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  Review of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 08.09.2026 15min

  Some thoughts on this film compared to the original Homer!
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  Isaac Asimov's A Boy's Best Friend 28.08.2026 17min

  In this short story, Asimov invites us to explore the unique bond between Jimmy and his robot dog, Robutt, while raising questions about what happens when technology begins to enter the realm of human relationship! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Philosophers on sleepwalking through life! 23.08.2026 19min

  For many philosophers, the metaphor of sleep captures a peculiar condition of human existence. What it often refers to is someone who’s physically awake but spiritually or intellectually or existentially asleep! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Camus' Caligula and the Destructive Pursuit of Absolute Power 11.08.2026 16min

  Camus' early play Caligula belongs in the same group as his other two works of this period, The Myth of Sisyphus and The Stranger. But in its own way, it is particularly relevant today! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Aristotle on the Importance of Parents as Role-Models 07.08.2026 15min

  In Aristotle's view, moral education begins in the home long before it begins in the classroom! And it starts with parents! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Rebirth without the afterlife! 28.07.2026 11min

  if we can’t reasonably expect a life beyond death, maybe there’s still a way to experience, let’s say more terrestrial versions of death and rebirth, versions of it that are available to us in everyday life! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Beyond the Man Cave: Philosophers on Rethinking Masculine Space 22.07.2026 17min

  Maybe instead of asking what a man's room should look like, we should ask what sort of space enriches one's own uniqueness and one's life as a whole! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  The Sirens in Homer’s Odyssey - How to stay on course in your life despite the temptations! 13.07.2026 21min

  Again, apologize for the audio. The episode of the Sirens in the Odyssey can be interpreted as a cautionary tale for us today! Enjoy! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Cormac McCarthy - Blood Meridian 06.07.2026 24min

  Apologize for the audio - The new Wisdom Of compound is currently under construction, and may be for a while! But hey, it's McCarthy, so the message survives the medium! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Why wisdom is more important than ever today! 25.06.2026 9min

  We have lots of expertise today, but what good is any of it without wisdom? ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Joyce vs. Beckett - Everything or Nothing? 25.06.2026 16min

  James Joyce believed language could capture reality; Samuel Beckett believed it exposed its absence. Super interesting stuff! And, a Wisdom Of update! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Pythagoras on diet - The beauty of vegetarianism! 19.06.2026 13min

  The Greek philosopher Pythagoras could be considered the world's first vegetarian! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Nietzsche on diet and self-overcoming! 10.06.2026 15min

  For Nietzsche, diet isn't a medical issue, it's about the cultivation of the full realization of our potential! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  How philosophy can save your life! 08.06.2026 14min

  What do Socrates, Aurelius, Boethius and Wittgenstein have in common? They all believe in the power of philosophy as a form of consolation! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Hegel - Is history really moving towards freedom? 04.06.2026 16min

  The German philosopher Hegel believes that history has a purpose, which is the realization of human freedom. Is he right? Is that really where we're trending today? ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Business culture and the corruption of moral language 01.06.2026 14min

  Ideas and concepts that at one time belonged to deep philosophical thinking and religion are now mostly being presented through, and appropriated by, entrepreneurial and corporate terms. ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Socrates versus Heidegger - Can trees teach us anything? 27.05.2026 12min

  Socrates doesn't believe nature has much to teach us. Heidegger seems to disagree! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  On Memory and the Dead - A Defence against Oblivion 23.05.2026 9min

  Why remembering matters in age of cultural and historical amnesia! Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Nietzsche - Have you understood me? Dionysus versus Christ. 17.05.2026 21min

  In his last book Ecce Homo, Nietzsche leaves us with one of his most dramatic and powerful lines! Dionysus versus Christ! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/
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  Karl Jaspers - What does it mean to be a hero in the modern age? 10.05.2026 13min

  The philosopher Karl Jaspers wrote a little book called Man in the Modern Age, where, among other things, he talks about what it means to be a hero in our modern age, something, I think, we’d do well to reflect on a bit! ... Check out my new books! This one is called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/