The Sanity of ‘Madness’
[4:04] There’s so much pressure on us to be always rational, calm and sensible: it’s time also to say a word about the …
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How to become a better person
[4:10] It sounds normal to say one’s out to become a fitter person; but it sounds weird to say one would like to be a n…
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PHILOSOPHY – Schopenhauer
[9:28] Arthur Schopenhauer was deeply influenced by Buddhist thought and is in many ways the West’s answer to it: he t…
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PHILOSOPHY – Baruch Spinoza
[8:34] Spinoza tried to replace the bible with a scientifically-based ethical system. He succeeded in theory – but n…
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PSYCHOTHERAPY – Melanie Klein
[6:30] Melanie Klein was a great psychotherapist who teaches us how to stop either idealising or denigrating others. […
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History of ideas – Love
[15:23] We think of love as merely spontaneous – but it is in fact an emotion acutely shaped by its history. Understand…
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Eastern Philosophy – Lao Tzu
[5:29] Lao Tzu (老子 Lǎo zi, 6th century BC) was one of the most famous Chinese philosophers. Not much is known of the d…
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The Secrets of Happiness – in 60 Seconds
[1:14] Hours of thought by the team at the School of Life have led us to a 60 second film, summarizing a lot of what we know ab…
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PLATO ON: The Allegory of the Cave
[6:16] Plato made up an enduring story about why philosophy matters based on an allegory about a cave… [Source: The Sc…
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Higher Consciousness
[4:32] ‘Higher consciousness’ sounds mystical and possibly irritating. It shouldn’t. It just c…
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