Concepción Arenal fue una de las figuras más influyentes del siglo XIX en España. En el episodio, exploramos la biografía de esta pionera del feminismo y defensora de los derechos humanos, destacando sus logros como escritora, socióloga y refor
Pacifista y guerrillera, obrera y profesora, mística y anarquista... Inclasificable, única. En este episodio, desglosamos su vida, sus obras y su visión única sobre la justicia social, la espiritualidad y la condición humana. Desde sus profundo
This week we talk about the prosperity of athens and how it led to the rise and ideas of a group of philosopher teachers called the Sophists, we tied up some loose ends and helped put all that we've learned in the last two episodes into context
Today we discussed the "Out of Africa" theory, the adversity of early humans, the term "Pre-Socratic", the first philosopher Thales, the meanest philosopher Heraclitus and Democritus, the godfather of the theory of atomism. Thank you so much f
In this week's episode, we learn about Plato's "Symposium", which you might think of as philosophy's version of fan fiction. We also learn about Plato's "Theory of Forms" and ask ourselves what makes a tree, well, a tree. This leads to discussi
En este episodio, exploramos la vida y obra de Marguerite Porette, una mística y escritora medieval cuya obra El Espejo de las Almas Simples desafió las normas religiosas de su tiempo. Con su visión profunda sobre la espiritualidad y el amor di
Cole Raven is a co-founder of the podcasting service, Podchaser. He is a podcast media influencer, with a mission to connect creators and listeners. Cole is candid about his vision for the site and you will learn about web statistics, future fe
Hiparquía, la primera feminista de occidente. De familia noble, tuvo infinidad de pretendientes, según Diógenes de Laercio. Pero rechazó a todos para vivir al modo de la escuela cínica: Autarquía Y Ataraxia.
Sarah Kofman, discípula de Derrida, una de las filósofas francesas más influyentes del siglo XX. En este episodio exploramos su vida, su pensamiento y su legado. Desde su análisis de Nietzsche y Freud hasta su innovadora perspectiva sobre el fe
Nick Bryant is an investigative journalist and author known for his work on child exploitation and high-profile sex trafficking cases. He gained significant attention for his investigations into the Jeffrey Epstein case and, more recently, the
Today we discuss the work of Hannah Arendt. Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social:Instagram: https://www
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most influential work of Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929). In 1899, during America’s Gilded Age, Veblen wrote The Theory of the Leisure Class as a reminder that all that glisters is not gold. He picked on traits
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. When three witches prophesy that Macbeth will be king one day, he is not prepared to wait and almost the next day he murders King Duncan as he sleeps, a guest at Macbeth’s
Continuing our long dive into religious cults we are super excited to release our Heaven's Gate episode. Ryan picked out one of if not the most bizarre story you will ever hear on That's Strange. Ryan sits down with us to discuss Heaven's Gate