Ways & Words
Ways & Words
Elliot & Dario
Dario and Elliot explore philosophical problems and the questions they generate. Through spontaneous conversation and a playful approach, they search for answers that can be found in the present moment.
Episode 5: What is it to 'have' an idea?
Here we discuss the ways in which ideas appear, and the extent to which we can foster them. Can one live in such a way that is conducive to ideas? And how does one cultivate ideas without 'forcing it'?
Oct 1, 2020
25 min
Episode 4: Are 'beginnings' human creations?
Here we discuss the nature of 'beginnings', and the extent to which they exist outside of human convention. Do processes and events in 'nature' have localizable beginnings? And what is the relationship between things that happen and the language that we use to describe these things?
Sep 23, 2020
23 min
Episode 3: Is a goal necessary to a beginning?
Here we discuss the phenomenon of setting 'goals' for the things that we do, and the extent to which this affects the way that we do those things. Must one always start off with a 'goal' in mind? And how does one avoid both over-determination on the one hand and chaos on the other?
Sep 23, 2020
15 min
Episode 2: How do you start afresh?
Here we discuss the subtle relationship between our past and present, as well as the ways in which both of these bleed into our future. Does one ever start with a blank slate? And how does one avoid the double trap of either clinging onto the past or trying to erase it?
Sep 7, 2020
13 min
Episode 1: Why do people name animals and objects?
Here we explore the phenomenon of naming things like people and how it affects how we treat them. Do we have to name things to treat them well, or do we name the things we already love? And what is it that’s useful about names in the first place?
Aug 30, 2020
16 min