Nietzsche’s Sister and *The Will to Power* [Open College transcript]

Below is an unedited transcription of this previously released podcast. Audio links: Topics and times: Transcription: The drama of The Will to Power This episode is inspired by my re-reading of Nietzsche’s The Will to Power. I’m reading the most recent translation, made by Professor R. Kevin Hill and published by Penguin in 2017. It […]

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Essential Questions about Being, Identity, Causality, Space, & Time [Lecture 2 of METAPHYSICS & EPISTEMOLOGY course]

Lecture 2. The Essential Questions In lecture two, we look at fundamental metaphysical questions, beginning with the Ship of Theseus paradox to examine identity and change, then covering core concepts like being, existence, identity, change, space, and time. We consider major positions on whether existence can be explained or simply affirmed, whether identity is intrinsic

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On the Origins of Reality [Lecture 1 of METAPHYSICS & EPISTEMOLOGY course]

Lecture 1. Origins of Reality In our introductory lecture, Dr. Hicks poses philosophical questions about the origin of reality by examining three competing narratives: the Big Bang theory, Hindu creation stories, and the Judeo-Christian Genesis account. We examine how they reflect differing metaphysical views—physicalism vs. spiritualism, monism vs. dualism, progress vs. regression—and contrasting approaches to

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METAPHYSICS & EPISTEMOLOGY — eight-lecture course syllabus

A course by Stephen R.C. Hicks, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy. Eight lectures on fundamental questions about reality, causality, space and time, knowledge, mind and body, and volition. We work through the big questions — and the debates over the best answers to them — guided by claims and insights from major philosophers including Plato, Aristotle,

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