Sleep With Philosophy
Big ideas, softly spoken.Unwind with the lives and ideas of the world’s great thinkers—told softly, slowly, and with care. Each episode offers a gentle journey through the reflections of a single philosopher: from the quiet ethics of Confucius to the inner doubts of Descartes, the radical hope of Spinoza to the solitude of Simone Weil. Whether you're curious about philosophy or simply seeking calm at day’s end, Sleep with Philosophy offers a peaceful place to listen, wonder, and let go. Subscrib...
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Episodes (155)
G. E. Moore (b.1873)
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Anaximander (b.610 BC)
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John D. Caputo (b.1940)
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Seyla Benhabib (b.1950)
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Albert Camus (b.1913)
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Robert Brandom (b.1950)
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Derek Parfit (b.1942)
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte (b.1762)
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Marsilius of Padua (b.1275)
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Peter Kropotkin (b.1842)
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Alain Badiou (b.1937)
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John Duns Scotus (b.1266)
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Ernst Cassirer (b.1874)
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Plato (b.427 BC)
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John McDowell (b.1942)
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Augustine of Hippo (b.354)
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Albert Schweitzer (b.1875)
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Étienne Balibar (b.1942)
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Peter Sloterdijk (b.1947)
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Edmund Burke (b.1729)
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TEASER: Alain de Botton (b.1969)
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Compilation Episode: Narrated by Ben Neumayer
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TEASER: Arthur Schopenhauer (b.1788)
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Compilation Episode: Narrated by Rocco Ferrario
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TEASER: Theodor Adorno (b.1903)
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Bonus Episode: Sleep with Mythology
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TEASER: Gianni Vattimo (b.1936)
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Bonus Episode: Sleep with History
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TEASER: Parmenides (b.515 BC)
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Bonus Episode: Sleep with Guided Meditations
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TEASER: Thomas Scanlon (b.1940)
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Bonus Episode: Sleep with Classic Films
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TEASER: Daniel Dennett (b.1942)
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Bonus Episode: Sleep with Classic Books
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TEASER: Jürgen Habermas (b.1929)
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Bonus Episode: Sleep with Ambient Sound
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TEASER: Aristotle (b.384 BC)
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Bonus Episode: Sleep with Science
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TEASER: Hubert Dreyfus (b.1929)
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Bonus Episode: Sleep with Psychology
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Iris Murdoch (b.1919)
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TEASER: Voltaire (b.1694)
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Pythagoras (b.570 BC)
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Joseph Raz (b.1939)
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TEASER: David Lewis (b.1941)
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Simon Critchley (b.1960)
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Claude Lévi-Strauss (b.1908)
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Michael Sandel (b.1953)
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TEASER: Charles Sanders Peirce (b.1839)
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René Descartes (b.1596)
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