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 54| Zarathustra The Seven Seals| Time and Fragility
In the fifty fourth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Seven Seals in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 53| Zarathustra The Second Dance| Life, the World and Cracking the Whip
In the fifty third episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Second Dance Song in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. There is also a brief discussion …
Episode 52| Zarathustra The Great Longing| Creativity and Longing for Acceptance
In the fifty second episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Great Longing in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 51| Zarathustra The Convalescent |Cruelty, Music and the Eternal Return
In the fifty first episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Convalescent in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 50| Zarathustra Old and New Law Tables Sections 23 - 30| Relationships, Morality and Anthropology
In the fiftieth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses Old and New Law Tables Sections 23 - 30 in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 49| Zarathustra Old and New Law Tables Sections 17 - 22| Parasites and Success
In the forty ninth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses Old and New Law Tables Sections 17 - 22 in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 48| Zarathustra Old and New Law Tables Sections 11 - 16| History and Liberation
In the forty eighth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses Old and New Law Tables Sections 11 - 16 in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 47| Zarathustra Old and New Law Tables Sections 6 - 10| Good and Evil, Ethics and Flux
In the forty seventh episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses Old and New Law Tables Sections 6 - 10 in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 46| Zarathustra Old and New Law Tables Sections 1 - 5| Towards New Ideas
In the forty sixth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses Old and New Law Tables Sections 1 - 5 in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 45| Zarathustra The Spirit of Gravity| Finding Our Own Way
In the forty fifth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Spirit of Gravity in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The film Hook (1991) is also disc…
Episode 44| Zarathustra Three Evil Things |Sensuality, Lust For Power And Selfishness
In the forty fourth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Three Evil Things in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 43| Zarathustra The Homecoming |Philosophy and Misanthropy
In the forty third episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Homecoming in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 42| Zarathustra The Apostates |Belief Without Religion
In the forty second episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section Of The Apostates and Passing By in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The novel and tv serie…
Episode 41| Zarathustra Mount of Olives and Passing By |Hardship, Veils and Critical Analysis
In the forty first episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section The Mount of Olives and Passing By in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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Episode 40| Zarathustra The Virtue That Makes Small |Striving for Excellence
In the fortieth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section Of The Virtue That Makes Small in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The film Rocky (1976) is di…
Episode 39| Zarathustra Involuntary Bliss and Before Sunrise |Care for Ourselves and Chance
In the thirty ninth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section Of Involuntary Bliss and Before Sunrise in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The film Silve…
Episode 38| Zarathustra The Vision and The Riddle |Courage and the Eternal Return
In the thirty eighth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the section Of The Vision and The Riddle in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The films 127 Hours (201…
Episode 37| Zarathustra The Wanderer |Knowledge as Mountain Climbing
In the thirty seventh episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he reads and discusses the sections The Wanderer in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The painting The Wanderer Above the Se…
Episode 36| Zarathustra Part 2 General Discussion
In the thirty sixth episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he has a general discussion of the themes and topics covered in Part 2 of Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The film Rear Wind…
Special Episode 6| Rene Descartes Meditation Three| God and Establishing The Metaphysical Foundation
In the sixth special episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he discusses the Third Meditation in Rene Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. There is a discussion of criticisms of th…