The Living Wisely Podcast
The Living Wisely podcast provides a framework and practical guidance for developing wisdom, focusing on personal responsibility, clear thinking, and understanding the world’s realities. This podcast encourages listeners to explore what is, envision what can be, choose what ought to be, and take action to create a better world. It integrates numerous resources, including books, essays, and external courses, and proposes a roadmap for personal and social growth. The podcast also incorporates research projects, encourages thoughtful engagement with external resources, and emphasizes the interconnectedness of personal growth, social responsibility, and a global perspective. The audio in these podcast episodes is generated by NotebookLM, an artificial intelligence service, from text at: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Living_Wisely
Episodes

5 days ago
5 days ago
This podcast episode defines intellectual honesty as truthful communication, emphasizing the importance of accurate fact-finding and unbiased presentation. It explores the moral duty to be honest, especially when influencing others, and details how intellectual dishonesty harms individuals and society. The associated text provides exercises and assignments focusing on developing intellectual virtues like humility, tolerance, and fidelity, as well as practical skills in evidence evaluation and fallacy recognition to achieve intellectual honesty. Numerous examples of intellectual dishonesty and suggested readings are included to further support the learning process.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Intellectual_honesty

Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
This podcast episode, "Knowing How You Know," guides students in developing a personal theory of knowledge. It explores how individuals form beliefs, distinguishes reliable information from misinformation, and emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and evidence-based reasoning.
The episode uses assignments and readings to help students examine their own belief systems, identify biases, and refine their methods for determining what is true. Ultimately, it aims to equip learners with the skills to make informed judgments and build a more accurate understanding of the world.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Knowing_How_You_Know

Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
This podcast episode outlines the principles of scientific thinking. It emphasizes the importance of wonder, empirical evidence, and embracing reality, while highlighting the need for openness, collaboration, and intellectual honesty. The episode stresses the evolution of understanding through falsification and the value of reproducibility and objectivity. Assignments throughout encourage reflection and practical application of these principles.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Thinking_Scientifically

Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
This podcast episode is a course on recognizing logical fallacies. It defines fallacies as errors in reasoning that can seem correct but are ultimately flawed. The course categorizes fallacies into types—relevance, presumption, ambiguity, and formal fallacies—and provides examples. It aims to improve critical thinking skills by enabling students to identify and analyze such errors in arguments. The referenced course incorporates numerous external resources for further learning.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Recognizing_Fallacies

Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
This podcast episode introduces deductive logic, explaining its purpose in evaluating the consistency of statements and deriving true conclusions. It outlines learning objectives, covering key concepts like truth functions, arguments, and inference rules. The resource also emphasizes Aristotle's Law of Non-Contradiction as a foundational principle. Furthermore, it lists recommended readings and integrates with broader curricula on critical thinking and applied wisdom. The episode ultimately aims to build a foundational understanding of deductive logic for further study.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Deductive_Logic

Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Sunday Dec 22, 2024
This podcast episode, "Exploring Worldviews," guides listners to examine their own deeply held beliefs and assumptions about the world. It encourages critical analysis of these beliefs by presenting contrasting viewpoints and prompting reflection on various aspects of human nature, knowledge, morality, and relationships. The course uses a structured assignment to facilitate self-awareness and potential revision of one's worldview for improved well-being. It emphasizes the importance of aligning personal beliefs with reality and suggests further reading to enhance understanding. Ultimately, the aim is to cultivate intellectual flexibility and a more accurate understanding of the world.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Exploring_Worldviews

Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
This podcast episode on Seeking True Beliefs, explores virtue epistemology, examining how intellectual virtues like curiosity and humility, coupled with skills in critical thinking and evidence evaluation, guide us towards true beliefs. It argues that acquiring true beliefs is a matter of both will and skill, urging personal responsibility for the beliefs we hold. The course this podcast was derived from uses various assignments and examples to illustrate the importance of intellectual virtues in navigating information, overcoming biases, and fostering a genuine pursuit of knowledge. Ultimately, it advocates for a moral responsibility to seek true beliefs, promoting intellectual integrity and the pursuit of truth.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Seeking_True_Beliefs

Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
This Podcast episode, "Evaluating Evidence," teaches critical thinking skills for assessing the reliability of information. It outlines various forms of evidence, establishes criteria for evaluating their quality (relevance, authenticity, objectivity, scope, etc.), and explores common pitfalls like confirmation bias and logical fallacies. The course uses examples from various fields, including law, science, and everyday life, to illustrate these concepts. Assignments encourage students to apply the learned principles to real-world scenarios and identify unreliable information sources. Ultimately, the aim is to cultivate a more accurate understanding of reality by improving the ability to evaluate evidence effectively.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Evaluating_Evidence

Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
This podcast episode, "Facing Facts," aims to improve critical thinking skills by teaching students to distinguish between facts, opinions, beliefs, and feelings. It explores various ways of knowing (epistemologies), emphasizing the importance of reliable methods like the scientific method and the dangers of unreliable ones like faith. The course stresses the existence of objective reality and the importance of evidence-based reasoning to navigate this shared reality, while acknowledging the role of personal perception and the challenges of navigating misinformation and bias. Assignments encourage self-reflection on decision-making and identifying and rejecting misinformation.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Facing_Facts

Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
This podcast episode outlines Stoic philosophy, tracing its history from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius. It details core Stoic principles, including virtue ethics, the dichotomy of control, and the importance of reason and cosmopolitanism. The page offers practical applications of Stoicism for modern life, drawing connections to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and providing exercises and suggested readings. It also addresses common misconceptions about Stoicism and acknowledges the limitations of ancient Stoic understanding in light of modern science. Finally, it explores the concept of duty within a Stoic framework.
The audio file was generated by the NotebookLM artificial intelligence tool, based on source information from https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Stoic_joy

Living Wisely
How do you want to live your life? Do you choose to live wisely? What are the steps that any of us can take, starting now, to live more wisely?
Audio materials are adapted from the information at http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Living_Wisely
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