History of Philosophy Audio Archive

146 Episodes

1. #140 - Albert Camus: Robert C. Solomon on the Absurd Hero, The Stranger, The Plague, Existentialism in Literature, and the Benign Indifference of the Universe

   Published: 11/23/2024
2. #139 - Machiavelli Double Episode: Michael Sugrue & Quentin Skinner on Renaissance Politics, the Philosophy of Ruthlessness, Nihilsm, and Why It Is a Double Pleasure to Deceive the Deceiver

   Published: 11/23/2024
3. #138 - The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Michael Sugrue on the Stoic Ideal, Absolute Power, Resistance to Temptation, and Who Writes a Book to Themself?

   Published: 11/23/2024
4. #137 - Censorship: Ada Palmer on the Spanish Inquisition, Galileo and Descartes, the Renaissance Book Economy, Government Surveillance, and Self-Censorship

   Published: 11/15/2024
5. #135b - The Work of John Milton (Part II): John Rogers on Miltonic Power, Satan's Rebellion, Areopagitica, the Blind Prophet, and Justifying the Ways of God to Man

   Published: 11/14/2024
6. #136 - Carl Jung's Approach to Therapy: Lionel Corbett on Depth Psychology, Mythic Imagery, The Treatment of Psychosis, and the Roots of Magical and Archetypal Thinking

   Published: 11/14/2024
7. #135a - The Work of John Milton: Yale's John Rogers on Miltonic Power, Satan's Rebellion, Areopagitica, the Blind Prophet, and Justifying the Ways of God to Man

   Published: 11/14/2024
8. #134 - The Forgotten People of History: Roy Casagranda on Racism and Sexism in Western Historiography

   Published: 11/11/2024
9. #133 - The Philosophy of John Dewey: Progressive Education, Occupational Psychosis, American Pragmatism, and Process Philosophy

   Published: 11/9/2024
10. #132 - American "Patriots": Michael Parenti on American Exceptionalism, The Jingoist Desire to be Best and First, Opposing Fascism, and What Real Love of Country Looks Like

    Published: 11/8/2024
11. The Great Dictator: Charlie Chaplin in 1940

    Published: 11/8/2024
12. Hemlock #7 - Zen as a Way of Life: My Interview with Zen Teacher Astika Royal Mason on Meditative Practice, Inner Silence, and Telling Stories about Spiritual Growth

    Published: 11/2/2024
13. #131 - Philosophy in Our Age of Imperial Decline: Cornel West on Blues and Jazz, Radical Democracy, and the Consequences of Imperial Hubris

    Published: 11/2/2024
14. #130 - The New War on Terror: Noam Chomsky on Subverting International Law, the Manufacture of Consent, and the True Meaning of the HW Bush's New WorldOrder [REUPLOAD]

    Published: 11/1/2024
15. #129 - What Good are the Humanities? Talbot Brewer

    Published: 11/1/2024
16. #128 - Shockwave of the Future: Terence McKenna on Psychedelic Liberation, the Alchemical Method, Matrilenial Society, The Ingression of Novelty, and Why History Ends in Green

    Published: 10/28/2024
17. #127 - Obscene Totalitarians: Slavoj Zizek on the Bhagavad Gita, Ideological Guilt, the Third Reich, and Stalin's Perverse Legacy

    Published: 10/27/2024
18. #126 - Gaia: James Lovelock on Planetary Systems, the Challenge of Climate Change, and the Role of Human Beings in Ecological Stewardship

    Published: 10/27/2024
19. #125 - War in the Nazi Imagination: Richard J. Evans on Hitler's Goals in Poland, British Diplomacy, Winston Churchill, and the Final Solution

    Published: 10/27/2024
20. #124 - The Wages of Rebellion: Chris Hedges on the Death of Liberalism, the Decline of Moral Institutions, and the Moral Imperative of Revolt

    Published: 10/26/2024