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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shwbIXkaZPs Podcast audio: This talk comparing Newton and Descartes approach to mathematics by David Bakker was recorded live on July 2nd in Boston, MA as part of the 2025 Objectivist Summer Conference and is available on the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast stream. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here. Image Credits: Newton: GeorgiosArt / iStock / via Getty Images. Descartes: ilbusca / DigitalVision Vectors / via Getty Images
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life
On this episode, John interviews the rock band Descartes a Kant about the creation of exciting twenty-first century theatrical rock and roll. Listen to & buy DAK's music over at Band Camp.
Lo último de Escohotado acaba de ver la luz. Si, ya sé que el maestro murió hace más de tres años, pero algo dejó escrito para que ahora su hijo Jorge lo haya adaptado para su publicación póstuma. Ese algo es la “Filosofía para no filósofos” publicado por la editorial Espasa y que supone la última de las lecciones escohotadianas. No es un libro enteramente nuevo, se trata de una adaptación de textos anteriores como “Filosofía y metodología de las ciencias sociales” publicado hace más de cuarenta años y “Génesis y evolución del análisis científico”, que vio la luz a principios de siglo. En ambos casos se encuentran descatalogados, luego tenemos la oportunidad de acceder a un material de primera calidad que nació en las clases que Escohotado impartía en la UNED. “Filosofía para no filósofos” hace honor al título. Es un texto accesible para un público amplio y cumple con creces la promesa de ofrecer un recorrido por la historia del pensamiento occidental desde los orígenes míticos hasta el siglo XX. En tanto que no deja de ser un manual de filosofía se puede abordar en cualquiera de los 24 capítulos que tiene. Arranca con el pensamiento arcaico y precientífico para luego adentrarse en la filosofía griega desde los presocráticos como Tales, Heráclito o Parménides hasta los grandes sistemas filosóficos de Platón y Aristóteles, a los que Escohotado critica por su excesivo idealismo. Hace hincapié en figuras como Epicuro y Lucrecio como precursores del racionalismo científico, y dedica espacio a la ciencia helenística personificada en Euclides y Arquímedes. Pasa de puntillas por la edad media ya que, a juicio del autor, es una época no especialmente innovadora en materia de pensamiento. El renacimiento y la modernidad, auténticas especialidades de Escohotado, los trata con gran detalle. A lo largo de varios capítulos desfilan los principales pensadores europeos de los siglos XV, XVI, XVII y XVIII: Copérnico, Kepler, Galileo, Bacon, Descartes, Newton, Spinoza (al que admira especialmente), Leibniz, empiristas ingleses como Locke, Berkeley y Hume, la Ilustración francesa e Immanuel Kant, al que dedica un capítulo entero Es un libro claro y totalmente accesible al lector lego en filosofía. Escohotado escribe con su característica elegancia, pero con un lenguaje directo, en ocasiones irónico y salpicado de anécdotas cotidianas. Su mérito principal es el de evitar a propósito la abstrusa jerga de los filósofos que hacen inabordables sus obras. Consigue hacer más o menos comprensibles conceptos realmente complejos como los sistemas filosóficos de Kant o Hegel. A todo le añade su perspectiva personal, determinada, caro está, por sus propias convicciones. Escohotado en vida defendía la libertad individual y el uso de la razón y, al mismo tiempo, criticaba de forma inmisericorde el irracionalismo y el colectivismo. No es, por lo tanto, un manual neutro, un resumen de historia de la filosofía. Cada una de sus páginas está impregnada por el espíritu y la erudición del autor. Una obra, en definitiva, muy valiosa e instructiva. Sirve como manual para aprender filosofía sí, pero también como punto de partida a muchas y muy buenas reflexiones sobre el mundo y la naturaleza humana. Hoy vamos a hablar de “Filosofía para no filósofos” en La ContraPortada. No estará el autor con nosotros (ya me gustaría), pero si su hijo Jorge, que es, como decía antes, quien se ha encargado de revisar esta edición y darle su forma final. - "Filosofía para no filósofos" de Antonio Escohotado - https://amzn.to/3Yih3B5 · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #escohotado #filosofia Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
The Crisis That Gave Birth to Modern PhilosophyEpisode 2.69Before René Descartes ever said “I think, therefore I am,” Western thought was already in crisis.For nearly two thousand years, Aristotle's philosophical system shaped how the West understood knowledge, reality, ethics, and even science. But between the 1500s and 1600s, that system collapsed—undermined by the scientific revolution and shaken by the realization that trusted authorities could be wrong.In this episode, Michael and Zach trace:-Aristotle's dominance in medieval thought-His rediscovery and integration into Christian theology-The cracks introduced by nominalism and internal scholastic tensions-The decisive blow dealt by Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler-The resulting crisis of knowledge that split Europe into empiricist and rationalist campsThis is the story of how the West lost its shared foundation for truth—and why Descartes' famous line was not arrogance, but desperation.Part 1 sets the stage for the modern philosophical divide and prepares the ground for Descartes' attempt to rebuild certainty from the ground up.Find our videocast here: https://youtu.be/kATTI-geLwsMerch here: https://take-2-podcast.printify.me/Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/reakt-music/deep-stoneLicense code: 2QZOZ2YHZ5UTE7C8Find more Take 2 Theology content at http://www.take2theology.com
Belén Rofrano tiene un deseo y lo comparte con vos: que en la cena de Año Nuevo hablemos del propósito. Descorchamos una sidra y nos ponemos en modo Descartes trolo del primer cordón del conurbano para debatir sobre esa obsesión contemporánea llamada “tener propósito”, ese vector de la enfermedad de la productividad incrustado en la corteza cerebral desde mucho antes de la concepción.Llegamos tarde, como los Reyes Magos. Un podcast trasnochado: el especial navideño que apenas araña el calendario y cae del lado del Año Nuevo. Clásico instantáneo, fuera de tiempo y fuera de eje.No prometemos sentido, crecimiento ni redención. Solo una hora de placer sin propósito.Belén Rofrano https://www.instagram.com/rofran0/ En este podcast hablamos de:Chainsaw Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfoZp7CmOkEDani Umpi https://www.instagram.com/dani_umpiMiss Tacuarembó https://youtu.be/I1XJrhC0A-Y?si=basHbVWXRk8dWDu9Confessions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngHWSZj4_C4No Other Choice https://youtu.be/8U77zLDDdjc?si=t5WanEViZnk-Vi6ZThe Junky's Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6kHN92Yv48Martyrs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjMdcg48UFIUn podcast de PutoElQueLeeConduce Omar BerettaProducción y co-conducción Miguel Buendía, Washington Atencio, Clara Ferguson, Anush Grati, Belén Rofrano, Ramiro GarzanitiCortina musical Zona Roja de MnesisDiseño gráfico David Pedrozo
