<![CDATA[One Philosopher At A Time]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.comPowered by Jellypod (https://www.jellypod.com)Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:16:45 GMTThu, 28 May 2026 06:40:41 GMTyes397003e5-92b2-48d5-ab72-b4850703f8f1Bilal TahirOne Philosopher At A Time is a story-driven philosophy podcast that explores the thinkers who shaped how we understand life, truth, morality, power, love, death, and meaning. Each episode focuses on one philosopher: who they were, what they believed, the One Philosopher At A Time is a story-driven philosophy podcast that explores the thinkers who shaped how we understand life, truth, morality, power, love, death, and meaning. Each episode focuses on one philosopher: who they were, what they believed, the world they lived in, and why their ideas still matter today. From Socrates and Plato to Nietzsche, Confucius, Simone de Beauvoir, Marcus Aurelius, and beyond, this show makes philosophy clear, human, and useful. Powered by Jellypod.episodicBilal Tahirfeed+6cbdae80@podcasts.jellypod.comfalse<![CDATA[Adorno, the Culture Industry, and Negative Dialectics]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/9ff7b0d7-47de-4d94-845c-03d84bbf9e999ff7b0d7-47de-4d94-845c-03d84bbf9e99Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:07:33 GMT6565This episode explores Theodor Adorno, the Frankfurt School, and the idea of critical theory in the shadow of fascism and Auschwitz. It also breaks down the culture industry, pseudo-choice, Adorno’s musical philosophy, and his challenging concept of negative dialectics.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Theodor Adorno, the Frankfurt School, and the idea of critical theory in the shadow of fascism and Auschwitz. It also breaks down the culture industry, pseudo-choice, Adorno’s musical philosophy, and his challenging concept of negatiThis episode explores Theodor Adorno, the Frankfurt School, and the idea of critical theory in the shadow of fascism and Auschwitz. It also breaks down the culture industry, pseudo-choice, Adorno’s musical philosophy, and his challenging concept of negative dialectics.false00:11:12full<![CDATA[Walter Benjamin, Aura, and the Politics of Reproduction]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/c6e6003b-ab05-441e-afa3-d9757f8d7569c6e6003b-ab05-441e-afa3-d9757f8d7569Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:20:56 GMT6464This episode explores Walter Benjamin’s ideas about aura, mechanical reproduction, and why photography and film transformed both art and politics. It also traces his blend of Marxist criticism and Jewish messianic thought through The Arcades Project and the Theses on the Philosophy of History.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Walter Benjamin’s ideas about aura, mechanical reproduction, and why photography and film transformed both art and politics. It also traces his blend of Marxist criticism and Jewish messianic thought through The Arcades Project and tThis episode explores Walter Benjamin’s ideas about aura, mechanical reproduction, and why photography and film transformed both art and politics. It also traces his blend of Marxist criticism and Jewish messianic thought through The Arcades Project and the Theses on the Philosophy of History.false00:11:38full<![CDATA[Du Bois, Double Consciousness, and the Color Line]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/ace7461c-de1e-489d-85ae-1e9762ebe3fbace7461c-de1e-489d-85ae-1e9762ebe3fbSat, 08 Aug 2026 17:08:16 GMT6363Explore W. E. B. Du Bois’s major ideas, from double consciousness and the veil to the color line and the unfinished promise of Reconstruction. The episode also examines his debate with Booker T. Washington and his lasting influence on philosophy, sociology, civil rights, and anti-colonial thought.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore W. E. B. Du Bois’s major ideas, from double consciousness and the veil to the color line and the unfinished promise of Reconstruction. The episode also examines his debate with Booker T. Washington and his lasting influence on philosophy, sociologExplore W. E. B. Du Bois’s major ideas, from double consciousness and the veil to the color line and the unfinished promise of Reconstruction. The episode also examines his debate with Booker T. Washington and his lasting influence on philosophy, sociology, civil rights, and anti-colonial thought.false00:12:29full<![CDATA[Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism, and the Banality of Evil]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/bd3870d4-84f2-495a-935e-b381b2310de8bd3870d4-84f2-495a-935e-b381b2310de8Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:21:35 GMT6262Explore Hannah Arendt’s political thought, from her analysis of totalitarianism and the importance of plurality to her ideas about labor, work, and action. The episode also unpacks the meaning of the banality of evil and why her warnings about bureaucracy, propaganda, and loneliness still feel urgent.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Hannah Arendt’s political thought, from her analysis of totalitarianism and the importance of plurality to her ideas about labor, work, and action. The episode also unpacks the meaning of the banality of evil and why her warnings about bureaucracyExplore Hannah Arendt’s political thought, from her analysis of totalitarianism and the importance of plurality to her ideas about labor, work, and action. The episode also unpacks the meaning of the banality of evil and why her warnings about bureaucracy, propaganda, and loneliness still feel urgent.false00:12:17full<![CDATA[Levinas and the Face of the Other]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/5dd2a28d-6604-4c1c-995f-d7d5c69987d75dd2a28d-6604-4c1c-995f-d7d5c69987d7Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:11:44 GMT6161This episode explores Emmanuel Levinas’s radical claim that ethics comes before theory, unpacking his ideas of the face, the Other, and responsibility. It also traces how Husserl, Heidegger, Judaism, and the trauma of World War II shaped his philosophy of human encounter.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Emmanuel Levinas’s radical claim that ethics comes before theory, unpacking his ideas of the face, the Other, and responsibility. It also traces how Husserl, Heidegger, Judaism, and the trauma of World War II shaped his philosophy ofThis episode explores Emmanuel Levinas’s radical claim that ethics comes before theory, unpacking his ideas of the face, the Other, and responsibility. It also traces how Husserl, Heidegger, Judaism, and the trauma of World War II shaped his philosophy of human encounter.false00:13:27full<![CDATA[Martin Buber and the Art of Genuine Encounter]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/bd84fec3-f90b-4a1f-9038-05c627739d3ebd84fec3-f90b-4a1f-9038-05c627739d3eWed, 05 Aug 2026 17:12:07 GMT6060This episode explores Martin Buber’s philosophy of encounter, from the difference between I-It and I-You to why genuine meeting matters in everyday life, religion, and ethics. It also traces how his Jewish background, Hasidic influences, and views on Zionism shaped a thinker who still challenges us to see others as more than objects.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Martin Buber’s philosophy of encounter, from the difference between I-It and I-You to why genuine meeting matters in everyday life, religion, and ethics. It also traces how his Jewish background, Hasidic influences, and views on ZionThis episode explores Martin Buber’s philosophy of encounter, from the difference between I-It and I-You to why genuine meeting matters in everyday life, religion, and ethics. It also traces how his Jewish background, Hasidic influences, and views on Zionism shaped a thinker who still challenges us to see others as more than objects.false00:14:27full<![CDATA[Merleau-Ponty and the Body That Sees]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/6ea05976-8ce2-49a3-ab00-82238fc040876ea05976-8ce2-49a3-ab00-82238fc04087Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:16:02 GMT5959This episode explores Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology, focusing on how perception, the lived body, and embodied habits shape our experience of the world. It also touches on his intellectual context, his break with Sartre, and why his ideas still matter for psychology, art, politics, and the philosophy of mind.