Philosophy Made Simple
👨🏻‍🏫 WHO IS "THE PRECEPTOR"?
With a master's degree in philosophy, Charles Robin spent over a decade as a private tutor. In 2024, he launched the channel "The Preceptor" to share his passion for philosophy.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
ROUSSEAU - We Are Born Good
đź“Ź Rousseau is usually grouped with the Enlightenment philosophers.
And yet, his fierce critique of modernity makes him one of the most radical opponents of Enlightenment progressivism.
Where does that …
HOBBES – Man Is a Wolf to Man
MACHIAVELLI – The Art of Ruling
đź“Ź Most of us know Machiavelli through the adjective he left behind: Machiavellian. But does his philosophy really promote evil and immorality?
Let’s find out in this episode.
Hosted on Acast. See acas…
Pascal - On Diversion
đź“Ź Modern Western societies are often described as societies of entertainment. The old Roman saying "Bread and circuses" has never felt more relevant.
But is our need for distraction rooted in somethin…
ALBERT CAMUS - The Absurd
Writer and philosopher Albert Camus set out to uncover the true nature of the human condition.
For him, to be human is to stand face-to-face with the absurdity of existence. And in that confrontation,…
SARTRE – We Are Condemned to Be Free
HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW?
▶️ ON BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/thepreceptor
▶️ ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thepreceptor
----------------------------------
📏 Jean-Paul Sartre is the founder…
SPINOZA - Is Free Will an Illusion?
SQUID GAME - Consent and Manipulation
DESCARTES - I Think, Therefore I Am
HOW TO SUPPORT THE SHOW?
▶️ ON BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/thepreceptor
▶️ ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/thepreceptor
----------------------------------
📏 A major figure in modern Wester…
HUME - Nothing but Belief
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
BENTHAM - What Is Utilitarianism
EPICUREANISM - The Recipe for Happiness
Hosted on Acast. See ac…
PLATO - Truth Is Not of This World
📏 Plato’s philosophy is built on the distinction between the sensory world and the intelligible world. For him, truth doesn’t belong to the sensory world—the world of appearances, movement, and insta…
NIETZSCHE - The Exaltation of Life
📏 Nietzsche is undoubtedly one of the most unconventional philosophers in the way he approaches life and thought. For him, the worth of an action or an idea depends directly on the vitality that driv…
SCHOPENHAUER - Metaphysics, Love, and Sex
📏 Despised by his contemporaries, Arthur Schopenhauer offered us a vision of human nature both profound and haunting. To him, humanity is nothing more than an instrument of the world’s will, endlessl…
STOICISM - Conquering Our Emotions
📏 Stoicism is a philosophical school of thought from Ancient Greece that advocates detachment from our passions. For the Stoics, understanding the order of the world enables us to free ourselves from…