Daoism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961), who was part of the movement known as phenomenology. While less well-known than his contemporaries Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, his popularity has increased among philosophers in ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's Crito and Phaedo, his accounts of the last days of Socrates in prison in 399 BC as he waited to be executed by drinking hemlock. Both works show Socrates preparing to die in the way he had lived: doing philosophy. In the Crito, Plato shows ...  Show more

What if the secret to peace isn't something you find but something you stop fighting?Daoism doesn't ask you to work harder, think faster, or optimize your life. It asks the opposite. Stop forcing. Stop resisting. Stop swimming against the current and let the river carry you.Accor ...  Show more

Taoism is a philosophy attributed to Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. The basic thing in the whole philosophy is the conception of Tao or "The Way", the natural order of the universe which one must discover to realise the potential for wisdom.   

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On the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi (ca. 500 BCE), with guest Theodore Brooks. We talk about the wildly different, interpretive translations of this foundational Daoist (Taoist) text, its political views, and what the Dao might actually be. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife. ...  Show more

Brandon and Dalien discuss the ancient philosophy of Taoism, as well as multiple synchronicities surrounding the topic that occurred on the day this episode was recorded. They also share an excerpt from Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Ponzi joins the show to discuss why you should expect thi ...  Show more