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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 1H

Dreams

from Philosophy on the Fringes · host Frank Cabrera

In this episode, Megan and Frank investigate dreams and dream interpretation. Are dreams random hallucinations? Hidden desires? Messages from the gods? What, if anything, can dreams tell us about ourselves, and how might media shape our dreaming experiences? Thinkers discussed include: Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Artemidorus of Daldianus, Rene Descartes, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Norman Malcom, Eric Schwitzgebel, and David Lynch.Hosts' Websites:Megan J Fritts (google.com)Frank J. Cabrera (google.com)Email: philosophyonthefringes@gmail.com-----------------------Bibliography:Genesis 41 ESV - Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams - Bible GatewayDaniel 2 NIV - Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream - In the - Bible GatewaySirach 34 GNT - Dreams Mean Nothing - Foolish people - Bible GatewayArtemidorus' Oneirocritica - Daniel E. Harris-McCoy - Oxford University PressPeter Thonemann - An Ancient Dream Manual: Artemidorus' The Interpretation of DreamsThe Internet Classics Archive | On Dreams by AristotleThe Internet Classics Archive | On Prophesying by Dreams by AristotleLacusCurtius • Cicero — De Divinatione: Book IPlato's Republic Book 9 [Allan Bloom's translation]Sigmund Freud: The Interpretation of DreamsWegner et al. - Dream ReboundDreaming | Norman Malcolm | Taylor & Francis eBooksScientists entered people’s dreams and got them ‘talking’ | Science | AAASHuman Behavior and Psychology | The Great Courses (Episode 14)Eric Schwitzgebel - Why did we think we dreamed in black and white?Dreaming, Philosophy of | Internet Encyclopedia of PhilosophyDescartes - Meditations on First Philosophy-----------------------Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts-------------------------Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signsLicense code: C2OWCCQD2KK3ERKO

In this episode, Megan and Frank investigate dreams and dream interpretation. Are dreams random hallucinations? Hidden desires? Messages from the gods? What, if anything, can dreams tell us about ourselves, and how might media shape our dreaming experiences? Thinkers discussed include: Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Artemidorus of Daldianus, Rene Descartes, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Norman Malcom, Eric Schwitzgebel, and David Lynch. Hosts' Websites: Megan J Fritts (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home?authuser=0] Frank J. Cabrera (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/frank-j-cabrera/research?pli=1] Email: [email protected] ----------------------- Bibliography: Genesis 41 ESV - Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams - Bible Gateway [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2041&version=ESV] Daniel 2 NIV - Nebuchadnezzar's Dream - In the - Bible Gateway [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%202&version=NIV] Sirach 34 GNT - Dreams Mean Nothing - Foolish people - Bible Gateway [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Sirach%2034&version=GNT] Artemidorus' Oneirocritica - Daniel E. Harris-McCoy - Oxford University Press [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/artemidorus-oneirocritica-9780199593477?cc=us&lang=en&] Peter Thonemann - An Ancient Dream Manual: Artemidorus' The Interpretation of Dreams [https://academic.oup.com/book/40085] The Internet Classics Archive | On Dreams by Aristotle [https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/dreams.html] The Internet Classics Archive | On Prophesying by Dreams by Aristotle [https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/prophesying.html] LacusCurtius • Cicero — De Divinatione: Book I [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/thayer/e/roman/texts/cicero/de_divinatione/1*.html] Plato's Republic Book 9 [Allan Bloom's translation] [https://www.marcellodibello.com/PHI171/resources/Plato-Republic-b9.pdf] Sigmund Freud: The Interpretation of Dreams [https://media.icamiami.org/2020/07/686d3ab5-freud-sigmund.-the-interpretation-of-dreams.pdf] Wegner et al. - Dream Rebound [https://dtg.sites.fas.harvard.edu/DANWEGNER/pub/Dream%20Rebound.pdf] Dreaming | Norman Malcolm | Taylor & Francis eBooks [https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781315315522/dreaming-norman-malcolm] Scientists entered people's dreams and got them 'talking' | Science | AAAS [https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-entered-peoples-dreams-and-got-them-talking] Human Behavior and Psychology | The Great Courses [https://shop.thegreatcourses.com/understanding-the-mysteries-of-human-behavior](Episode 14) Eric Schwitzgebel - Why did we think we dreamed in black and white? [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003936810200033X] Dreaming, Philosophy of | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [https://iep.utm.edu/dreaming-philosophy/#SH5b] Descartes - Meditations on First Philosophy [https://personal.lse.ac.uk/ROBERT49/teaching/ph103/pdf/Descartes_1641Meditations.pdf] ----------------------- Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts ------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signs License code: C2OWCCQD2KK3ERKO

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