Freedom and Flourishing
My purpose is to promote greater understanding of the nature of human flourishing as a self-directed activity, in which individuals accept responsibility for managing their own lives and seek opportunities to obtain mutual benefits from voluntary interactions with others.
Episodes
6 episodes
Tim Gallwey: my "Inner Game" guru
Tim Gallwey established his reputation as a pioneer of sports psychology with The Inner Game of Tennis, which was published in 1975. After that, he demonstrated in other books how greater success in any activity is possible with some m...
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25:34
A Stoic's view of the pandemic
In this episode I interview Leah Goldrick, a person who endeavors to apply Stoic philosophy in her daily life. Leah was recently an editor of a book of readings entitled, Stoicism Today.I met Leah through her blog,
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24:32
How can we be more open-minded in a world of echo chambers?
Like just about everyone else in the world, I feel comforted by information that echoes and reinforces my existing beliefs. However, I think it would be good to be more open-minded about some issues. In this episode I discuss the problem ...
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32:02
Who are you?
This episode may help you to think more deeply about who you are. I begin with the uncontroversial observation that personal information about you provides only superficial knowledge. Much of the discussion is about whether it is appropriate to...
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32:24
Finding my voice
This podcast tells the story of how I gained fluency after many years of stuttering and blocking. I discuss the cognitive and behavioral approaches that helped me within a framework I find useful to my own understanding. The framewo...
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51:58
My book about freedom, progress, and human flourishing
Would you like to hear me talk about "Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing"?If you are not sure, listening to the first segment, which lasts about 6 minutes, will help you to make up your mind. The first segment discusses the mean...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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