Why did triceratops have horns? Why did World War I occur? Why does Romeo love Juliet? And, most importantly, why ask why? In Why?: The Philosophy Behind the Question (Stanford UP, 2023), philosopher Philippe Huneman describes the different meanings of "why," and how those meanings can, and should (or should not), be conflated. As Huneman outlines, there are three basic meanings of why: the cause of an event, the reason of a belief, and the reason why I do what I do (the purpose). Each of these meanings, in turn, impacts how we approach knowledge in a wide array of disciplines: science, history, psychology, and metaphysics. Exhibiting a rare combination of conversational ease and intellectual rigor, Huneman teases out the hidden dimensions of questions as seemingly simple as "Why did Mickey Mouse open the refrigerator?" or as seemingly unanswerable as "Why am I me?" In doing so, he provides an extraordinary tour of canonical and contemporary philosophical thought, from Plato and Aristotle, through Descartes and Spinoza, to Elizabeth Anscombe and Ruth Millikan, and beyond. Of course, no proper reckoning with the question "why?" can afford not to acknowledge its limits, which are the limits, and the ends, of reason itself. Huneman thus concludes with a provocative elaboration of what Kant called the "natural need for metaphysics," the unallayed instinct we have to ask the question even when we know there can be no unequivocal answer. Philippe Huneman is Research Director at the Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, CNRS/ Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and the author of several books in French and English, including Philosophical Sketches of Death in Biology: An Historical and Analytic Investigation (2022). Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Why did triceratops have horns? Why did World War I occur? Why does Romeo love Juliet? And, most importantly, why ask why? In Why?: The Philosophy Behind the Question (Stanford UP, 2023), philosopher Philippe Huneman describes the different meanings of "why," and how those meanings can, and should (or should not), be conflated. As Huneman outlines, there are three basic meanings of why: the cause of an event, the reason of a belief, and the reason why I do what I do (the purpose). Each of these meanings, in turn, impacts how we approach knowledge in a wide array of disciplines: science, history, psychology, and metaphysics. Exhibiting a rare combination of conversational ease and intellectual rigor, Huneman teases out the hidden dimensions of questions as seemingly simple as "Why did Mickey Mouse open the refrigerator?" or as seemingly unanswerable as "Why am I me?" In doing so, he provides an extraordinary tour of canonical and contemporary philosophical thought, from Plato and Aristotle, through Descartes and Spinoza, to Elizabeth Anscombe and Ruth Millikan, and beyond. Of course, no proper reckoning with the question "why?" can afford not to acknowledge its limits, which are the limits, and the ends, of reason itself. Huneman thus concludes with a provocative elaboration of what Kant called the "natural need for metaphysics," the unallayed instinct we have to ask the question even when we know there can be no unequivocal answer. Philippe Huneman is Research Director at the Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, CNRS/ Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and the author of several books in French and English, including Philosophical Sketches of Death in Biology: An Historical and Analytic Investigation (2022). Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
Why did triceratops have horns? Why did World War I occur? Why does Romeo love Juliet? And, most importantly, why ask why? In Why?: The Philosophy Behind the Question (Stanford UP, 2023), philosopher Philippe Huneman describes the different meanings of "why," and how those meanings can, and should (or should not), be conflated. As Huneman outlines, there are three basic meanings of why: the cause of an event, the reason of a belief, and the reason why I do what I do (the purpose). Each of these meanings, in turn, impacts how we approach knowledge in a wide array of disciplines: science, history, psychology, and metaphysics. Exhibiting a rare combination of conversational ease and intellectual rigor, Huneman teases out the hidden dimensions of questions as seemingly simple as "Why did Mickey Mouse open the refrigerator?" or as seemingly unanswerable as "Why am I me?" In doing so, he provides an extraordinary tour of canonical and contemporary philosophical thought, from Plato and Aristotle, through Descartes and Spinoza, to Elizabeth Anscombe and Ruth Millikan, and beyond. Of course, no proper reckoning with the question "why?" can afford not to acknowledge its limits, which are the limits, and the ends, of reason itself. Huneman thus concludes with a provocative elaboration of what Kant called the "natural need for metaphysics," the unallayed instinct we have to ask the question even when we know there can be no unequivocal answer. Philippe Huneman is Research Director at the Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, CNRS/ Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and the author of several books in French and English, including Philosophical Sketches of Death in Biology: An Historical and Analytic Investigation (2022). Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology
Hoy hablaremos de cuatro temas conectados por una misma pregunta: qué hacemos con nuestro tiempo y cómo entendemos el mundo. Veremos la sangría más allá de la jarra: historia, cultura y curiosidades. Luego entraremos en la vida de René Descartes, el pensador del método y las dudas. Viajaremos a Chichén Itzá, ciudad maya donde arquitectura, poder y astronomía se entrelazan. Y cerraremos con Le droit à la paresse de Paul Lafargue, un texto provocador que cuestiona la “religión del trabajo” y defiende reducir la jornada aprovechando la tecnología.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Emisión del programa "Entrecantos Radio" Correspondiente al sábado 20 de diciembre de 2025 de "JB Jalisco Radio" del "Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión" Con el tema: "Descartes 2025" Algunos de los temas que, por alguna u otra razón no alcanzaron a salir al aire en las emisiones de este 2025. Transmitido en vivo simultáneamente por las siguientes frecuencias: 96.3 FM / 630 AM - Guadalajara, Jal 91.9 FM - Puerto Vallarta, Jal 107.1 FM - Ciudad Guzmán, Jal y en todo el mundo por www.jaliscoradio.com
POUR COMMANDER MON LIVRE : Sur Amazon : https://amzn.to/3ZMm4CY Sur Fnac.com : https://tidd.ly/4dWJZ8OLes psychédéliques ont la réputation d'ouvrir les portes de la conscience. Mais qu'est-ce que cela signifie exactement ? Se pourrait-il que ce que nous percevons ne soit qu'une version parmi d'autres de la réalité ? Étudier les effets de ces substances, c'est explorer la conscience humaine elle-même, la manière dont nous construisons la réalité, et la question de ce que nous appelons « vérité ».ATTENTION : Ma parole n'est pas celle d'un expert. Pour des informations officielles, je vous renvoie au site de la société psychédélique française : https://societepsychedelique.fr/fr---Envie d'aller plus loin ? Rejoignez-moi sur Patreon pour accéder à tout mon contenu supplémentaire.
