Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald
155 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsDr Andrew McDonald with several years of teaching experience at the University of Dundee takes listeners through a close reading of philosophical texts that allow us to delve into a deeper understanding of them. It is friendly to those new to philosophy and gives easy to understand examples throughout.
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Episode 3| Zarathustra Prologue Sections 4 and 5 Goals, Love and the Ultimate Men
May 24, 2019 14:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBIn the third episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he is reading and discussing the fourth and fifth sections of the prologue in Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The episode discusses several topics, goals and a goal-oriented view of life, love and its relation to knowledge, ideality and reality, and Nietzsche's concept of the Ultimate Men (unfortunately not like David Hasselhoff and more like Data or Spock from Star Trek.) It also includes fun examples of George...
Episode 2| Zarathustra Prologue Section 3 The Superman
May 20, 2019 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBIn the second episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he is reading and discussing the third section of Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It covers a wide area of themes, animals, desire and reason, the body and the soul, happiness and the good life. It also includes a fun discussion of Nietzsche's Superman in relation to DC Comics' Superman and Green Lantern. If you would like to follow along we are using the Penguin edition translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Feel fr...
Episode 2| Zarathustra Prologue Section 3 The Superman
May 20, 2019 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBIn the second episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he is reading and discussing the third section of Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It covers a wide area of themes, animals, desire and reason, the body and the soul, happiness and the good life. It also includes a fun discussion of Nietzsche's Superman in relation to DC Comics' Superman and Green Lantern. If you would like to follow along we are using the Penguin edition translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Feel fr...
Episode 1| Zarathustra Prologue Sections 1 and 2| Going Down The Mountain
May 15, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn the first episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he is reading and discussing the first two sections of the prologue in Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. If you would like to follow along we are using the Penguin edition translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Feel free to send questions or comments to [email protected] Find Dr McDonald on Twitter: @iamarubberman New episodes every Monday. Support the podcast by visiting its Patreon where you can get ex...
Episode 1| Zarathustra Prologue Sections 1 and 2
May 15, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn the first episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he is reading and discussing the first two sections of the prologue in Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. If you would like to follow along we are using the Penguin edition translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Feel free to send questions or comments to [email protected] Find Dr McDonald on Twitter: @iamarubberman New episodes every Monday. Support the podcast by visiting its Patreon where you can get ex...