This episode is a bit delicate... but very relevant, and very worth listening to, in my opinion. What was the cause of the riot among the native Alexandrians in 38 A.D.?

Episode 89: Trees

Sep 4th, 2021 42m 1s

It's really about trees -- not a metaphor!

Episode 88: Are Covid Masks Here to Stay?

Sep 4th, 2021 36m 32s

The title says it all -- this episode's better on YouTube.

Episode 87: Against the Law

Sep 4th, 2021 36m 36s

Anacharsis vs. Solon -- is the Law the way, or does it just make things worse?

Episode 86: Lao Tzu | The Tao Te Ching

Aug 8th, 2021 38m 45s

Dao / Tao

Episode 85: Confucius on The Rectification of Names

Aug 8th, 2021 26m 39s

Confucius!

Episode 84: Horace | The Willing Suspension of Disbelief

Aug 8th, 2021 37m 9s

The Roman poet, Horace!

Episode 83: Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman"

Aug 8th, 2021 38m 38s

Lu Xun

Episode 82: Paul's Letter to the Romans

Jul 28th, 2021 37m 46s

This episode is about Paul's Letter to the Romans. It helps if you've read it.

Episode 81: IDEALISM vs. DEMOCRACY

Jul 20th, 2021 41m 50s

In this episode, hear a summary of philosophical idealism, and learn how it is related to the question of Realism vs. Nominalism that dominated philosophy during the Middle Ages. Then, think through the consequences of these world-views. Was Wi

Episode 80: Institutional Religion and Supernatural Conversion

Jul 16th, 2021 33m 40s

Episode 79: Psychiatry as a False Religion

Jul 16th, 2021 30m 52s

Episode 78: Plato's Greater Hippias & the Odalisque Paintings

Jul 16th, 2021 36m 13s

Make sure to look at the YouTube version of this episode -- much more visually stimulating~

Episode 77: On Dostoevsky's The Grand Inquisitor

Jul 16th, 2021 42m 9s

Episode 76: Justin Martyr's Dialog with Trypho

Jul 16th, 2021 36m 5s

Episode 75: Mystical Philosophy in the Third Age of the Buddha (after Heidegger)

Jul 16th, 2021 13m 39s

Episode 74: Michel de Montaigne's Essays

Jul 16th, 2021 37m 21s

Episode 73: Emil Cioran, Poet-Philosopher

Jul 16th, 2021 43m 16s

Episode 72: On Plutarch's Lycurgus

Jul 16th, 2021 32m 12s

Episode 71: Night-Sea Journey, by John Barth

Jul 16th, 2021 29m 6s

A reading of a story

Episode 70.4: Blithedale, Concluded

Jul 16th, 2021 29m 27s

Episode 70.3: Blithedale Seminar, cont'd

Jun 2nd, 2021 37m 46s

More of the same, for die-hard fans only. Hawthorne, The Blithedale Romance. Part 3. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GodwardOdysee: https://odysee.com/@Godward:5?r=FFgMAmWyyzJ2b8HrstejXYp7UaTdV9ep

Episode 70.2: Hawthorne's "The Blithedale Romance" (part 2)

Jun 2nd, 2021 37m 26s

Part 2 in the video series on Hawthorne's 1852 book, "The Blithedale Romance"Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GodwardOdysee: https://odysee.com/@Godward:5?r=FFgMAmWyyzJ2b8HrstejXYp7UaTdV9ep

Episode 70: Utopia & the Passions in Hawthorne's "The Blithedale Romance"

May 28th, 2021 37m 4s

In this introductory episode, hear about Brook Farm and 19th century socialism in America, the influence of Fourier, and the necessity of skepticism and doubt. "The Blithedale Romance" was published in 1854, about 12 years after Hawthorne lived

Episode 69: Suffering, Wisdom, & Buddha's Diamond Sutra

May 28th, 2021 44m 8s

In this eclectic episode, hear about Montaigne's approach to essay-writing, my own health difficulties, and Buddha's teachings -- plus, a general review of the channel and a discussion of what sorts of directions we might pursue in the future.