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"What is the meaning of life?" said one priest to another ... and yet another philosophy podcast was born.
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Awaiting his trial on charges of impiety and heresy, Socrates encounters Euthyphro, a self-proclaimed authority on matters of piety and the will of the gods. Socrates, desiring instruction in these matters, converses with Euthyphro, but as usual, the man who professes to know nothing fares better than the man who claims to be an expert. One of Plato’s well-known Socratic Dialogues, Euthyphro probes the nature of piety, and notably poses the so-called Euthyphro Dilemma: Do the gods love a thi ...
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More than two thousand years ago, the great Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned to death for making seditious comments against the city state of Athens. His followers and disciples were legion. Ranging from Xenophon, the mercenary warrior and historian of the Peloponnesian War to the scholarly Plato, Socrates was described as the conscience-keeper of the nation, or the “gadfly” who would not let the massive machinery of the state rest in complacence. The Apology of Socrates by Plato was ...
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More than two thousand years ago, the great Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned to death for making seditious comments against the city state of Athens. His followers and disciples were legion. Ranging from Xenophon, the mercenary warrior and historian of the Peloponnesian War to the scholarly Plato, Socrates was described as the conscience-keeper of the nation, or the “gadfly” who would not let the massive machinery of the state rest in complacence. The Apology of Socrates by Plato was ...
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Join clinical psychologist Brian Curtis, Ph.D. as he explores how we can build more honest, open, authentic lives through exploration and daily practice of the most effective skills in clinical psychology and the science of honesty. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Interventions, and more. Download your free 2-week trial of the Experimental Honesty app at https://www.experimentalhonesty.com/
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Plato
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Plato
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Plato
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Plato
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Plato
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#14 – Brandon Yabko, PhD – Practicing Self-Compassion: Self-Kindness, Common Humanity, and Mindfulness
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, PhD, DBSM speaks with Brandon Yabko, PhD. Brandon is a licensed counseling psychologist, he’s founder of the group psychology practice SLC Psych, and he specializes in helping people more effectively manage burnout and stress, trauma and PTSD, chronic pain, and mood and anxiety disorders. Brandon is an incredible psyc…
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#13 – Harrison Weinstein, PhD – Getting Unstuck with Socratic Dialogue: Intensive Psychotherapy for PTSD
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, PhD, DBSM speaks with Harrison Weinstein, PhD. Harrison is a licensed clinical psychologist with advanced training and specialization in the assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (PE) and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE). H…
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#12 – Kate Morrison, PhD – Taking Back Control of Your Behavior with Defusion
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, PhD, DBSM speaks with Kate Morrison, PhD. Kate is a clinical psychologist, co-owner of the group psychology practice Juniper Mental Health (https://junipermh.com/), and she specializes in treating anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, body-focused repetitive behaviors, problematic perfectionism, and related concerns…
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#11 – Jordan Kugler, PhD – How to Regulate Your Emotions by Checking the Facts
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, PhD, DBSM speaks with Jordan Kugler, PhD. Jordan is a licensed clinical psychologist with advanced training and specialization working with adults and adolescents who are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), borderline personality disorder (BPD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and generalized anxiety …
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, PhD, DBSM shares a guided experiment from the Experimental Honesty app to help you discover what it would mean for you to live a more authentic life. The Experimental Honesty app is now officially available on the App Store and Google Play if you’re interested in living a more honest, open, authentic life within a com…
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#10 – Ashley Greenwell, PhD, HEC-C – Psychological Skills: Putting Honesty and Authenticity in Practice
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, PhD, DBSM speaks with Ashley Greenwell, PhD, HEC-C Ashley is a licensed clinical psychologist (PhD) and founder of the group practice Greenwell Psychology and Consulting. Ashley is a Nationally Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C) by the American Society of Bioethics & Humanities and has advanced training in…
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#9 – Taya Cohen, Ph.D. – A New Multidimensional Framework of Honesty
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with Taya Cohen, Ph.D. Taya is a tenured Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Business Ethics at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, and she holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences. Her research focuses on honesty, ethical behavior, …
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#8 - T. Ryan Byerly, Ph.D. - Intellectual Transparency
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with Dr. T. Ryan Byerly. Ryan’s a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield in England. His research focuses on virtues that regard the wellbeing of others, which includes intellectual transparency, intellectual dependability, identification with all humanity, and othe…
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#7 – Brian Gunia, Ph.D. – Sleep and Deception
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with Brian Gunia, Ph.D. Dr. Gunia is a Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. His research focuses on simple, theoretically motivated interventions to help people act more ethically, negotiate more effectively, and improve their lives by improving th…
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#6 - Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D. - A Liberated, Authentic, Values-Based Life
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D. Steve is a Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, an expert on the importance of acceptance, mindfulness, and values, he’s ranked among the most cited psychologists in the word, and he’s especially well-known for his work on Acceptance and Commitm…
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Discussion with a Tree #7: What is Happiness? Part 2
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Discussion with a Tree #7: What is Happiness?By Socratic Dialogues Podcast
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#5 - Christian Miller, Ph.D. - Cultivating the Virtue of Honesty
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with Dr. Christian Miller. Christian is the A.C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University, Director of The Honesty Project, and among his 5 books and over 100 academic papers, author of the excellent book, Honesty: The Philosophy and Psychology of a Neglected Virtue that was published in 202…
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Discussion with a Tree #6: What is Happiness? Part 1
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Discussion with a Tree #6: What is Happiness? Part 1By Socratic Dialogues Podcast
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#4 - Judi Ketteler - Be Aware of Your Honesty Choices
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with award-winning journalist Judi Ketteler. Judi has written for The New York Times, Scientific American, The Washington Post, TIME Magazine, among many other outlets. Relevant to our conversation today, Judi is the author of the wonderful book, Would I Lie to You? The Amazing Power of Being Honest in a …
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#3 - Patrick Corrigan, Psy.D. - Honest Open Proud About Mental Illness
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with Patrick Corrigan, Psy.D. Pat is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Director of the Honest, Open, Proud Program to help eliminate the stigma of mental illness. Brian and Pat discuss a wide range of topics, including their personal struggles with men…
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#2 - Richard Lang - The Truth About Your Nature
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with Richard Lang. Richard was a student of Douglas Harding, the philosophical writer, teacher, and author of many books, including The Hierarchy of Heaven and Earth, and On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious. Richard has written several books about his experiences over 40 years helpin…
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#1 - Emma Levine, Ph.D. - Benevolent Honesty
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In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with Emma Levine, Ph.D. Emma is an associate professor of behavioral science and director of the Honesty, Morality, & Ethics Lab at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. They discuss a wide range of topics, including Emma’s path to becoming interested in the topic of honesty, some of her ear…
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Discussion with a Tree #5: What is the purpose of the Ego?
