How to Alter Your Outlook to Transform Your Life

Snakes in Suits - The Psychopaths in Positions of Power

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Søren Kierkegaard and The Virtue of Despair

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Why the Loss of Beauty is Destroying Society

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William James and the Unwell Soul

In this lecture we examine some of William James's ideas from his famous work "Varieties of Religious Experience". We look at his conception of religion and his interesting contrast between the healthy-minded and the sick soul. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - http://amzn.to/1U9bCcJ (affiliate link) William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism by Robert Richardson - http://amzn.to/1OP6TLC (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Is This How the West Declines?

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