EPISODE · May 30, 2025 · 1H
The Enneagram
from Philosophy on the Fringes · host Frank Cabrera
In this episode, Megan and Frank investigate the Enneagram. Is the Enneagram a legitimate science of personality? What even is personality? And how much of our lives does personality determine? Join them as they examine the classic book, "Discovering Your Personality Type: The Essential Introduction to the Enneagram" by Don Richard Riso & Russ Hudson. Other thinkers discussed include: Aristotle, Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, and John Doris.-----------------------Hosts' Websites:Megan J Fritts (google.com)Frank J. Cabrera (google.com)Email: philosophyonthefringes@gmail.com-----------------------Bibliography:Don Richard Riso & Russ Hudson - Discovering Your Personality TypeEmpirical Approaches to Moral Character (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)Pseudoscience and the Demarcation Problem | Internet Encyclopedia of PhilosophyBeyond Good and Evil by Friedrich NietzscheSituationism, Moral Improvement, and Moral Responsibility | The Oxford Handbook of Moral PsychologyVirtue Ethics | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy-----------------------Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts-------------------------Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signsLicense code: O6ZNDALO7DL2LNHE
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In this episode, Megan and Frank investigate the Enneagram. Is the Enneagram a legitimate science of personality? What even is personality? And how much of our lives does personality determine? Join them as they examine the classic book, "Discovering Your Personality Type: The Essential Introduction to the Enneagram" by Don Richard Riso & Russ Hudson. Other thinkers discussed include: Aristotle, Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, and John Doris. ----------------------- 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: Don Richard Riso & Russ Hudson - Discovering Your Personality Type [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/discovering-your-personality-type-don-richard-risoruss-hudson?variant=39939412525090] Empirical Approaches to Moral Character (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-character-empirical/#BigFive] Pseudoscience and the Demarcation Problem | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [https://iep.utm.edu/pseudoscience-demarcation/] Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4363/4363-h/4363-h.htm] Situationism, Moral Improvement, and Moral Responsibility | The Oxford Handbook of Moral Psychology [https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/41278/chapter-abstract/351588064?redirectedFrom=fulltext] Virtue Ethics | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [https://iep.utm.edu/virtue/] ----------------------- Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts ------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signs License code: O6ZNDALO7DL2LNHE
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