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Nietzsche and Nihilism – A Warning to the West
Academy of Ideas
11/10/22 • 13 min
In 1888, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote: “What I relate is the history of the next two centuries. I describe what is coming, what can no longer come differently: the advent of nihilism.” Nietzsche, The Will to Power Nihilism is the conviction that there is no meaning to life, that the world is inhospitable to [...]
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Is Government the New God? – The Religion of Totalitarianism
Academy of Ideas
12/28/21 • 13 min
“The State takes the place of God...the socialist dictatorships are religions and State slavery is a form of worship.” Carl Jung, The Undiscovered Self Since the birth of totalitarianism in the 20th century much has been written about this form of rule and millions have read George Orwell’s depiction of it in the classic novel [...]
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02/27/20 • 11 min
“Good does not become better by being exaggerated, but worse, and a small evil becomes a big one through being disregarded and repressed. The shadow is very much a part of human nature, and it is only at night that no shadows exist.” Carl Jung, Psychology and Religion Carl Jung stressed that an individual’s proper [...]
The post How to Integrate Your Shadow – The Dark Side is Unrealized Potential first appeared on Academy of Ideas.The Mass Psychosis and the Demons of Dostoevsky
Academy of Ideas
03/31/21 • 10 min
“Man does not make his ideas; we could say that man’s ideas make him.” Carl Jung, Freud and Psychoanalysis Ideas are the seeds of our greatest creations, but they can also sow destruction. Ideas, when put into action, lead to individual and social flourishing or to individual suffering and social ruin. And certain ideas, [...]
The post The Mass Psychosis and the Demons of Dostoevsky first appeared on Academy of Ideas.Carl Jung and the Archetypes – Making the Unconscious Conscious
Academy of Ideas
09/17/24 • 22 min
“. . .when a living organism is cut off from its roots, it loses a connection with the foundation of its existence and must necessarily perish.” Carl Jung, Aion Carl Jung dedicated his life to a single goal, which as he notes in his autobiography, was to “penetrate into the secret of the personality.” [...]
The post Carl Jung and the Archetypes – Making the Unconscious Conscious first appeared on Academy of Ideas.The Psychology of Psychopaths – Predators who Walk Among Us
Academy of Ideas
07/11/23 • 13 min
“Human predators populate our society.” Stefan Verstappen, Defense Against the Psychopath Psychopaths are human predators. They coerce, manipulate, lie, steal, defraud, abuse, and take life, without feeling guilt or remorse. A leading expert on psychopathy, Robert Hare, estimates that 1% of people are psychopaths; while the clinical psychologist Martha Stout suggests this figure is [...]
The post The Psychology of Psychopaths – Predators who Walk Among Us first appeared on Academy of Ideas.04/21/24 • 22 min
“It seems to me that we face very grave crises indeed and that, if we are to survive, we need not just a few new measures, but a complete change of heart and mind.” Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World There seems to be [...]
The post Are We Enslaved to One Side of the Brain? – The Sickness of Modern Man first appeared on Academy of Ideas.1984 vs Brave New World – How Freedom Dies
Academy of Ideas
02/19/24 • 12 min
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever.” George Orwell, 1984 George Orwell’s writings have experienced a spike in popularity over the past several decades and for a good reason – modern societies are becoming ever more like the dystopia Orwell depicted in his [...]
The post 1984 vs Brave New World – How Freedom Dies first appeared on Academy of Ideas.02/09/24 • 13 min
“Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.” Hippocrates Modern medicine has achieved remarkable results. Its ability to save people from ailments which a mere generation ago would have led to an untimely death, borders on the miraculous. But when it comes to chronic illness modern medicine has its limits. Sometimes the [...]
The post Spontaneous Recovery – The Body’s Power to Heal from Cancer and Chronic Disease first appeared on Academy of Ideas.Why Democracy Leads to Tyranny
Academy of Ideas
03/30/24 • 17 min
“Remember Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes exhausts and [destroys] itself. . .It is in vain to Say that Democracy is ... less proud, less selfish, less ambitious or less avaricious than Aristocracy or Monarchy. It is not true in Fact and no where appears in history. Those Passions are the same in all [...]
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How many episodes does Academy of Ideas have?
Academy of Ideas currently has 80 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Academy of Ideas?
The episode title 'Nietzsche and Nihilism – A Warning to the West' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Academy of Ideas?
The average episode length on Academy of Ideas is 14 minutes.
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Episodes of Academy of Ideas are typically released every 22 days, 4 hours.
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The first episode of Academy of Ideas was released on Feb 18, 2020.
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