# montaigne — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover montaigne. Page: Feed: --- ## WILOSOPHY: Cory Doctorow on Hope, AI, Fixing the Internet and the Reverse Centaur of it all _2026-08-20 · Everyone Relax_ If you've been anywhere online with an interest in AI you'll have heard of author and activist Cory Doctorow . And if you haven't heard of him, you've almost definitely heard of the term he coined; " enshittification " - the glorious experience of platform decay in tech. Corey joins the show ahead of a weekend of talks about his latest book The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI : How to… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/ce3df48a-9d10-4389-a71a-b49d01822142/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## [(untitled)](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/08/random-quote-museums-function-like.html) _2026-08-19 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ Random quote Museums function like homes of the nobility to which the public at certain hours are admitted as visitors. The class nature of the ‘nobility’ may vary, but as soon as a work is placed in a museum it acquires the mystery of a way of life which excludes the mass. John Berger, photographer (1926-2017) ## [Of the power of the intellect, or, on human liberty - Spinoza' Ethics Part V](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/of-the-power-of-the-intellect-or) _2026-08-19 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ Spinoza confuses his readers by ending on the immortality of the mind and a "third kind" of knowledge ## TOFOP Lore: The Ultimate Dwayne Johnson Compilation _2026-08-18 · Everyone Relax_ Whether you're a day-one listener or jumping into the TOFOP universe for the very first time, this episode is the ultimate crash course in one of the podcast's longest-running, most genuine obsessions: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Join Charlie and Wil as they dive deep into the vault to revisit where the obsession all began. From pitching bizarre multi-verse movie concepts starring The Rock and… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/c995d683-f18e-42f4-846e-b49d0181fbcb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## 2 Guys 1 Cup: Round 23, 2026 _2026-08-17 · Everyone Relax_ What if the Bulldogs finishing 10th is actually the plan? Charlie and Wil turn a wild weekend into a fever dream of bottom-boy conspiracy theories, wildcard chaos, and why Luke Beveridge might be the most dangerous strategist in the comp. Plus Carlton's surge, Warfy Time mythology, Will Ashcroft's ridiculous rise, and where Zach Butters might land. One round to go. LINKS Get in touch… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/b841f266-27bb-4837-a114-b49d01819bea/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## [Causation in action](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/08/causation-in-action.html) _2026-08-16 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ Taken by me at the Strassenindustriemuseum-in Ennepetal, Germany We have seen in my blog last week that causation is not only in the mind, as Hume thought, but that it is also something real. Moreover, according to Hume, causation requires repeated observations of correlations among events. This would exclude the possibility of causes that occur only once. However, we have seen that the Belgian… ## [Tell your kids they are brilliant](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/tell-your-kids-they-are-brilliant) _2026-08-14 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ 10 things I liked this week ## [(untitled)](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/08/random-quote-they-say-that-everyone.html) _2026-08-12 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ Random quote \[T\]hey say that everyone should claim to be just, regardless of whether they are or are not, and anyone who is not pretending to be just is insane, because it is necessary for everyone to share in it in some way or other if they are to live with their fellow men. Protagoras van Abdera (c. 490-420 BC) in Plato, Protagoras , 323 b-c ## [On the servitude of man and on the power of the passions - Spinoza' Ethics Part IV](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/on-the-servitude-of-man-and-on-the) _2026-08-12 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ Virtue, ethics, and politics ## WILOSOPHY: Cameron James is Giving Up on Being the "Cool Guy" _2026-08-12 · Everyone Relax_ Wil sits down with comedian, writer, and actor Cameron James fresh off the wrap party for Gruen . Dusty, and fuelled by vanilla coke and salad sandwiches they navigate their hangovers to dive deep into the craft of acting, sharing how a secret exercise trick from Nash Edgerton unlocked a character for a big audition, and what it's really like starring alongside Anne Edmonds and Kitty Flanagan in… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/f86e31ba-952f-414f-963d-b49b00669f19/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## [World's cheapest GPUs, deployed fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uFrh6e6Bx0Sj) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy a live GPU-backed API in minutes for under $10 ## TOFOP: Ethically Horny for Sentient Beans _2026-08-11 · Everyone Relax_ Charlie turns up in a filthy white t-shirt and accidentally pitches a series of horrifying slogans, which leads to a fresh stack of questionable hypotheticals. Wil and Charlie debate whether it's better to have one glorious, scandal-filled summer for the Australian cricket team or seven years of