Best Kristian Urstad And Stephen Webb Podcasts (2024)

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Love's Resurgence - Part 3 - Love as an Activity! 31:52

14h ago31:52

31:52

This is Part 3 of a 3 Part series on love! It should be listened to in sequence! In it, I explore the state of love today and what, if anything, we might learn from some of the great writers, poets and philosophers who take love very seriously.By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Love's Resurgence - Part 1 - The Fall of Eros! 52:42

1d ago52:42

52:42

This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series on love! It should be listened to in sequence! In it, I explore the state of love today and what, if anything, we might learn from some of the great writers, poets and philosophers who take love very seriously.By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Love's Resurgence - Part 2 - Love as Expansion! 50:06

1d ago50:06

50:06

This is Part 2 of a 3 Part series on love! It should be listened to in sequence! In it, I explore the state of love today and what, if anything, we might learn from some of the great writers, poets and philosophers who take love very seriously.By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Nietzsche on why art is crucially important for us! 9:31

16d ago9:31

9:31

For Nietzsche there's no such thing as art for art's sake! No, art has indispensable practical value for our existence! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Orwell's 1984 - The abuse of language and history! 21:35

16d ago21:35

21:35

George Orwell's 1984 warns against the dangers of a totalitarian society! Take away our language and our history and it's all over! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea - Beyond the customary fishing grounds! 19:45

30d ago19:45

19:45

Exploring the themes of skill and heroism in Hemingway's Pulitzer Prize novel!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Socrates - The Man of Mystery! 19:14

2M ago19:14

19:14

Socrates influenced many of his contemporaries, but the strange thing is they all went on to develop very different outlooks! What does that say about Socrates? I speculate!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The Ethics of Lawns! 11:10

2M ago11:10

11:10

Why do we cultivate lawns? Should we have them? Let's explore!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Bertrand Russell - Fear of Public Opinion! 19:53

3M ago19:53

19:53

The philosopher Bertrand Russell has some interesting things to say about how it is our fear of public opinion affects our happiness! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The disappearance of mystery in a world of technique! 17:30

4M ago17:30

17:30

The philosophers William Barrett and Gabriel Marcel argue that the hegemony of technique is closing us off from what is truly most important - the realm of mystery! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The benefits of living a more simple life! 18:30

5M ago18:30

18:30

For millennia, voluntarily adopting a more simple life has been a calling by almost all wisdom seekers. For good reason! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Final Regular Podcast Episode - The six thinkers and artists that have inspired me the most! 28:02

6M ago28:02

28:02

Though there may be some future episodes from time to time, this is the last regular episode of The Wisdom Of! In this episode, I talk about six of my favourite thinkers and artists of all time!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Jung and The Stages of Life - Mid-life crisis and old age! 22:05

6M ago22:05

22:05

We need to start a college course designed to deal with the typical midlife crisis! Or so says Carl Jung! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The degeneration of gift-giving! A Christmas special! 10:37

7M ago10:37

10:37

What's happened to the joy and authenticity of gift-giving? Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Nietzsche on Buddhism! 11:13

7M ago11:13

11:13

Nietzsche had mixed feelings about Buddhism. Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Kafka's Letter to his Father! 10:32

7M ago10:32

10:32

Kafka's Letter to his Father offers an incredibly striking and penetrating analysis of the psychological roots and the effects of power within a family. Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Sartre vs. Camus: Revolutionary vs. Rebel - The Big Dispute! 19:29

7M ago19:29

19:29

Once close friends, Sartre and Camus had a huge public falling out. Find out why!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Can you be grateful for life if you're an atheist? 11:00

8M ago11:00

11:00

Can non-theists feel existential gratitude? Let's explore!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Existentialism and Cezanne's Doubt! 11:04

8M ago11:04

11:04

Why is there such a close connection between existentialism and the artist? Let's explore!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Lucretius - A spoonful of sugar! 15:57

8M ago15:57

15:57

In his On The Nature of Things, a work devoted to an explanation of the views of Epicurus, Lucretius writes poetically rather than using standard prose. Why? Let's explore!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Heraclitus - The times they are a-changin! 20:57

8M ago20:57

20:57

Change is normal, Heraclitus tells us. But how about the sort of rapid change we see happening today? Is it too much even for Heraclitus? Let's explore!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Thanatos - The fear of, and the desire for, death! 17:05

9M ago17:05

17:05

From plastic surgery to Freud's death-drive, we seem to both fear death and secretly welcome it at the same time! Welcome to the underworld!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Some thoughts on the notion of the suffering artist! 16:34

