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Labyrinths

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Labyrinths
How does structure relate to anti-structure? Should we just to "burn it all down," or does anti-structure refer to something deeper than that? Here we discuss Thomas Merton's introduction to his 1965 book The Way of Change Tzu and approach this question by looking at the relation between Confucianism and Taoism, as presented by Merton. --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philosophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35
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Struc­ture and anti-struc­ture; Thomas Mer­ton on Chuang Tzu

Labyrinths 993 views Octo­ber 24, 2023

Socrates is convicted and sentenced to death. How does he take it? And what do we know about the actual scene of his death? Here we explore. This video is the first in a three-part series offering a reading of Plato's dialogue based on that trial, the Apology. Part 1: Socrates confronts his accusers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlN41Ha6bVo Part 2: Why is Socrates a "gadfly"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jofh6cbsuZM Part 3: The "measured" death of Socrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh0PeF4XtU --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philosophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35
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The “mea­sured” death of Socrates (Apol­o­gy, Part 3)

Labyrinths 174 views Octo­ber 1, 2023

We often hear Socrates called a "gadfly." What does that mean? Here we explain. This video is the first in a three-part series offering a reading of Plato's dialogue based on that trial, the Apology. Part 1: Socrates confronts his accusers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlN41Ha6bVo Part 2: Why is Socrates a "gadfly"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jofh6cbsuZM Part 3: The "measured" death of Socrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh0PeF4XtU --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philosophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35
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Why is Socrates a “gad­fly”? (Apol­o­gy, Part 2)

Labyrinths 107 views Octo­ber 1, 2023

What can we today learn from how Socrates conducted himself at his trial in 399 BCE? This video is the first in a three-part series offering a reading of Plato's dialogue based on that trial, the Apology. Part 1: Socrates confronts his accusers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlN41Ha6bVo Part 2: Why is Socrates a "gadfly"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jofh6cbsuZM Part 3: The "measured" death of Socrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh0PeF4XtU --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philosophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35
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Socrates con­fronts his accusers (Apol­o­gy, Part 1)

Labyrinths 261 views Sep­tem­ber 27, 2023

Rudyard Kipling's poem "If--" is often regarded as offering a short poetic statement of the core message of the Bhagavad Gita. This video offers a reading of that poem and some commentary. --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philsophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35
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Kipling on the fruits of action

Labyrinths 86 views Sep­tem­ber 27, 2023

What is the Bhagavad Gita and what is its message? Why should we read it today? This video is a non-technical introduction to this singular classic of Indian literature and key text of the Hindu Tradition. --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philosophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35
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Why read the Bha­gavad Gita?

Labyrinths 831 views Sep­tem­ber 27, 2023

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Labyrinths

1.6K sub­scribers

Adven­tures in ideas. Phi­los­o­phy, reli­gion, and cul­ture.

Labyrinths
How does structure relate to anti-structure? Should we just to "burn it all down," or does anti-structure refer to something deeper than that? Here we discuss Thomas Merton's introduction to his 1965 book The Way of Change Tzu and approach this question by looking at the relation between Confucianism and Taoism, as presented by Merton. --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philosophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35 28:23
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Struc­ture and anti-struc­ture; Thomas Mer­ton on Chuang Tzu

Labyrinths 993 views Octo­ber 24, 2023

Socrates is convicted and sentenced to death. How does he take it? And what do we know about the actual scene of his death? Here we explore. This video is the first in a three-part series offering a reading of Plato's dialogue based on that trial, the Apology. Part 1: Socrates confronts his accusers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlN41Ha6bVo Part 2: Why is Socrates a "gadfly"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jofh6cbsuZM Part 3: The "measured" death of Socrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh0PeF4XtU --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philosophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35 26:33
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The “mea­sured” death of Socrates (Apol­o­gy, Part 3)

Labyrinths 174 views Octo­ber 1, 2023

We often hear Socrates called a "gadfly." What does that mean? Here we explain. This video is the first in a three-part series offering a reading of Plato's dialogue based on that trial, the Apology. Part 1: Socrates confronts his accusers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlN41Ha6bVo Part 2: Why is Socrates a "gadfly"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jofh6cbsuZM Part 3: The "measured" death of Socrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh0PeF4XtU --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philosophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35 21:02
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Why is Socrates a “gad­fly”? (Apol­o­gy, Part 2)

Labyrinths 107 views Octo­ber 1, 2023

What can we today learn from how Socrates conducted himself at his trial in 399 BCE? This video is the first in a three-part series offering a reading of Plato's dialogue based on that trial, the Apology. Part 1: Socrates confronts his accusers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlN41Ha6bVo Part 2: Why is Socrates a "gadfly"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jofh6cbsuZM Part 3: The "measured" death of Socrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh0PeF4XtU --- Labyrinths is an ongoing project of Dr. Jon Sozek to promote thoughtful conversation about the history of philosophy, religion, and culture on YouTube. Visit the Labyrinths website: https://labyrinthsideas.com More about Jon: https://sozek.com Buy related books on Amazon (affiliate links): https://labyrinthsideas.com/bookstore/ Playlists of interest: The Trivium - https://tinyurl.com/4cntnz3n Religion and Society - https://tinyurl.com/mvwa9k5v History of Christianity - https://tinyurl.com/5ykn4kb7 Catholic Intellectual Tradition - https://tinyurl.com/mw3v8f8r Christian Mysticism - https://tinyurl.com/yerc4vne Theology of the Civil Rights Movement - https://tinyurl.com/2npc3jd4 The Spiritual Life - https://tinyurl.com/3h84why8 Religions of Asia - https://tinyurl.com/56yjstpn Debating Democracy - https://tinyurl.com/3cvzr6nr Ancient Greek Thought - https://tinyurl.com/4rzwky35 30:52
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Socrates con­fronts his accusers (Apol­o­gy, Part 1)

Labyrinths 261 views Sep­tem­ber 27, 2023

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