absolute AFL mediocrity. Plus, Wil works out how to ethically eat a banana with consent, considers… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/ce414cca-f586-4af4-9021-b49b00666922/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## 2 Guys 1 Cup: Round 22, 2026 with Matt Stewart _2026-08-10 · Everyone Relax_ The Saints are spiralling, Carlton are surging, and Charlie and Matt Stewart have thoughts. They break down where St Kilda went wrong, why Ross Lyon is facing real scrutiny, and how the Blues suddenly look like a genuine force. Plus Freo's fairytale run, the Geelong concussion controversy, and the personalities and mysteries that make footy maddening to love. LINKS Get in touch… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/722a72a7-364d-470f-a422-b49b006611d5/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## [The illusion of causation](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-illusion-of-causation.html) _2026-08-09 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ Taken by me at the Strassenindustriemuseum-in Ennepetal, Germany Causation is only in the mind. That is what Hume thinks, as we have seen in my blog three weeks ago . As Hume states (see my blog): “When we say … that one object is connected with another, we mean only, that they have acquired a connexion in our thought…” and we have no idea, whether in reality such a connection is a causal one or… ## [(untitled)](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/08/random-quote-philosopher-is-always-so.html) _2026-08-05 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ Random quote \[T\]he philosopher … is always, so far as he is able, in communion through memory with those things the communion with which causes God to be divine. Now a man who employs such memories rightly is always being initiated into perfect mysteries and he alone becomes truly perfect; but since he separates himself from human interests and turns his attention toward the divine, he is rebuked… ## WILOSOPHY: Hannah Ferguson "I'm Sick of Yelling from the Outside" _2026-08-05 · Everyone Relax_ ED NOTE: Since recording this episode Hannah has announced her intention to run as an independent in the seat of Grayndler against Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. What happens when an eldest child, former "party trick" kid, and self-described internet rat-bag grows up to challenge the status quo? On this episode Wil sits down with Hannah Ferguson , founder and CEO of Cheek Media and co-host of… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/9829a058-69cc-4569-befb-b48f001821eb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## TOFOP: Death by Sharks or Bees? _2026-08-04 · Everyone Relax_ Ever wondered why David Caruso took so long to put his sunglasses on, or why conservative media tried to replace Bluey with a chinchilla? Neither did we, but that didn't stop us from spending an hour diving headfirst down the rabbit hole. This week, Will and Charlie unpack the logistics of podcasting on a cruise ship, debate whether it's classier to be eaten by a shark or stung by a bee, and… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/0a67b876-568c-48b2-99f1-b48f0017e694/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## THE VIDEO STORE: Sci-Fi Spielberg - Disclosure Day _2026-08-03 · Everyone Relax_ Charlie and Guy bring their Spielberg retrospective to a close by doing a deep dive on his latest offering, the huge Hollywood blockbuster 'Disclosure Day'. What works and what doesn't work? Have audiences moved on from his brand of magic and awe? And what is the best way to get out word of aliens among us? All will be revealed when you step in side The Video Store! LINKS Hear Guy Davis on The… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/f1be9179-5e3b-4f94-a350-b48e0063758b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## 2 Guys 1 Cup: Round 21, 2026 _2026-08-02 · Everyone Relax_ Charlie and Wil are reunited once more to discuss the Bulldogs and Saints middling seasons and how confused they feel to be happy for Carlton. Ross Lyon debuts a new look that is the real talking point that the mainstream media are ignoring and a listener breakdown the very first year of 2 Guys 1 Cup that features some incredibly accurate predictions that are tempered by some wildly inaccurate… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/cc87a060-1b9b-441a-a692-b48e00635185/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## [The bandwagon effect](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-bandwagon-effect.html) _2026-08-02 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ Barrel Organ "The Arab", once the most famous barrel organ in the Netherlands Photo taken by me in the Museum Speelklok, Utrecht, NL A bandwagon is a decorated wagon that carries a musical ensemble or band in a parade or other entertainment event. I think – but I am not sure – that it is a typical American phenomenon, although you find decorated wagons carrying a musical ensemble also during… ## [On the nature and origin of the emotions - Spinoza's Ethics Part III](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/on-the-nature-and-origin-of-the-emotions) _2026-07-30 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ The Conatus, sexual frustration, and the understanding of our passions ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wiBt49bNllz4) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [(untitled)](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/07/random-quote-what-if-one-person-or-some.html) _2026-07-29 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ Random quote What if one person or some oligarchy or indeed a democracy, were possessed of a soul that hungers for pleasures and passions, and needs to be filled with these, a soul that resists nothing, and is assailed by unending, insatiate evil diseases? Well, if something of this sort, having trampled all over the laws, rules a city or some individual, then, there is no way to save it. An… ## WILOSOPHY: Ben Jenkins on Why Great Work Doesn't Fix You _2026-07-29 · Everyone Relax_ Writer, producer and comedian Ben Jenkins returns to Wilosophy to talk about the five-year journey of creating his first TV drama, The Killings at Parrish Station , and what he learned about storytelling, collaboration and taking creative risks. Along the way, he and Wil explore why great work never "fixes" you, the value of face-to-face conversations, and why the best creative breakthroughs often… [Listen](https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/92aa0659-a0a5-4266-9a78-af39000e928f/85029773-a74e-4da3-93aa-b48900491630/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=be00f018-be9b-4e65-857b-af39000e92a2) ## [The flow of happiness](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-flow-of-happiness.html) _2026-07-26 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ Lately, someone asked me what I think happiness is. I had forgotten that once I had written a blog about it, but essentially my answer was the same as what I had written there, although from a different perspective. Therefore I think it is worth writing about it again, instead of simply referring to that old blog. I assume that many people see happiness as a state. As a positive subjective feeling… ## [On the nature and origin of the mind - Spinoza's Ethics Part II](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/on-the-nature-and-origin-of-the-mind) _2026-07-23 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ Spinoza takes us into the mechanics of the mind ## [(untitled)](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/07/random-quote-clogs-floppies-slippers.html) _2026-07-23 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ Random quote Clogs – “floppies,” slippers – are made so that one can slip them on one’s feet without using the hands. They are monuments to the hatred of bending over. Theodor Adorno (1903-1969) ## [Humean causation](https://philosophybytheway.blogspot.com/2026/07/humean-causation.html) _2026-07-19 · HbdW · Philosophy by the Way_ One of the most important contributions of David Hume (1711-1776) to philosophy is his view on causation. In several respects it is controversial and much has been said about it. Despite all criticisms it contains some essential elements of the idea of causation that you find back in almost any discussion about it, if not that they are present in the background. Therefore it’s worth giving here… ## [On God and Nature - Spinoza's Ethics Part I](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/why-god-is-nature) _2026-04-08 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ Spinoza dismantles the Aristotelian-Cartesian worldview ## [George Eliot's Spinoza: An Introduction](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/george-eliots-spinoza-an-introduction) _2026-03-13 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ A bit about Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) and why she translated Spinoza ## [Reading Spinoza's Ethics](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/reading-spinozas-ethics) _2026-03-06 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ A new read along series on The Ethics ## [Montaigne – Stefan Zweig](https://petesreads.bearblog.dev/montaigne-stefan-zweig/) _2026-02-16 · petesreads · PetesReads_ If nothing else, this book encouraged me to take notes after finishing a book. Montaigne began this habit himself, and it became the foundation for his first volumes of Essais. He believed nothing was more important than “knowing thyself” and finding one’s own path. By examining ourselves, we can begin to discover that path. Writing our ideas down is one way to start. Montaigne was written by… ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kEOtDU1XldHa) _2026-02-16 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Great books and copyleft](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/great-books-and-copyleft) _2025-10-12 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ 10 things that deserve your attention ## [Know thyself](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/know-thyself) _2025-10-08 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ Montaigne's Selected Essays - On the Lame · On Experience ## [And now for something different…](https://thehouseilivein.me/2025/04/11/and-now-for-something-different/) _2025-04-11 · dougbruns · …the house I live in…_ I’m trying something new. I’ve decided to move my ramblings over to Substack. As I say in my first post I want to write, that is, write for the sake of writing. But that hasn’t worked out so well over the last few months, or even years. Consequently, I think a change of environment might \[…\] ## [Montaigne in a Selfie Culture, pt 11](https://thehouseilivein.me/2025/01/12/montaigne-in-a-selfie-culture-pt-11/) _2025-01-12 · dougbruns · …the house I live in…_ Considering Montaigne and his decades-long self inquiry in this time of selfies and high reveal. ## [Montaigne in a Selfie Culture, part 1.](https://thehouseilivein.me/2024/12/29/montaigne-in-a-selfie-culture-part-1/) _2024-12-29 · dougbruns · …the house I live in…_ "Would Socrates, I wonder, take a selfie in the Agora?"