WWB Season 4: Consciousness -- East to West
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S4: Consciousness -- East to West
20 Hot Topics/5 Quotes: In Season 4, your exploration of wisdom delves into the profound connection between ancient Eastern insights and modern Western thought. From the contemplative traditions of Buddhism and Daoism to existential ideas from Nietzsche, Zapffe, and Camus, you’ll explore consciousness, intelligence, and human awareness as both an ancient quest and modern puzzle. These concise lessons illuminate how different cultures and eras wrestle with the same essential questions, helping you appreciate consciousness not just as a philosophical curiosity, but as the very essence of human experience.
Season 4 Highlights
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138,000 views as of Mar 2025.
Season 4: Oct 2 - 30 2024
5 Episodes
Hot Topics
History
Critical Thinking
Science
Philosophy
What is the IQ of a chimpanzee?
Comparing the EQ of chimps and humans gives chimps an equivalent IQ of about 35 to 40.
How do slippery slope arguments manipulate people?
Logical Fallacies < Four Mind Traps < TST Framework < Critical Thinking
Was Plato’s Academy the first university?
Ancient History < History
Did the Buddha believe in Mount Meru and the six realms of existence?
India < Ancient History < History
How do we know bloodletting doesn’t work?
Logical Fallacies < Four Mind Traps < TST Framework < Critical Thinking
What is the nature of timbre?
Multiple sound waves including both harmonic and overtone waves, as well as the attack and decay which is the shape of the waves individually and ...
Are Buddhist or Confucian teachings closer to their original meaning?
Ancient Eastern Philosophies
How far back do oral traditions date?
Prehistory < History
What are social constructs and how do they apply to AI?
Five Thought Tools < TST Framework < Critical Thinking
What was the IQ of Homo habilis, and did they ask questions?
Evolution < Science
What is Confucianism?
Ethical applied philosophy emphasizing social harmony and personal virtue.
What is the history of existentialism?
Existentialism was born in post medieval Europe, but it's focus on the self and your own thoughts echos Daoism and Buddhism in the East and ...
Is there evidence for other dimensions?
Idea Evaluation < Five Thought Tools < TST Framework < Critical Thinking
When did we discover stars are mostly made of hydrogen and helium?
Cosmology < Science
Did existential authenticity originate in the East?
Long before Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, Eastern traditions asked how to live honestly within suffering, impermanence, and uncertainty. Think of Siddhartha Gautama confronting desire and suffering, ...
What is the history of Confucianism?
China < Ancient History < History
Is it logical to vote for a candidate based on just one issue?
Logical Fallacies < Critical Thinking
What’s the difference between common ions and ionization in physics?
None. Both describe the same process of atoms or molecules gaining or losing electrons.
How does consciousness differ from intelligence?
The Mind < Philosophy
Who was the first female philosopher?
Ancient History < History
Quotes
“Being and non-being create each other.”
Metaphysics < Philosophy
“The Dao that can be told is not the eternal Dao; The name that can be named is not the eternal name.”
Laozi opens the Dao De Jing by reminding us that ultimate reality cannot be captured by words, names, or ideas.
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
Wittgenstein argued that language sets the boundaries of understanding. What we cannot express in words may still be experienced.
“In learning and straightway practicing, is there not pleasure also?”
Confucius opens the Analects by linking learning to lived practice, friendship, and humility.
“The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.”
Ethics < Philosophy