Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald
Dr Andrew McDonald with several years of teaching experience at the University of Dundee takes listeners through a close reading of philosophical texts that allow us to delve into a deeper understanding of them. It is friendly to those new to philosophy and gives easy to understand examples throughout.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 140
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
Episode 72| Zarathustra The Donkey Festival | Idols, Consumer Society and New Seasonal Holidays
In the seventy first episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Ass Festival in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Special Episode 8| Parmenides | There Can Be Only One
In the eighth special episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he discusses the philosophy of Parmenides.
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Episode 71| Zarathustra The Awakening | In Praise of Donkeys
In the seventy first episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Awakening in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. He also discusses Neil Gaiman's America…
Special Episode 7| The Pre-Socratics and Heraclitus | Early Philosophy and The Importance of Novelty
In the seventh special episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he discusses the Pre-Socratics and the view of Heraclitus.
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Episode 70| Zarathustra Among the Daughters of the Desert |A European Mindset
In the seventieth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section Among the Daughters of the Desert in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 69| Zarathustra The Song of Melancholy and Of Science |Animals, Ethics and Courage
In the sixty ninth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the sections The Song of Melancholy and Of Science in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 68| Zarathustra The Higher Men Sections 15-20 | The Joy and Necessity of Laughter
In the sixty eighth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the chapter Of The Higher Men Sections 15-20 in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Various different exa…
Episode 67| Zarathustra The Higher Men Sections 7-14 | Getting out of a Creative Slump
In the sixty seventh episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the chapter Of The Higher Men Sections 7-14 in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 66| Zarathustra The Last Supper and The Higher Men Sections 1-6 | Diets, The Mob and Critical Thinking
In the sixty sixth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the sections The Last Supper and Of The Higher Men Sections 1-6 in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 65| Zarathustra The Greeting | Creating a New Child Like Foundation
In the sixty fifth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Greeting in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 64| Zarathustra At Noontide | Happiness is the Little Things in Life
In the sixty fourth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section At Noontide in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It also includes a brief discussion of the…
Episode 63| Zarathustra The Shadow | Existential Crisis
In the sixty third episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Shadow in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. He also reads and discusses the section Wand…
Episode 62| Zarathustra The Voluntary Beggar |Living the Good Life in Nature with Cows
In the sixty second episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Voluntary Beggar in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 61| Zarathustra The Ugliest Man | A Conversation With The Murderer of God
In the sixty first episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Ugliest Man in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 60| Zarathustra Retired From Service | The Death of God
In the sixtieth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section Retired From Service in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 59| Zarathustra The Sorcerer | The Strawman of Greatness
In the fifty ninth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Sorcerer in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It also includes a brief discussion of the…
Episode 58| Zarathustra The Leech | The Manipulation of Opinions
In the fifty eighth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the sections The Leech in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It also includes a brief discussion of the …
Episode 57| Zarathustra The Cry of Distress and Conversation with Kings| Nihilism, Falsity and Acting
In the fifty seventh episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the sections The Cry of Distress and Conversation with Kings in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It a…
Episode 56| Zarathustra The Honey Offering| Becoming and the Self
In the fifty sixth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Honey Offering in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 55| Zarathustra Part 3 General Summary| The Eternal Return and Creating Our Self
In the fifty fifth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he has a general discussion of part 3 of Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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