Philosophize This!
Stephen WestBeginner 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.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 251 | Founded | 13 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PhilosophyEducationSociety & Culture | |||
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Today we talk more about Peter Sloterdijk’s book You Must Change Your Life. We talk about Heidegger, the subject-object view of the world, how environments form us, symbolic immunity, modern cynicism, vertical tension, base camps, civilizations as co... more
Today we talk about half of the book You Must Change Your Life by Peter Sloterdijk. From criticism towards views of change that he thinks are far too centered on belief and moral strength, to a reworking of how to view human beings at the level of an... more
Today we talk about the book Critique of Cynical Reason by Peter Sloterdijk. Cynicism as a defense mechanism. Why the cynic isn't crazy. The way it ladders up into institutions and infects things like our language. Diogenes as a counter example of a ... more
Today we talk about some of the best arguments for and against lying in the history of philosophy. Hope you love it. :)
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This is one of the best podcasts out there. Stephen makes philosophy accessible and translates the insights into how to make life fulfilling
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United States17 days ago - Amazing
This show made me reunite with philosophy which I had left alone for too long.
Great contextualization, great vulgarisation but also very precise.
I think that anyone who likes to think will like this show.
Thanks for the great content, keep it up!
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Canada21 days ago - The Best Philosophy Podcast
Been listening for years, always enjoyable and interesting
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Fantastic content, thank you! Accessible, humorous, brilliantly expressed!
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Apple Podcasts | #4 | United States/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
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Spotify | #194 |  United Kingdom/Trending |
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