About this episode

Philosopher Raymond Tallis explores the concept of explicitness and its connection to the mystery of human existence.

Explicitness is one of the fundamental mysteries in which our lives are wrapped. Our capacity, as conscious subjects, to make things explicit, so that what-is presents itself as “that-it-is” or “that-it-is-the-case” is at the heart of the mystery of human being. Philosopher Raymond Tallis explores how explicitness connects with fundamental ontological, metaphysical, and epistemological questions. Tallis' latest book, Circling Round Explicitness: The Heart of the Mystery of Human Being, is available for purchase now: https://amzn.to/3MUX5Ke

People in this episode

Guest: Raymond Tallis

Topics covered

• explicitness
• mystery of human beings
• consciousness
• ontological questions
• metaphysical questions
• epistemological questions

Keywords

• explicitness
• mystery
• human beings
• consciousness
• ontological
• metaphysical
• epistemological

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Circling Round Explicitness: The Heart of the Mystery of Human Being

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