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In this weekly podcast join me in learning how to live well. Covering a variety of topics important to life, we will seek to live a life that constantly moves towards human flourishing (eudaimonia). That's generally what we do here.

Shaler Keenum


    • Jun 2, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    On Racial Inequality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 15:36


    I haven't made an episode in a while, but I cannot remain silent on the racial inequality in our country. We must work to improve the racial inequality that systemically pervades our society.

    019 - New Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 16:14


    This week, we will discuss beginnings and endings and how these go together. We will also briefly discuss time as a concept.

    018 - It's Not About Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 22:17


    Christmas is this week, so to fit with the spirit of the season, we are going to discuss the nature of joy and how it ties in with selflessness.

    017 - Family and Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 25:41


    This week, we will continue discussing some Christmas related topics by discussing family and tradition. We will largely emphasize choosing to see family members as friends and how this is beneficial.

    016 - Materialism and... Stuff...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 25:01


    This week, we will take a look at materialism through the lens of the prevalence of materialism around Christmas. We will also look some at mind-body dualism and monism and the relation of these to materialism.

    015 - Morality Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 28:07


    This week we will discuss morality. We will look at the three main moral systems: deontology, consequentialism, and virtue ethics. We will also see how these can be seen in popular culture through the Avengers movies.

    014 - Thinking of Thanks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 28:14


    Thanksgiving is this week so it is only fitting that we discuss thankfulness. In this episode, we will consider the nature of thankfulness as well as its connection to optimism. We will also discuss the difference between being "thankful for" and "thankful to."

    013 - Fate, Luck, and Free Will

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 32:52


    Seeing as 13 is typically regarded as an unlucky number, I figured we might as well take this week to discuss fate, luck, and free will. We will discuss Voltaire and Tolstoy's arguments against free will and the implications of these.

    012 - What is Man?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 30:27


    An essential question that we deal with is: What does it mean to be human? This week, we will look at this question and seek to answer it partially by looking at the states of nature described by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau.

    011 - Peace and Quiet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 20:49


    Peace and rest are essential to living well. This week, we will discussion the relationship between peace, calm, and quiet as we seek to find a more restful life.

    010 - What Makes Us Happy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 32:41


    This week we will discuss what it is that makes us happy. We will go over several key qualities that these things must have and work to find what actually can lead to our happiness. We will be using some quotes from Pascal to help discover these qualities.

    009 - Let's Talk About Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 31:02


    We all love something in life. This week we will discuss the Platonic tripartite soul, ordering of the soul, and ordering of loves. We will work to see the value of properly ordering what we love.

    008 - Contentment vs Satisfaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 31:41


    We all desire satisfaction. In this week's episode we will discuss what satisfaction and contentment mean, how they are different, and how they relate to each other. We strive to be content yet never satisfied.

    007 - The Illusion of Relative Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 29:14


    Relative truth commonly comes up in our society's understanding of truth. In this episode, we will discuss what relativism and truth mean, delve a little into what perspectivism is, and discuss what it means to seek after truth.

    006 - Why Virtue?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 31:28


    This week, we will discuss what exactly virtue means, why we should even pursue it, and how to pursue virtue. We will see that virtue is possible in all aspects of life and be challenged to start seeking virtue daily.

    005 - My Life Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 28:59


    In this week's episode, we will discuss how to live well on a large scale. We will learn how to ask questions and philosophize with the intent of constantly learning how to live well.

    004 - Finding Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 33:22


    In this week's episode, we will learn about three different types of friendship, all of which are important. We will discuss the traits, benefits, and challenges of each of these types of friendship.

    003 - Forget the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 29:46


    In this episode, we will discuss how we often lose track of the present because we are often focused on establishing a future we can never be certain of. We will learn together how to better live in the present by forgetting the future.

    002 - Be Intentional, Live Small

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 30:24


    In this episode, we will begin to discover how to live well with an emphasis on the effort and focus we should put into life.

    001 - Who Am I?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 33:13


    In this episode, we will discuss who I am, who you are, and who we all are. We will learn about what identity is and what it means to know who you are.

    000 - Eudaimonia (Preview)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 5:39


    In this preview episode, we will discuss what it means to live life well, how to seek after a life of eudaimonia (human flourishing), and talk about the purpose and hopes of this podcast.

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