Bilimsel yöntem sayesinde, kozmozdan kuantum, ilmin her alanında büyük buluş-lar yapıldı. Peki bilimsel yöntemi kim buldu derseniz akla Isaac Newton gelir. Galileo ve Descartes diyenler olur. Bilim tarihçilerine so-rarsanız onlar Roger Bacon diyecektir. Ancak konu ile ilgili detaylı araştırma yapanlar, bilim-sel metodun icadını, Roger Bacon'ı da New-ton'u da etkileyen, onlardan 250 yıl önce ya-şamış müslüman bilim adamı İbn-i Heysem'e (965-1040) götürecektir.Bilimsel yöntemin kurucusu İbn-i Heysem şöyle der: “Öğrendiklerini hep eleştiriye tâbi tutacaksın. Yani incelemelerinde, tahkikatında kendi bildiklerinden şüphe edeceksin. Ancak bu sayede önyargı tuzağına düşmekten kur-tulursun.” Ve devam ediyor: “Araştıran kişinin amacı hakikati öğrenmektir. Bunun için öğre-neceklerinin tümünü düşman (yanlış, eksik) göreceksin. Her yönden onu karşına alıp, ona taarruz edeceksin. Bilgiyi ancak bu şekilde fethederek, onu hakikate dönüştürebilirsin.” Heysem'in geliştirdiği bilimsel yöntemin temelinde, yargıları ve bilgileri eleştirmek ve sonuçlar çıkarırken son derece dikkatli olmak vardır. Bildiklerini tekrar tekrar şüphe eleğin-den geçirmek gerekiyor. Burada şüphe ile ilgili Hz. Ali (k.v.)'nin bir sözü aklımıza geliyor. O diyor ki: “Şüphe ikidir. Birinci tür şüphe marazî (şizofrenik) şüphedir. Makbul değildir. Makbul olan, bildiklerini eksik ve yanlış görmekten doğan ikinci tür şüphedir. Seni derin ve etraflı öğrenmeye götürür.”Sadece İbn-i Heysem değil, İbn-i Haldun, Harezmî, er-Razi gibi daha birçok bilim ada-mının bilimsel yöntem tarifine katkıları oldu. Bu zatlar bilim tarihini değiştiren kişilerdir.(Prof. Dr. Osman Çakmak, Zafer Dergisi, 549. Sayı, Eylül 2022)
durée : 00:03:54 - Le Fil philo - Et si la bonne décision était tout simplement celle que l'on prend ? Le philosophe Descartes propose une méthode pour redonner confiance à ceux qui n'arrivent pas à faire un choix. - réalisation : Benjamin Hû
Qu'est-ce que la conscience ? Que nous apprennent les neurosciences ? Pourquoi la célèbre formule de Descartes «Je pense donc je suis» est à reprendre mais en sens inverse : «Je suis donc je pense» et qu'est-ce que ça implique ? Jusqu'où va la conscience ? (Rediffusion du 29 avril 2025). C'est une certitude commune que de croire que notre existence est guidée par des choix raisonnés, et que notre cerveau n'est là que pour exécuter les intentions de notre conscience. Issue du dualisme cartésien, cette vision « cogito-centrée » est pourtant aujourd'hui remise en cause par les recherches actuelles en neurosciences. Avec : Stéphane Charpier, coordinateur de l'équipe Excitabilité cellulaire et dynamique des réseaux neuronaux de l'Institut du cerveau et professeur de neurosciences à l'Université Pierre et Marie Curie. Son livre Le cauchemar de Descartes, ce que les neurosciences nous apprennent de la conscience paraît chez Albin Michel en mai 2025. Musiques diffusées pendant l'émission - Sting, Eric Clapton - It's Probably Me - Ours, Pierre Souchon, Alain Souchon - À quoi tu penses (playlist RFI).
Qu'est-ce que la conscience ? Que nous apprennent les neurosciences ? Pourquoi la célèbre formule de Descartes «Je pense donc je suis» est à reprendre mais en sens inverse : «Je suis donc je pense» et qu'est-ce que ça implique ? Jusqu'où va la conscience ? (Rediffusion du 29 avril 2025). C'est une certitude commune que de croire que notre existence est guidée par des choix raisonnés, et que notre cerveau n'est là que pour exécuter les intentions de notre conscience. Issue du dualisme cartésien, cette vision « cogito-centrée » est pourtant aujourd'hui remise en cause par les recherches actuelles en neurosciences. Avec : Stéphane Charpier, coordinateur de l'équipe Excitabilité cellulaire et dynamique des réseaux neuronaux de l'Institut du cerveau et professeur de neurosciences à l'Université Pierre et Marie Curie. Son livre Le cauchemar de Descartes, ce que les neurosciences nous apprennent de la conscience paraît chez Albin Michel en mai 2025. Musiques diffusées pendant l'émission - Sting, Eric Clapton - It's Probably Me - Ours, Pierre Souchon, Alain Souchon - À quoi tu penses (playlist RFI).
