Philosophize This! podcast

Philosophize This!

Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.

Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.

 

#235

Episode #235 ... The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism - Byung Chul Han

Today we talk about one of Han's earlier books where he offers an alternative to classic w... more

Yesterday

38 MINS

38:19

Yesterday


#234

Episode #234 ... The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera

Today we try to produce a philosophical guide for the book The Unbearable Lightness of Bei... more

13 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:03

13 Aug 2025


#233

Episode #233 ... A philosophy of self-destruction. (Dostoevsky, Bataille)

Today we talk about two different theories for why we ritualize self-destructive behavior.... more

04 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:57

04 Aug 2025


#232

Episode #232 ... Byung Chul Han - The Crisis of Narration

Today we talk about the book The Crisis of Narration by the philosopher Byung Chul Han. We... more

07 Jul 2025

32 MINS

32:25

07 Jul 2025


#231

Episode #231 ... The Late Work of Wittgenstein - Language Games

Today we talk about the late work of Wittgenstein in Philosophical Investigations. We talk... more

28 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:37

28 Jun 2025


#230

Episode #230 ... Hope as an Existentialism (Ernst Bloch)

Today we talk about the early work of Ernst Bloch. Hope as anticipatory consciousness. The... more

14 Jun 2025

29 MINS

29:44

14 Jun 2025


#229

Episode #229 - Kafka and Totalitarianism (Arendt, Adorno)

Today we talk about Kafka's book The Castle and how the symbolism is interpreted by two po... more

25 May 2025

31 MINS

31:23

25 May 2025


#228

Episode #228 ... Albert Camus - Kafka and The Fall

Today we talk about Camus' book The Fall and what the main character represents in his lar... more

12 May 2025

30 MINS

30:45

12 May 2025


#227

Episode #227 ... Albert Camus - On Exile

Today we talk about the concept of exile from the work of Camus. We focus on a couple stor... more

18 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:21

18 Apr 2025


#226

Episode #226 - Albert Camus - The Rebel

Today we talk about Camus’ concept of rebellion and how it offers a powerful alternative t... more

04 Apr 2025

34 MINS

34:50

04 Apr 2025


#225

Episode #225 ... Albert Camus - The Plague

We look at Albert Camus' The Plague. We talk about a common misreading from the Myth of Si... more

27 Mar 2025

32 MINS

32:52

27 Mar 2025


#224

Episode #224 ... Albert Camus - The Stranger

Today we talk about the book The Stranger by Albert Camus. We talk about why Camus saw him... more

15 Mar 2025

29 MINS

29:58

15 Mar 2025


#223

Episode #223 ... Religion and the duck-rabbit - Kyoto School pt. 3

Today we talk about the relationship between philosophy and religion. We talk about the du... more

03 Mar 2025

34 MINS

34:48

03 Mar 2025


#222

Episode #222 ... Dostoevsky - Love in The Brothers Karamazov

Today we talk about the philosophical themes around love in The Brothers Karamazov. We tal... more

16 Feb 2025

40 MINS

40:44

16 Feb 2025


#221

Episode #221 ... Dostoevsky - The Idiot

Today we talk about the book The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky. We talk about the curse of sa... more

01 Feb 2025

38 MINS

38:14

01 Feb 2025