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Discussion with a Tree #5: What is the purpose of the Ego?By Socratic Dialogues Podcast
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Discussion with a Tree #4: What is the Ego?
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Discussion with a Tree #4. Conversation with Robert Dold What is the Ego? Attaining balance by connection with other peopleBy Socratic Dialogues Podcast
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Discussion with a Tree #3. Conversation with Robert Dold
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Discussion with a Tree #3. Conversation with Robert Dold about ImmortalityBy Socratic Dialogues Podcast
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Discussion with a Tree #2: Conversation with Robert Dold
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Discussion with a Tree #2. Conversation with Robert Dold What is the Ego? How to attain bliss by connection with other people!By Socratic Dialogues Podcast
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Discussion with a Tree #1. Conversation with Robert Dold
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Discussion with a Tree #1. Conversation with Robert DoldBy Socratic Dialogues Podcast
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The Dangerous Rise of Illiberalism with Political Science Professor Fred Baumann
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The Dangerous Rise of Illiberalism with conservative Political Science Professor Fred Baumann of Kenyon CollegeBy Socratic Dialogues Podcast
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Though we end where we began, we begin now with all we've ended with.
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Ep. 29 | God, Philosophically (part 2)
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As we conclude the chapter on the metaphysical question of God we look at the two major objections to God's existence as well as St Anselm's Ontological Argument and other arguments for God's existence.
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Ep. 28 | God, Philosophically (part 1)
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Continuing our consideration of being as such, we move from being to Being as we explore the source and plenitude of all being, and how we can philosophically respond to the question of God, a question which, like its answer, is ever-ancient, ever-new.
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Being as existence and essence, substance and accident, act and potency.By Fr Richard Stonier and Fr Deneys Williamson
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Ep. 26 | The Transcendentals of Being
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What can we say ... of everything that is?
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Ep. 25 | The Quest for Being: An Introduction to Metaphysics
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Beyond the quality and quantity of things lies their very being. And their having being is what they have in common with all things that are. But what can we know and say about being? This is the quest of the science of metaphysics.
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This week we take a closer a look at nature, that is, the natural world around us and the natures of things that make it up. We also explore the four causes that account for those things.By Fr Richard Stonier and Fr Deneys Williamson
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In this episode we read and chat about Crito, a Socratic dialogue by Plato. In the dialogue, Crito offers his friend Socrates a means of escaping his impending execution. Socrates invites Crito into a conversation about whether this would be a just action or not.By Fr Richard Stonier and Fr Deneys Williamson
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What is society? Where does it come from? What's it for? And is there a limit as to what it's laws should be about?
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Today we look at the virtue of justice, which it turns out is not so much about getting what is mine as it is about giving to others what is rightfully theirs.By Fr Richard Stonier and Fr Deneys Williamson
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Ep. 21 | Courage, Self-Control and Choosing Well
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In this episode we look at some of the habits we can develop that help us towards happiness, such as: right judgement in making right choices, harmonious self-control over our lower appetites and the strength of character to stand up for what is right and good in the face of physical and social dangers.…
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Ep. 20 | Virtue and the Habits of Living Greatly
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This week we take a look at what virtue actually means and why a virtues-based ethic is the most encompassing and satisfying approach to morality.By Fr Richard Stonier and Fr Deneys Williamson
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This week we take a closer look at moral relativism, the natural moral law and conscience.By Fr Richard Stonier and Fr Deneys Williamson
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What is the purpose of human life and what does a fulfilled and complete human life look like?
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This week we look at the metaphysical and practical problems of a merely materialist worldview and the metaphysical and practical arguments for the immortality of the soul. Here is a link to the book mentioned in the episode: https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Christian-Apologetics-Peter-Kreeft/dp/0830817743…
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What is a soul? What has a soul? And what can we know about the soul by the use of reason?
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