Beyond Us: Language with Jennifer Hornsby

Beyond Us: Language with Jennifer Hornsby

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Why liberalism has failed | John Gray on civilisation, morality, and the illusion of progress

Why is the world moving away from liberalism and towards conservatism?One of Britain’s most provocative thinkers, John Gray is a political philosopher known for dismantling liberalism and exposing the illusions of human progress. Former Professor of European Thought at the London ...  عرض المزيد

Analytic or Continental philosophy | Christoph Schuringa, Genia Schönbaumsfeld, Babette Babich

The future of European thoughtWhat is analytic philosophy and what is continental philosophy? And, perhaps most importantly, does this distinction make any sense?The division between these two branches has divided Western philosophy for decades now, with the Anglo-Saxon world lar ...  عرض المزيد

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Ep. 28 – Limits of Language
Alan Watts Being in the Way

Taking a trip through the constructs of form and labeling, Alan Watts philosophizes about the limits of language.This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit play.alanwatts.org for full talks from Alan Watts.Toda ...  عرض المزيد

A Coffee Break Conversation with Bec Howie from Irregular Endings
Coffee Break Conversations

We're back with another episode of the Coffee Break Conversations podcast - a series in which we talk about life, learning and languages. This week, we're catching up with Bec Howie, the founder of Irregular Endings which sells beautiful printed goods for language lovers. Bec tel ...  عرض المزيد

Languages of the World in 3000 BC
Tides of History

Language is one of the foundational pieces of being human, but in the absence of writing, what can we know about it in the deep past? Historical linguistics and the comparative method shed valuable light on these long-lost languages, and uncover the roots of some of today's mo ...

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How Can We Be More Effective With Language?
Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Have you ever wondered what’s up with double negation, the history of gender neutral pronouns, or why swearing is taboo? Then get ready for this week’s guest, linguist Anne Curzan! Anne and Jonathan talk about how the English language has evolved since the 1300s and how our words ...  عرض المزيد