Truth, Red Pill or Blue Pill, Does It Matter?
Basics of truth and illusion in philosophy and reality are discussed in this episode. The basic elements and problems of defining truth and separating it from illusion are discussed. Definitions and implications of truth are summarized from ancient empiricism and materialism to idealism, rationalism, 20th Century pragmatism, and philosophy of language. Basic history and discussion from the working class perspective of issues in philosophy and theology from ancient pre-Socratic to modern philosophies and theologies of language, science, existentialism, and pragmatism. The emphasis is on how dominant philosophies have and do affect the working classes throughout history because this is the group of people who suffer the worst and adverse affects of whatever are the dominant philosophical ideals of any given age and who usually are the least knowledgeable about the nature of the ideals and why they are dominant. Theology is studied as a branch of philosophy and not as religious theology.
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