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Taoism: Ep. 17 - Power
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My lectures are dedicated to making Philosophy in particular and the world of ideas in general available to everyone. My exploration of topics and thinkers is designed to provide a foundation for listeners to engage in further reading and thought and develop their own conceptions of the topics I introduce. I have PhD in Literature and Philosophy and was a college professor for over 20 years. I am working to remove the barriers that prevent many from experiencing and understanding the lives and thoughts of some of the world's greatest thinkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Taoism: Ep. 17 - Power · 39 min · Sezonul 18 Episodul 17Re’, Li, Wei, and Qi are types of power explored in Taoism. However, the types of power Taoism emphasizes is very different from, perhaps antithetical to the types of power…
- Q & A - Nihilistic Materialism - Ep. 8 · 57 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 8Q & A - NIHILISTIC MATERIALISM Wes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture IV: Nihilistic Materialism Sign-up for Wes’s PATREON to get your questions answered by…
- The Joy of Resistance: Ep. 8 - Meet The New Boss · 48 min · Sezonul 19 Episodul 8There are many critiques of the power of ideology to shape our perception of the world and freeze us in a sense of powerlessness. However, less discussed is that while we may…
- Taoism: Ep. 16 - Truth and Goodness · 34 min · Sezonul 18 Episodul 16In Chapter two of Chuang Tzu, we read a clear questioning of the value of ‘Truth’ and the inability of the language to reliable capture the reality we experience. If we move from…
- Nihilistic Materialism - Ep. 7 · 1 h 1 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 7NIHILISTIC MATERIALISM That American culture is materialistic is an accurate but often unhelpful distinction as it is our particular kind of materialism that America manifests…
- The Joy of Resistance: Ep. 7 - The Students are Marching · 49 min · Sezonul 19 Episodul 7As if just to illustrate the ideas we’ve been exploring, the students of France are out on the streets to protest the latest French government budget. Not only is this a repeat…
- Taoism: Ep. 15 - Forget Balance · 25 min · Sezonul 18 Episodul 15The popular American conception of balance associated with Taoism is almost entirely misleading and very probably anti-thetical to the core principles of Taoism. While the…
- Q & A - American Individualism - Ep. 6 · 41 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 6Q & A - AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISM Wes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture III: American Individualism Sign-up for Wes’s PATREON to get your questions answered by…
- The Joy of Resistance: Ep. 6 - Subjects of History · 37 min · Sezonul 19 Episodul 6Camus’ critique of Romanticism is grounded in a belief in the contingency of human existence. We are not isolated heroes who can, or perhaps cannot, utterly transform the world…
- Taoism: Ep. 14 - The Problem is Other People · 29 min · Sezonul 18 Episodul 14Chapter 14 of Chuan Tzu presents a Taoist reflection on perhaps the single vexing problem in our lives - the other people. Taoism argues for a natural approach to other people…
- American Individualism - Ep. 5 · 1 h 2 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 5AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISM: This lecture explores the evolution of the American conception of the individual and why it has become so dominant within American culture. Devoid of a…
- The Joy of Resistance: Ep. 5 - Imaginations Under Siege · 46 min · Sezonul 19 Episodul 5Following on last episode's discussion of the philosophical critiques of how commoditization influences our world, I thought it would be worth taking a moment to reflect in a…
- Taoism: Ep. 13 - Taoism and Pleasure · 31 min · Sezonul 18 Episodul 13What rises in the Taoist tradition when one is tranquil is pleasure. This simple idea is almost universally ignored or obscured in the Taoist tradition - yet it is central to…
- Q & A - No History for You! - Ep. 4 · 39 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 4Q & A - NO HISTORY FOR YOU! Wes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture II: No History for You! Sign-up for Wes’s PATREON to get your questions answered by Wes!…
- The Joy of Resistance: Ep. 4 - Sign Value and Recuperation · 42 min · Sezonul 19 Episodul 4One of the significant challenges of our current environment is that our own imaginations have been turned against us. Much of our needs come from our imaginations and are very…
- Taoism: Ep. 12 - Taoism and Tranquility · 31 min · Sezonul 18 Episodul 12While Taoism emphasizes knowing and being nothing, it does have a positive value - tranquility. Virtually ignored as a value in the Western tradition with its powerful focus on…
- No History For You! - Ep. 3 · 43 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 3NO HISTORY FOR YOU! In my second lecture I explore the bizarre and necessary historical amnesia that besets American culture. For the first 200 years of American settlement, the…
- The Joy of Resistance: Ep. 3 - Revolution is a Trap · 43 min · Sezonul 19 Episodul 3The overriding narrative of revolution features a defined enemy inhabiting a defined space that we can, with courage, suffering and sacrifice, overthrow and inaugurate a new and…
- Taoism: Ep. 11 - Taoism and Nihilism · 27 min · Sezonul 18 Episodul 11Taoism posits that the meaninglessness of life is not a basis for Nihilism but for Joy and Liberty. The palpable despair imparted by the advance of science and the increasing…
- Q & A - What is an American? - Ep. 2 · 35 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 2Q & A - WHAT IS AN AMERICAN? Wes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture I: "What is an American?" Apologies for the audio quality on this one—it improves as the…
