Albert A. Anderson Not Just Climate - Bringing Philosophy to Life #26

Ever pondered the philosophical implications of a total solar eclipse or the urgency of addressing climate change? In this episode of 'Bringing Philosophy to Life,' Albert A. Anderson delves into the existential connections between humanity, nature, and ethics. Through the lens of philosopher Vandana Shiva's insights and historical perspectives, Anderson navigates the complex interplay of philosophy, science, and activism in confronting the pressing environmental crisis. Bringing Philosophy to...

Engels | 16 minuten (12 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024

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Albert A. Anderson Might and Right - Bringing Philosophy to Life #27

Is democracy at stake when politics becomes a battle of strength versus morality? In this episode, Albert A. Anderson delves into the recent political upheaval as President Biden steps down, and contrasts his decision with the power-driven rhetoric of the opposition. Examining philosophy's role in this critical moment, Anderson explore what truly constitutes strength and the importance of wisdom over power in democratic societies. Bringing Philosophy to Life In this series, philosopher and author,...

Engels | 21 minuten (15 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024

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Albert A. Anderson Do Not Pass Go!

Can a monopoly coexist with democracy? Dive into an analysis of Google's recent antitrust case with Albert A. Anderson, exploring the roots of distributive justice from Plato and Aristotle to modern-day market dynamics. We unravel the implications for democracy when corporate power overshadows individual wealth and question the ethics of unbridled capitalism in the pursuit of the common good. Bringing Philosophy to Life In this series, philosopher and author, Albert A. Anderson, explores the modern...

Engels | 20 minuten (15 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024

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Albert A. Anderson Two Kinds of Rhetoric

Is our political dialogue elevating or dividing us? Dive into the intricacies of "noble rhetoric" versus manipulative speech in the political arena with Albert A. Anderson. This episode unpacks the dual nature of rhetoric and its impact on democracy, exploring how the philosophical underpinnings of speech can lead us toward unity and fundamental principles, or further into division. Bringing Philosophy to Life In this series, philosopher and author, Albert A. Anderson, explores the modern world...

Engels | 19 minuten (14 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024

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David Hume Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion had not yet been published when he died in 1776. Even though the manuscript was mostly written during the 1750s, it did not appear until 1779. The subject itself was too delicate and controversial, and Hume’s dialectical examination of religious knowledge was especially provocative. What should we teach young people about religion? The characters Demea, Cleanthes, and Philo passionately present and defend three sharply different answers to that question....

Engels | 6 uur 25 minuten (287 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Albert A. Anderson Fading of the Light

A Love Story

"The Fading of the Light: A Love Story" is Albert A. Anderson’s touching account of the loss of his wife to Alzheimer’s disease. The poems contained in this collection were a way for him to deal with the effects this incurable illness had not only on his wife, but on him and their nearest and dearest. In publishing this incredibly personal journey, he hopes he can bring some solace to readers in a similar situation, who have to deal with a slow yet inevitable loss. Albert A. Anderson, Ph.D.,...

Engels | 56 minuten (41 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Aristotle Aristotle’s Poetics

Aristotle's Poetics is best known for its definition and analysis of tragedy and comedy, but it also applies to truth and beauty as they are manifested in the other arts. In our age, when the natural and social sciences have dominated the quest for truth, it is helpful to consider why Aristotle claimed: "poetry is more philosophical and more significant than history." Like so many other works by Aristotle, the Poetics has dominated the way we have thought about all forms of dramatic performance in...

Engels | 1 uur 26 minuten (62 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Henri Bergson An Introduction to Metaphysics

The basic principles that Bergson articulates, especially his way of thinking about reality as a dynamic process and his view of human beings as creative and evolving, should be helpful to anyone who seeks to go beyond simply dealing with the practical demands of daily life and consider the nature of things. Of special importance is Bergson’s claim that it is both possible and necessary to know from the inside rather than confining our attention to external perspectives and points of view. Intuition...

Engels | 2 uur 5 minuten (91 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Alfred North Whitehead Whitehead’s The Function of Reason

Whitehead presented these three lectures at Princeton University in 1929. Although 85 years have passed, his central thesis and his analysis remain remarkably current. The scientific materialism that Whitehead opposed with such vigor continues to dominate in academic circles, and even now those who question that worldview are often accused of being anti-scientific. This is especially true in discussions of the nature of the human mind and its relation to the body (particularly the brain). It is hard...

Engels | 2 uur 34 minuten (112 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Albert A. Anderson Anderson’s Reality and the Arts

Art is the creative manifestation of essences. In order to understand the relation between art and reality, we need a philosophical guide. The best way to comprehend how the creative act of imagining enables the mind to seek reality is to employ the kind of dialectical thinking that Plato used in his dialogues. Beginning with the shadows on the wall of the cave in which each person dwells, that process gradually enables us to grasp the essences that are manifested in individual works of art. Without...

Engels | 4 uur 7 minuten (179 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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John Stuart Mill Mill’s On Liberty

John Stuart Mill’s "On Liberty" was first published in 1859. In the 21st century this text confirms Socrates’ claim that "it is only the life of true philosophy that scorns the life of political ambition" (Plato’s Republic, 521). Mill’s thinking about freedom in civic and social life examines fundamental principles shared among conservative, liberal, and radical politicians. The life of true philosophy stands outside the political battles that are rampant in society and seeks the political wisdom...

Engels | 6 uur 11 minuten (277 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Immanuel Kant Kant’s Foundations of Ethics

These works articulate the most fundamental principles of Kant’s ethical and political world-view. "What is Enlightenment?" (1784) and "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals" (1785) challenge all free people to think about the requirements for self-determination both in our individual lives and in our public and private institutions. Kant’s "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals" is dedicated to the proposition that all people can know what they need to know to be honest,...

Engels | 5 uur 5 minuten (228 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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René Descartes Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy

René Descartes is often described as the first modern philosopher, but much of the content of his "Meditations on First Philosophy" can be found in the medieval period that had already existed for more than a thousand years. Does God exist? If so, what is his nature? Is the human soul immortal? How does it differ from the body? What role do sense experience and pure reason play in knowing? Descartes stands out from his predecessors because of the method he developed to treat these and other fundamental...

Engels | 3 uur 32 minuten (153 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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George Berkeley Berkeley’s Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous

Berkeley uses the Socratic mode of inquiry in "Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous" to question fundamental beliefs about knowledge and reality. These dialogues are between Hylas (whose name is derived from the ancient Greek word for matter) and Philonous, whose name means "lover of mind." The new physical sciences developed in the seventeenth century supported the materialism proposed by Thomas Hobbes and several other philosophers. This worldview proclaimed that all of reality consists...

Engels | 4 uur 32 minuten (197 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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