A brief reflection on McGilchrist's latest book, and some inspiration from the visual beauty of the opening of Dante's Purgatory.Thanks for listening! ..A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse, Mitchel V and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!

Welcome to the RENAISSANCE Sunday Edition!Tommaso's new video with Brandon is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3loW6vA94AkThe Book Talk about Ulysses with Seán from Mythos & Logos is here: https://awpodcast.com/renaissance/ulysses-with-sean-eckmann-from-mythos-logosAnd we'll be reading an excerpt from the Odyssey Book 12, with the preparation for sailing past the Sirens.Happy Sunday!

In this episode we'll look at James Joyce's masterpiece "Ulysses", and his life in Dublin and on travels around Europe in Zürich, Paris and Trieste. We'll also talk about Sean's favorite parts of the book, and what it might give to us as readers today.Sean's Mythology Channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaVPKsU8LLv7ZvXgGez4XQ with the new video “The Saint on a Fallen Angel’s Throne: A Mystic Vision of Francis of Assisi” premiering tomorrow Jan 9th at 7pm CET.Thanks for listening!..A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse, Mitchel V and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!!

In this episode we'll be talking about the great literary epic of J.R.R. Tolkien: "The Lord of the Rings" with podcaster and student of linguistics in Missouri, Adam Bishop. The focus of the conversation is his favorite parts of the books, and the impact they've had on his life and outlook on the world.Adam's Philosophy and Mythology Podcast "Unlimited Opinions" is here:https://open.spotify.com/show/4J1YVPSzSINtmNZJn5HAvlThanks for listening!..A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse, Mitchel V and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!!Music credits:"Our Story Begins" by Kevin MacLeod, Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4181-our-story-begins"Long Road Ahead B" by Kevin MacLeod, Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3995-long-road-ahead-bLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

James Willis is a retired GP and Family Doctor from Hampshire in the South of England, and he is with us in this episode to talk about his favorite discoveries and insights from Iain McGilchrist's new book: "The Matter with Things".You can find more of James' work on his website here: http://www.friendsinlowplaces.co.uk, and on his new blog "Generally Speaking" here: https://jarwillis.comThanks for listening!..A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse, Mitchel V and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!!

Exploratory talk about how the idea of Unifying Unity & Division is reflected in brain science, orthodox theology and Dante's Divine Comedy. Plus musings on science and Daoism!

In this episode we'll look at one of the key topics from a conversation between Jonathan Pageau and John Vervaeke, and look at how this was debated in the Scholastic Tradition in the 11 and 12 hundreds, but with deeper roots back to when the Hellenistic and Hebrew cultures first met and started to blend over 2,000 years ago. And, a plug for our newest episode with Dr. Phil Cary about Dante's Paradiso, the structure of his cosmology, and the 24 wise people in the Sphere of the Sun:https://richardemerson.awpodcast.com/News/Interview-Dr-Phil-Cary-on-Dantes-Cosmology-and-the-24-Wise-People-in-the-Sun  Thanks for listening! .. A special thanks goes out to our generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!

In this episode we'll look at chapter 4 in Book I of "The Matter with Things", about "Judgment" and the left and right hemispheres. We'll also see how some of these dynamics have been beautifully expressed in early Renaissance literature - implicitly embedded in a poetic form and narrative.Thanks for listening!A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!

The new Two-Volume Book "The Matter with Things" from Dr. Iain McGilchrist was published just last week (November 9th), and in this episode will look at the introduction, the overall scope of the book, and some thoughts on the main points from the opening.Thanks for listening!A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you!

A reflection on the excellent documentary "Dangerous Knowledge", from BBC Channel 4 (2007).https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdoe8uWe'll look at the presentaion of four great thinkers and mathematicians: Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing - and then view the changes in both Science and the Viennese culture and society of the early 19 hundreds in light of the nature of the brain hemispheres, and the cosmology of Dante's Divine Comedy.Thanks for listening!