The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell, Part 2
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 6 February 2023
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
This week let's be lulled to sleep by deep thoughts about the nature of matter, and whether things exist if we're not thinking about them. Who knows! It's philosophy.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.0 | I hope tonight's election provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
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| 1:27.9 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:35.0 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:39.0 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:45.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. Let it out slowly. |
| 1:50.0 | And off we go. |
| 1:53.6 | Tonight let's relax with some more deep thinking |
| 1:57.5 | from the problems of philosophy by Bertrand Russell, first published in 1912. |
| 2:06.8 | Let's pick up right where we left off with Chapter 3. |
| 2:14.0 | Let's begin. |
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