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Berkeley to Kant: The Collapse of the Outer World (History of Modern Philosophy) (Remastered)

CR101 Radio - Podcast Network · Sep 15, 2026 · 1:00:00

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What happens when the “outer world” collapses and everything becomes *only* “my experience”? This episode traces the chain from **Berkeley to Kant**, showing how modern thought tries to erase the subject–object distinction (me vs. reality), leaving us trapped in Sartre’s *No Exit*: a prison-house self where people become “things I use,” communication breaks down, and truth shrinks into feelings. We walk through **Descartes’ split (mind vs. matter)**, Newton’s mechanical universe, Berkeley’s “to be is to be perceived,” Hume’s demolition of causality (laws as mere habits of thought), and Kant’s revolutionary turn: **objects must conform to our knowledge** the mind *prescribes* “laws” to nature. From there, it’s a straight line to “economics with a heart,” politics as salvation, and a culture that tries to act out fantasies and force the world to comply. If you’ve wondered why modern life feels unreal, why relationships feel transactional, and why feelings outrank facts this is the philosophical engine under the hood. 🎙️🔥

#BiblicalWorldview #ChristianReconstruction #Rushdoony #Philosophy #Berkeley #Hume #Kant #Descartes #Modernity #Truth #Epistemology #NoExit #WorldviewMatters #IdeasHaveConsequences #FaithAndReason #Culture #Theology #KingdomOfGod"

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