Negative Philosophy
Deborah ButlerNegative Philosophy examines what you can't think your way to — the part of how you function that runs below the level of reading, understanding, or deciding. Each episode works with the philosophical lineage of Spinoza, Gurdjieff, Zen, and the Stoics, alongside Martin Butler's framework for psychological realism. A different quality of attention to what is actually happening — not self-improvemen... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 16 | Founded | a month ago |
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| Categories | PhilosophySelf-ImprovementEducationSociety & Culture | ||||
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1. Scary Santa at the Grotty Grotto - creepy old man with beard fed to small children who are into monsters in stories and nursery rhymes.
2. Shopping - really?
Who needs yet another ornament.
Battling the crowds for that very last toy that you... more
Today I want to tell you a secret:
Most of the things you chase… aren’t actually yours.
And I’m not talking metaphors, I’m talking Spinoza, biology and the architecture of your mind. Let’s break down the sequence that runs your entire life:
Essenc... more
Proposition
No thing can be destroyed except through an external cause.
Demonstration
This proposition is self-evident. For the definition of any thing affirms the essence of the thing and does not deny it; that is, it affirms the thing’s existenc... more
I break down a brutal truth most people avoid: words are cheap and so are your ideas.
We explore why so many intelligent, insightful people stay stuck in fantasy while convincing themselves they’re making progress. Drawing on Spinoza’s theory of con... more
In this episode, I (Debbie) read and reflect on “The Heart of Practice,” a foundational piece of Negative Philosophy written by Martin Butler. Rather than chasing knowledge or spiritual fantasies, this practice asks the only questions that matter: Ho... more
This episode continues the exploration of how the mind creates its own version of truth. We discuss the psychology and neuroscience of traumatic memory, the role of the conatus in protecting the self, and why the brain rewrites reality to preserve fu... more
If the first part of my video was about how Spinoza broke free from the world he was born into, this part is about what he built in its place. After his excommunication, he walked away from status, family, and comfort; and chose a life most people to... more
We throw the name Spinoza around as if we know who he was. Baruch, or Benedictus if you prefer the Latinised version, was a philosopher born too soon. But most people only know the myth, not the man. This video is about the real Spinoza; a man who li... more
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Apple Podcasts | #225 |  New Zealand/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #226 |  Sweden/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
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