This episode explores French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s concept of ‘mauvaise foi’ or Bad Faith as presented in Being and Nothingness.---PRIMARY TEXTBeing and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological OntologyJean-Paul Sar

07. Exploring Magical Realism

Apr 15th, 2021 23m 11s

What do movies like The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Amélie and Pan’s Labyrinth have in common with literary works like Beloved, Like Water for Chocolate, Kafka on the Shore and Midnight's Children?You guessed it. They all fall under the magical

06. Diogenes the Cynic

Mar 9th, 2021 11m 16s

Out of all the ancient greek philosophers, Diogenes is by far the funniest. Known as both Diogenes of Sinope and Diogenes the Cynic, he was one of the most influential philosophers in the school of Cynicism. For more Majorly Useless content,

05. On the Apathy of the Human Mind | Anton Wilhelm Amo

Feb 23rd, 2021 14m 42s

Welcome back to yet another episode of Majorly Useless: A Philosophy and Literature Podcast.This week's episode will be covering the work of philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, specifically his 1734 PhD thesis: On the Apathy of the Human Mind.For

04. Did Chaucer invent Valentine's Day?

Feb 8th, 2021 12m 21s

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it made sense that this ep should look at the poem that might be responsible for it all, The Parliament of Fowles by medieval English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer. This ep will cover a brief history of Va

03. Meditations | Marcus Aurelius

Jan 27th, 2021 11m 44s

Welcome back to Majorly Useless, a philosophy and literature podcast. In this episode, I wanted to explore the life and work of Roman Emperor and stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius. He is, of course, the author of Meditations, one of the most i

02. Intro to Ethics | The Trolley Problem

Jan 19th, 2021 10m 53s

Hello and welcome back Majorly Useless, a philosophy and literature podcast. In today’s episode, we’ll be exploring some basics of ethics and moral philosophy. The canvas for which will be the famous ethical dilemma, the trolley problem.Find t

01. Essays in Idleness | Yoshida Kenkō

Jan 12th, 2021 12m 46s

Hello and welcome to the very first episode ever of Majorly Useless, a philosophy and literature podcast. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about Yoshida Kenkō, a poet, Monk, essayist and philosopher from medieval Japan.Find the show

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