The bougainvillea around my kitchen window many years ago showed me something so precious that it changed me for good. It helped me work my slow way beyond the dualistic world of Descartes and toward a world of kinship. Today, some reflections on the decades it can take to step into a relational worldview, a world where every being and element in nature is alive, everyone is speaking, and everyone has wisdom to share. Get full access to Nature :: Spirit — Kinship in a living world at priscillastuckey.substack.com/subscribe
De quoi est réellement mort Saint Louis ? Que nous apprend le cerveau de Descartes ? De quoi souffrait Marat avant d'être assassiné par Charlotte Corday ? Telles sont les grandes questions auxquelles la paléopathologie (médecine appliquée aux restes humains anciens) tente de répondre. Grâce à la médecine légale et avec l'aide de techniques toujours plus innovantes où se croisent l'histoire, l'archéologie et les sciences fondamentales, Philippe Charlier, alias « le médecin des morts », mène l'enquête pour faire la lumière sur quatorze des plus grands « cold case » de notre Histoire.Philippe Charlier est notre invité en studio, pour les Interviews HistoireHébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Philosophy Is Sexy n'est pas qu'un podcast, c'est une parenthèse intime, un pas de côté, pour oser la philosophie, la désacraliser, la remettre au cœur de notre vie et se laisser inspirer. Marie Robert, auteure du best-seller traduit en quinze langues, "Kant tu ne sais plus quoi faire", de "Descartes pour les jours de doute" et"Le Voyage de Pénélope" (Flammarion-Versilio) nous interpelle de son ton complice et entrainant. La prof qu'on aurait aimé avoir, celle surtout qui va faire des philosophes nos précieux alliés.https://www.susannalea.com/sla-title/penelopes-voyage/Directrice Pédagogique des écoles Montessori Esclaibes. @PhilosophyIsSexyProduction: Studio LOADMusique Originale: Laurent Aknin Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Philosophy Is Sexy n'est pas qu'un podcast, c'est une parenthèse intime, un pas de côté, pour oser la philosophie, la désacraliser, la remettre au cœur de notre vie et se laisser inspirer. Marie Robert, auteure du best-seller traduit en quinze langues, "Kant tu ne sais plus quoi faire", de "Descartes pour les jours de doute" et"Le Voyage de Pénélope" (Flammarion-Versilio) nous interpelle de son ton complice et entrainant. La prof qu'on aurait aimé avoir, celle surtout qui va faire des philosophes nos précieux alliés.https://www.susannalea.com/sla-title/penelopes-voyage/Directrice Pédagogique des écoles Montessori Esclaibes. @PhilosophyIsSexyProduction: Studio LOADMusique Originale: Laurent Aknin Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
“Our longings are much more powerful than our logic, and our desires are stronger than our reason.” (Graham Tomlin on the thought of Blaise Pascal)The Rt. Rev. Dr. Graham Tomlin (St. Mellitus College, the Centre for Cultural Witness) joins Evan Rosa for a sweeping exploration of Blaise Pascal—the 17th-century mathematician, scientist, philosopher, and theologian whose insights into human nature remain strikingly relevant. Tomlin traces Pascal's life of brilliance and illness, his tension between scientific acclaim and radical devotion, and his deep engagement with Descartes, Montaigne, and Augustine. The conversation moves through Pascal's analysis of self-deception, his critique of rationalism and skepticism, the transformative Night of Fire, his compassion for the poor, and the wager's misunderstood meaning. Tomlin presents Pascal as a thinker who speaks directly to our distracted age, revealing a humanity marked by greatness, misery, and a desperate longing only grace can satisfy.Episode Highlights“Our longings are much more powerful than our logic, and our desires are stronger than our reason.”“The greatness and the refuse of the universe—that's what we are. We're the greatest thing and also the worst thing.”“If everybody knew what everybody else said about them, there would not be four friends left in the world.”“Only grace can begin to turn that self-oriented nature around and implant in us a desire for God.”“The reason you cannot believe is not because of your reason; it's because of your passions.”Show NotesGraham Tomlin introduces the Night of Fire and Pascal's meditation on “the greatness of the human soul”Evan Rosa frames Pascal as a figure of mystery, mechanics, faith, and modern technological influence.Tomlin contrasts Pascal with Descartes and Montaigne—rationalism vs. skepticism—locating Pascal between their poles.Pascal's awareness of distraction, competition, and “all men naturally hate each other” surfaces early as a key anthropological insight.Evan notes Nietzsche's striking admiration: “his blood runs through my veins.”Tomlin elaborates on Pascal's lifelong tension between scientific achievement and spiritual devotion.The story of the servant discovering the hidden Night of Fire parchment in Pascal's coat lining is recounted.Tomlin reads the core text: “Joy, joy, joy, tears of joy… Let me never be separated from him.”Pascal's distinction: “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers.”Discussion of Jansenism, Augustinian anthropology, and the gravity of human fallenness.Tomlin sets the philosophical context: Pascal as a counter to both rationalist optimism and skeptical relativism.Pascal's core tension—grandeur and misery—is presented as the interpretive key to human nature.Quote emerges: “the greatness and the refuse of the universe—that's what we are.”Tomlin describes Pascal's political skepticism and the idea that politics offers only “rules for a madhouse.”Pascal's diagnosis of self-deception: “If everybody knew what everybody else said about them, there would not be four friends left in the world.”Evan raises questions about social hope; Tomlin answers with Pascal's belief that only grace can break self-love.They explore Pascal's critique of distraction and the famous line: “the sole cause of man's unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.”Tomlin ties this to contemporary digital distraction—“weapons of mass distraction”.The conversation turns to the wager, reframed not as coercion but exposure: unbelief is driven by passions more than reasons.Closing reflections highlight the apologetic project of the Pensées, Pascal's brilliance, and his ongoing relevance.Helpful Links and ReferencesSpecial thanks to the Center for Christian Witness and Seen and Unseen https://www.seenandunseen.com/Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World, by Graham Tomlin https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/graham-tomlin/blaise-pascal/9781399807661/Pensées, by Blaise Pascal https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18269Provincial Letters, by Blaise Pascal https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2407Why Being Yourself Is a Bad Idea, by Graham Tomlinhttps://www.amazon.com/Why-Being-Yourself-Bad-Idea/dp/0281087097Montaigne's Essays https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3600Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23306Augustine's Confessions https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3296About Graham TomlinGraham Tomlin is a British theologian, writer, and church leader. He is the former Bishop of Kensington (2015-2022) in the Church of England and now serves as Director of the Centre for Cultural Witness and President of St Mellitus College in London. He is widely known for connecting theology with cultural life and public imagination. Tomlin is the author of several books, including Looking Through the Cross, The Widening Circle, and Why Being Yourself Is a Bad Idea: And Other Countercultural Notions. His latest book is an intellectual and spiritual biography, Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World.Production NotesThis episode was made possible in part by the generous support of the Tyndale House FoundationThis podcast featured Graham TomlinProduction Assistance by Emily Brookfield and Alexa RollowEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaA production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give
