A series of episodes comparing and contrasting Campbells view of the universality and necessity of myth with the Philosophical and Metaphysical accounts of the Ancient Greek, Enlightenment, and Modern Hylomorphic and Critical Philosophy.
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Arendt http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic Podcastتوسط Michael R D James
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Freud's arguments against "love thy neighbour" countered by Campbells Transcendental "I and thou are one" arguments. Buddhist first principle: "All life is sorrowful". Wittgenstein: we are not put on earth to be happy. http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic Podcastتوسط Michael R D James
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Delphic Podcast by Michael R D James: Episode 8 Sacred Land, The Waste-Land Schopenhauer and Kant
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The Metaphysics of Man and Nature are affected by the form of life we are talking about, whether that be in the forest, on the plains, in the desert or in the Mountains and whether we are dealig with activities such as hunting or farming. The modern rituals of reading, writing and examinations have replaced primitive and Christian rituals in a cont…
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Beauty, the Sublime, Intention, the Mystic Psychosis and Catharsis http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic Podcastتوسط Michael R D James
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Comparison of Kantian account of religious ideas with the Mythological and Freudian accounts http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic Podcastتوسط Michael R D James
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Comparison of Greek mythology with Biblical religion. Evaluation of Campbells claim that the USA ought to be the model for the forthcoming Planetary Mythology http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic Podcastتوسط Michael R D James
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The comparison of the two types of Myth with the Kantian Critical division of the realm of Philosophy between the Metaphysics of Nature and the Metaphysics of Morals. The Gaiai Principle and Chief Seattles letter to the President expressing confusion over the intention to buy his lad: "How can you buy the sk?"..."Our land is sacred". Narrated by Ju…
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The Powers of perception, imagination and Consciousness: A Philosophical Critique http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic Podcastتوسط Michael R D James
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Forms of life have both everyday and transcendental aspects with the former aspects dominating the latter. Campbell believes we Moderns are out of touch with the spiritual dimension of our personalities and refers to the myths of the world to ilustrate his case. He recommends that we study other peoples myths in order to see the limitations of the …
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