#211 Catherine Wilson: Epicureanism, Atomism, Materialism, And Modernity

-----------------Support the channel----------- Patreon:   / thedissenter   SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dis... PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao -----------------Follow me on-------------------- Facebook:   / thedissenteryt   Twitter:   / thedissenteryt   Anchor (podcast): https://anchor.fm/thedissenter Dr. Catherine Wilson was until recently Professor of Philosophy at the University of York, and is now teaching part-time at the City University of New York, and also a writer. She holds degrees in Philosophy from Yale, Oxford and Princeton and has taught in the USA, Canada, and Germany. Dr. Wilson teaches and writes in the history of modern philosophy and on early modern science and also works in the areas of ethics and aesthetics with a special interest in the evolution of morality and the science behind visual experience. She’s the author of books like Moral Animals: Ideals and Constraints in Moral Theory, Epicureanism at the Origins of Modernity, and Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction, and Metaethics from a First Person Standpoint: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy. In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Wilson to talk about Epicureanism. We talk about its origins; some of its basic tenets, like materialism and atomism; how the epicureans thought about perception; and an early form of protodarwinism. We also refer to how the European early scientists and Enlightenment philosophers got influenced by Epicureanism. In the second part of the conversation, we discuss the Epicurean philosophy of life, and in what significant ways it diverged from Stoicism. Time Links: 02:13 The origins of Epicureanism 05:59 Epicurean materialism, and the clash with Christian values 11:19 Atomism 15:31 Epicureans’ theory of perception 17:43 A form of protodarwinism 21:11 How early European scientists got influence by Epicureanism 31:15 Epicureanism, and the ancient philosophical traditions with no specialization 34:18 Epicurean philosophy of life 38:32 Pleasure, pain, and death for the epicureans and the stoics 51:22 The meaning of “carpe diem” 54:57 More sources of divergence between the epicureans and the stoics 1:00:27 Would the epicureans have been utilitarians? 1:01:29 Follow Dr. Wilson’s work! -- Follow Dr. Wilson’s work: Faculty page: https://bit.ly/2IK0nLF Epicureanism at the Origins of Modernity: https://amzn.to/2In0Qpp Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction: https://amzn.to/31A2IRI The Pleasure Principle: Epicureanism: A Philosophy for Modern Living: https://amzn.to/2Km1hBi Free ebook Metaethics from a First Person Standpoint: https://tinyurl.com/yc7e4oc2 -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BRIAN RIVERA, ADRIANO ANDRADE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, SERGIU CODREANU, ADAM BJERRE, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, AIRES ALMEIDA, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, AND RICARDO VLADIMIRO! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, ROSEY, AND JIM FRANK! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:    • MY CHANNEL - THE DISSENTER + PATREON SUPPORT   And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g #TheDissenter #CatherineWilson #Philosophy #Epicureanism