Episode #028 ... Rene Descartes pt. 1 - Context
09 Jul 2014
26m
Stephen West ยท Philosophy
Philosophize This!
Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.
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Episode #027 ... Thomas Hobbes pt. 2
01 Jul 2014
28m
Episode #026 ... Thomas Hobbes pt. 1 - The Social Contract
17 Jun 2014
29m
AI processedIn this episode of the podcast, the host introduces a thought experiment about living under a monarchy to frame a discussion of Thomas Hobbes's "Leviathan." The host provides background on Hobbes's life, including his experience during the English Civil War, which influenced his views on government and human nature. Th...
Episode #025 ... A Scientific Method For Your Life!
10 Jun 2014
28m
Episode #024 ... Montaigne
04 Jun 2014
26m
Episode #023 ... Machiavelli
20 May 2014
25m
Episode #022 ... Blast off to the Renaissance!
13 May 2014
26m
Episode #021 ... One God - St. Thomas Aquinas
05 May 2014
25m
Episode #020 ... Two Medieval Approaches To God
24 Apr 2014
34m
Episode #019 ... Three Islamic Truths
14 Apr 2014
31m
Episode #018 ... Avicenna
04 Apr 2014
25m
Episode #017 ... Boethius
26 Mar 2014
23m
Episode #016 ... Saint Augustine
28 Feb 2014
29m
Episode #015 ... A Period of Transition - Plotinus
13 Feb 2014
37m
Episode #014 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 5 - A Race To The Dark Ages
18 Jan 2014
43m
Episode #013 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 4 - Skepticism
05 Jan 2014
46m
Episode #012 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 3 - Hallmarks of Stoic Ethics
20 Dec 2013
48m
Episode #011 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 2 - The Early Stoa and the Cynics
07 Dec 2013
41m
Episode #010 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 1 - Epicurus
24 Nov 2013
47m
AI processedThe podcast explores Epicureanism, contrasting common misconceptions with its true aim: achieving "ataraxia," or freedom from pain. It details Epicurus's life, highlighting his focus on ethics over metaphysics, and his empiricist approach to understanding the world through sensations, preconceptions, and feelings. A ke...
Episode #009 ... The Buddha
11 Nov 2013
43m
AI processedIn this episode of Philosophize This!, Stephen West explores the origins of Buddhism by detailing the life and philosophical journey of Siddhartha Gautama, who would become the Buddha. Beginning with the symbolic significance of the lotus flower, West recounts Gautama's sheltered upbringing, his life-altering encounter...
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