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The Wes Cecil Podcast

My lectures are dedicated to making Philosophy in particular and the world of ideas in general available to everyone. My exploration of topics and thinkers is designed to provide a foundation for listeners to engage in further reading and thought and develop their own conceptions of the topics I introduce. I have PhD in Literature and Philosophy and was a college professor for over 20 years. I am working to remove the barriers that prevent many from experiencing and understanding the lives and

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 13

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2025/01/15

ADDENDUM - CALVINISTIC MATERIALISM VS. NIHILISTIC MATERIALISMDoes America practice a particular type of Nihilism? A follow up to clarify the notion of why Nihilism - the belief that there is no order or meaning in the world - is fundamental to the type of materialism practiced in America. Perhaps the clearest example is the rise of off-site storage where people pay to store material goods that, by definition, they cannot readily access - the materiality has become almost completely meaningless. Join

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 12

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2025/01/13

Q & A #6 - THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION: 1935 - 1949Wes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture VI: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION Join Wes's Patreon community for bonus lectures, course materials and weekly diaries from France! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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House of the Intellect - Ep. 1

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2025/01/13

This series will explore the contemporary state of the world of arts and ideas and how we can begin to build lives centered around culture and philosophy. We are often misled as to the nature and purpose of intellectual pursuits. I hope to clarify the history and cultural forces that shape our understanding of and participation in the house of the intellect. Unfortunately, Barzun’s book The House of the Intellect is currently out of print. The Internet Archive has a copy available online at The

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 11

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2025/01/11

LECTURE 6 - THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION - 1935 - 1949How fast can a single country grow in a short span of time? The twin catastrophes of the Great Depression and World War II utterly transformed America. In just 20 years, the structure of government, focus of the economy, tax policy, and America’s global position fundamentally altered. A country with a tiny tax base, miniscule military, isolationist politics and nascent federal government became a global super power with the largest economy in the

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 10

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2025/01/09

Q & A #5 - AMERICAN CALVINISMWes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture V: American Calvinism Join my Patreon to get bonus lectures, course materials, diaries from France and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 9

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2025/01/02

LECTURE 5 - AMERICAN CALVINISMDoes "slacking-off" make you a bad person? Could it even make you be perceived as a witch? In this lecture I explore the deep and abiding influence of Calvinism on the American cultural outlook. Whether Christian or not, Americans believe in purity, the centrality of moral judgements, visible signs of success and more. These attitudes are rarely traced back to their true origin - the specific beliefs and social forms developed by John Calvin. America is a Calvinist

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 8

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2024/12/23

Q & A #4 - NIHILISTIC MATERIALISMWes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture IV: Nihilistic Materialism Get bonus lectures, reading lists, Wes's diaries from living in France, and more on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 7

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2024/12/17

LECTURE 4 - NIHILISTIC MATERIALISMIs there such a thing as too many unused treadmills? That American culture is materialistic is an accurate but often unhelpful distinction as it is our particular kind of materialism that America manifests that is important to understand. In this lecture, I explore the peculiar Nihilistic elements that shape American materialism. Significantly, all the standard critiques of materialism - that material goods will not give your life meaning, that shopping is just

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 6

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2024/12/11

Q & A #3 - AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISMWes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture III: American Individualism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Cultural History of the United States - Ep. 5

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2024/12/07

LECTURE 3 - AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISM:Is it really better to be suckled by wolves than to inherit a farm? This lecture explores the evolution of the American conception of the individual and why it has become so dominant within American culture. Devoid of a deep history and often in strange surroundings with strange people, many Americans have, for generations, felt thrust out on their own. What for most societies was considered a severe punishment - banishment - became, in America, a common and

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 4

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2024/11/29

Q & A - NO HISTORY FOR YOU! Wes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture II: No History for You! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 3

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2024/11/29

NO HISTORY FOR YOU!Are Americans blatantly hypocritical or just actively forgetful? In my second lecture I explore the bizarre and necessary historical amnesia that besets American culture. For the first 200 years of American settlement, the Native American culture was forcibly erased, then actively ignored once the ‘Natives’ problem had been “solved”. Also, the invisibility of the African American presence in much of the US, which represented 40-50% of the population in some states, created a

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 2

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2024/11/29

Q & A - WHAT IS AN AMERICAN?Wes and Jeremy take questions from listeners on Lecture I: "What is an American?" Apologies for the audio quality on this one—it improves as the series moves along. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 1

The Wes Cecil Podcast ·

2024/11/29

WHAT IS AN AMERICAN?Did you ever wonder how Americans came to be like this? In my introductory lecture I explore the uniquely powerful role America plays in the contemporary world and the history that underlies its global dominance. 250 years ago, the United states had a tiny population, was loosely organized and beset by internal conflicts. A rapid and massive demographic and geographic expansion brought this relative backwater onto the world stage and then to global dominance. The cultural

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