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology, focusing on how perception, the lived body, and embodied habits shape our experience of the world. It also touches on his intellectual context, his break with Sartre, and why his ideas still matThis episode explores Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology, focusing on how perception, the lived body, and embodied habits shape our experience of the world. It also touches on his intellectual context, his break with Sartre, and why his ideas still matter for psychology, art, politics, and the philosophy of mind.false00:12:16full<![CDATA[Simone de Beauvoir and the Making of Woman]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/27eab253-5391-4e1d-81c7-efa3f83d4c4b27eab253-5391-4e1d-81c7-efa3f83d4c4bMon, 03 Aug 2026 17:15:38 GMT5858Explore Simone de Beauvoir’s existentialist challenge to social destiny and her argument that freedom depends on material conditions, recognition, and real choice. The episode unpacks The Second Sex, the idea of woman as the Other, and why becoming a woman is shaped by culture as much as biology.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Simone de Beauvoir’s existentialist challenge to social destiny and her argument that freedom depends on material conditions, recognition, and real choice. The episode unpacks The Second Sex, the idea of woman as the Other, and why becoming a womaExplore Simone de Beauvoir’s existentialist challenge to social destiny and her argument that freedom depends on material conditions, recognition, and real choice. The episode unpacks The Second Sex, the idea of woman as the Other, and why becoming a woman is shaped by culture as much as biology.false00:12:27full<![CDATA[Camus and the Absurd: Sisyphus, Revolt, and Meaning]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/64c077ff-f671-49cd-a72f-a6924c0f125f64c077ff-f671-49cd-a72f-a6924c0f125fSun, 02 Aug 2026 17:09:20 GMT5757This episode explores Albert Camus’s philosophy of the absurd, from his rejection of suicide and false consolation to his idea of revolt, freedom, and passion. It also connects The Myth of Sisyphus to The Stranger, showing how Camus turns lucidity and endurance into a form of human dignity.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Albert Camus’s philosophy of the absurd, from his rejection of suicide and false consolation to his idea of revolt, freedom, and passion. It also connects The Myth of Sisyphus to The Stranger, showing how Camus turns lucidity and endThis episode explores Albert Camus’s philosophy of the absurd, from his rejection of suicide and false consolation to his idea of revolt, freedom, and passion. It also connects The Myth of Sisyphus to The Stranger, showing how Camus turns lucidity and endurance into a form of human dignity.false00:12:18full<![CDATA[Sartre, Freedom, and the Weight of Choice]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/255f9974-4e8e-4d5b-8e69-9086e38343b8255f9974-4e8e-4d5b-8e69-9086e38343b8Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:09:36 GMT5656This episode explores Sartre’s existentialism, from existence precedes essence and the burden of freedom to facticity, consciousness, and bad faith. It also traces how World War II shaped his thinking and why anguish, responsibility, and self-deception sit at the center of his philosophy.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Sartre’s existentialism, from existence precedes essence and the burden of freedom to facticity, consciousness, and bad faith. It also traces how World War II shaped his thinking and why anguish, responsibility, and self-deception siThis episode explores Sartre’s existentialism, from existence precedes essence and the burden of freedom to facticity, consciousness, and bad faith. It also traces how World War II shaped his thinking and why anguish, responsibility, and self-deception sit at the center of his philosophy.false00:12:26full<![CDATA[Kripke, Names, and Necessary Truths]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/71e7a9ed-9c93-43f1-8c28-b102eee42d1571e7a9ed-9c93-43f1-8c28-b102eee42d15Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:12:58 GMT5555Saul Kripke’s challenge to descriptive theories of names leads into rigid designation, causal reference, and the surprising idea that some facts can be necessary a posteriori. Along the way, the episode uses Aristotle and the Hesperus-Phosphorus case to show why philosophy had to rethink identity, possibility, and how words latch onto the world.

]]>Bilal TahirSaul Kripke’s challenge to descriptive theories of names leads into rigid designation, causal reference, and the surprising idea that some facts can be necessary a posteriori. Along the way, the episode uses Aristotle and the Hesperus-Phosphorus case to sSaul Kripke’s challenge to descriptive theories of names leads into rigid designation, causal reference, and the surprising idea that some facts can be necessary a posteriori. Along the way, the episode uses Aristotle and the Hesperus-Phosphorus case to show why philosophy had to rethink identity, possibility, and how words latch onto the world.false00:12:18full<![CDATA[Quine and the Web of Belief]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/68b84257-4a4a-42db-adcb-7550b57132e268b84257-4a4a-42db-adcb-7550b57132e2Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:18:51 GMT5454We explore why W. V. O. Quine shook analytic philosophy by challenging the analytic-synthetic distinction and the idea that meaning alone can secure truth. The episode also unpacks his web of belief, showing how even logic and mathematics sit within a larger system tested by experience.

]]>Bilal TahirWe explore why W. V. O. Quine shook analytic philosophy by challenging the analytic-synthetic distinction and the idea that meaning alone can secure truth. The episode also unpacks his web of belief, showing how even logic and mathematics sit within a larWe explore why W. V. O. Quine shook analytic philosophy by challenging the analytic-synthetic distinction and the idea that meaning alone can secure truth. The episode also unpacks his web of belief, showing how even logic and mathematics sit within a larger system tested by experience.false00:12:21full<![CDATA[Ayer, Meaning, and the Verification Principle]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/d678e91f-98ba-41e5-8c6e-df0646f427c1d678e91f-98ba-41e5-8c6e-df0646f427c1Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:13:53 GMT5353We explore A. J. Ayer’s challenge to metaphysics, theology, and ethics through the verification principle, asking which statements are genuinely meaningful and which merely sound profound. The episode also traces his place in the rise of logical positivism and the lasting debate over emotivism in moral language.

]]>Bilal TahirWe explore A. J. Ayer’s challenge to metaphysics, theology, and ethics through the verification principle, asking which statements are genuinely meaningful and which merely sound profound. The episode also traces his place in the rise of logical positivisWe explore A. J. Ayer’s challenge to metaphysics, theology, and ethics through the verification principle, asking which statements are genuinely meaningful and which merely sound profound. The episode also traces his place in the rise of logical positivism and the lasting debate over emotivism in moral language.false00:10:55full<![CDATA[G. E. Moore, Common Sense, and the Open Question]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/f3a956db-0e00-49a0-a959-a46c740974c8f3a956db-0e00-49a0-a959-a46c740974c8Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:11:58 GMT5252We explore G. E. Moore’s challenge to idealism, his famous open question argument, and why he thought “good” could not be reduced to pleasure or any other natural property. The episode also looks at Moore’s influence on analytic philosophy, common sense, and the ethical ideals that shaped Bloomsbury.

