99: Carl Jung - The Undiscovered Self

"You, whoever you are, reading me - take your own chance. Just as, at the moment of writing, I gamble with you." The much-awaited conclusion to season six is here! The year is 1944, and we follow Georges Bataille through the months of February to August as he recounts the end of ...  Show more

The two-part conclusion of season six begins. We're delving into the work of Georges Bataille, with a focus on his book, "On Nietzsche". Bataille is one of the most interesting intellectual nodes of 20th century philosophy. For a long time, his work was obscure in the English-spe ...  Show more

Feelings of burnout and boredom have become prevalent in modern life. To understand the roots of and solutions to these issues, we can turn to both ancient philosophers and contemporary thinkers. Among the latter is Korean-German philosopher Byung-Chul Han, whose thought-provokin ...  Show more

--{ "What does run it all?"}-- What are signs of psychopathy and narcissism? What price does one pay for telling the truth publicly? - Blaming Others - House of Lords - In a Talk I Did Back in the 1990s, I said, I'm Not Here to Be a Cheerleader for the People - The Mob - Wisdom, ...  Show more

When you scroll through social media feeds today, you’ll find countless posts about “living your truth” and “being authentic.” These ideas feel so natural to us now that we rarely stop to ask where they came from or what they really mean.The concept of identity — how we understan ...  Show more

Doestoevsky vs Nietzsche - where do we find meaning in life?

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