The Cunning of Geist

081 - The Fermi Paradox - Are We Alone in the Universe? Can Rationality Ever be Alone?

It is estimated that over 2 billion stars in our own Milky Way galaxy have planets orbiting them that could sustain life.  Are we on planet Earth a lottery winner, a one

080 - Is There a God? - Creation, Becoming, and the Fate of the Universe

"Creation ex nihlilo (creation out of nothing) or "Ex nihilo nihil fit" (from nothing comes from nothing)? The notion of a creator God is fundamental to Western religion

079 - Using Hegel's Triad as a Model for Success

Hegel's "triad" of Being, Nothing, and Becoming are central to his ontology.  And it can also be used as a framework for personal achievement.  This episode explains

078 - Jung's Synchronicity: Demonstrating the Mental/Physical Unity of the Cosmos

Hegel famously said  in his Phenomenology of Spirit, "Everything turns on grasping and expressing the True, not as Substance, but equally as Subject." (Miiler trans., ¶17

077 - The Journey Not the Destination: The Case for Universal Purposeful Evolution

Does Spirit evolve?   How about God? And what exactly does the term panentheism mean? This episode takes a deep dive into process philosophy, process theology, and the

076 - Language Games: Wittgenstein, Hegel, and the Split in Philosophy

Wittgenstein is often mention as the most influential philosopher of the 20th century.  His focus on the meaning of words became an integral part of the so-called "Analyt

075 - A Matter of Life & Death: How Philosophy Underpins Politics, Law, Science, and Morality.

Is philosophy just mental masturbation?  Nothing but air? Many today see no value in philosophy because there seems to be little agreement among philosophers on anything

074 - Is the Unconscious Mind Real or Fantasy? - B.F. Skinner, Freud, & Hegel

The behaviorism of B.F. Skinner took the psychology world by storm.  His 1971 book "Beyond Freedom and Dignity" was hailed as the most important psychological publication

073 - Who Needs Philosophy? - You Do!

Developing one's own philosophy of life can be one of the most rewarding experiences. ll can serve as the basis for a productive and happy experience in this world.

072 - Pillars of the Collective Unconscious: How Jung's Feminine & Masculine Archetypes Manifest in the Psyche and Brain

This episode explores psychologist Carl Jung's conception of the psyche, from the ego and the persona it shows to the world, down through the personal  and collectiv

071 - Perception & Memory - the Mind/Body Link: A Look to Bergson, Jung, & Hegel

The duality of Mind and Body has been debated for millennia.  This has resulted in two polarized camps - Realists vs. Idealists.  Realists contend that there is a world e

070 - The "I" in Me & You: Identity, Freedom, and Oneness

Can't we all just get along?  The world today is increasing fractious.  The Electronic Age has fueled a return to tribalism, as the individualistic linear emphasis o

069 - Artificial Intelligence (AI): Oxymoron or the Next Level of Consciousness?

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, has said  that artificial intelligence (AI) could have a more profound effect on humanity than fire and electricity.

068 - Jung's Personality Types & Hegel: Operating Manual for the Mind

The great psychologist Carl Jung was a leading pioneer in psychological type analysis.  In fact, he coined the terms "extrovert" and "introvert."  His work spawned a whol

067 - Dawkins' Selfish Gene vs. Hegel's Geist: No Contest!

Biologist Richard Dawkins is the poster child for the materialist doctrine and the new atheism.  His paradigm boils down to a mechanical replicator, that somehow appeared

066 - Kierkegaard vs. Hegel: The Existentialism/Absolute Idealism Debate

19th century Danish theologian and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard was a towering figure not only in philosophy and religion, but in psychology as well.  He is commonly con

065 - America's New Thought Movement and Hegel

America went through a profound spiritual awakening in the 19th century, most commonly referred to as "New Thought."  Many leaders at this time credited Hegel  for laying

064 - Free Speech & Society: the Internet Age & Hegel

Free speech is of course linked to freedom.  And freedom is the cornerstone of Hegel's philosophy.   Today free speech is an issue with respect to social media plat

063 - Spirit: Hegel's God? An Exploration.

The word "spirit" has so many connotations. Per the thesaurus: character, courage, energy, enthusiasm, essence, heart, humor, life, mood, morale, quality, resolve, temper

062 - What's Your Paradigm? Comparing Kuhn's Philosophy of Science with Hegel

The term "paradigm "and "paradigm shift" were made famous by Thomas Kuhn in his landmark 1962 book, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions".  Steven Covey describes a