Unpacking Ideas

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Unpacking the most influential ideas from the past to make them more accessible in the present. To read along with us visit www.unpackingideas.com/podcast

  1. 18 juin

    42. Erich Fromm on Being vs. Having

    In this episode we unpack German-American Psychoanalyst and Sociologist Erich Fromm's 1976 book, "To Have or To Be" This book explores... * The Myth of Progress *The Consumer Personality * Being vs. Having Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: Oriane Hakkila Intro Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free PDF of the book: ⁠To Have or To Be by Erich Fromm Resources Mentioned I and Thou by Martin Buber (book) The Meaning of Anxiety by Rollo May (book) The Value of Everything by Mariana Mazzucato (book) The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate (book)

    1 h 20 min

  2. 22/12/2025

    41. William James on Pragmatic Truth

    In this episode we unpack American Philosopher & Psychologist William James' 1907 classic, "Pragmatism." This book explores... *The Pragmatic Theory of Truth *The Nature of Belief Change *The Psychology's connection to Philosophy Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: Brent Mondoskin Intro Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free PDF of the book: Pragmatism by William James⁠ Resources Mentioned The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand(book) The Essential Pierce vol.1 by C.S. Pierce(book) Radical Empiricism by William James (book) Mindset by Carol Dweck(book) The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (book) Timestamps 0:00 Introduction

    1 h 8 min

  3. 11/11/2025

    40. Lao Tzu on the Tao Te Ching

    In this episode we unpack the ancient Chinese classic, "The Tao Te Ching" by Lao Tzu from circa 400 BCE This book explores... *The art of not over-doing *The cyclical nature of all things *Acting in accordance with the nature of reality Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: Amon Greene amonra16.ag@gmail.com Intro Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free PDF of the book: Red Pine Translation Resources Mentioned Tao: The Watercourse Way by Alan Watts (book) Trying Not to Try by Edward Slingerland (book) Taoism: An Essential Guide by Eva Wong (book) Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 4:51 Amon’s background  10:10 Historical Context of the Tao Te Ching 11:50 Confucianism vs. Taoism 15:38 Wu Wei 22:25 Going with the flow 27:26 De 37:22 Wu Wei Government 39:56 Wu Wei vs. Flow 42:33 Restraint of taking action 46:29 “The Tao that can be spoken is not the Eternal Tao” 51:10 Mistaking the word for the thing  55:37 Yin and Yang 1:03:15 The cyclical nature of everything 1:10:55 Wrapping up 1:15:09 Outro

    1 h 16 min

  4. 14/07/2025

    39. Erving Goffman on The Performative Self

    In this episode we unpack American Sociologist Erving Goffman's 1954 classic, "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life." This book explores... * The art of impression management *The desire to maintain consistent performances *The self as a social construct Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: Jason Doe Intro Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free PDF of the book: ⁠free pdf *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Timestamps 0:00:00 Introduction 0:04:46 Historical Context 0:06:43 “All the World is a Stage…” 0:08:13 Audience/Performer Dynamic 0:10:45 First Impressions  0:12:00  Consistent Performances 0:13:45 Working Consensus 0:17:30 Idealization 0:20:24 Mystification 0:22:27 Audience Segregation 0:25:53 Dramatization  0:28:27 Front Stage/Back Stage 0:37:40 Teams 0:42:00 Discrepant Roles 0:51:38 Failed Performances 0:52:20 Audience Tact  0:54:35 The Moral Character of the Definition of the Situation 0:57:13 False Notes 1:08:09 Performing for Ourselves 1:13:25 The Self as Social Construct 1:18:11 Cynical and Sincere Performances 1:20:17 Masks Becoming Personality 1:22:21 Outro

    1 h 24 min

  5. 09/06/2025

    38. Plato on Platonic Love

    In this episode we unpack The Symposium by ancient Greek Philosopher Plato. This dialogue explores... * The Nature of Eros *The Human desire for immortality *The Guru Disciple Relationship Free Pdf of The Symposium *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: Kilaya Ciriello Author of: Socrates Guru: Plato's Spiritual Philosophy in Comparison with the Indian Tradition The Fundamentalist Plato (blog/substack) Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:42 Fundamentalist Platonism 0:06:15 The Tradition of The Symposium  0:09:15 Narrative Structure of The Symposium 0:10:20 The Question of Plato’s Authorship 0:15:35 The Speech of Phaedrus 0:20:10 Historical Context of Pederastic Relationships Between Men and Boys 0:24:31 The Speech of Pausanias 0:28:18 The Speech of Eryximachus 0:31:49 The Speech of Aristophanes 0:38:10 The Speech of Agathon  0:39:46 The Flattery & Humility of Socrates 0:43:25 The Significance of Diotima 0:46:28 Socrates First Argument on Eros 0:50:18 We Only Desire What we Lack 0:53:07 Love as an Intermediary between humans and Gods 0:57:43 The Pursuit of Immortality 1:06:08 Love of “The Good” 1:08:24 The Ladder of Love 1:13:49 Pure Rationality 1:16:24 Criticisms of The Ladder of Love 1:18:42 The Entrance of Alcibiades   1:24:15 The Desire to Possess Another Person 1:27:42 Resentment towards Those Who Highlight our Shortcomings  1:28:45 The Unlikely Chance one will succeed as a Philosopher 1:31:29 Wrapping up

    1 h 33 min

  6. 23/12/2024

    37. Dante Alighieri on Paradise

    In this episode we unpack Paradiso from The Divine Comedy by Italian Poet, Dante Alighieri. This Poem Explores... -The Limits of Language and The Importance of Experience -Divine Justice & The Problem of Evil -Dante's Vision of God and The Returning of the Boon Links to Books/Articles Mention in the Episode ⁠⁠The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri⁠⁠ ⁠The Aeneid by Virgil⁠ ⁠The Great Course Plus-Dante's Divine Comedy Lecture Series⁠ *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: Philip Kobosov Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1 h 14 min

  7. 04/12/2024

    36. Dante Alighieri on Purgatory

    In this episode we unpack Purgatorio from The Divine Comedy by Italian Poet, Dante Alighieri. This Poem Explores... -The Severity of the Sin of Pride -The Significance of Momentum When Climbing the Mount of Purgatory -The Importance of Humility When Reforming the Soul Links to Books/Articles Mention in the Episode ⁠⁠The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri⁠⁠ ⁠The Aeneid by Virgil⁠ ⁠The Great Course Plus-Dante's Divine Comedy Lecture Series⁠ *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: Philip Kobosov Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1 h 28 min

  8. 03/12/2024

    35. Dante Alighieri on Inferno

    In this episode we unpack Inferno from The Divine Comedy by Italian Poet, Dante Alighieri from 1321. This Poem Explores... Why One Must Journey Through Hell Before Entering Heaven Why Fraud is the Considered the Most Severe Sin How Earthly Love Can Inspire Divine love Links to Books/Articles Mention in the Episode ⁠The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri⁠ The Aeneid by Virgil The Odyssey by Homer *note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode! Host: Zach Stehura  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest: Philip Kobosov Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1 h 16 min
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Unpacking the most influential ideas from the past to make them more accessible in the present. To read along with us visit www.unpackingideas.com/podcast

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    Zach Stehura
  • Années d’activité
    2021 - 2026
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