Philosophy Pod

In this episode we'll explore the teaching of the Stoic philosophers.  Stoicism was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early 3rd century BC.   It had a profound influence on Roman culture, and through the writings of the Late Stoa philosophers, it has continued to influence Western thinking up to the present day.

In this episode we'll examine Russell's paradox, which is a set-theoretic paradox published by the British philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell in 1901.

In this episode, we'll examine the influential 17th century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes' views on free will.  

In this episode we explore the field of metaphysics, one of the main branches of philosophical thought, its focus of inquiry and why it's important.  

The episode delves into 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant's profound insights on knowledge, known as Transcendental Idealism. 

In this episode we examine 19th century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard's conception of anxiety. 

This episode focuses on the 17th century philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's conception of time. 

This episode details the 18th century Scottish philosopher David Hume's moral philosophy.