Unpacking Ideas

In this episode we unpack Paradiso from The Divine Comedy by Italian Poet, Dante Alighieri. This Poem Explores... -The Limits of Language and The Importance of Experience -Divine Justice & The Problem of Evil -Dante's Vision of God and The Returning of the Boon Links to Books/Articles Mention in the Episode ⁠⁠The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri⁠⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso/dp/0451208633/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MRBQDD7U0NW6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WeGOAvVgYoMEzqryf4n9qIy_8ij5NUjmi1wUHvldz9mlzcMlEKsWd4kBjjAXan36-XboOTwYe1DVT8V8HUQ1BNCpufm1SqOMbz984vQOWMRm7IrdDCmmubm1pKObrlV06xBQGlXN4b-wk3JwKLasnAvk1DjBVZQtiVD84TjdYYdmHC-2TDur7psM2RvbnrReefc94_mO6fBjdWXZiTRME9uXaFG2f-8BO-HkpfoXyZ4.o2PNWQrl8wQZ3gSAjCyjJCU5RsIYxoLqM8XwrDc1IwU&dib_tag=se&keywords=dante%27s+divine+comedy&qid=1733081487&sprefix=dante%27s+divine+comed%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1] ⁠The Aeneid by Virgil⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/Aeneid-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0143105132/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SKSI3F6Z3U3X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Kx0fmooiIovGBDt0qJxVKFhljjDeVFm4I5gKgbJSzcva_glqbUhU14tANqovgl6pxwwQNh4pMZyAotCs4XOGNj7RAwFWab_-ATY-zBB6dqINg1_XodFUX6ppO20zVgnF0Rbmrh00shmvcJ-GDC0yHHP4-imH5NQzzl2yRK-OnH3Uq744FAOqen6jKlBtJLyK_XX1rSRonzyjHh5tJCHxC4_RnuMlUJjTUd3CvwZLQ04.jGfBfsOgJPJYqkouMgunTqa1pX6VjIW_N6k4V1n8ChY&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+aeneid+by+virgil&qid=1733081571&sprefix=the+aen%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1] ⁠The Great Course Plus-Dante's Divine Comedy Lecture Series⁠ [https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/dante-s-divine-comedy] *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.unpackingideas.com/] Guest: Philip Kobosov Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.dualtone.com/polyenso]

In this episode we unpack Purgatorio from The Divine Comedy by Italian Poet, Dante Alighieri. This Poem Explores... -The Severity of the Sin of Pride -The Significance of Momentum When Climbing the Mount of Purgatory -The Importance of Humility When Reforming the Soul Links to Books/Articles Mention in the Episode ⁠⁠The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri⁠⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso/dp/0451208633/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MRBQDD7U0NW6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WeGOAvVgYoMEzqryf4n9qIy_8ij5NUjmi1wUHvldz9mlzcMlEKsWd4kBjjAXan36-XboOTwYe1DVT8V8HUQ1BNCpufm1SqOMbz984vQOWMRm7IrdDCmmubm1pKObrlV06xBQGlXN4b-wk3JwKLasnAvk1DjBVZQtiVD84TjdYYdmHC-2TDur7psM2RvbnrReefc94_mO6fBjdWXZiTRME9uXaFG2f-8BO-HkpfoXyZ4.o2PNWQrl8wQZ3gSAjCyjJCU5RsIYxoLqM8XwrDc1IwU&dib_tag=se&keywords=dante%27s+divine+comedy&qid=1733081487&sprefix=dante%27s+divine+comed%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1] ⁠The Aeneid by Virgil⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/Aeneid-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0143105132/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SKSI3F6Z3U3X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Kx0fmooiIovGBDt0qJxVKFhljjDeVFm4I5gKgbJSzcva_glqbUhU14tANqovgl6pxwwQNh4pMZyAotCs4XOGNj7RAwFWab_-ATY-zBB6dqINg1_XodFUX6ppO20zVgnF0Rbmrh00shmvcJ-GDC0yHHP4-imH5NQzzl2yRK-OnH3Uq744FAOqen6jKlBtJLyK_XX1rSRonzyjHh5tJCHxC4_RnuMlUJjTUd3CvwZLQ04.jGfBfsOgJPJYqkouMgunTqa1pX6VjIW_N6k4V1n8ChY&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+aeneid+by+virgil&qid=1733081571&sprefix=the+aen%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1] ⁠The Great Course Plus-Dante's Divine Comedy Lecture Series⁠ [https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/dante-s-divine-comedy] *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.unpackingideas.com/] Guest: Philip Kobosov Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.dualtone.com/polyenso]

