000 Inspired Thinkers Series Introduction

Inspired Thinkers by Dr Toby Mendelson

The purpose of this podcast series is to contemplate the thinkers who have most influenced my philosophical, moral, political and spiritual development – the thinkers I am most in debt to, and who have most shaped my relationship to the world. Although this series is somewhat embarrassingly framed around me, the point is to share the ideas I feel are most deserved and perhaps necessary, of being shared. In one sense, speaking about things biographically is simply a way to make philosophy accessible, alive and relevant for those it would otherwise remain in danger of being too dry, complex, technical and abstract. I certainly hope to educate a little in doing this – in each episode I will try to briefly explain the key ideas of each thinker. But in another sense I will be trying to make a deeper and more general philosophical point: that the task of genuine philosophical engagement is neither abstract nor removed from the pragmatic concerns of life; it is rather the epicentre from which an inspired life can emerge from.

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