]]>Bilal TahirWe explore G. E. Moore’s challenge to idealism, his famous open question argument, and why he thought “good” could not be reduced to pleasure or any other natural property. The episode also looks at Moore’s influence on analytic philosophy, common sense, We explore G. E. Moore’s challenge to idealism, his famous open question argument, and why he thought “good” could not be reduced to pleasure or any other natural property. The episode also looks at Moore’s influence on analytic philosophy, common sense, and the ethical ideals that shaped Bloomsbury.false00:11:41full<![CDATA[Wittgenstein: From Logic to Language Games]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/cef1ebc1-146c-46f4-af89-821cccff47fbcef1ebc1-146c-46f4-af89-821cccff47fbSat, 25 Jul 2026 17:09:31 GMT5151Explore Ludwig Wittgenstein’s radical two-phase impact on philosophy, from the austere logic of the Tractatus to his later idea that meaning comes from use in everyday language. The episode also traces his unlikely life journey, his wartime writings, and how his work reshaped debates about logic, ethics, and philosophical confusion.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Ludwig Wittgenstein’s radical two-phase impact on philosophy, from the austere logic of the Tractatus to his later idea that meaning comes from use in everyday language. The episode also traces his unlikely life journey, his wartime writings, and Explore Ludwig Wittgenstein’s radical two-phase impact on philosophy, from the austere logic of the Tractatus to his later idea that meaning comes from use in everyday language. The episode also traces his unlikely life journey, his wartime writings, and how his work reshaped debates about logic, ethics, and philosophical confusion.false00:12:04full<![CDATA[Bertrand Russell and the Logic Revolution]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/995c6055-32b4-4620-81e6-9bd1007d592f995c6055-32b4-4620-81e6-9bd1007d592fFri, 24 Jul 2026 17:11:56 GMT5050Explore how Bertrand Russell helped launch analytic philosophy by replacing vague systems with logical analysis, from his groundbreaking work in mathematical logic to the paradox that shook the foundations of set theory. The episode also traces Russell’s remarkable public life as an antiwar activist, literary Nobel laureate, and outspoken critic of nuclear weapons.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore how Bertrand Russell helped launch analytic philosophy by replacing vague systems with logical analysis, from his groundbreaking work in mathematical logic to the paradox that shook the foundations of set theory. The episode also traces Russell’s Explore how Bertrand Russell helped launch analytic philosophy by replacing vague systems with logical analysis, from his groundbreaking work in mathematical logic to the paradox that shook the foundations of set theory. The episode also traces Russell’s remarkable public life as an antiwar activist, literary Nobel laureate, and outspoken critic of nuclear weapons.false00:12:22full<![CDATA[Heidegger, Dasein, and the Question of Being]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/a81ffbc7-b416-4eda-a07e-a94da2e8d5e8a81ffbc7-b416-4eda-a07e-a94da2e8d5e8Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:12:38 GMT4949Explore Heidegger’s radical question about Being and his idea of Dasein as human existence understood through action, tools, mood, and possibility. The episode also examines his concept of being-in-the-world, the role of anxiety and thrownness, and the difficult moral legacy of his Nazi involvement.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Heidegger’s radical question about Being and his idea of Dasein as human existence understood through action, tools, mood, and possibility. The episode also examines his concept of being-in-the-world, the role of anxiety and thrownness, and the diExplore Heidegger’s radical question about Being and his idea of Dasein as human existence understood through action, tools, mood, and possibility. The episode also examines his concept of being-in-the-world, the role of anxiety and thrownness, and the difficult moral legacy of his Nazi involvement.false00:12:56full<![CDATA[Husserl and the Structures of Experience]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/fb589a63-654c-4280-8ebb-70e804710a72fb589a63-654c-4280-8ebb-70e804710a72Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:11:51 GMT4848This episode explores Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology, from intentionality and psychologism to the epoché and phenomenological reduction. It explains how ordinary experience already presents the world as meaningful, structured, and open to further perception.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology, from intentionality and psychologism to the epoché and phenomenological reduction. It explains how ordinary experience already presents the world as meaningful, structured, and open to further perceptiThis episode explores Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology, from intentionality and psychologism to the epoché and phenomenological reduction. It explains how ordinary experience already presents the world as meaningful, structured, and open to further perception.false00:12:14full<![CDATA[Bergson and the Flow of Lived Time]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/33b7c8e3-bc03-423b-8050-0dbb122ca26a33b7c8e3-bc03-423b-8050-0dbb122ca26aTue, 21 Jul 2026 17:09:17 GMT4747This episode explores Henri Bergson’s philosophy of duration, showing how lived time, memory, and consciousness flow differently from clock time. It also examines his ideas on freedom, pure memory, and intuition as a way of understanding life from within rather than reducing it to mechanical parts.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Henri Bergson’s philosophy of duration, showing how lived time, memory, and consciousness flow differently from clock time. It also examines his ideas on freedom, pure memory, and intuition as a way of understanding life from within This episode explores Henri Bergson’s philosophy of duration, showing how lived time, memory, and consciousness flow differently from clock time. It also examines his ideas on freedom, pure memory, and intuition as a way of understanding life from within rather than reducing it to mechanical parts.false00:11:54full<![CDATA[Peirce, Pragmaticism, and the Science of Signs]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/3d58bfb8-5659-4c81-af28-75350df60c123d58bfb8-5659-4c81-af28-75350df60c12Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:19:14 GMT4646Explore Charles Sanders Peirce’s strict, scientific version of pragmatism, from the pragmatic maxim and the role of doubt in inquiry to his ideas about fallibilism and communal truth-seeking.

The episode also breaks down Peirce’s semiotics, explaining how signs, objects, and interpretants work together to create meaning.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Charles Sanders Peirce’s strict, scientific version of pragmatism, from the pragmatic maxim and the role of doubt in inquiry to his ideas about fallibilism and communal truth-seeking. The episode also breaks down Peirce’s semiotics, explaining howExplore Charles Sanders Peirce’s strict, scientific version of pragmatism, from the pragmatic maxim and the role of doubt in inquiry to his ideas about fallibilism and communal truth-seeking. The episode also breaks down Peirce’s semiotics, explaining how signs, objects, and interpretants work together to create meaning.false00:10:43full<![CDATA[William James and the Practical Meaning of Truth]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/2e97f99f-d389-4f78-bf04-8cdee5f9d55e2e97f99f-d389-4f78-bf04-8cdee5f9d55eSat, 18 Jul 2026 17:19:00 GMT4545This episode explores William James’s pragmatism, from his idea that truth must work in experience to his psychology of the stream of consciousness and his defense of belief under uncertainty. It also looks at how James approached religion as a lived human experience, shaped by the practical fruits of faith rather than abstract doctrine.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores William James’s pragmatism, from his idea that truth must work in experience to his psychology of the stream of consciousness and his defense of belief under uncertainty. It also looks at how James approached religion as a lived humaThis episode explores William James’s pragmatism, from his idea that truth must work in experience to his psychology of the stream of consciousness and his defense of belief under uncertainty. It also looks at how James approached religion as a lived human experience, shaped by the practical fruits of faith rather than abstract doctrine.false00:11:07full<![CDATA[Max Stirner, Spooks, and the Unique One]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/2964276f-2398-4484-9ddf-a99038c9f3d92964276f-2398-4484-9ddf-a99038c9f3d9Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:02:18 GMT4444This episode explores Stirner’s attack on sacred abstractions like humanity, morality, nation, and the state, and explains why he saw them as spooks that can possess us. It also unpacks his ideas of the unique individual, egoism, property, and voluntary association in the turbulent world of post-Hegelian Germany.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Stirner’s attack on sacred abstractions like humanity, morality, nation, and the state, and explains why he saw them as spooks that can possess us. It also unpacks his ideas of the unique individual, egoism, property, and voluntary aThis episode explores Stirner’s attack on sacred abstractions like humanity, morality, nation, and the state, and explains why he saw them as spooks that can possess us. It also unpacks his ideas of the unique individual, egoism, property, and voluntary association in the turbulent world of post-Hegelian Germany.false00:10:22full<![CDATA[Beauvoir on Radical Freedom and the Fear of Choice]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/34bf0da1-d61b-4c95-b6a7-4d07f0cd0b5834bf0da1-d61b-4c95-b6a7-4d07f0cd0b58Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:26:07 GMT4343In postwar Paris, Simone de Beauvoir pushes back against Marxist critics and lays out her vision of radical freedom—and the ways we evade it. The episode explores the Serious Man, the Sub-Man, ambiguity, and why your freedom is inseparable from the freedom of others.

