An introduction to Foolish Musings
I have been making videos and posts for a year and a half now. Here is a quick intro to
On Nature – Parmenides
In this episode, I discuss the fragmentary writings of Parmenides, one of Greece’s earliest metaphysicians. Sources: Fragments: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Fragments_of_Parmenides SEP article:
E029 – Citizenship and personhood
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-iw7s5-f3bfd6 Hello all! In our 29th episode, we discuss what it means to be a person, to be a citizen
E028 – Beauty
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-p9ipa-f24978 Hello all! In this episode we discuss beauty, its basis, and its role in the mind and society.
Jia Yi – Critic of the Qin
Born sometime around 200 BCE Jia Yi was a prolific author and powerful – if occasionally out of favour –
E027 – Biodiversity and culture
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wwt9v-f1b18d Hello all! In our 27th episode, we discuss biodiversity, whether resilience in a state is analogous to resilience in
E026 – Malaise and withdrawal
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ymw4f-f10876 Hello all! In our 26th episode, we discuss the post-industrial condition, presenteeism and the emergence of modern hermitage.
Fragments – Heraclitus
Hello all and welcome to my new series Marginalia where I do a deep dive into various texts, and sometimes
E025 – Purity
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9ze8y-f04d22 Hello all! In this episode, we discuss purity, law, and narcotics.
An introduction to late classical Indian thought
The late classical period covers the time following the collapse of the Mauryan empire through the Brahminical synthesis and developments
