Hypatia & The Death of Classical Antiquity

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is often seen as a modern invention—but its core ideas were explored over 1,100 years ago by the 9th-century scholar Abu Zayd al-Balkhi.In this video, we explore al-Balkhi’s groundbreaking writings on mental health, anxiety, depression, emotiona ...  Show more

Nicholas of Cusa was a 15th-century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician whose ideas anticipated modern science and philosophy. In this video, we explore his life, key works, and radical concept of “learned ignorance,” as well as his views on infinity, knowledge and religio ...  Show more

Ryan speaks with Edith Hall about why she wants to open up Aristotle’s works to the world at large, how Aristotle defined what a human being is and how one can be happy, the importance of doing what you’re good at and enjoying what you’re doing so long as it’s good for the soc ...

🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Dr. Bruce MacLennan enters the mind meld!  *See the full video version here* In this brain-melting transmission, we talk consciousness, the link between Carl Jung and hidden ancient wisdom, platonism, why the platonic realm of f ...  Show more

Book Ten of Paradise Lost is the unraveling of the action of this epic poem. It is vitally important as the corollary of the Fall, which we saw in Book Nine, and it tells us a great deal about the nature of Sin and God's relation to ALL of creation. Join Jenny and I as we disc ...

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