In this episode we unpack Inferno from The Divine Comedy by Italian Poet, Dante Alighieri from 1321. This Poem Explores... * Why One Must Journey Through Hell Before Entering Heaven * Why Fraud is the Considered the Most Severe Sin * How Earthly Love Can Inspire Divine love Links to Books/Articles Mention in the Episode ⁠The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso/dp/0451208633/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MRBQDD7U0NW6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WeGOAvVgYoMEzqryf4n9qIy_8ij5NUjmi1wUHvldz9mlzcMlEKsWd4kBjjAXan36-XboOTwYe1DVT8V8HUQ1BNCpufm1SqOMbz984vQOWMRm7IrdDCmmubm1pKObrlV06xBQGlXN4b-wk3JwKLasnAvk1DjBVZQtiVD84TjdYYdmHC-2TDur7psM2RvbnrReefc94_mO6fBjdWXZiTRME9uXaFG2f-8BO-HkpfoXyZ4.o2PNWQrl8wQZ3gSAjCyjJCU5RsIYxoLqM8XwrDc1IwU&dib_tag=se&keywords=dante%27s+divine+comedy&qid=1733081487&sprefix=dante%27s+divine+comed%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1] The Aeneid by Virgil [https://www.amazon.com/Aeneid-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0143105132/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SKSI3F6Z3U3X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Kx0fmooiIovGBDt0qJxVKFhljjDeVFm4I5gKgbJSzcva_glqbUhU14tANqovgl6pxwwQNh4pMZyAotCs4XOGNj7RAwFWab_-ATY-zBB6dqINg1_XodFUX6ppO20zVgnF0Rbmrh00shmvcJ-GDC0yHHP4-imH5NQzzl2yRK-OnH3Uq744FAOqen6jKlBtJLyK_XX1rSRonzyjHh5tJCHxC4_RnuMlUJjTUd3CvwZLQ04.jGfBfsOgJPJYqkouMgunTqa1pX6VjIW_N6k4V1n8ChY&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+aeneid+by+virgil&qid=1733081571&sprefix=the+aen%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1] The Odyssey by Homer [https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Homer/dp/0140268863/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EXW44MYXSVGQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8CAQ2WfSx24mtAWjcU1cwVgWl5X_7gTUb-xmdynoKSPUHIGU_pb0_liaW2Xk6dYTekboX_Eq0kJwUxul_c_dQaHTy0WgwIguYPML8K361T6mnewLckurfFJH5Rs_GyN5_RLTQoUHr0ywZIrWwArTZfM8uNsH4AnnvkHL7ApydmNIzxnxL0CEMyJp80Ez6JfHJbp3zdyLkHuUViLY6CebnC0-SoKaj_XRNm_bR5_qyOU.o99DxG19il-1-gsQ4RPxRbMbfYzZXTU6olf_6ys3Crw&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+odyssey+by+homer&qid=1733081606&sprefix=the+odyssey+by+homer%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1] *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.unpackingideas.com/] Guest: Philip Kobosov Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.dualtone.com/polyenso]

