In this first episode of a new series, Stephen Blackwood reads Leo Tolstoy’s classic novella, ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich.’ A masterful text from one of history’s great writers, it tells the story of a man whose fatal illness forces him to confront the shallow assumptions of his life and the slowly encroaching, inevitable reality of death. ‘Ivan Ilyich’ is a timeless meditation on the fundamental content of life: finding purpose, loving others, and understanding our finitude.
The translation Dr Blackwood is reading from—easily found online, if you'd like to follow along—is by Louise and Aylmer Maude.
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Unlocking Consciousness with Dr. Stephen Wolfram: AI & Philosophy | Ralston College
From Homer to Gutenberg: Ancient Greek and Its Afterlives with Dr. David Butterfield
Education without Indoctrination: Can It Exist? Stephen Blackwood, John Vervaeke & David Butterfield
Self and Story: In Conversation with Gregg Hurwitz
Language, Thought, and Style: The Articulated Logos in Victorian Literature with Michael D. Hurley
Radical Thoughts on Human Nature: Stephen Blackwood at Hillsdale College
The Medieval Cosmos as Permanent Apocalypse with Jonathan Pageau
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Unveiling Aesthetics: Art, Suffering, and Transcendence | Sophia Lectures 2023 Part 4/5
Wisdom in Paradox: The Seriousness of Play | Sophia Lectures 2023 Part 3/5
Exploring the Inner Word: Play, Poetry, Philosophy | Sophia Lectures 2023 Part 2/5
The Spirit of Play in Shaping Culture, Creativity, and Spirituality | Sophia Lectures 2023 Part 1/5
The Spirit of Play: A Conversation with Professor Douglas Hedley and Dr Stephen Blackwood
Ep. 30 - From the Cave of Pythagoras: A Lecture and Discussion with Douglas Hedley
Ep. 29 - Marie Kawthar Daouda: Baudelaire and the Creation of the Poetic Self
Ep. 28 - Arif Ahmed on David Hume’s Disturbing Conception of the Self
Ep. 27 - Alan Charles Kors: Voltaire’s ‘Philosophical Letters,’ Part II
Ep. 26 - Alan Charles Kors: Voltaire’s ‘Philosophical Letters,’ Part I
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