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171 episodes Academy of Ideas Updated 2026-07-01
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2026-06-27

Restoring Pride: The Lost Virtue of Our Age – Richard Taylor

In this book Richard Taylor defends a form of elitism, arguing that the …
2026-06-27

Altering Fate – Michael Lewis

This book challenges the widely held view of "childhood determinism", ex…
2026-06-22

How to Escape a Meaningless Life

“One third of all the sorrow I must endure is unavoidable. It is the sor…
2026-06-22

The Undiscovered Self – Carl Jung

The Undiscovered Self is an important reflection on how the rise of the …
2026-06-20

The Power Elite – C. Wright Mills

A classic exploration of political power in America. This book dispels m…
2026-06-20

The Breakdown of Nations – Leopold Kohr

This book makes a persuasive case that the social, economic, and politic…
2026-06-20

Solitude: A Return to the Self – Anthony Storr

Solitude: A Return to Self is a bestselling meditation on the creative i…
2026-06-16

Brave New World Revisited – Aldous Huxley

Twenty-six years after writing Brave New World, Huxley wrote Brave New W…
2026-06-12

Letters from a Stoic – Seneca

A classic Stoic text, and a treasure chest for anybody wishing to incorp…
2026-06-12

How to Promote Peak Experiences

In the first video of this two-part series, we examined one of most fund…
2026-06-10

The Denial of Death – Ernest Becker

A Pulitzer Prize-winning book that explores the profound role the fear o…
2026-06-07

Toward a Psychology of Being – Abraham Maslow

In this classic work, Maslow examines the idea of self-actualization, an…
2026-05-25

Why You Should Pretend to Be Less Intelligent than You Are

“Know how to appear the fool. The wisest sometimes play this card, and t…
2026-05-10

Life’s Most Important Question

Many people believe that metaphysical questions – or questions about the…
2026-05-01

Why Men Fear Women

Given that man is the physically stronger sex, it may seem preposterous …
2026-04-28

Beyond Good and Evil – Friedrich Nietzsche

A critique of herd morality, and an urgent call for the rise of great in…
2026-04-22

The Road Less Traveled – M. Scott Peck

A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth The p…
2026-04-11

Carl Jung as Therapist – Your Problems Don’t Lie in the Past

“We should not forget that every neurosis entails a corresponding amount…
2026-03-30

Why The Western Worldview Limits Human Potential

When considering how to improve modern day society many people gravitate…
2026-03-23

The School of Anxiety – Overcoming Anxiety Disorders

You must be a member to access this Membership Video.Become a member tod…
2026-03-09

What If the “Crazy” Ones Are Right? – Conspiracy Theories

Some people allege that the politicians, bureaucrats and corporate elite…
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