Nessa parceria entre SciCast e JMCast, mergulhamos nas histórias, mitos e equívocos por trás de três nomes que todo mundo encontrou na escola: Pitágoras, Bhaskara e Descartes. De um teorema que não é exatamente “dele”, passando por uma fórmula que o Brasil batizou de maneira única, até um filósofo que nunca desenhou o plano cartesiano — mas mudou para sempre a matemática —, revelamos o que é lenda, o que é história e o que realmente transformou a ciência. Se você sempre quis entender o que existe além dos livros didáticos, este episódio é para você. Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Fenando Malta, Marcelo de Matos, Roberto Spinelli, Luiza Lima, Marcelo Rainha, Marcello Amadeo Citação ABNT: Scicast #671: Desfazendo mitos e lendas: Pitágoras, Bhaskara e Descartes. Locução: Fenando Malta, Marcelo de Matos, Roberto Spinelli, Luiza Lima, Marcelo Rainha, Marcello Amadeo. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 01/12/2025. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-671 Imagem de capa: Expotea: https://expotea.com.br/https://www.instagram.com/expoteabrasil/ Referências e Indicações Sugestões de literatura: Tatiana Roque: História da Matemática: uma visão crítica, desfazendo mitos e lendas (Zahar, 2012).Dialoga diretamente com a proposta do ep e a crítica a mitos historiográficos. [pdf aqui] Três teoremas de Pitágoras: entre a Escola Pitagórica, os Elementos de Euclides e os livros didáticos - Aline Caetano da Silva Bernardes, Bruna Moustapha-Corrêa, Marcello Amadeo (Livraria da Física, 2025) [pdf aqui] Referências / Artigos: A Short History of the Discovery of Pythagoras’ Theorem and NO, it wasn’t only Pythagoras’ Discovery! https://tomrocksmaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/guneeka-chitkara.pdf Thighs: Pythagorean, Biblical and Other: https://vridar.org/2020/04/30/thighs-pythagorean-biblical-and-other/ Quem é o Bhaskara da fórmula matemática https://super.abril.com.br/coluna/oraculo/quem-e-o-bhaskara-da-formula-matematica/ HISTÓRIA DA EQUAÇÃO DO SEGUNDO GRAU EM LIVROS DIDÁTICOS - https://www.sbembrasil.org.br/files/XIENEM/pdf/2832_1080_ID.pdf Sugestões de episódios JMcast: Bhaskara: de quem é a fórmula? | T3#27 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2S5acSefdEHkhOeA78xdBg?si=a8c04f97512b495d Matemática Grega: Pitágoras | T3#17 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Yl58LtBbwUNa0cq5TuZ8h?si=1cd35b0dab3a4c06 Geometria Analítica de Descartes X Fermat | T2#6 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DuPGIP33ohAozt8LufLTV?si=80748dd0937c41bf See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Since 2017, Descartes has conducted an annual benchmark survey of global transportation professionals to identify the strategies, tactics, and expectations for the industry. In this episode, Mike Hane, Director, Product Marketing at Descartes shares some of the key findings and takeaways from this year's report. Podcast version (click to play): The post [Video] Insights From Descartes' 2025 Transportation Management Survey appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Nessa parceria entre SciCast e JMCast, mergulhamos nas histórias, mitos e equívocos por trás de três nomes que todo mundo encontrou na escola: Pitágoras, Bhaskara e Descartes. De um teorema que não é exatamente “dele”, passando por uma fórmula que o Brasil batizou de maneira única, até um filósofo que nunca desenhou o plano cartesiano — mas mudou para sempre a matemática —, revelamos o que é lenda, o que é história e o que realmente transformou a ciência. Se você sempre quis entender o que existe além dos livros didáticos, este episódio é para você. Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Fenando Malta, Marcelo de Matos, Roberto Spinelli, Luiza Lima, Marcelo Rainha, Marcello Amadeo Citação ABNT: Scicast #671: Desfazendo mitos e lendas: Pitágoras, Bhaskara e Descartes. Locução: Fenando Malta, Marcelo de Matos, Roberto Spinelli, Luiza Lima, Marcelo Rainha, Marcello Amadeo. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 01/12/2025. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-671 Imagem de capa: Expotea: https://expotea.com.br/https://www.instagram.com/expoteabrasil/ Referências e Indicações Sugestões de literatura: Tatiana Roque: História da Matemática: uma visão crítica, desfazendo mitos e lendas (Zahar, 2012).Dialoga diretamente com a proposta do ep e a crítica a mitos historiográficos. [pdf aqui] Três teoremas de Pitágoras: entre a Escola Pitagórica, os Elementos de Euclides e os livros didáticos – Aline Caetano da Silva Bernardes, Bruna Moustapha-Corrêa, Marcello Amadeo (Livraria da Física, 2025) [pdf aqui] Referências / Artigos: A Short History of the Discovery of Pythagoras' Theorem and NO, it wasn't only Pythagoras' Discovery! https://tomrocksmaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/guneeka-chitkara.pdf Thighs: Pythagorean, Biblical and Other: https://vridar.org/2020/04/30/thighs-pythagorean-biblical-and-other/ Quem é o Bhaskara da fórmula matemática https://super.abril.com.br/coluna/oraculo/quem-e-o-bhaskara-da-formula-matematica/ HISTÓRIA DA EQUAÇÃO DO SEGUNDO GRAU EM LIVROS DIDÁTICOS – https://www.sbembrasil.org.br/files/XIENEM/pdf/2832_1080_ID.pdf Sugestões de episódios JMcast: Bhaskara: de quem é a fórmula? | T3#27 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2S5acSefdEHkhOeA78xdBg?si=a8c04f97512b495d Matemática Grega: Pitágoras | T3#17 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Yl58LtBbwUNa0cq5TuZ8h?si=1cd35b0dab3a4c06 Geometria Analítica de Descartes X Fermat | T2#6 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DuPGIP33ohAozt8LufLTV?si=80748dd0937c41bf
This week is all poetry—our first all-poetry week of the Immersive Humanities project! After struggling through young Werther, I decided I needed to step back and understand Romanticism as a movement. I offer a brief review of the history leading up to Romanticism; after all, most movements are reactions against what precedes them. The printing press and Protestant Reformation blew open European thought, leading to centuries of philosophical upheaval. Empiricists like Bacon and Hume insisted that knowledge must be tested; rationalists like Descartes and Spinoza trusted pure reason. Kant eventually tried to unite both. Their world gave rise to the Enlightenment—and then came the Romantics, pushing back with emotion, imagination, and nature.That's the world our poets wrote in. This week I used Pocket Book of Romantic Poetry and read Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats (skipping Novalis and Hölderlin). I loved some poems, disliked others. Blake's mystical, anti-Christian tone left me cold. Wordsworth's childhood wonder won me over. Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner shocked me--it's gripping, almost epic. Byron was brilliant, scandalous, and endlessly readable. His Prisoner of Chillon might have been my favorite poem of the week. Shelley felt dreamlike and visionary, while Keats, to me, seemed talented but young. What did the world lose when he died?Reading these poets in their historical context changed everything. They're passionate, experimental, and surprisingly radical—not quaint! We are missing out when we resort to tired anthologies to get to know these poets--something that I didn't expect to feel so strongly about! Paired with Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony and Chopin's preludes, this week was a revelation.LINKTed Gioia/The Honest Broker's 12-Month Immersive Humanities Course (paywalled!)My Amazon Book List (NOT an affiliate link)That cool Medieval Science Book The Genesis of Science by James HannamCONNECTThe complete list of Crack the Book Episodes: https://cheryldrury.substack.com/p/crack-the-book-start-here?r=u3t2rTo read more of my writing, visit my Substack - https://www.cheryldrury.substack.com.Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cldrury/ LISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5GpySInw1e8IqNQvXow7Lv?si=9ebd5508daa245bdApple Podcasts -
