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Ramanuja: The Architect of Qualified Non-Dualism
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In this series of lectures, Lyon will guide listeners on a journey of discovery through critical thinking, culture, history, language, math, and science. From the intricacies of ancient Greek philosophy to the latest breakthroughs in modern science, these lectures will provide a comprehensive education that will challenge listeners’ perspectives and inspire new insights.
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- Ramanuja: The Architect of Qualified Non-Dualism · 54 min · Episode 131Rāmānuja — The Architect of Qualified Non-Dualism (Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta) What if reality isn’t an illusion — and your individual self isn’t a mistake to be dissolved? In this…
- Brhaspati and the Carvaka/Lokayata Materialists · 42 min · Episode 130What if the most dangerous philosophy in ancient India left behind no texts of its own? What if the only reason we know it existed at all is because its enemies quoted it — just…
- Kanada and the Vaisesika System · 20 min · Episode 129What if I told you one of ancient India’s greatest thinkers was literally nicknamed “the atom-eater”? Kaṇāda — founder of the Vaiśeṣika school — built a systematic, almost…
- Jaimini and the Mimamsa-Sutra: The Philosophy of Sacred Action · 34 min · Episode 128Most philosophy curriculums stop at Plato and Kant, leaving out one of the most rigorous, sophisticated, and world-altering traditions in human history. Today, we step into the…
- Patanjali and the Yoga-Sutra · 30 min · Episode 127In this lecture, we explore Patañjali’s Yoga-Sūtra — one of the most rigorous philosophies of mind ever produced in the ancient world. What you’ll discover: • Why modern yoga…
- Guatama: Founder of Nyaya- India's Science of Logic and Reasoning. · 35 min · Episode 126How do you know what you know? Not what you believe, but what you actually know with confidence. In this lecture, we explore the life and work of Akṣapāda Gautama, the founder of…
- Badarayana's Vedanta Sutra · 18 min · Episode 125You’ve heard of Plato, Confucius, and Kant. But what about Bādarāyaṇa? He wrote one of the most influential texts in human history—the Vedānta-Sūtra—yet historians know almost…
- Zhang Zai: The Architect of Neo-Confucian Metaphysics · 56 min · Episode 124Zhang Zai: The Architect of Neo-Confucian Metaphysics | Philosophy Documentary In this deep dive, we explore the remarkable story of Zhang Zai (1020-1077 CE), one of the most…
- Xunzi: The Architect of Confucian Order · 39 min · Episode 123We remember the optimists in philosophy—the ones who tell us we’re fundamentally good, that virtue comes naturally. Then there’s Xunzi. This 3rd-century BCE Chinese thinker…
- Han Fei: The Architect of Legalism · 33 min · Episode 122🏛️ Han Fei: The Philosopher Who Built Empires (And Died for His Ideas) Can you run a government without good people? Not “should you” — can you? In this deep dive, we explore…
- Iamblichus: The Architect of Theurgical Neoplatonism · 38 min · Episode 121Meet Iamblichus of Chalcis—the philosopher who transformed Neoplatonism forever but rarely gets the spotlight he deserves. Born around 242 CE in the Roman Empire’s eastern…
- The Philosophy of Confucius: Foundations of Harmony and Virtue · 22 min · Episode 120Who Was Confucius? A 2,500-Year-Old Philosophy That Still Shapes Our World Step back over 2,500 years to a time of chaos and war in ancient China. Into this turmoil walked a man…
- Aristotle: The Architect of Western Thought · 1 t 11 min · Episode 119What if I told you that one man invented how we think — not just what we think about, but the very structure of rational thought itself? In this lecture, we explore the life…
- Plato: The Architect of Western Philosophy · 33 min · Episode 118Why are we still arguing about a guy who died 2,347 years ago? We don’t use ancient Greek medicine. We don’t build bridges with their engineering. But Plato? He’s impossible to…
- Socrates: The Man who Changed Philosophy Forever · 38 min · Episode 1172,400 years ago, a barefoot philosopher walked the streets of Athens asking questions that would change the world. He never wrote a book. He never published a paper. He left…
- The Philosophy of Mahavira: Path to Liberation through Truth and Nonviolence · 1 t 3 min · Episode 116Explore the life and teachings of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism and one of history’s most influential spiritual revolutionaries. Born a prince in 599 B.C., Mahavira…
- The Philosophy of Uddalaka Aruni: Pioneer of Indian Metaphysics · 55 min · Episode 115Dive into the mind‑blowing story of Uddalaka Aruni, the 8th‑century BCE Vedic sage who blended rigorous observation with deep metaphysical inquiry—centuries before Socrates…
- The Philosophy of Kapila: Father of Sankhya and Cosmic Evolution · 37 min · Episode 114Imagine a time 2,500 years ago, before modern science, when a single thinker was mapping the architecture of reality with the precision of a physicist and the depth of a mystic…
- The Philosophy of Leucippus: Father of Atomism · 60 min · Episode 113Welcome to a deep‑dive into Leucippus, the enigmatic “father of atomism” whose daring ideas reshaped philosophy and laid the groundwork for modern science. In this video we’ll…
- The Philosophy of Yajnavalkya: Vedic Sage and Visionary Thinker · 1 t 0 min · Episode 112Dive into the astonishing story of Yajnavalkya, the 700 BCE philosopher‑king who turned ancient Indian ritualism on its head and laid the groundwork for non‑dual thought. In this…
