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Book: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution
Separation of Church and State
TAKE-AWAY: The main philosophical idea taught by Williams, Locke, and Montesquieu was that power needed to be checked, which in turn protects individual liberties. Williams split state and church. Locke established natural rights and split King and Parliament. Montesquieu came along and said let’s split government into three branches of checks and balances.
American CentricEthicsH2-Ancient History

No Kings Has Deep Historical Roots

Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
Particle PhysicsUnification

The Double‐slit Experiment Explored

Reality may not be particles afterall. It may be more like waves, vibrations, or strings.
OntologyReligion

Philosophy: The Existence and Essence Debate

In religion and philosophy, the existence and essence debate asks if you exist before your time on Earth.
Must-Reads
EvolutionPhilosophy of Mind
The Evolution of Vocabulary in Ancient Humans
Language < Evolution < Science
Chained up handgun
American CentricPhilosophy of Law
Idea: Comprehensive Gun Control
For those that say we cannot do anything about gun violence, here is a list of items we can implement. This represents some of the ...
New Ideas
Philosophy of Journalism
The Living Touchstone: A Personal, Evolving Repository of Ideas
Philosophy of Journalism < Critical Thinking
United States constitution and gun rights
Philosophy of Law
IDEA: National Gun Licensing Program
Proposal: 6 levels of licensing.

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Were Plato and Aristotle friends?
Aristotle and Plato
TAKE-AWAY: Plato and Aristotle, often portrayed as intellectual rivals, shared 20 years together at Plato’s Academy. Deeply close friends, their ideas defined and split western philosophy.
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“I have a worldview. So do you.”
Worldview
TAKE-AWAY: Every person walks through life with a personal lens shaped by experience, belief, and knowledge. Recognizing you have a worldview — and that everyone else does too — is the first step toward understanding, empathy, and clearer thinking. Once you see your own lens, you can finally adjust it.
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30 Philosophers

A modern journey through humanity’s best ideas — now in audio.

Narrated by the talented Alex Wolfgang
(credited on Audible/Amazon as Adam Carpenter)

Fun moment: in Chapter 17’s Play with Me section he breaks the fourth wall and briefly introduces himself by his real name.

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WWB Season 7 — Returning 2026!

I’m taking this time to catch up with the paired videos for recent WWB editions, and to restructure the WWB into seasions of 10 weeks: four 1-Minute Hot Topics. Each week featureing a tidbit in science, philosophy, critical, thinking, and history. Follow the TST YouTube channel to catch all new videos. –Mike

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