Wise Hypocrite
A podcast on The 10 Questions of Human Existence. Who am I? What's my purpose? How do I face suffering? Why does any of it matter? These questions define our lives. Lawyer-turned-philosopher Patrick Daniel gallivants through culture, philosophy, and lived experiences to find answers to the 10 questions that connect us all. Subscribe and follow @WiseHypocrite everywhere
Episodes
The fourth of the 10 Questions of Human Existence is “What Matters"?
Everything we do says something about what we value. Everything is a choice to do one thing instead of another. But if that’s the case, then why is it that we seem to spend so much time on bullshit? In this chapter, we discuss the difference between instrumental and intrinsic value, distinguishing the signal from the noise, scratching that sholezard itch, how to r...
The third of the 10 Questions of Human Existence is "How Do I Know"?
Knowledge is the key connector between our subjective minds and the world beyond our consciousness. Yet we constantly undervalue it, and don't realise how rare and precious it is to actually know something. Too often, we take our certainties for granted, forgetting how easy it is to be wrong ... even when we are deeply convinced that we are right. In this ep...
The second of the 10 Questions of Human Existence is "What is Real"?
From prokaryote to proctologist, something all life forms share is an ability to react to their surroundings. Building a picture of the world and its dangers and opportunities is a necessary precondition to all action. In this episode, drawing on insights from philosophy, biology and cognitive psychology, we explore how questions about external reality unde...
The first of the 10 Questions of Human Existence is "Who Am I"?
A philosophy of self-authorship drives us to be the ones holding the pen in the story of our lives. But how can we write a great story if we don't know the main character?
Drawing upon Heraclitus, Rousseau, Montaigne and Citizen Kane, we explore why self-knowledge is the first step in our path to personal fulfilment and greater understanding. And as we unravel the thre...
In the story of your life, who is holding the pen?
In this "pilot" episode, Patrick (that's me! hello!) introduces a philosophy of self-authorship and social progress, and discusses how consciously engaging with The 10 Question of Human Existence can help us make a real difference in our lives, our communities, and the world.
This episode was produced by Patrick Daniel and Marc Allen.
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