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The Future of Work (Season 03:7)
In our final class, we're looking back at the last six weeks, and looking forward to ask about the future of work.
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Philosopher File: Mencius
Mencius was a Confucian philosopher who argued for the inherent goodness of human nature, and who insisted that good government is about nourishing this inherent goodness.
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The Opposite of Work Part 2: Philosophy and Play (Season 03:6)
We spend a lot of our life not just working, but also playing. But what is play? In this class, we'll look at the serious business of play, and why it matters.
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Philosopher File: Plato (Part One)
Plato is undoubtedly one of the most influential thinkers in all of history. He opened up a series of questions — about philosophy, about knowledge, about truth, about politics and about ethics — that have continued to preoccupy people down to the present-day.
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The Opposite of Work? All About Idleness (Season 03:5)
Is idleness a bad thing? Or does taking idleness more seriously offer us new possibilities for human liberation?
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Philosophy, Community and Ornithology: Subscriber Newsletter #09
Philosophy, community, some exciting changes at Looking for Wisdom, and some thought-provoking books about birds.
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Spiritual Damage: How Work is Bad for Us (Season 03:4)
In the last class, we explored the idea that work might just be the thing that saves us. But what if the reverse is true?
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Philosopher File: Zeno of Elea
Zeno of Elea was famous for his paradoxes, which have fascinated and preoccupied people for millennia.
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7 Ways of Reading Philosophy: #3 Reading self-interestedly
Why be a dutiful reader, when you can read self-interestedly?
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The Goodness of Work: Virtue, work, and salvation (Season 03:3)
Work, according to Thomas Carlyle, is a purifying fire that saves us from all vices. But is Carlyle right? And is work really a path to virtue?
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Philosopher File: Maya Philosophy
The Maya philosophers were preoccupied with time, and with how the ritual ordering of time is a way that human beings participate in the ongoing creation of the world.
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The Life of Activity: Work, Labour and Action (Season 03:2)
The philosopher Hannah Arendt provides an incisive account of work, labour and action. This week, we see how Arendt can help us think better about work.
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