A historic hostage release sets the stage for President Trump’s Knesset address, where he declares the end of an age of terror and the beginning of a new regional peace—urging Israel to choose diplomacy, inviting Iran to engage, and rallying nations to rebuild Gaza.
This episode, hosted by Bruce Director with an introduction by Tony Papert, dives into epistemology—the study of knowledge—emphasizing its critical importance in understanding politics, economics, and science. Bruce revisits Lyndon LaRouche's 2005 paper, shedding light on complex subjects like current history, economics, and biological phenomena, using various examples such as Trump's Middle East policy and the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The talk concludes with insights into Dirichlet's Principle and its application across different disciplines, including physics, biology, and art, urging us to rethink our foundational assumptions about how we know what we know.
00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:55 Understanding Epistemology 05:05 Examples from Current History: Trump's Middle East Trip 12:15 Examples from Current History: Ukraine-Russia Crisis 17:21 Economic Insights: The Failure of Globalization 23:47 Biology and the Nature of Life 36:06 Physics and the Solar System 41:20 Cognition and Music 54:25 Dirichlet's Principle Explained 01:10:40 Conclusion and Q&A
Philosopher and expert in anti-entropic science (dynatropy), Cusa and Leibniz. 50 year collaborator of Lyndon LaRouche. Author of “Riemann for Anti-Dummies.” Classical double bass player.
Founding member of the LaRouche movement in the 1960s. Former editor of LaRouche’s writings and EIR magazine. Regular host of our Saturday class series.
