Brain Sweat

A few opening thoughts about the third and final aspect of our painting.

A suggested way to actually practice Memento Mori for a flourishing life.

Some thoughts on a powerful proverb and Ryan Holiday's article "What Can This Five-Century-Old Drawing Teach You? Everything That Matters."

A few comments from Plato's Apology along with Seneca and Epictetus to highlight how we should not fear death. Please be sure to read the excerpt from Apology on Canvas!

A brief overview of lectures to come and some encouragement to approach this strange exercise and idea with an open mind.

A lecture about the main theme of our course. 

Welcome, everyone! This brief lecture is a general introduction to our course and a review of the syllabus.

Welcome to our class!

Welcome to our class! The following episodes discuss how we will approach and understand philosophy along with some comments on our syllabus. I look forward to working with everyone and thank you for listening!  

Final Exercises Review 

Hoping to offer a sense of purpose for our final work and for continuing to engage with philosophy after our class. 

A few ideas from Popper and Dr. Cohen on how to apply a scientific approach to cultivating confidence. 

A few thoughts on this important virtue from Aristotle, Dr. Elliot Cohen, and Seneca.

On Relationships and Love: On Finding Love: The Three Instincts Part II

On Relationships and Love: On Finding Love: The Three Instincts Part I

On Relationships and Love: On Finding Love Part I 

On Relationships and Love: Friendship

A brief discussion of this fallacy of judgment from Dr. Cohen. 

An Introduction, some Philosophical Meditation, and a lecture on Self-Love. 

More Guided Meditation on philosophical practices and an introduction to Epicureanism and practice inspired by Zen Buddhism.