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  • Review: Existence and Being (Holderlin and the Essence of Poetry) by Martin Heidegger
    2025/09/15
    In this episode I look at Heidegger's theories about the role of the poet in carrying the message of the gods to the people, as described in his 1936 essay Holderlin and the Essence of Poetry.
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    53 分
  • Review: He: Understanding Masculine Psychology by Robert A. Johnson
    2025/09/06
    In this episode I explore the myth of Parsifal and the quest for the Holy Grail as presented in Robert Johnson's Jungian analysis, He: Understanding Masculine Psychology.
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    1 時間 10 分
  • Review: Man and his Symbols (Von Franz) edited by Carl Jung
    2025/08/30
    In this episode I look at The Process of Individuation, an essay by Jung's close friend and colleague, Marie-Louise von Franz, in the anthology Man and his Symbols. I focus on the shadow and the anima, as well as the individualist nature of Jungian psychoanalysis.
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    57 分
  • Review: Man and his Symbols (Jung) edited by Carl Jung
    2025/08/28
    In this episode I look at Carl Jung's bird's eye view of his whole life's work, as presented in his contribution to the anthology Man and his Symbols, edited by Jung and published after his death.
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    1 時間 7 分
  • Review: Existence and Being (What is Metaphysics?) by Martin Heidegger and Werner Brock
    2025/08/03
    In this essay I look at Heidegger's famous essay 'What is Metaphysics?' as well as the accompanying essay by Werner Brock that examines and interprets the essays in the book. I explore Heidegger's assertion that nothingness is a critical component of metaphysics and that metaphysics is a critical compenent of science and the human experience.
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    1 時間 12 分
  • Review: The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton
    2025/07/21
    Edith Hamilton's The Greek Way is a masterpiece in helping the reader really understand the vital spirit and love of life that contributed to Classical Greek greatness. In this episode I cover this Greek vitalism and also look at Pindar and the true value of Greek aristocracy.
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    1 時間
  • Review: Adaptation and Natural Selection by George Williams
    2025/07/11
    In this episode I look at George Williams' famous rebuke to group selection theory as outlined in Adaptation and Natural Selection. I focus on secondary adaptations, sexual reproduction as an organic adaptation, and the difference between male and female mating strategies.
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    1 時間 10 分
  • Review: Essays in Radical Empiricism by William James
    2025/07/05
    In this episode I examine William James' 1904 address to the American Psychological Association, The Experience of Activity, as presented in Essays in Radical Empiricism. I focus on the illusory aspect of agency and the need to operate within the version of reality that accessible to our experiences.
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    1 時間 14 分