Show Notes

]]>Bilal TahirIn postwar Paris, Simone de Beauvoir pushes back against Marxist critics and lays out her vision of radical freedom—and the ways we evade it. The episode explores the Serious Man, the Sub-Man, ambiguity, and why your freedom is inseparable from the freedoIn postwar Paris, Simone de Beauvoir pushes back against Marxist critics and lays out her vision of radical freedom—and the ways we evade it. The episode explores the Serious Man, the Sub-Man, ambiguity, and why your freedom is inseparable from the freedom of others. Show Notes The Ethics of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir: https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/ethics/de-beauvoir/ambiguity/ch02.htmfalse00:07:48full<![CDATA[Nietzsche Beyond the Slogans: Values, Resentment, and the Overman]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/e2db6967-421c-4eaa-93a7-411034c887dce2db6967-421c-4eaa-93a7-411034c887dcTue, 14 Jul 2026 17:02:29 GMT4242This episode unpacks Nietzsche’s critique of modern morality, from the crisis behind “God is dead” to the psychology of ressentiment and the clash between master and slave morality. It also explores the will to power and the overman as attempts to create meaning after old certainties collapse.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode unpacks Nietzsche’s critique of modern morality, from the crisis behind “God is dead” to the psychology of ressentiment and the clash between master and slave morality. It also explores the will to power and the overman as attempts to create This episode unpacks Nietzsche’s critique of modern morality, from the crisis behind “God is dead” to the psychology of ressentiment and the clash between master and slave morality. It also explores the will to power and the overman as attempts to create meaning after old certainties collapse.false00:12:26full<![CDATA[Mill, Liberty, and the Danger of Dead Dogma]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/df1ce4a2-302d-41d9-a262-b117df013fdadf1ce4a2-302d-41d9-a262-b117df013fdaFri, 10 Jul 2026 17:07:14 GMT4141This episode explores John Stuart Mill’s vision of liberty, from the harm principle to his defense of free speech and individuality. It also traces how his upbringing and philosophical crisis shaped a richer utilitarianism that values growth, disagreement, and human flourishing.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores John Stuart Mill’s vision of liberty, from the harm principle to his defense of free speech and individuality. It also traces how his upbringing and philosophical crisis shaped a richer utilitarianism that values growth, disagreementThis episode explores John Stuart Mill’s vision of liberty, from the harm principle to his defense of free speech and individuality. It also traces how his upbringing and philosophical crisis shaped a richer utilitarianism that values growth, disagreement, and human flourishing.false00:08:58full<![CDATA[Kierkegaard: The Self, the Leap, and the Life Stages]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/9dd148c6-f0cf-4f1f-a8c4-47b18cb741429dd148c6-f0cf-4f1f-a8c4-47b18cb74142Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:48:24 GMT4040We explore Kierkegaard’s challenge to Hegelian systems, his idea of the self as a task, and his use of indirect communication through pseudonyms and irony. The episode also breaks down the aesthetic, ethical, and religious stages, along with the meaning of the leap of faith and the struggle against comfortable Christendom.

]]>Bilal TahirWe explore Kierkegaard’s challenge to Hegelian systems, his idea of the self as a task, and his use of indirect communication through pseudonyms and irony. The episode also breaks down the aesthetic, ethical, and religious stages, along with the meaning oWe explore Kierkegaard’s challenge to Hegelian systems, his idea of the self as a task, and his use of indirect communication through pseudonyms and irony. The episode also breaks down the aesthetic, ethical, and religious stages, along with the meaning of the leap of faith and the struggle against comfortable Christendom.false00:11:12full<![CDATA[Marx on Class, Alienation, and Hidden Power]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/d83304f6-f0a8-4d30-8bfb-78992d6aa849d83304f6-f0a8-4d30-8bfb-78992d6aa849Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:05:16 GMT3939Explore Marx’s philosophical critique of capitalism, from historical materialism and class struggle to exploitation and the ways labor shapes consciousness. The episode also unpacks alienated work and commodity fetishism, showing how social relations can disappear behind the market.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Marx’s philosophical critique of capitalism, from historical materialism and class struggle to exploitation and the ways labor shapes consciousness. The episode also unpacks alienated work and commodity fetishism, showing how social relations can Explore Marx’s philosophical critique of capitalism, from historical materialism and class struggle to exploitation and the ways labor shapes consciousness. The episode also unpacks alienated work and commodity fetishism, showing how social relations can disappear behind the market.false00:09:01full<![CDATA[Schopenhauer: Will, Suffering, and Compassion]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/4f63ac10-4d48-4088-b61e-806bbb71e5324f63ac10-4d48-4088-b61e-806bbb71e532Sat, 04 Jul 2026 17:06:34 GMT3838Explore Schopenhauer’s vision of reality as will and representation, where endless striving fuels suffering, boredom, and desire. The episode also shows how art, music, and compassion offer brief escapes from the self’s restless pull, including his surprising concern for animals and Eastern thought.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Schopenhauer’s vision of reality as will and representation, where endless striving fuels suffering, boredom, and desire. The episode also shows how art, music, and compassion offer brief escapes from the self’s restless pull, including his surpriExplore Schopenhauer’s vision of reality as will and representation, where endless striving fuels suffering, boredom, and desire. The episode also shows how art, music, and compassion offer brief escapes from the self’s restless pull, including his surprising concern for animals and Eastern thought.false00:10:47full<![CDATA[Hegel Made Clear: Freedom, Recognition, and History]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/2e4b836c-c80b-4b7b-a5af-22e294d42b9b2e4b836c-c80b-4b7b-a5af-22e294d42b9bFri, 03 Jul 2026 17:04:37 GMT3737This episode breaks down Hegel’s big ideas in plain language, from dialectic and the development of concepts to the master-slave struggle for recognition. It also explores why Hegel thought freedom depends on social institutions, and how the Phenomenology of Spirit stages the education of consciousness.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode breaks down Hegel’s big ideas in plain language, from dialectic and the development of concepts to the master-slave struggle for recognition. It also explores why Hegel thought freedom depends on social institutions, and how the PhenomenologyThis episode breaks down Hegel’s big ideas in plain language, from dialectic and the development of concepts to the master-slave struggle for recognition. It also explores why Hegel thought freedom depends on social institutions, and how the Phenomenology of Spirit stages the education of consciousness.false00:11:16full<![CDATA[Thomas Paine: Philosophy Under Fire]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/2fbca525-a3b7-4089-8b82-01f27707c3f42fbca525-a3b7-4089-8b82-01f27707c3f4Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:11:51 GMT3636This episode explores how Paine turned natural rights, reason, and anti-monarchy arguments into urgent political writing that helped shape revolution. It also traces his life as an outsider, his clash with Burke, and why his pamphlets still feel like arguments made in the heat of crisis.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores how Paine turned natural rights, reason, and anti-monarchy arguments into urgent political writing that helped shape revolution. It also traces his life as an outsider, his clash with Burke, and why his pamphlets still feel like arguThis episode explores how Paine turned natural rights, reason, and anti-monarchy arguments into urgent political writing that helped shape revolution. It also traces his life as an outsider, his clash with Burke, and why his pamphlets still feel like arguments made in the heat of crisis.false00:12:00full<![CDATA[Bentham and the Arithmetic of Happiness]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/b5755202-a050-4e4a-ac97-b63965fa4513b5755202-a050-4e4a-ac97-b63965fa4513Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:05:16 GMT3535Explore Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian vision, from the felicific calculus to his push for legal and political reform based on real human consequences. The episode also looks at punishment, proportionality, and why Bentham remains a radical critic of cruelty, privilege, and legal fog.