9M ago16:34

16:34

Why is suffering and self-destruction associated with the artist? Has it always been this way? Let's explore!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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John Stuart Mill - The marketplace of ideas, and the question of Truth! 10:33

9M ago10:33

10:33

Does the marketplace of ideas really produce the truth? Let’s explore!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Flaubert, le mot juste, and Schopenhauer's philosophy of language! 17:39

9M ago17:39

17:39

Always searching for that exact right word? You're not alone, so did Flaubert and Schopenhauer!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Euripides' Medea - Revenge turned into something inhuman! 10:44

10M ago10:44

10:44

What's this shocking play where filicide happens about? Let's explore!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Vico and The New Science - The Barbarism of Reflection! 20:02

10M ago20:02

20:02

Giambattista Vico was a philosopher of the Italian Enlightenment. He believed history moved through stages only to culminate in what he called the barbarism of reflection!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Make work a vocation not a job! 10:18

10M ago10:18

10:18

What's the difference between a job and a vocation? And why does the distinction matter? Let's explore!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Saving the sublime and bringing back the awe in awesome! 11:52

10M ago11:52

11:52

What does the word sublime really mean? And why does getting this right matter? Find out!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Some differences between Eastern and Western philosophy 12:04

10M ago12:04

12:04

What are some of the fundamental differences between Eastern and Western philosophy? Find out!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Karl Marx - Religion is a product of social disorder! 13:44

11M ago13:44

13:44

Marx believed that if you fix our social condition, then religion will disappear! Find out why!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Can the immoralist be happy? 11:33

11M ago11:33

11:33

Can a bad or evil person be happy? Seems so, but maybe it's not so straight forward after all!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Do you really want to live forever? 22:54

11M ago22:54

22:54

Is immortality all that it's cracked up to be? I don't think so! Find out why!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Are you a Platonist or an Aristotelian? 11:05

11M ago11:05

11:05

Do you share Plato's orientation or Aristotle's? Find out!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The Pros and Cons of Nostalgia! 21:23

11M ago21:23

21:23

What is nostalgia exactly? And is it beneficial or can it be disadvantageous? Let's find out!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Eros and Agape - Two great but very different kinds of love! 20:40

12M ago20:40

20:40

The history of eros and agape is super interesting, and each, in their own way, express incredibly powerful and important aspects of love! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Lou Salome - Was Nietzsche actually religious? 13:52

12M ago13:52

13:52

Lou Salome was a personal friend of Nietzsche for a short time. Later she wrote a book about him. Let's find out what she said!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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What I like about Robinson Crusoe! 12:56

12M ago12:56

12:56

In this episode, I try to explain what I love about Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe! (I think I called him Willam Defoe, but, who cares, there are worse mistakes to make in life.)By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Descartes' I think, therefore I am! 11:38

1y ago11:38

11:38

In this episode, I talk a bit about Descartes' famous line and what sort of influence it's had on us!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Courage! 22:51

1y ago22:51

22:51

What is courage exactly? Whatever it is, it's more than a Tragically Hip song!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Rebellion against the Masses! 18:03

1y ago18:03

18:03

Why rebel against mass society? Let me count the ways!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Fromm's To Have or To Be? 10:37

1y ago10:37

10:37

A little less having and a little more being! So says the famous psychologist Erich Fromm!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Does money bring happiness?! 22:54

1y ago22:54

22:54

What's the correlation between wealth and happiness? Not a good one! Find out why!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Negative and Positive Freedom! (Isaiah Berlin, Plato and Fromm) 13:54

1y ago13:54

13:54

Sure, you might be free from things, but now what are you free to do?! Coming up, negative and positive freedom!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The power and sound of silence! 11:08

1y ago11:08

11:08

In our age of noise and distraction, we need to remember the benefits of silence!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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My problem with Tolstoy's Confession! 22:07

1y ago22:07

22:07

Tolstoy's autobiographical memoir always bugged me. Here's why!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Pierre Hadot's Philosophy as a Way of Life 11:15

1y ago11:15

11:15

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!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Plato's Allegory of the Cave: A warning to us! 23:13

1y ago23:13

23:13

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!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Negative Visualization: the art of coping with tragedy! 10:38

1y ago10:38

10:38

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.By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Why we should care about classical antiquity! 11:50

1y ago11:50

11:50

Don't care about the likes of Homer and Sophocles and Thucydides? You should!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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