Philosophy Is Sexy n'est pas qu'un podcast, c'est une parenthèse intime, un pas de côté, pour oser la philosophie, la désacraliser, la remettre au cœur de notre vie et se laisser inspirer. Marie Robert, auteure du best-seller traduit en quinze langues, "Kant tu ne sais plus quoi faire", de "Descartes pour les jours de doute" et"Le Voyage de Pénélope" (Flammarion-Versilio) nous interpelle de son ton complice et entrainant. La prof qu'on aurait aimé avoir, celle surtout qui va faire des philosophes nos précieux alliés.https://www.susannalea.com/sla-title/penelopes-voyage/Directrice Pédagogique des écoles Montessori Esclaibes. @PhilosophyIsSexyProduction: Studio LOADMusique Originale: Laurent Aknin Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Et si courir intelligemment, c'était avant tout une question de méthode ?Pour René Descartes, comprendre, c'est d'abord apprendre à douter. À remettre en question nos certitudes, à raisonner avec clarté, et à agir avec méthode.Dans cet épisode, on explore comment la philosophie cartésienne peut t'aider à garder la tête froide quand les jambes brûlent en développant le doute constructif, la lucidité et la capacité à décider juste, en course comme dans la vie.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
POUR COMMANDER MON LIVRE : Sur Amazon : https://amzn.to/3ZMm4CY Sur Fnac.com : https://tidd.ly/4dWJZ8OJ'ai été invité sur la chaîne « Pierre Dufraisse - Vérisme TV » pour parler de mon livre et des philosophes que j'y aborde : Spinoza, Diogène le cynique, les stoïciens, Descartes, et bien d'autres...Pour voir l'entretien en intégralité c'est ici
In "Scaling Logistics Innovation at Descartes Systems Group", Joe Lynch and Dan Cicerchi, the General Manager of Transportation Management Solutions at Descartes Systems Group, discuss the strategic integration of trustworthy AI to enhance existing core logistics technology and solve practical pain points across the global supply chain. About Dan Cicerchi Dan Cicerchi is the General Manager of Transportation Management Solutions at Descartes Systems Group, where he leads strategy and innovation for one of the industry's most widely adopted logistics technology platforms. A seasoned entrepreneur and logistics tech pioneer, Dan co-founded MacroPoint, a real-time freight visibility solution that transformed how brokers, shippers, and carriers track and manage loads. Following its acquisition by Descartes, he has continued to champion technology that drives efficiency, transparency, and resilience across global supply chains. With decades of experience spanning startup growth and enterprise leadership, Dan is passionate about applying practical AI and automation to solve the freight industry's most pressing challenges. He frequently shares insights on freight visibility, fraud prevention, and the future of transportation management. About Descartes Systems Group Descartes Systems Group is a global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions designed to improve the productivity, performance, and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, with offices and customers worldwide, Descartes helps shippers, carriers, freight forwarders, and logistics service providers connect, collaborate, and automate across the supply chain. Its portfolio includes transportation management, visibility, customs and regulatory compliance, and e-commerce logistics solutions. By combining deep industry expertise with innovative technology, Descartes enables organizations to streamline operations, reduce costs, and deliver superior customer experiences. Thousands of companies around the world rely on Descartes' logistics network and software to move goods more efficiently, mitigate risk, and stay ahead in an increasingly complex global marketplace. Key Takeaways: Scaling Logistics Innovation at Descartes Systems Group In "Scaling Logistics Innovation at Descartes Systems Group", Joe Lynch and Dan Cicerchi, the General Manager of Transportation Management Solutions at Descartes Systems Group, discuss the strategic integration of trustworthy AI to enhance existing core logistics technology and solve practical pain points across the global supply chain. Trust First: AI adoption in logistics must be built on governance and trust, using frameworks like NIST to ensure data security and accountability. AI Augments, Doesn't Replace: AI is a powerful enhancer for core systems (TMS, visibility), not a standalone replacement. Its primary role is to improve efficiency. Focus on Practical Pain Points: Start AI implementation by targeting tedious manual tasks (e.g., check calls, data entry, carrier onboarding) for rapid, measurable ROI. Stability Over Startups: Partnering with existing, integrated tech vendors (like Descartes) ensures greater stability, expertise, and roadmap alignment than relying on new AI-only startups. Audit Your Current Tech: Before investing in new AI, ensure you are fully utilizing the latest features and integrations of your current mission-critical systems. Build Trust with Staff: Overcome internal resistance by layering AI into current workflows and establishing clear performance baselines (ROI) before deployment. Enhance What Works: The path to resilience is through strategically integrating AI into proven, existing workflows step-by-step, not by chasing every new technology trend. Learn More About Scaling Logistics Innovation at Descartes Systems Group Dan Cicerchi | Linkedin Descartes Systems Group | Linkedin Descartes Systems Group The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube
Ted Gioia warned this would be a tough week—and he wasn't kidding. Week 33 of the Immersive Humanities Project had me wrestling with three giants of philosophy: Descartes, Kant, and Spinoza. I started with Descartes' Discourse on the Method, where his famous “I think, therefore I am” felt surprisingly direct and human. His four rules for reasoning—question, divide, simplify, and review—made him seem less like an abstract philosopher and more like a kind, curious friend.Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals was another story. Dense and demanding, it centers on the “Categorical Imperative”: act only according to principles you'd accept as universal law. It's a moral system built purely on duty, not emotion.Then came Spinoza's Ethics, written like a geometry proof. His radical idea—that God and Nature are one—left little room for the supernatural or free will.When reading failed, I turned to the 1987 Great Philosophers series with Brian Magee, which unlocked everything. These thinkers—Continental Rationalists all—believed reason alone could uncover truth, unlike the British Empiricists who demanded evidence. It was a mentally exhausting but fascinating stretch, and next week I'm relieved to return to fiction with Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther.LINKTed Gioia/The Honest Broker's 12-Month Immersive Humanities Course (paywalled!)My Amazon Book List (NOT an affiliate link)CONNECTThe complete list of Crack the Book Episodes: https://cheryldrury.substack.com/p/crack-the-book-start-here?r=u3t2rTo read more of my writing, visit my Substack - https://www.cheryldrury.substack.com.Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cldrury/ LISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5GpySInw1e8IqNQvXow7Lv?si=9ebd5508daa245bdApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crack-the-book/id1749793321 Captivate - https://crackthebook.captivate.fm