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian vision, from the felicific calculus to his push for legal and political reform based on real human consequences. The episode also looks at punishment, proportionality, and why Bentham remains a radical critic of crueltExplore Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian vision, from the felicific calculus to his push for legal and political reform based on real human consequences. The episode also looks at punishment, proportionality, and why Bentham remains a radical critic of cruelty, privilege, and legal fog.false00:10:59full<![CDATA[Burke, Tradition, and the Danger of Abstract Revolution]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/cf5e3f92-e4f0-4654-9555-eb14d780d1b0cf5e3f92-e4f0-4654-9555-eb14d780d1b0Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:09:19 GMT3434This episode explores Edmund Burke’s critique of the French Revolution, showing why he saw abstraction and radical rupture as threats to ordered freedom. It also explains his support for reform, his view of tradition as accumulated social wisdom, and why prudence matters in politics.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Edmund Burke’s critique of the French Revolution, showing why he saw abstraction and radical rupture as threats to ordered freedom. It also explains his support for reform, his view of tradition as accumulated social wisdom, and why This episode explores Edmund Burke’s critique of the French Revolution, showing why he saw abstraction and radical rupture as threats to ordered freedom. It also explains his support for reform, his view of tradition as accumulated social wisdom, and why prudence matters in politics.false00:10:38full<![CDATA[Montesquieu: Fear, Liberty, and the Limits of Power]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/b49d8685-ecff-4e39-8ccc-0d4374d2a8efb49d8685-ecff-4e39-8ccc-0d4374d2a8efSun, 28 Jun 2026 17:08:54 GMT3333This episode explores Montesquieu as more than the thinker behind separation of powers, tracing how his experiences in absolutist France shaped his warnings about despotism and arbitrary rule. It also breaks down The Spirit of the Laws, his idea of political liberty, and why laws must fit the history, culture, and structure of the societies they govern.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Montesquieu as more than the thinker behind separation of powers, tracing how his experiences in absolutist France shaped his warnings about despotism and arbitrary rule. It also breaks down The Spirit of the Laws, his idea of politiThis episode explores Montesquieu as more than the thinker behind separation of powers, tracing how his experiences in absolutist France shaped his warnings about despotism and arbitrary rule. It also breaks down The Spirit of the Laws, his idea of political liberty, and why laws must fit the history, culture, and structure of the societies they govern.false00:12:11full<![CDATA[Voltaire, Tolerance, and the Fight Against Fanaticism]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/b1372f62-b5ee-4893-bd87-e2784c8de578b1372f62-b5ee-4893-bd87-e2784c8de578Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:08:29 GMT3232This episode explores Voltaire as the Enlightenment’s most public agitator, from his exile in England and defense of pluralism to his sharp attacks on censorship, clerical power, and religious cruelty. It also revisits the Calas affair and explains how his ideas on tolerance were shaped by real-world injustice.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Voltaire as the Enlightenment’s most public agitator, from his exile in England and defense of pluralism to his sharp attacks on censorship, clerical power, and religious cruelty. It also revisits the Calas affair and explains how hiThis episode explores Voltaire as the Enlightenment’s most public agitator, from his exile in England and defense of pluralism to his sharp attacks on censorship, clerical power, and religious cruelty. It also revisits the Calas affair and explains how his ideas on tolerance were shaped by real-world injustice.false00:11:45full<![CDATA[Mary Wollstonecraft and the Fight for Reason]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/843656e1-d259-4f92-8eb1-4ec18c21b92e843656e1-d259-4f92-8eb1-4ec18c21b92eFri, 26 Jun 2026 17:06:23 GMT3131This episode explores how Wollstonecraft challenged Enlightenment thinkers to make their universal rights truly universal, especially by confronting the way women were denied education and political agency. It also examines her critique of Rousseau, her vision of virtue as rational moral maturity, and why marriage and dependence mattered so much to her philosophy.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores how Wollstonecraft challenged Enlightenment thinkers to make their universal rights truly universal, especially by confronting the way women were denied education and political agency. It also examines her critique of Rousseau, her vThis episode explores how Wollstonecraft challenged Enlightenment thinkers to make their universal rights truly universal, especially by confronting the way women were denied education and political agency. It also examines her critique of Rousseau, her vision of virtue as rational moral maturity, and why marriage and dependence mattered so much to her philosophy.false00:11:20full<![CDATA[Kant for Beginners: Reason, Freedom, and Moral Law]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/51f7aed5-6381-430b-ab93-76a08b25984e51f7aed5-6381-430b-ab93-76a08b25984eThu, 25 Jun 2026 17:06:51 GMT3030This episode breaks down Kant’s critical philosophy, from Hume’s challenge and the Copernican revolution to the difference between phenomena and things in themselves. It also explains the categorical imperative with a clear example and shows how Kant tries to secure both knowledge and moral responsibility.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode breaks down Kant’s critical philosophy, from Hume’s challenge and the Copernican revolution to the difference between phenomena and things in themselves. It also explains the categorical imperative with a clear example and shows how Kant trieThis episode breaks down Kant’s critical philosophy, from Hume’s challenge and the Copernican revolution to the difference between phenomena and things in themselves. It also explains the categorical imperative with a clear example and shows how Kant tries to secure both knowledge and moral responsibility.false00:12:31full<![CDATA[Adam Smith Beyond Self-Interest]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/6c564b34-a683-4dd0-ac25-10b48e9e0fd56c564b34-a683-4dd0-ac25-10b48e9e0fd5Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:41:49 GMT2929This episode reexamines Adam Smith as a moral philosopher of sympathy, conscience, and the impartial spectator, not just a champion of markets. It also explores the division of labor, the pin factory, and why Smith believed commerce depends on law, trust, justice, and moral restraint.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode reexamines Adam Smith as a moral philosopher of sympathy, conscience, and the impartial spectator, not just a champion of markets. It also explores the division of labor, the pin factory, and why Smith believed commerce depends on law, trust,This episode reexamines Adam Smith as a moral philosopher of sympathy, conscience, and the impartial spectator, not just a champion of markets. It also explores the division of labor, the pin factory, and why Smith believed commerce depends on law, trust, justice, and moral restraint.false00:11:04full<![CDATA[Rousseau, Inequality, and the Price of Civilization]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/5fb285fb-f9d8-4c74-ade6-95e7730610375fb285fb-f9d8-4c74-ade6-95e773061037Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:44:32 GMT2828This episode explores Rousseau’s theory of freedom under modern social life, from amour de soi and amour-propre to the rise of property, inequality, and domination. It also places him in the Enlightenment and compares his ideas with Hobbes and Locke, showing why his political thought mattered so much to later revolutionaries.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Rousseau’s theory of freedom under modern social life, from amour de soi and amour-propre to the rise of property, inequality, and domination. It also places him in the Enlightenment and compares his ideas with Hobbes and Locke, showThis episode explores Rousseau’s theory of freedom under modern social life, from amour de soi and amour-propre to the rise of property, inequality, and domination. It also places him in the Enlightenment and compares his ideas with Hobbes and Locke, showing why his political thought mattered so much to later revolutionaries.false00:13:22full<![CDATA[Hume on Causation, Self, and the Limits of Knowledge]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/0fe70a54-a318-4e59-9b58-d7e38c5d22d80fe70a54-a318-4e59-9b58-d7e38c5d22d8Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:38:25 GMT2727This episode explores Hume’s empiricism, from impressions and ideas to his famous challenge to causation and induction. It also examines his view of the self as a bundle of perceptions and his broader critique of philosophical certainty.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Hume’s empiricism, from impressions and ideas to his famous challenge to causation and induction. It also examines his view of the self as a bundle of perceptions and his broader critique of philosophical certainty.This episode explores Hume’s empiricism, from impressions and ideas to his famous challenge to causation and induction. It also examines his view of the self as a bundle of perceptions and his broader critique of philosophical certainty.false00:10:25full<![CDATA[Berkeley and the Mind-Made World]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/b7d1344e-d13d-42a7-bd8b-693615633b1db7d1344e-d13d-42a7-bd8b-693615633b1dSun, 21 Jun 2026 17:06:45 GMT2626Explore George Berkeley’s immaterialism, from to be is to be perceived to his attack on abstract ideas and mind-independent matter. The episode also examines how God, perception, and the stability of everyday objects fit together in Berkeley’s philosophy.