Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality with Professor William Egginton [Episode 117]

The Intentional Clinician: Psychology, Philosophy, Therapy, & Change

John Hopkins University Professor William Egginton speaks with Paul Krauss MA LPC about his newest book "The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality." Together, they discuss some of the stories of these men, their work, and contributions to the evolving through of humanity. William Egginton makes connections between poetry, physics, and philosophy that will cause any listener to be intrigued. As new scientific discoveries have upended the world as we know it, this episode discussing content from years ago, is just as relevant today.

WILLIAM EGGINTON is the Decker Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of multiple books, including How the World Became a Stage (2003), Perversity and Ethics (2006), A Wrinkle in History (2007), The Philosopher’s Desire (2007), The Theater of Truth (2010), In Defense of Religious moderation (2011), The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World (2016), Medialogies: Reading Reality in the Age of Inflationary Media (2017), The Splintering of the American Mind (2018) and What Would Cervantes Do? Navigating Post-Truth With Spanish Baroque Literature (2022).

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”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify)

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