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Vayekhel-Pekudei - Darwinism and Dream Jobs - Episode 22

Vayekhel-Pekudei - Darwinism and Dream Jobs - Episode 22

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times


Vayekhel-Pekudei - Darwinism and Dream Jobs - Episode 22

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It is not an accident that some people feel they were born to be dentists, and others feel they were born to be professors. Nor is it an accident that some people want to have large families, while others wish to remain single for their entire lives. Our society has a lamentably oversimplified concept of natural selection. We think that our greatest drives are to survive and procreate. Yet, Darwin showed in 1859 that evolution works just as much on the group as on the individual level. We evolved not just for the survival of ourselves, but also for the survival of our species. This is why people have such a wide range of personalities and dream jobs; this variety allows the human species to flourish. Nietzsche once wrote that we should “become who we are.” Yet, what happens if we find ourselves displaced somewhere in which our dream job is no longer in existence? The wandering Hebrews may have an answer.IG: Stevehead0001steventobyweinberg.comMusic: Vera Brezhneva – “доброе утро”
Released:
Mar 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

It is time that we see philosophy as something rebellious and therapeutic rather than boring and esoteric. Using humor, personal anecdotes, and much hubris, the Schrift provides fresh and unexpected answers to life's most tricky and fateful questions. The anchor of the Schrift is the weekly reading of the Torah. These passages are analyzed not as religious dogma but as brilliant pieces of literature and anthropology which bring ancient wisdom back into our lives. The greatest philosophers and writers of the German canon also weigh in on these questions during the Schrift. Finally the lectures incorporate Buddhist teachings and the practice of Yoga to bring together East and West, body and mind, eternity and the moment. And the Schrift will always give you a "life tip" to carry with you along the way. IG: stevehead0001 s.t.weinberg@gmail.com