Philosophy Is Sexy n'est pas qu'un podcast, c'est une parenthèse intime, un pas de côté, pour oser la philosophie, la désacraliser, la remettre au cœur de notre vie et se laisser inspirer. Marie Robert, auteure du best-seller traduit en quinze langues, "Kant tu ne sais plus quoi faire", de "Descartes pour les jours de doute" et"Le Voyage de Pénélope" (Flammarion-Versilio) nous interpelle de son ton complice et entrainant. La prof qu'on aurait aimé avoir, celle surtout qui va faire des philosophes nos précieux alliés.https://www.susannalea.com/sla-title/penelopes-voyage/Directrice Pédagogique des écoles Montessori Esclaibes. @PhilosophyIsSexyProduction:Studio LOADMusique Originale: Laurent Aknin Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
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Steven is the Vilas Research Professor and the William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities at UW-Madison. He specializes in 17th century philosophy with a focus on Spinoza, Descartes, and Leibniz. His books include: Spinoza: A Life (1999) Rembrandt's Jews (2003) The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil (2008) The Philosopher, the Priest, and the Painter: A Portrait of Descartes (2013) Why Bad Thinking Happens to Good People: How Philosophy Can Save Us from Ourselves (2021), co-authored with Larry Shapiro He has two forthcoming books in 2026: Why Read Maimonides Today? Spinoza, Atheist _______________________________________ If you appreciate my work and would like to support it: https://subscribestar.com/the-saad-truth https://patreon.com/GadSaad https://paypal.me/GadSaad To subscribe to my exclusive content on X, please visit my bio at https://x.com/GadSaad _______________________________________ This clip was posted on November 5, 2025 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1933: https://youtu.be/qIqBMROrM7I _______________________________________ Please visit my website gadsaad.com, and sign up for alerts. If you appreciate my content, click on the "Support My Work" button. I count on my fans to support my efforts. You can donate via Patreon, PayPal, and/or SubscribeStar. _______________________________________ Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense. _______________________________________
This week on Crack the Book, we move from Rousseau's Social Contract to his Confessions, and let's just say my opinion hasn't improved. Before we get to the books, I share some strategies for getting through a book you don't like (because I needed to take my own advice this week). Then we move on to our two books for the week.In Confession's Book One, Rousseau recounts his early life with all the self-importance of a man convinced he's unlike anyone else who's ever lived. Between tragic beginnings, cruel masters, and an overshare about his youthful “discipline” preferences, I found little humility and even less personal growth. Rousseau insists his passions still rule him—no maturity, not even irony, just Rousseau being Rousseau.Thank goodness we had Voltaire's Candide, a complete tonal shift. This whirlwind satire—part travelogue, part absurdist adventure—follows Candide and his companions through war, earthquakes, El Dorado, and endless misfortune. Yet beneath the chaos lies a sharp moral insight: life's purpose isn't in grand philosophies or endless striving, but in the quiet wisdom to “cultivate our own garden.” The cinematic pacing (that Italo Calvino helpfully points out) is an interesting development, too.Preachy Rousseau and playful Voltaire were a great combination, and Candide was the clear winner of the two. Candide's brisk storytelling and biting humor still feel modern, even cinematic. One book made me roll my eyes; the other made me laugh out loud. Next week: Descartes, Spinoza, and Kant—wish me luck.LINKTed Gioia/The Honest Broker's 12-Month Immersive Humanities Course (paywalled!)My Amazon Book List (NOT an affiliate link)CONNECTThe complete list of Crack the Book Episodes: https://cheryldrury.substack.com/p/crack-the-book-start-here?r=u3t2rTo read more of my writing, visit my Substack - https://www.cheryldrury.substack.com.Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cldrury/ LISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5GpySInw1e8IqNQvXow7Lv?si=9ebd5508daa245bdApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crack-the-book/id1749793321 Captivate - https://crackthebook.captivate.fm
An interview exploring Descartes' interest in medicine, how his medical ideas relate to his dualism, and his influence on medical science.
What is the Mind-Body Problem?For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have asked how an inner world of experience could emerge from an outer world of matter.From Plato and Descartes to modern neuroscience and AI, the Mind-Body Problem remains philosophy's oldest puzzle and science's hardest challenge.This opening episode of Mind-Body Solution's special series, "The Mind-Body Problem Explained - An Ultimate Guide", introduces the mystery of consciousness and the major ways thinkers have tried to solve it - from dualism and idealism, to panpsychism and illusionism.Whether you're new to the topic or a seasoned philosopher of mind, this short film offers a clear, cinematic introduction to one of humanity's greatest questions:How does mind arise from matter - or does it? And what does this mean for reality itself?Mind • Matter • MeaningSubscribe to explore the series: The Mind-Body Problem Explained – An Ultimate Guide | A Mind-Body Solution Series.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – The Question | What is the Mind-Body Problem?(00:22) – Ancient Origins | Plato, Aristotle, and the Soul-Body Debate(00:53) – Descartes' Revolution | “I think, therefore I am.”(01:18) – Modern Split | Mind and Matter in Science(01:40) – Philosophical Paths | Dualism, Physicalism, Idealism, Panpsychism(02:24) – The Hard Problem | Nagel, Chalmers, and Qualia(02:56) – The Explanatory Gap | Feeling vs Function(03:20) – Consciousness Today | Neuroscience, AI, and the Mystery of Mind(03:57) – Why It Matters | Free Will, Ethics, and Meaning(04:25) – Mind, Matter, Meaning | Toward a Mind-Body SolutionCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com =============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
durée : 00:59:46 - Le Souffle de la pensée - par : Géraldine Mosna-Savoye - Mazarine Pingeot choisit Les Méditations Métaphysiques de Descartes, un texte qui l'accompagne et invite le lecteur à faire l'expérience d'une méditation. - réalisation : Riyad Cairat - invités : Mazarine Pingeot Ecrivain
Philosophy Is Sexy n'est pas qu'un podcast, c'est une parenthèse intime, un pas de côté, pour oser la philosophie, la désacraliser, la remettre au cœur de notre vie et se laisser inspirer. Marie Robert, auteure du best-seller traduit en quinze langues, "Kant tu ne sais plus quoi faire", de "Descartes pour les jours de doute" et"Le Voyage de Pénélope" (Flammarion-Versilio) nous interpelle de son ton complice et entrainant. La prof qu'on aurait aimé avoir, celle surtout qui va faire des philosophes nos précieux alliés.https://www.susannalea.com/sla-title/penelopes-voyage/Directrice Pédagogique des écoles Montessori Esclaibes. @PhilosophyIsSexyProduction: Les podcasteursMusique Originale: Laurent Aknin Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
In this episode, Harvard primatologist Christine Webb challenges one of our deepest beliefs: that humans stand apart from the rest of nature. She traces the roots of human exceptionalism from Aristotle and Descartes to modern science, and explains why we still cling to hierarchies of intelligence. While most critiques of human exceptionalism focus on our moral obligation toward other species, Webb argues that they overlook what humanity stands to gain by letting go of its illusions of uniqueness and superiority. Christine Webb is a primatologist at Harvard's Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, with expertise in social behavior, cognition, and emotion. Her new book is The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why it Matters.
