of BEAUTY!
Send us a text 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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2 weeks ago
11 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Foucault and Kierkegaard - Where the heck has YOUTHFUL REBELLION gone?
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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3 weeks ago
19 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Simone De Beauvoir and Hannah Arendt - A Happiness of ENGAGEMENT!
De Beauvoir and Arendt both argue against passive forms of happiness! Find out more!
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3 weeks ago
13 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Socrates - Power and Stupidity: A Destructive Combination!
Socrates argues that ignorance is the worst of all evils! Especially in the service of power! Ring any bells today?
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3 weeks ago
13 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Pascal and Kierkegaard on the SUPERFICIAL LIFE - Owning up to one's SELF!
One could argue that we live more superficially than ever before. Pascal and Kierkegaard are particularly relevant here!
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1 month ago
14 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Why Plato wrote dialogues - Let's bring back the power of real conversation!
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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1 month ago
13 minutes

The Wisdom Of
The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Melting the wings of our children!
I think this ancient myth is more relevant today than ever before! Find out more!
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1 month ago
19 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Nietzsche - DECADENT Culture!
According to Nietzsche, cultures can be healthy or decadent. How do we see the culture today?
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1 month ago
12 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Erich Fromm - Submission to Authoritarianism!
The psychologist Erich Fromm argues that we tend to willingly submit to authoritarianism! Relevant today?
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1 month ago
19 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Carl Jung - UFOs and their PSYCHIC SIGNIFICANCE!
Carl Jung believed that UFOs have their basis in a vital psychic need! Find out more!
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1 month ago
13 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Camus's The Rebel - Helping us to find MEASURE in a time of EXTREMES!
What Camus has to say in The Rebel is very relevant to our current trend towards absolutist and binary thinking!
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2 months ago
14 minutes

The Wisdom Of
The Cult of Personality and CEO worship!
Scary times...
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2 months ago
15 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Kierkegaard - We've forgotten how to exist! Passion in the age of apathy!
Kierkegaard spends a lot of time talking about the connection between existence and passion! We'd do well to listen to him!
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2 months ago
13 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Dostoevsky - Kiss the earth! Why the soil matters!
The archetype of the earth is crucial for understanding Dostoevsky's view! Find out more!
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2 months ago
15 minutes

The Wisdom Of
Byung-Chul Han and Aristotle - Why real friends shouldn't be afraid of conflict!
As friends we gratify and pamper too much, or so these philosophers say! Find out more!
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2 months ago
15 minutes

The Wisdom Of
We treat melancholy as a pathology, something to be cured or eradicated. But we've lost sight of it's real value!