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"Das Spice muss fließen!" - Über den Zusammenhang von Wohlstand, Weisheit, Wirtschaft und Glück (Germen podcast)
Guest: Niklas Kirchner
We hope that rulers, be they kings, presidents or parliaments, who have a significant influence on our lives and coexistence, do so for the benefit of the citizens they govern.
By today's standards, they should above all be able to see through economic interrelationships. There, it seems, the main thing is to regulate or create space so that a society can improve bit by bit through a flourishing economy. After all, a prosperous economy means prosperity and prosperity means happiness, doesn't it?
Frederike Michael Hampe and Niklas Kirchner discuss this in the podcast. Michael Hampe is the initiator of the Metis project and Professor of Philosophy at ETH Zurich and Niklas is a doctoral student of practical philosophy, also at ETH.
Save Our Souls (and the bodies too)! - über Heilung und Hilfe als weisheitliche Praxis (German podcast)
Guest: Tobias Esch, Alexander Poraj
Today Michael Hampe, Alexander Poraj and Tobias Esch talk to each other about back pain, gallstones and sacrificial taps. In short, about the multifaceted meaning of what can be understood by "healing" in philosophy, science and spirituality.
What makes a person a healer? That they have mastered certain techniques? That they know everything about their patients? That he knows their life story? That he has gone through the illnesses of the mind and body himself and mastered them? The answers that Zen master Alexander Poraj and doctor Tobias Esch give in this podcast will surprise some people.
This podcast introduces a new METIS sub-project, the "New Metaphysical Club". In this one, we are looking at the relationship between spirituality and science. We will be interviewing people who deal with these two topics, publishing and filming videos and publishing them on our website and the relevant portals.
A Good Choice!
Metis Comic (Instagram)
Why do we sometimes find it difficult to make the right decisions? Can we learn how to make good decisions? Wouldn't it be great to have a book to help us make decisions? On the other hand, would that really be desirable?
Anyway, enjoy the comic!
Mysticism - Dschalalluddin Rumi
Diary note (Instagram)
The mystical is unspeakable. It cannot be put into words.
Follow our Metis through her philosophical diary on Instagram and comment on her entries!
Affirming life despite all adversity - Viktor Frankl's search for the meaning of life (English podcast)
Guest: Tobias Esch
What is the meaning of life? In the podcast, we draw from Tolstoy's existential dilemmas with this question as a foundation for exploring diverse approaches to adopting a positive outlook on life. We juxtapose Tolstoy's inquiries with Viktor Frankl's quest for meaning under drastically different circumstances: enduring total deprivation in a concentration camp. This contrast aims to help us think along different pathways in the search for life's purpose.
Guiding us along these pathways is Tobias Esch, general practitioner, neuro- and health scientist, professor and head of the Institute of Integrative Healthcare and Health Promotion at the private University of Witten/Herdecke. He is a bestselling author of mental health care books discussing things such as why we should bother getting up in the morning and why we need more of less.
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What do you think of his reasoning?
Mere provocation?
Paul Kurt Feyerabend
1990
How would you understand that?
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Goodbye Jan Assmann!
7. July 1938 - 19. February 2024
Thank you very much for your time, Jan Assmann!
Poem of the moment
Because I could not stop for Death
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –
We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –
Or rather – He passed Us –
The Dews drew quivering and Chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –
We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –
Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –
Dialogues of the Dead
"Reading is education."
Voltaire says:
"Read, educate yourself! Reading alone develops our mind, talking confuses it and playing narrows it."
Laozi points out:
"A beautiful book is like a butterfly. It lies lightly in the hand, transports us from one flower to the next and gives us a glimpse of heaven."
Lichtenberg shouts in between:
"A book is a mirror, if a monkey looks into it, no apostle can look out."
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History of Philosophy
- Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."
- The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.
polylog. Zeitschrift für interkulturelles Philosophieren
- polylog. Journal for intercultural philosophizing is published twice a year; the contributions which are mostly in German are blind peer-reviewed. Each issue is published in print and is made available online on this website after one and a half years under an open-access policy
The Wisdom Podcast
- The Wisdom Podcast is a Buddhist podcast that features interviews with leading thinkers from the Buddhist world. Each episode takes you on a fascinating exploration of Buddhism and meditation as our guests share stories and discuss life-changing practices, timeless philosophies, and new ways to think and live.
Seeds Of Wisdom
- Seeds of Wisdom honors the wisdom of Indigenous worldview and believe all life can flourish when humanity embraces our responsibility to care for the living world for the benefit of unborn generations.