From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes' impact on science, especially medicine.
durée : 00:03:25 - Le Fil philo - Joie, tristesse, honte... Mettre des mots sur ses émotions permet de mieux les accueillir. Descartes en est persuadé, qui nous invite à toutes les accepter, qu'elles soient bonnes ou mauvaises. - réalisation : Anna Holveck
Episode 2.48Is the very idea of God enough to prove that God exists?In this episode, Zach and Michael unpack one of the most famous—and most misunderstood—arguments in philosophy: the Ontological Argument. From Anselm's “that than which nothing greater can be conceived,” to Descartes, Leibniz, Kant, and Alvin Plantinga's modern modal version, they trace how the debate evolved over nearly a thousand years.Covered in this episode:– Why some concepts logically entail others (valley–mountain, shadow–light)– Anselm's original argument and the “greatest conceivable being”– Kant's critique that “existence is not a predicate”– Plantinga's modal argument: if God is possible, God is actual– Atheist counterarguments and why they must deny God's possibility itself– Modern developments from Pruss & RasmussenThe Ontological Argument remains as bold as ever—an exercise in pure reason that asks whether logic itself points to God.Find our videocast here: https://youtu.be/IXCAEns1uKwMerch here: https://take-2-podcast.printify.me/Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/reakt-music/deep-stoneLicense code: 2QZOZ2YHZ5UTE7C8Find more Take 2 Theology content at http://www.take2theology.com
De son vivant, René Descartes a révolutionné la façon de penser la place de l'humain dans le monde qu'il habite. Et ça ne s'est pas arrêter avec sa mort. Sa dépouille, et plus particulièrement son crâne, auront fait couler beaucoup d'encre. L'autrice Daria Schmidt mène l'enquête sur un squelette qui a bien voyagé. Elle est l'invitée de Jean-Marc Panis à l'occasion de la parution de son romab graphique ‘La tête de mort venue de Suède » aux éditions Sujets traités : René Descartes, philosophe, crâne, Stockholm, Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Philosophy Is Sexy n'est pas qu'un podcast, c'est une parenthèse intime, un pas de côté, pour oser la philosophie, la désacraliser, la remettre au cœur de notre vie et se laisser inspirer. Marie Robert, auteure du best-seller traduit en quinze langues, "Kant tu ne sais plus quoi faire", de "Descartes pour les jours de doute" et"Le Voyage de Pénélope" (Flammarion-Versilio) nous interpelle de son ton complice et entrainant. La prof qu'on aurait aimé avoir, celle surtout qui va faire des philosophes nos précieux alliés.https://www.susannalea.com/sla-title/penelopes-voyage/Directrice Pédagogique des écoles Montessori Esclaibes. @PhilosophyIsSexyProduction: Les podcasteursMusique Originale: Laurent Aknin Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett analyze the Catholic Church's 2000-year evolution from Constantine through modernity, examining its role in shaping Western civilization amid profound historical transformations. -- SPONSOR: ZCASH | SHOPIFY The right technology reshapes politics and culture toward freedom and prosperity. Zcash—the "machinery of freedom"—delivers unstoppable private money through encryption. When your wealth is unseen, it's unseizable. Download Zashi wallet and follow @genzcash to learn more: https://x.com/genzcash Shopify powers millions of businesses worldwide, handling 10% of U.S. e-commerce. With hundreds of templates, AI tools for product descriptions, and seamless marketing campaign creation, it's like having a design studio and marketing team in one. Start your $1/month trial today at https://shopify.com/cognitive -- FOLLOW ON X: @whatifalthist (Rudyard) @LudwigNverMises (Austin) @TurpentineMedia -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (00:39) The Catholic Church's 2000-Year Legacy (13:52) Sponsors: Zcash | Shopify (17:53) Constantine and the Christianization of Rome (32:00) St. Augustine and the Fall of Rome (37:00) The Dark Ages: Fathers of the Church (59:53) The High Middle Ages Renaissance (73:49) The Papal-Imperial Conflict (82:06) The Babylonian Captivity and Italian Renaissance (86:27) Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation (94:00) Counter-Reformation and the Turn Against Science (102:00) Descartes, Enlightenment, and the Death of the Mystic (107:00) Napoleon, 19th Century, and Modernity (114:27) The Future: Third World Growth and Protestant vs. Catholic (123:00) Wrap-Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Billy decides to throw his hat in the ring with renown philosopher, Descartes, on the existence of absolute certainty in life, and the rest of the Studio has a thing or two to say as well! The problem is rarely the problem… the way you think about it is the problem. _ _ _ _ _Official WebsiteInstagramTwitterFacebookYouTube
Malcolm Harris is joined by two industry leaders for a jam-packed show. This episode is brought to you by Descartes MacroPoint, the industry's best transportation visibility and risk monitoring platform. First, Malcolm speaks with Michael Hain, Director of Product Marketing at Descartes. They dive deep into the latest Descartes Transportation Management Benchmark Study. Hain reveals that a surprising 81% of respondents now see transportation as a competitive weapon and a key customer service differentiator. They discuss the gap between high AI adoption and low full-process automation (only 17%) , and how companies can leverage their existing tech stack to its fullest potential. Hain also explains how Descartes' solutions like MyCarrierPortal and MacroPoint FraudGuard help companies combat the rising risk of cargo theft. Later, Tyler “T-Mont” Montgomery, Chief Commercial Officer at Scout Freight, joins the show. Montgomery shares his excitement for his new role and the vision for Scout Freight to be an agile, core truckload provider that doesn't lose its entrepreneurial spirit. He speaks passionately about the importance of respecting carriers, a value instilled in him by his grandfather, who was also in the trucking industry. Montgomery also discusses the unique logistics ecosystem of “Freight Alley” here in Chattanooga and shares a “What The Truck” moment from his first week on the job involving a 15-foot-tall piece of freight. Watch on YouTube Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts #WHATTHETRUCK #FreightNews #supplychain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Early Cartesians including Cordemoy and de La Forge develop but also challenge Descartes' ideas, defending atomism and occasionalism.
John Cottingham (born 1943) is an English philosopher. The focus of his research has been early-modern philosophy (especially Descartes), the philosophy of religion and moral philosophy. He is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Reading, Professorial Research Fellow at Heythrop College, University of London, and Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He is also a current Visiting Professor to the Philosophy Department at King's College, London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We finish our look at Elisabeth of Bohemia and Descartes by talking to Ariane Schneck about their correspondence, focusing on the mind-body problem and the passions.