Philosophy’s Two Paths: The View from Above and the Way Through Hell
The etymology of philosophy leads to the love of wisdom. The paths to wisdom can be divided into two: ekstasis…
Carl Jung – The Difference Between a Sign and a Symbol
Signs and symbols are different sorts of things according to Carl Jung. Where Freud sees no difference Jung points to…
Why the Masterpiece of Medieval Philosophy was Never Finished | Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas was the shining light of medieval philosophy. He worked on his masterpiece the Summa Theologica from 1265 ……
The Three Metamorphoses | Friedrich Nietzsche How to Find Yourself
The Three Metamorphoses are the Friedrich Nietzsche how to find yourself recipe – it charts the three major metamorphoses we…
What is Structuralism? Levi-Strauss, Barthes and Lacan
What is Structuralism? In this episode, we are going to break down the Structuralist theory pioneered by Claude Lévi Strauss…
Enlightenment = Higher Cognitive Development? The Piagetian Ken Wilber
Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development has an important place in the system of Integral Philosopher Ken Wilber. Wilber’s ……
Do We Live in a Simulation? Baudrillard's Simulation and Simulacra
In his 1981 book Simulation and Simulacra, Jean Baudrillard makes the claim that we are all living in a simulation.…
Norm Macdonald: The Philosopher-Comedian
Norm MacDonald was one of the greatest comedians ever and one of my personal heroes. Norm’s life, and as we…
Camus vs. Sartre | Their Friendship and the Bitter Feud That Ended It
The Sartre Camus friendship was a meeting between two of 20th-century philosophy’s giants. They first became friends during … source
Nietzsche on Women | Was Nietzsche a Misogynist?
The views of Nietzsche on women are a challenge to any reader. But it is not as clear cut as…
Why Baudrillard HATED The Matrix (And Why He Was Wrong)
Ahead of the release of the Matrix 4 I thought a second run into the world of postmodernism’s high priest…
Carl Jung: Why New Age Thinking is Poison
Carl Jung made the case that New Age thinking is poisonous in my favourite work of his The Psychology of…
Why French Postmodernists were Pro-Paedophilia in the 1970s
In the wake of the Paris 1968 student protests, Le Monde published a petition from a group of French intellectuals…
Heraclitus: The Paradoxical Philosophy of the Presocratic Philosopher
Heraclitus was known as the philosopher of riddles in Antiquity and he is one of the greats of Presocratic philosophy…
Humanity is NOT a Cancer; We're Bacterial
Are humanity a cancer? It’s a perspective that’s growing increasingly popular. It tells us a lot about humanity’s self-perception in…
Nietzsche on the Three Styles of Thinking and Philosophy
This Living Philosophy video is about the three types of style that Nietzsche has uses: gangasrotagati, kurmagati and … source
Jordan Peterson’s Shadow
Jordan Peterson’s idea of Postmodern Neo-Marxism is a conspiracy theory. It is also the Shadow in the Jungian sense of…
Why it Matters: The Four Quadrants Model
In this video I reflect on the Four Quadrants video and what my personal thoughts and reflections are on it…