The Abdication of Belief

Ideas of the 20th Century Season 1 Episode 2

Overview:
In lecture two, we encounter the crisis of belief in the 20th century, examining how tensions between scientific and manifest worldviews led to abandoning traditional values. We discuss Hume's is-ought problem and responses from Wittgenstein's transcendental ethics, Nietzsche's relativism and "death of God," to Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor. The lecture concludes by examining constrained versus unconstrained visions, highlighting the dangers of abandoning absolute values and the slide toward narcissism without external moral anchors.

Genre : Documentary, Talk, War & Politics

Actors : Dr. Daniel Bonevac

Release Date : 2026-03-19

Duration : 64 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

A Mighty Maze
1. A Mighty Maze
The Abdication of Belief
2. The Abdication of Belief
Wisdom of the Age
3. Wisdom of the Age
Disturb the Universe
4. Disturb the Universe
Downward to Darkness
5. Downward to Darkness
The Ruins of Meaning
6. The Ruins of Meaning
As an Endless Dream
7. As an Endless Dream
Unfathomable Reservoirs of the Absurd
8. Unfathomable Reservoirs of the Absurd


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