The Lightning Podcast S1 E13: Serious Play

This week, join Cyrus Palizban, Zohar Atkins, and Nicolas Sarian as we discuss what it means to have seriousness towards play, prompted by a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche from "Beyond Good and Evil". Children immerse themselves into their play, often losing themselves in their imaginations. How do we lose this ability? How is regaining it a sign of maturity? Are we still playing a game, a game called life? As you’d imagine, the conversation turned towards Buddhism but also: Star Wars, Moses, and questions about the morality of past philosophers themselves. A deep dive of an episode, to say the least!

 

00:01 Introduction and Welcome

00:29 Exploring Nietzsche's Quote on Play and Maturity

01:07 Personal Reflections on Seriousness in Play

02:31 Rediscovering Seriousness in Play: A Classroom Experience

04:43 The Concept of Homo Ludens and the Seriousness of Play

10:30 The Dichotomy of Enlightenment and Action in Buddhism

11:21 The Bodhisattva and the Arhat: Different Paths to Enlightenment

19:55 Star Wars Analogy: Enlightenment and Compassion

27:09 The Meta Podcast Discussion

27:48 Star Wars and Human Nature

28:31 Moses: The Reluctant Prophet

30:44 The Power Dynamics in Ancient Societies

31:45 The Dark Side in Star Wars

32:16 Christianity and Nietzsche's Critique

33:50 Nietzsche's Warrior Ethic

34:46 The Metamorphoses in Zarathustra

37:13 The Role of the Warrior in Nietzsche's Philosophy

46:09 The Death of the Author

47:14 The Personal Lives of Philosophers

56:25 The Seriousness of Play

 

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