The Wisdom Of
Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb
In this podcast we explore great works of philosophy and literature and art, and try to pull out of them what’s most interesting and inspiring! Whether they come from the works of Plato, or Dostoevsky or Picasso, here we explore ideas that move mountains and rock the soul! So, come join us, won’t you? Come worship at the alter of ideas, and come celebrate the dancing of thought. Welcome to the Wisdom Of!
Episodes
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Jun 19, 2023 • 23min
Does money bring happiness?!
What's the correlation between wealth and happiness? Not a good one! Find out why!
Jun 9, 2023 • 14min
Negative and Positive Freedom! (Isaiah Berlin, Plato and Fromm)
Sure, you might be free from things, but now what are you free to do?! Coming up, negative and positive freedom!
Jun 2, 2023 • 11min
The power and sound of silence!
In our age of noise and distraction, we need to remember the benefits of silence!
May 27, 2023 • 22min
My problem with Tolstoy's Confession!
Tolstoy's autobiographical memoir always bugged me. Here's why!
May 17, 2023 • 11min
Pierre Hadot's Philosophy as a Way of Life
Philosophy as a Way of Life was written by Pierre Hadot, a French historian of philosophy. He takes us back to a time when philosophy meant real personal transformation!
May 13, 2023 • 23min
Plato's Allegory of the Cave: A warning to us!
Plato’s allegory of the cave, a section in his great philosophical masterpiece Republic, is one of the most iconic and influential passages ever written. It's still relevant today!
May 7, 2023 • 11min
Negative Visualization: the art of coping with tragedy!
Maybe the best way to cope with misfortune is to imagine it in advance. Maybe the best way to happiness is cultivate the gratitude that comes with the recognition that we may lose our loved ones.
May 4, 2023 • 12min
Why we should care about classical antiquity!
Don't care about the likes of Homer and Sophocles and Thucydides? You should!
Apr 28, 2023 • 12min
Gabriel Marcel's Man Against Mass Society
Gabriel Marcel was a French existentialist Christian philosopher. What he had to say is very relevant today, more so than in his own time!
Apr 25, 2023 • 9min
A Philosophy Short: Privilege the present over the past! (Sartre and Nietzsche)
Both Jean-Paul Sartre and Friedrich Nietzsche privilege the present over the past. Let's find out why!
