Welcome to 3 Brothers Quest #20!

QUEST GUESTS

Meet Sajay Samuel and Dougald Hine, who have spent their professional lives (among many other projects) illuminating the work of Ivan Illich. Austrian Catholic priest, author, philosopher, teacher, and social critic, Illich described himself as an “errant pilgrim,” and advocated for a radical reconceptualization of civilization in an age of dehumanization brought on by modern systems, suggesting a return to small scale values – tools, friendship, family, community, and the uniqueness of each human as an embodied being. Our three-way conversation explores Illich’s legacy, and considers Illich’s approach as a teacher, his emphasis on tools over systems, his critique of Christianity as a devout Christian, and his call for genuine friendship in an impersonal age dominated by Rules and Systems. Afterwards, join the Baldwin brothers – Ian, Michael, and Philip – for their fraternal reflections on this 3 Brothers Quest episode.

QUEST MAP

Widely considered one of the 20th century's most vital yet underappreciated philosophers, Ivan Illich’s legacy can be found in his wide-ranging critiques of modern institutions, including institutionalized “health care,” “public schools,” and organized religion. Illich called for dismantling pervasive and impersonal institutional bureaucracies in favor of a more decentralized, small scale, human-centered existence, and promoted what he called “conviviality” – tools for self-reliance, community, and friendship – as well as playfully advocating for “sober drunkenness” and a radical reorientation towards living as unique and sovereign embodied beings, rather than rule-bound subjects of impersonal systems.

QUEST COMMUNITY

Join 3 Brothers Quest on all major podcast platforms, follow 3BQ on our Facebook and Instagram channels, visit our www.3brothersquest.net web site, and subscribe to our 3BQ Substack to support our work: @3BrothersQuest.

Welcome to 3 Brothers Quest #20!

QUEST GUESTS

Meet Sajay Samuel and Dougald Hine, who have spent their professional lives (among many other projects) illuminating the work of Ivan Illich. Austrian Catholic priest, author, philosopher, teacher, and social critic, Illich described himself as an “errant pilgrim,” and advocated for a radical reconceptualization of civilization in an age of dehumanization brought on by modern systems, suggesting a return to small scale values – tools, friendship, family, community, and the uniqueness of each human as an embodied being. Our three-way conversation explores Illich’s legacy, and considers Illich’s approach as a teacher, his emphasis on tools over systems, his critique of Christianity as a devout Christian, and his call for genuine friendship in an impersonal age dominated by Rules and Systems. Afterwards, join the Baldwin brothers – Ian, Michael, and Philip – for their fraternal reflections on this 3 Brothers Quest episode.

QUEST MAP

Widely considered one of the 20th century's most vital yet underappreciated philosophers, Ivan Illich’s legacy can be found in his wide-ranging critiques of modern institutions, including institutionalized “health care,” “public schools,” and organized religion. Illich called for dismantling pervasive and impersonal institutional bureaucracies in favor of a more decentralized, small scale, human-centered existence, and promoted what he called “conviviality” – tools for self-reliance, community, and friendship – as well as playfully advocating for “sober drunkenness” and a radical reorientation towards living as unique and sovereign embodied beings, rather than rule-bound subjects of impersonal systems.

QUEST COMMUNITY

Join 3 Brothers Quest on all major podcast platforms, follow 3BQ on our Facebook and Instagram channels, visit our www.3brothersquest.net web site, and subscribe to our 3BQ Substack to support our work: @3BrothersQuest.

Welcome to 3 Brothers Quest #19!

QUEST GUESTS

Meet Mark Finser and John Bloom, who have spent their professional lives diving deep into the world of Anthroposophy and Rudolf Steiner. Building on episode #12, our first Steiner conversation, our second exploration of Steiner explores his notions of the Luciferic and Ahrimanic, and a third balancing force - the Christ - marked by what Steiner called the mystery of Golgotha. We also consider human spiritual evolution, and the emerging influence of “Artificial Intelligence” on human destiny. Afterwards, join the Baldwin brothers – Ian, Michael, and Philip – for their fraternal reflections on this 3 Brothers Quest episode.

QUEST MAP

Widely considered one of the 20th century's most vital and important philosophers, Steiner left myriad legacies, including the Anthroposophical Society in America, and made pioneering contributions in the fields of education, agriculture, architecture, literature, philosophy, and spiritual teaching. Steiner believed that humans once participated more fully in spiritual processes of the world through a dreamlike consciousness, but have, in modern materialistic times, become restricted by their attachment to material things. The renewed perception of spirituality, Steiner believed, required training the human consciousness to rediscover the spiritual dimensions of reality."

QUEST COMMUNITY

Join 3 Brothers Quest on all major podcast platforms, follow 3BQ on our Facebook and Instagram channels, visit our www.3brothersquest.net web site, and subscribe to our 3BQ Substack to support our work: @3BrothersQuest.