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore George Berkeley’s immaterialism, from to be is to be perceived to his attack on abstract ideas and mind-independent matter. The episode also examines how God, perception, and the stability of everyday objects fit together in Berkeley’s philosophy.Explore George Berkeley’s immaterialism, from to be is to be perceived to his attack on abstract ideas and mind-independent matter. The episode also examines how God, perception, and the stability of everyday objects fit together in Berkeley’s philosophy.false00:11:21full<![CDATA[Leibniz, Possible Worlds, and the Puzzle of Monads]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/760f3fa6-5c74-4766-b3dc-d7bf4853f891760f3fa6-5c74-4766-b3dc-d7bf4853f891Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:05:10 GMT2525Explore Leibniz’s big idea that reality is governed by reason, from the principle of sufficient reason to the theory of possible worlds and the claim that God chose the best total order. The episode also unpacks monads, Leibniz’s answer to what the world is made of, and revisits the controversy over optimism, evil, and suffering.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Leibniz’s big idea that reality is governed by reason, from the principle of sufficient reason to the theory of possible worlds and the claim that God chose the best total order. The episode also unpacks monads, Leibniz’s answer to what the world Explore Leibniz’s big idea that reality is governed by reason, from the principle of sufficient reason to the theory of possible worlds and the claim that God chose the best total order. The episode also unpacks monads, Leibniz’s answer to what the world is made of, and revisits the controversy over optimism, evil, and suffering.false00:12:11full<![CDATA[Locke: Blank Slate, Toleration, and Political Consent]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/6e27c12a-358f-4146-a888-a233523202766e27c12a-358f-4146-a888-a23352320276Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:06:09 GMT2424This episode explores Locke’s empiricism and his rejection of innate ideas, from sensation and reflection to primary and secondary qualities. It also traces how those ideas connect to his politics of consent, toleration, and resistance to absolute monarchy.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Locke’s empiricism and his rejection of innate ideas, from sensation and reflection to primary and secondary qualities. It also traces how those ideas connect to his politics of consent, toleration, and resistance to absolute monarchThis episode explores Locke’s empiricism and his rejection of innate ideas, from sensation and reflection to primary and secondary qualities. It also traces how those ideas connect to his politics of consent, toleration, and resistance to absolute monarchy.false00:12:49full<![CDATA[Spinoza’s God or Nature: Freedom, Desire, and Necessity]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/218c9fd8-a963-47b9-9005-35e5f1651f3d218c9fd8-a963-47b9-9005-35e5f1651f3dThu, 18 Jun 2026 17:05:59 GMT2323Explore how Spinoza’s radical idea of God or Nature challenged seventeenth-century religion, politics, and philosophy. The episode also unpacks his vision of freedom as understanding necessity, his concept of conatus, and how reason can transform emotion into a more active life.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore how Spinoza’s radical idea of God or Nature challenged seventeenth-century religion, politics, and philosophy. The episode also unpacks his vision of freedom as understanding necessity, his concept of conatus, and how reason can transform emotion Explore how Spinoza’s radical idea of God or Nature challenged seventeenth-century religion, politics, and philosophy. The episode also unpacks his vision of freedom as understanding necessity, his concept of conatus, and how reason can transform emotion into a more active life.false00:11:38full<![CDATA[Descartes and the Doubt That Built Modern Philosophy]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/9655d4a9-7821-4384-97bf-9cd26b5eb7429655d4a9-7821-4384-97bf-9cd26b5eb742Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:45:54 GMT2222Explore how Descartes used methodic doubt, the dream argument, and the idea of an evil deceiver to strip knowledge down to one undeniable truth: the thinking self. The episode also follows how he tries to rebuild certainty through clear and distinct ideas, God, and the mathematical vision that shaped his philosophy.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore how Descartes used methodic doubt, the dream argument, and the idea of an evil deceiver to strip knowledge down to one undeniable truth: the thinking self. The episode also follows how he tries to rebuild certainty through clear and distinct ideasExplore how Descartes used methodic doubt, the dream argument, and the idea of an evil deceiver to strip knowledge down to one undeniable truth: the thinking self. The episode also follows how he tries to rebuild certainty through clear and distinct ideas, God, and the mathematical vision that shaped his philosophy.false00:11:56full<![CDATA[Hobbes, the State of Nature, and the Price of Peace]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/d5532763-33cc-4d84-b50a-403f8324e24dd5532763-33cc-4d84-b50a-403f8324e24dTue, 16 Jun 2026 17:07:12 GMT2121This episode explores Thomas Hobbes’s response to civil war, his materialist view of human nature, and the famous state of nature as a condition shaped by fear, competition, and mistrust. It also explains how the social contract and sovereign authority are meant to secure peace when ordinary trust breaks down.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Thomas Hobbes’s response to civil war, his materialist view of human nature, and the famous state of nature as a condition shaped by fear, competition, and mistrust. It also explains how the social contract and sovereign authority arThis episode explores Thomas Hobbes’s response to civil war, his materialist view of human nature, and the famous state of nature as a condition shaped by fear, competition, and mistrust. It also explains how the social contract and sovereign authority are meant to secure peace when ordinary trust breaks down.false00:11:44full<![CDATA[Francis Bacon and the Birth of Modern Knowledge]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/f9911d9d-2f49-4e11-bd58-a0ad628ea95cf9911d9d-2f49-4e11-bd58-a0ad628ea95cMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:06:46 GMT2020This episode explores Bacon’s challenge to inherited authority and his push for observation, experiment, and induction as the foundations of reliable knowledge. It also examines his famous “idols of the mind,” his political ambitions, and the enduring tension between scientific progress and power.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Bacon’s challenge to inherited authority and his push for observation, experiment, and induction as the foundations of reliable knowledge. It also examines his famous “idols of the mind,” his political ambitions, and the enduring tenThis episode explores Bacon’s challenge to inherited authority and his push for observation, experiment, and induction as the foundations of reliable knowledge. It also examines his famous “idols of the mind,” his political ambitions, and the enduring tension between scientific progress and power.false00:12:10full<![CDATA[Machiavelli Beyond the Myth of Ruthlessness]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/8f71cbae-99fb-4534-b19b-5592033892c98f71cbae-99fb-4534-b19b-5592033892c9Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:14:29 GMT1919This episode unpacks The Prince by separating Machiavelli’s real political theory from the modern reputation for pure cynicism. It explores virtù, fortuna, state power, and why he believed rulers sometimes need hard choices to preserve order.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode unpacks The Prince by separating Machiavelli’s real political theory from the modern reputation for pure cynicism. It explores virtù, fortuna, state power, and why he believed rulers sometimes need hard choices to preserve order.This episode unpacks The Prince by separating Machiavelli’s real political theory from the modern reputation for pure cynicism. It explores virtù, fortuna, state power, and why he believed rulers sometimes need hard choices to preserve order.false00:12:17full<![CDATA[Nagarjuna and the Power of Emptiness]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/22a46208-40d8-45c8-bd37-85246ed3ad0722a46208-40d8-45c8-bd37-85246ed3ad07Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:04:49 GMT1818Explore Nagarjuna’s Madhyamaka philosophy, where emptiness means things lack fixed essence—not that they are unreal. This episode breaks down dependent origination, the two truths, and why seeing emptiness can actually make change, practice, and liberation possible.