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Converging Dialogues is a podcast that is designed to have honest and authentic conversations with a diversity of thoughts and opinions. Wide-ranging topics include philosophy, psychology, politics, and social commentary. A spirit of civility, respect, and open-mindedness is the guiding compass. convergingdialogues.substack.com
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- 1 weeks ago1h 30m
#511 - On Research: A Dialogue with Peter N. Miller
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Peter N. Miller on research. They talked about the difference between research and learning, research as desire, and the scientific method. They talk about Droysen, human experience in research, phenomenology of research, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Arendt, research in the 21st century, and many more topics. Peter N. Miller is a historian and the author of many books, including On Conservation as a Human Science (Princeton), The Weather on 9/9/01, History and Its Objects, Peiresc’s Mediterranean World, and Peiresc’s Europe. He is president of the American Academy in Rome and former dean of the Bard Graduate Center. He is the author of the latest book, Research: A Manifesto. Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
- 2 weeks ago1h 20m
#510 - The Last Animal: A Dialogue with Kyle Harper
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Kyle Harper about humans and extinction. They talk about humans contextualized with other animals, humans as apex predators, human history in context, mass extinctions and the 6th extinction. They also discuss LUCA, human species, animal domestication, deforestation, whaling, future of the planet, and many more topics. Kyle Harper is the G. T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. His previous works include Plagues upon the Earth and The Fate of Rome and he is the author of the latest book, The Last Animal: Human history and the fate of life on earth. Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
- 3 weeks ago1h 34m
#509 - The Life and Reign of Maria Theresa: A Dialogue with Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger about the life and reign of Maria Theresa. They provide an overview of Maria Theresa, her upbringing, arranged marriage, the idea of “gynocracy,” succession, and her reign. They talk about her policies, modern comparisons, gender, being a wife and mother, her relationship with her son, her legacy, and many more topics. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger is professor of early modern history and rector of the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin. Her books include The Holy Roman Empire: A Short History, The Emperor’s Old Clothes: Constitutional History and the Symbolic Language of the Holy Roman Empire, and her most recent, Maria Theresa: The Hapsburg Empress in her time. Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
- Sep 28, 202652 min
#508 - The Continuing Crisis of Boyhood: A Dialogue with Leonard Sax
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Leonard Sax about the continued crisis of boyhood. They discuss the current state of boys in education and in the workplace, why girls are doing better in these domains, impact on pair bonding, limited options for boys, why influencing and streaming is not viable, impact of mass media, ADHD, and many more topics. Leonard Sax, MD, PhD, is a board-certified family physician, psychologist, and the New York Times bestselling author of Why Gender Matters, Girls on the Edge, The Collapse of Parenting, and Boys Adrift. Dr. Sax has visited more than five hundred schools worldwide and has appeared on major radio and television programs and networks including the Today show, CBS, CNN, Fox, and NPR’s Weekend Edition. Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
- Sep 21, 202647 min
#507 - Demagogues and Democracies: A Dialogue with John Keane
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with John Keane about demagogues and despots. They talk about the rise of demagogues in the modern era, why democracies have been infiltrated with demagogues, despots, tools that demagogues use, demagogues in the future, and many more topics. John Keane is Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney and renowned globally for his creative thinking about politics, history, media and democracy. His books include The Shortest History of Democracy, The Life and Death of Democracy, and his latest book, Demagogues and Despots: democracies on the brink. Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
- Sep 15, 20261h 17m
#506 - Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics: A Dialogue with Robin Waterfield & John Sellars
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Robin Waterfield and John Sellars on their new translation of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. They discuss translating Aristotle’s ethics for a modern audience, Aristotelian Greek vs. other forms of Greek, different works of ethics, Aristotle’s eudaimonia, the good life, Aristotle’s virtues, using reason for ethics, friendship, and many other topics. Robin Waterfield is a British classical scholar, translator, and editor, specializing in Ancient Greek philosophy. He has written and/or translated many works, including the recent English translation of Nicomachean Ethics.John Sellars is Reader in the History of Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, with further affiliations to King's College London and Wolfson College, Oxford. Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
- Aug 31, 20262h 5m
#505 - The Brain Is Not A Machine: A Dialogue with Romain Brette
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Romain Brette about the brain and various theoretical concepts in neuroscience. They talk about the idea of the brain as a computer, memory and reality, functionalism, connectionism, and computational theory of mind, and the extended mind. They also discuss perception, representations, anticipation, Friston, free energy, and active interferences, emotions, the brain as a complex biological ecosystem, panpsychism, and many more topics. Romain Brette is a neuroscientist at the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Paris. He has worked on neuronal biophysics, neuroinformatics, auditory neuroscience, philosophy of neuroscience, and recently on the behavior and physiology of protists. He is the author of the latest book, The Brain, In Theory. Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
- Aug 24, 20261h 3m
#504 - Global Perspectives of the American Revolution: A Dialogue with Sarah Pearsall
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Sarah Pearsall about the global perspectives of the American Revolution. They discuss American independence in a global context, freedom, Indigenous nations pushing for revolution, Canada not joining the colonies, Hessians, Six indigenous nations, Cuba, and many more topics. Sarah M. S. Pearsall is an award-winning historian with degrees from Yale, Harvard, and Cambridge, where she taught for nearly a decade. She is a professor and Chair of the Department of History at Johns Hopkins. She is a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar and Distinguished Fellow in the American Revolution at the British Library. She is the author of the latest book, Freedom Round the Globe: A world history of the American Revolution. Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
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