Jewish Thinkers

Elderly man with white hair and glasses, wearing a suit, with his hand on his chin.

Viktor Frankl and the Meaning of Life

Guest: Alexander Batthyány, Director, Viktor Frankl Institute
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Young Franz Kafka in a bowler hat, evoking his world without a path.

Franz Kafka and the World Without a Path

Guest: Karen Zumhagen-Yekplé, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Tulane University
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Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate, contemplates in a dimly lit room.

Daniel Kahneman and the Fallible Mind

Guest: Tamar Gendler, Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Yale University
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Illustration of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov with arms raised in joy, emphasizing happiness.

Nachman of Breslov and the Obligation to be Happy

Guest: Ariel Burger, Founding Director and Senior Scholar, The Witness Institute
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Baruch Spinoza, philosopher of God in Nature, in a portrait

Baruch Spinoza and the God in Nature

Guest: Steven Nadler, Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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