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Nagarjuna’s Madhyamaka philosophy, where emptiness means things lack fixed essence—not that they are unreal. This episode breaks down dependent origination, the two truths, and why seeing emptiness can actually make change, practice, and liberatioExplore Nagarjuna’s Madhyamaka philosophy, where emptiness means things lack fixed essence—not that they are unreal. This episode breaks down dependent origination, the two truths, and why seeing emptiness can actually make change, practice, and liberation possible.false00:11:34full<![CDATA[Plotinus, the One, and the Architecture of Reality]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/7109c135-0329-4abc-b0cb-6d018eb021537109c135-0329-4abc-b0cb-6d018eb02153Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:06:10 GMT1717Explore Plotinus’ Neoplatonic vision of reality, from the ineffable One to Intellect, Soul, and the material world. The episode also clears up common misconceptions about matter, beauty, and evil in his philosophy.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore Plotinus’ Neoplatonic vision of reality, from the ineffable One to Intellect, Soul, and the material world. The episode also clears up common misconceptions about matter, beauty, and evil in his philosophy.Explore Plotinus’ Neoplatonic vision of reality, from the ineffable One to Intellect, Soul, and the material world. The episode also clears up common misconceptions about matter, beauty, and evil in his philosophy.false00:12:21full<![CDATA[Al-Ghazali and the Search for Certainty]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/b664c425-d28f-497d-86ab-e1c5449b0c9ab664c425-d28f-497d-86ab-e1c5449b0c9aThu, 11 Jun 2026 17:10:29 GMT1616This episode traces Al-Ghazali’s dramatic intellectual crisis, from his rise in Baghdad to his turn toward spiritual discipline and the quest for true certainty. It also explores his critique of philosophy, his arguments about causation and divine knowledge, and why he remains a major thinker on doubt, faith, and the inner life.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode traces Al-Ghazali’s dramatic intellectual crisis, from his rise in Baghdad to his turn toward spiritual discipline and the quest for true certainty. It also explores his critique of philosophy, his arguments about causation and divine knowledThis episode traces Al-Ghazali’s dramatic intellectual crisis, from his rise in Baghdad to his turn toward spiritual discipline and the quest for true certainty. It also explores his critique of philosophy, his arguments about causation and divine knowledge, and why he remains a major thinker on doubt, faith, and the inner life.false00:14:17full<![CDATA[Maimonides: Faith, Reason, and the Perplexed Mind]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/0c45693e-9f93-4894-80a2-73fec96860cf0c45693e-9f93-4894-80a2-73fec96860cfWed, 10 Jun 2026 17:31:04 GMT1515This episode traces Maimonides’ life from medieval Spain to Egypt and explores how he became a physician, legal codifier, and major philosopher. It also unpacks his ideas on negative theology, biblical interpretation, Aristotle, and the tension between revelation and reason.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode traces Maimonides’ life from medieval Spain to Egypt and explores how he became a physician, legal codifier, and major philosopher. It also unpacks his ideas on negative theology, biblical interpretation, Aristotle, and the tension between reThis episode traces Maimonides’ life from medieval Spain to Egypt and explores how he became a physician, legal codifier, and major philosopher. It also unpacks his ideas on negative theology, biblical interpretation, Aristotle, and the tension between revelation and reason.false00:13:09full<![CDATA[Averroes and the Unity of Truth]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/f2c76ddc-a94b-4197-aa10-235bfe2a2a2bf2c76ddc-a94b-4197-aa10-235bfe2a2a2bTue, 09 Jun 2026 17:06:51 GMT1414Explore how Ibn Rushd became the Commentator, defending Aristotle while arguing that philosophy and revelation can coexist within a disciplined search for truth. The episode also traces his debates with Avicenna and Al-Ghazali, and his lasting influence on Islamic, Jewish, and Latin intellectual traditions.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore how Ibn Rushd became the Commentator, defending Aristotle while arguing that philosophy and revelation can coexist within a disciplined search for truth. The episode also traces his debates with Avicenna and Al-Ghazali, and his lasting influence oExplore how Ibn Rushd became the Commentator, defending Aristotle while arguing that philosophy and revelation can coexist within a disciplined search for truth. The episode also traces his debates with Avicenna and Al-Ghazali, and his lasting influence on Islamic, Jewish, and Latin intellectual traditions.false00:12:58full<![CDATA[Avicenna and the Secret of Being]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/6c705534-2c44-4c0c-a804-295ddd1dd2a46c705534-2c44-4c0c-a804-295ddd1dd2a4Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:06:12 GMT1313Explore how Ibn Sina became both a legendary physician and a towering philosopher, shaping medicine, logic, and metaphysics across the Islamic world and medieval Europe. The episode unpacks his distinction between essence and existence, his argument for the Necessary Existent, and why thinkers from Aquinas to Maimonides could not ignore him.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore how Ibn Sina became both a legendary physician and a towering philosopher, shaping medicine, logic, and metaphysics across the Islamic world and medieval Europe. The episode unpacks his distinction between essence and existence, his argument for tExplore how Ibn Sina became both a legendary physician and a towering philosopher, shaping medicine, logic, and metaphysics across the Islamic world and medieval Europe. The episode unpacks his distinction between essence and existence, his argument for the Necessary Existent, and why thinkers from Aquinas to Maimonides could not ignore him.false00:12:41full<![CDATA[Aquinas and the Reason-Faith Map]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/addc5609-f685-4d67-82b4-eded260e3542addc5609-f685-4d67-82b4-eded260e3542Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:05:27 GMT1212This episode introduces Thomas Aquinas, his Dominican life, and the medieval shockwave caused by Aristotle’s return to Europe. It also unpacks Aquinas’s core ideas on reason and revelation, scholastic method, act and potency, and the essence-existence distinction that shaped his arguments for God and natural law.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode introduces Thomas Aquinas, his Dominican life, and the medieval shockwave caused by Aristotle’s return to Europe. It also unpacks Aquinas’s core ideas on reason and revelation, scholastic method, act and potency, and the essence-existence disThis episode introduces Thomas Aquinas, his Dominican life, and the medieval shockwave caused by Aristotle’s return to Europe. It also unpacks Aquinas’s core ideas on reason and revelation, scholastic method, act and potency, and the essence-existence distinction that shaped his arguments for God and natural law.false00:16:19full<![CDATA[Augustine, Desire, and the Restless Heart]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/53552321-74d1-4a56-8264-b2c7656662a453552321-74d1-4a56-8264-b2c7656662a4Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:06:46 GMT1111This episode introduces Augustine of Hippo and explores why Confessions is more than autobiography: it is a deep inquiry into memory, desire, sin, and self-knowledge. It also explains his ideas about evil as privation, divided will, free will, grace, and the enduring influence of the City of God.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode introduces Augustine of Hippo and explores why Confessions is more than autobiography: it is a deep inquiry into memory, desire, sin, and self-knowledge. It also explains his ideas about evil as privation, divided will, free will, grace, and This episode introduces Augustine of Hippo and explores why Confessions is more than autobiography: it is a deep inquiry into memory, desire, sin, and self-knowledge. It also explains his ideas about evil as privation, divided will, free will, grace, and the enduring influence of the City of God.false00:13:20full<![CDATA[Heraclitus and the Hidden Order of Change]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/34420d93-ebda-4469-8ca2-f33d1611edc734420d93-ebda-4469-8ca2-f33d1611edc7Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:06:05 GMT1010This episode explores Heraclitus’s view that reality is always in motion, from rivers and fire to the tension of opposites. It also explains his idea of logos as the underlying pattern that gives change its intelligible structure.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Heraclitus’s view that reality is always in motion, from rivers and fire to the tension of opposites. It also explains his idea of logos as the underlying pattern that gives change its intelligible structure.This episode explores Heraclitus’s view that reality is always in motion, from rivers and fire to the tension of opposites. It also explains his idea of logos as the underlying pattern that gives change its intelligible structure.false00:13:05full<![CDATA[Diogenes and the Art of Living Free]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/dbb6a138-de69-4257-9820-8880404a7e85dbb6a138-de69-4257-9820-8880404a7e85Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:05:35 GMT99This episode explores Diogenes of Sinope, the ancient Cynic who turned simplicity, shamelessness, and blunt truth-telling into a philosophy of freedom. It traces how his radical rejection of convention challenged status, comfort, and power, and why his ideas still resonate with Stoicism, satire, and critiques of consumer culture.