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Ways & Words

5 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -

Dario and Elliot explore philosophical problems and the questions they generate. Through spontaneous conversation and a playful approach, they search for answers that can be found in the present moment.

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Episodes

Episode 5: What is it to 'have' an idea?

October 01, 2020 10:49 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB

Here we discuss the ways in which ideas appear, and the extent to which we can foster them. Can one live in such a way that is conducive to ideas? And how does one cultivate ideas without 'forcing it'? @ways.and.words @nowplayofficial

Episode 4: Are 'beginnings' human creations?

September 23, 2020 10:17 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

Here we discuss the nature of 'beginnings', and the extent to which they exist outside of human convention. Do processes and events in 'nature' have localizable beginnings? And what is the relationship between things that happen and the language that we use to describe these things? @ways.and.words @nowplayofficial

Episode 3: Is a goal necessary to a beginning?

September 23, 2020 09:41 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Here we discuss the phenomenon of setting 'goals' for the things that we do, and the extent to which this affects the way that we do those things. Must one always start off with a 'goal' in mind? And how does one avoid both over-determination on the one hand and chaos on the other? @ways.and.words @nowplayofficial

Episode 2: How do you start afresh?

September 07, 2020 06:35 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

Here we discuss the subtle relationship between our past and present, as well as the ways in which both of these bleed into our future. Does one ever start with a blank slate? And how does one avoid the double trap of either clinging onto the past or trying to erase it? @ways.and.words @nowplayofficial

Episode 1: Why do people name animals and objects?

August 30, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes - 31.2 MB

Here we explore the phenomenon of naming things like people and how it affects how we treat them. Do we have to name things to treat them well, or do we name the things we already love? And what is it that’s useful about names in the first place? @ways.and.words @nowplayofficial