L8r part II

http://www.democracynow.org - As Congress holds its second major public hearing on the National Security Agency's bulk spying, we speak with Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who first published whistleblower Edward Snowden's revelations. The NSA admitted their analysis of phone records and online behavior far exceeded what it had previously disclosed. "The fact that you now see members of both political parties increasingly angry over the fact that they were misled and lied to by top level Obama administration officials, that the laws that they enacted in the wake of 9/11 -- as broad as they were -- are being incredibly distorted by secret legal interpretations approved by secret courts, really indicates exactly that Snowden's motives to come forward with these revelations, at the expense of his liberty and even his life, were valid and compelling," Greenwald says. "If you think about whistleblowing in terms of people who expose things the government is hiding that they shouldn't be, in order to bring about reform, I think what you're seeing is the fruits of classic whistleblowing."

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Glenn Greenwald: Growing Backlash Against NSA Spying Shows Why U.S. Wants to Silence Edward Snowden

Discussing Michel de Montaigne’s Essays: “That to Philosophize is to Learn to Die,” “Of Experience,” “Of Cannibals,” “Of the Education of Children,” “Of Solitude,” and “Of Solitude” (all from around 1580) with some discussion of “Apology for Raymond Sebond.”

This is a 32-minute preview of our vintage 1 hr, 41-minute episode which you can buy at partiallyexaminedlife.com/store or get for free with PEL Citizenship (see partiallyexaminedlife.com/membership). You can also purchase the full episode in the iTunes Store: Search for "Partially Examined Montaigne" and look under "Albums."

Renaissance man Montaigne tells us all how to live, how to die, how to raise our kids, that we don’t know anything, and a million Latin quotations. Montaigne put the skeptical fire under Descartes and both draws upon and mocks a great deal of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. Plus, he’s actually fun to read.

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PREVIEW Montaigne on the Purpose of Philosophy - Partially Examined Life

More at https://philosophytalk.org/shows/what-love.

It may seem doubtful that philosophers have much to tell us about love (beyond their love of wisdom). Surely it is the poets who have the market cornered when it comes to deep reflection on the nature of love. John and Ken question the notion that love cannot be captured by the light of reason by turning their attention to the philosophy of love with philosopher-poet Troy Jollimore from CSU Chico. Troy is the author of Love’s Vision, as well as two collections of poems: "At Lake Scugog" and 2006's "Tom Thomson in Purgatory," which won the National Book Critics Circle Award. This program was recorded live at the Mill Valley Public Library, just north of San Francisco.

What Is Love?

In this interview, Richard Dawkins discusses his new memoir, An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist. He recounts bullying and sexual abuse in boarding school, addresses criticism he has received over using the term "minor pedophilia," and talks about "privilege" as it relates to himself and to religion. He explores the relationship between science and atheism, and discusses his role in creating a cultural moment for atheism. He talks about differences between the skeptics movement and the atheist movement. He describes important mentors, and the role of education and of the theory of evolution in fostering his outlook. And he also answers a number of insightful audience questions.

Richard Dawkins interviewed by D.J. Grothe | 10/18/13 | University of Southern California

Eckhart Tolle Meditation 11/11/12

I dunno why but I find it easier to rap in a welsh accent!! lol... I go a bit Jamaican in the 2nd verse... but I manage to pull it back to welsh by the 3rd!!!!!! LOL!! Hopefully.. on the final recording, the rap will sound much better!!! Its more about the words... listen to the words =)

Echoes Of Eckhart - Improved Version... but still not finished!

This meditation cultivates a non-judgmental, lucid present-centered attention and gives rise to our natural wisdom and compassion. For more, visit http://www.tarabrach.com/audioarchives-guided-meditations.html.

Vipassana (Basic Mindfulness) Meditation

This week's show features a long conversation between a 24 year old guy and Eckhart Tolle.

The Magical Mystery Tour Mar 14 2014 A Conversation W Eckhart Tolle

Alan Watts - Zen Clues - 02

Alan Watts - Zen Clues - 01

In her new book, Me, Myself, and Why, science writer Jennifer Ouellette tackles one of the Big Questions: What makes “me” me? For Ouellette, probing the science of self meant taking personality tests, having her brain scanned and her genome sequenced—even dropping acid. She explains what she learned. 

Find out more, and read an excerpt of her book, at http://scifri.me/1tWUagR

What’s ‘I,’ and Why?

Speaker(s): Professor Claus Offe | Current debates on “nudges” reflect the decline of traditional tools of policy implementation. This talk explores policy tools – ranging from paternalist manipulation to moral suasion and participatory schemes – that aim at shaping social behaviour. Claus Offe is a professor of theories of the state at Hertie School of Governance, Berlin. Ken Shadlen is a professor in development studies in the Department of International Development at LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording). Thu, 5 Jun 2014 18:30:00 GMT

Shaping Tastes: attitude campaigns and persuasion as tools of public policy [Audio]

Renowned British ethologist, Richard Dawkins, discusses science and religion with physicist and World Science Festival co-founder Brian Greene. Recorded September 24, 2013 at 92nd Street Y.

Richard Dawkins with Brian Greene: 92Y Talks Episode 4

On Anarchy, State & Utopia (1974), ch. 1-3 and 7.

What moral limits should we put on government power? Nozick thinks that the only legitimate functions of government are protection and enforcement of contracts. Contra Rawls, Nozick’s “entitlement” version of justice doesn’t look at income inequality or any other pattern of holdings, but only at whether holdings were legitimately obtained, e.g. through purchase, gift, inheritance, reparation, or taking something unclaimed. Of course, since our current distribution of wealth has its historical roots deep in war and pillaging… Hey, never mind that, says Nozick!

The full foursome are joined by Slate‘s Stephen Metcalf. Read more about the topic and get the book, and also listen to Seth’s introduction.

End song: “Samuel” by Geoff Esty (with singing by Mark), revamped from the 1994 album Happy Songs Will Bring You Down by The MayTricks. Make sure to listen to Seth’s precognition.

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Nozick on Libertarianism

On Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Judgment (1790), Pt. 1, Book 1.

Kant thinks that finding something beautiful is different than merely liking it. It’s a certain kind of liking, not dependent on your idiosyncratic tastes (like your preference for one color or flavor or tone over another) or on your moral opinions. He wants these judgments to be subjective in the sense that they’re not about the object, but about the fact that people receive pleasure from it, yet he also wants them to be universal, so that if I (correctly) find something beautiful, then I expect others to feel the same way, and moreover, if they have taste, they should.

Of course this is all put into very difficult Kantian language with virtually no actual examples, so the regular foursome had a good time attempting to translate it to something you can get your head around.

Kant on Beauty

"There was a young man who said though: It seems that I know that I know, but what I would like to see is the eye that knows me when I know that I know that I know".

L8r part II

Brandi Mattison