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Diogenes of Sinope, the ancient Cynic who turned simplicity, shamelessness, and blunt truth-telling into a philosophy of freedom. It traces how his radical rejection of convention challenged status, comfort, and power, and why his idThis episode explores Diogenes of Sinope, the ancient Cynic who turned simplicity, shamelessness, and blunt truth-telling into a philosophy of freedom. It traces how his radical rejection of convention challenged status, comfort, and power, and why his ideas still resonate with Stoicism, satire, and critiques of consumer culture.false00:12:29full<![CDATA[Epicurus: Pleasure Without Excess]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/c807f8df-272d-41c5-9564-895abc95607ac807f8df-272d-41c5-9564-895abc95607aWed, 03 Jun 2026 17:06:21 GMT88This episode explores Epicurus beyond the stereotype of luxury, tracing his modest life, the Garden in Athens, and his radical view that happiness comes from simplicity, friendship, and freedom from fear. It also breaks down his ideas about desire, the gods, and death, showing why his philosophy was really a guide to calm and independence.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Epicurus beyond the stereotype of luxury, tracing his modest life, the Garden in Athens, and his radical view that happiness comes from simplicity, friendship, and freedom from fear. It also breaks down his ideas about desire, the goThis episode explores Epicurus beyond the stereotype of luxury, tracing his modest life, the Garden in Athens, and his radical view that happiness comes from simplicity, friendship, and freedom from fear. It also breaks down his ideas about desire, the gods, and death, showing why his philosophy was really a guide to calm and independence.false00:12:20full<![CDATA[Marcus Aurelius, Stoicism, and the Art of Self-Rule]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/dc929a22-f07e-42f9-a6eb-097b36db7533dc929a22-f07e-42f9-a6eb-097b36db7533Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:48:26 GMT77This episode explores Marcus Aurelius as both Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, unpacking the historical pressures behind Meditations and the core Stoic ideas of judgment, virtue, duty, and mortality. It also considers the tension in his legacy: a guide to inner discipline shaped by an empire built on power, war, and hierarchy.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Marcus Aurelius as both Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, unpacking the historical pressures behind Meditations and the core Stoic ideas of judgment, virtue, duty, and mortality. It also considers the tension in his legacy: a guidThis episode explores Marcus Aurelius as both Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, unpacking the historical pressures behind Meditations and the core Stoic ideas of judgment, virtue, duty, and mortality. It also considers the tension in his legacy: a guide to inner discipline shaped by an empire built on power, war, and hierarchy.false00:12:15full<![CDATA[The Buddha, the Four Noble Truths, and the Middle Way]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/ff146e12-b1e9-47b1-97c7-7bd19853d43aff146e12-b1e9-47b1-97c7-7bd19853d43aSun, 31 May 2026 17:15:30 GMT66This episode introduces Siddhartha Gautama and the historical uncertainty around his life before unpacking the Buddha’s core diagnosis of dukkha, craving, and liberation. It also explains the Four Noble Truths, the Middle Way, and the Eightfold Path as a practical framework for understanding impermanence, non-self, and disciplined living.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode introduces Siddhartha Gautama and the historical uncertainty around his life before unpacking the Buddha’s core diagnosis of dukkha, craving, and liberation. It also explains the Four Noble Truths, the Middle Way, and the Eightfold Path as a This episode introduces Siddhartha Gautama and the historical uncertainty around his life before unpacking the Buddha’s core diagnosis of dukkha, craving, and liberation. It also explains the Four Noble Truths, the Middle Way, and the Eightfold Path as a practical framework for understanding impermanence, non-self, and disciplined living.false00:13:29full<![CDATA[Laozi, Wu Wei, and the Way Behind the World]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/9629469b-63c1-40cf-98b7-fd74379646af9629469b-63c1-40cf-98b7-fd74379646afSat, 30 May 2026 17:06:46 GMT55This episode explores the legendary figure of Laozi, the origins of the Dao De Jing, and the central ideas of Dao and de. It also breaks down wu wei, water imagery, and Laozi’s upside-down ethics of softness, humility, and effective action.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores the legendary figure of Laozi, the origins of the Dao De Jing, and the central ideas of Dao and de. It also breaks down wu wei, water imagery, and Laozi’s upside-down ethics of softness, humility, and effective action.This episode explores the legendary figure of Laozi, the origins of the Dao De Jing, and the central ideas of Dao and de. It also breaks down wu wei, water imagery, and Laozi’s upside-down ethics of softness, humility, and effective action.false00:11:48full<![CDATA[Confucius, Ren, and the Power of Ritual]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/d2d1f57f-a904-44a2-835e-111bd13c5fd7d2d1f57f-a904-44a2-835e-111bd13c5fd7Fri, 29 May 2026 17:06:41 GMT44This episode explores Confucius in a time of political breakdown, tracing how ren and li shape humaneness, self-discipline, and trust. It also unpacks the Analects as a teaching tradition and shows why moral formation, not just abstract theory, sits at the heart of Confucian thought.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode explores Confucius in a time of political breakdown, tracing how ren and li shape humaneness, self-discipline, and trust. It also unpacks the Analects as a teaching tradition and shows why moral formation, not just abstract theory, sits at thThis episode explores Confucius in a time of political breakdown, tracing how ren and li shape humaneness, self-discipline, and trust. It also unpacks the Analects as a teaching tradition and shows why moral formation, not just abstract theory, sits at the heart of Confucian thought.false00:13:32full<![CDATA[Aristotle’s Four Causes, Form, and Change]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/88df7931-d30a-4eac-a5bc-e7fdbba7588f88df7931-d30a-4eac-a5bc-e7fdbba7588fThu, 28 May 2026 16:12:56 GMT33This episode introduces Aristotle’s life, his break with but debt to Plato, and why his writing feels so systematic and dense. It also breaks down his ideas of four causes, matter and form, and the distinction between potentiality and actuality.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode introduces Aristotle’s life, his break with but debt to Plato, and why his writing feels so systematic and dense. It also breaks down his ideas of four causes, matter and form, and the distinction between potentiality and actuality.This episode introduces Aristotle’s life, his break with but debt to Plato, and why his writing feels so systematic and dense. It also breaks down his ideas of four causes, matter and form, and the distinction between potentiality and actuality.false00:15:22full<![CDATA[Plato’s Cave, Forms, and the Fight for Truth]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/b630f7e5-6ea2-416d-861c-6c15363cc42db630f7e5-6ea2-416d-861c-6c15363cc42dThu, 28 May 2026 07:23:51 GMT22This episode traces how Plato’s experience of Socrates’ death shaped his lifelong project, from the dialogue form and the Academy to his theory of Forms. It also breaks down the Allegory of the Cave and what Plato means by education, reality, and the tension between truth and politics.

]]>Bilal TahirThis episode traces how Plato’s experience of Socrates’ death shaped his lifelong project, from the dialogue form and the Academy to his theory of Forms. It also breaks down the Allegory of the Cave and what Plato means by education, reality, and the tensThis episode traces how Plato’s experience of Socrates’ death shaped his lifelong project, from the dialogue form and the Academy to his theory of Forms. It also breaks down the Allegory of the Cave and what Plato means by education, reality, and the tension between truth and politics.false00:13:57full<![CDATA[Socrates and the Art of Questioning]]>https://one-philosopher-at-a-time-kshypr.jellypod.com/episodes/2c2a6997-4279-4b92-99df-0fcb20ef7e112c2a6997-4279-4b92-99df-0fcb20ef7e11Thu, 28 May 2026 07:12:23 GMT11Explore how Socrates turned philosophy toward ethics, self-examination, and the search for virtue through relentless questioning. This episode also untangles the challenge of separating the historical Socrates from the portraits left by Plato, Xenophon, and Aristophanes.

]]>Bilal TahirExplore how Socrates turned philosophy toward ethics, self-examination, and the search for virtue through relentless questioning. This episode also untangles the challenge of separating the historical Socrates from the portraits left by Plato, Xenophon, aExplore how Socrates turned philosophy toward ethics, self-examination, and the search for virtue through relentless questioning. This episode also untangles the challenge of separating the historical Socrates from the portraits left by Plato, Xenophon, and Aristophanes.false00:17:35full