Doctrina Mundi

by The Philosophy Room

Books Self-Improvement

Season 1

How to make reading pleasurable? | Pamuk on Reading

In this episode we look at how Pamuk advises us to make reading more pleasurable.

Is Life Worth Living? | William James

Is life worth living? Let's see what James says about it.

Sartre | We are condemned to be free | Bad Faith

After the Second World War, Sartre grappled with the problem of existence. He claims that we are condemned to be free, why does he say so?

Why countries go to war? | Plato on War

We read the Republic to see what Plato says about the causes of war and the main character traits required in a military/guardian class.

Why read Balzac today? | The writer of money

Struggling to figure why things are not well between your immediate relations? Or why are countries fighting with each other? Let's listen to what Balzac has to say about this.

For the love of humanities | Introduction

In this episode we provide what to expect from this channel and why you should subscribe to this channel

How to be self-vigilant? | Ghazali

In this episode we look at Ghazali's Ihya ulum-uddin with the purpose of learning self-vigilance.