In this episode we unpack, British Mathematician, G.H. Hardy's classic book, "A Mathematician's Apology" written in 1940. This book explores -The Permanence of Mathematical Discovery -The Metaphysics of Mathematical Reality -The Moral Responsibility of the Mathematician Links to Reading & Articles mentioned A Mathematician's Apology by G.H. Hardy [https://www.amazon.com/Mathematicians-Apology-G-H-Hardy/dp/1684221854/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18BFLZ6MC6S0O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lb6ZEF00bkLbczKpTxhi_KLs6en9uJfOgXQQE-odNi96ski67mB_lvCnQzltgYJUiHH4KMhGDXuzDUO_a7rpNMfcgSQl_8pZKxwc_Sgd0VXzFM3gZyhnlzMedOhIxJd0e5lGHF0bvI68ENG_t9GJOJTHpcwNmPeozU4UVH7bdIE9x93GZU2_nlD9VGHPZ5OsHQIrVb5oVdRqRxCT6lNl87cJA3S80by_pB5Eo9PusQc.FoYoY5RLg2GKyHjtYuT-QR35pUHqjScideXr2T0Ek30&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+mathematician%27s+apology&qid=1730921470&sprefix=a+mathe%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-2] The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker [https://www.amazon.com/Denial-Death-Ernest-Becker/dp/0684832402/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Q24UO4XL4VTE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pidQQcblQr9jjG7a03ccOK2t0cYNRU9XJY9qf4zyO0FWai2WYlQuUIa7Qwmr-6CvR6ivnPD4nn-pC-IhymlXLBys4a6g-DucB63fLm4lOcV9cT_tLzgO_2CaetKr16ilmUCWFSF8i4Rb8rayEhtkbp3zn9BYDHbDfnokTjgVbGKb38g9EgavDNNh_K6PZRGVwUCTuf5i1RO9gGg9ORDkBPpNJtS-12zONXi7J8fIDW4.6vo6hH-mLYpBt7X_6JD852sJuIGXRKBgV-rYdnu4Weo&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+denial+of+death+by+ernest+becker&qid=1730921510&sprefix=the+denial%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1] Good Will Hunting (movie) [https://www.amazon.com/Good-Will-Hunting-Matt-Damon/dp/B08F6CG8MM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2W7XXW7TOSMHQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXPpK4J7pWx8NRIGnAPft-0qlyKWfiGoeF1ZaH1W5n-BTcn5WHrhuzZTX7rSLncZQjHyt_GHaY5LvWkXnTnpI9wbsKsnB9PQ65olRnwqzkKPBZq_w4riNxk63RnGoJDHuOXPh0Rgg4W2QZmvsUD3pEWISCpm_3N68k8izjjXaBgEDr_eXxfemq-j9hKUKhGEGArH7jx2aIXLKIiB0ioEwGHwwFBYnxRQ8RjCTT314XI.V6gb9tV7RhQ-S46_hTL0z9GUEcpKs-e-eln73V-KAJ4&dib_tag=se&keywords=good+will+hunting+dvd&qid=1730921734&sprefix=good+will+h%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1] Euclid's Proof of Infinitely Many Primes (explained) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctC33JAV4FI&t=18s] Pythagoras's Proof of Irrationality of Square Root of 2 (explained) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmpAntNjPj0] *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.unpackingideas.com/] Guest: Brian Allen Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.dualtone.com/polyenso] Time Stamps

In this episode we unpack, Swiss Psychologist, Marie-Louise von Franz's classic book, "The Problem of the Puer Aeternus" from a series of lectures she gave in 1959. This book explores -The Eternal Child Archetype -The Mother Complex (Jungian) -The Loss of Initiation Rituals in the Modern Age Links to Reading & Articles mentioned The Problem of the Puer Aeternus by Marie-Louis von Franz [https://www.amazon.com/Problem-Puer-Aeternus-Marie-Louise-Franz/dp/0919123880/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2P4GKTLL7IV1X&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FfBH_UQqqyd1PJlxn-gDDW8KOnLzt-8MIQKoAsx-EFONmAV6mz0cINmfJOeMOSiOKdIUtVPA71MxF6dfkqIfTnRSNefw6n93tzH-cyeF7S4.4egZUbxCqJVD5y5rNGWt_70Q7PasASGEdbdt6ZX6L38&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+problem+of+the+puer+aeternus&qid=1718548120&sprefix=the+proble+of+the+pu%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1] The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery [https://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/0152023984/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DVI3QYX3OJR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.triW3FdvYg375wUtIQPTmJX7ka9-gHo1kQwgJsQ_59mUMmGux-NHQwRO0uaBWp0PddSBblW11mwJ15AiTIthbv1X-T1584pHcExXf_-yl1ruFtwL7OR50aGA3R-IC9lVXoWtEQGbP_HK6-Ax41SZnsXn71FnVmv6-n0o2APmZ66lp_yzCW-B-Jqx0zxPP_R7fw7E7NJd8B7h1_-ig-pjXFFLtNcMce1SUtcJivXhP_0.AWws9TYU9C6Q2XoU9phaQJXWS0x8owBft0fzTULGB3M&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+little+prince+book+original+hardcover&qid=1718548306&sprefix=the+little+prince+ori%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-1] *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.unpackingideas.com/] Guest: David Bloome Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.dualtone.com/polyenso] Time Stamps 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:24 David’s Story Discovering the book 0:12:07 Characteristics of The Puer Aeternus 0:16:14 Commitmentphobia/Megalomania  0:23:00 The Mother Complex 0:28:46 Enmeshment 0:37:45 Analysis of “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery 0:40:47 Symbolism of the Boa Constrictor choking the Elephant  0:46:00 Symbolism of the Little Prince Image 0:50:45 Symbolism of The Overgrown Baobob Trees 0:54:11 The Literal and Figurative Crash of Individuals suffering from the Eternal Child Complex 0:58:04 Von Franz’s Antidote to the Problem - Initiation Rituals  1:02:02 Consequences of the Lack of Initiation Rituals in the Modern Age 1:06:00  The literal and Figurative crash of Societies Suffering from the Eternal Child Complex  1:08:40 Jung’s Antidote to the Problem- Work 1:17:18 outro