Philosophy

In this episode of The Daily Banter's Meaning of Life Podcast, Ben and Vazken discuss self-esteem. Does your sense of self-worth determine how happy you are? Why do some people appear to have more self-esteem than others, and is it possible to develop it as a life skill? Ben and ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Apr 28, 2016

Exciting times at The Daily Banter today -- please check out the first episode of The Daily Banter's Meaning of Life Podcast!  In this episode, my co-host Vazken Kassakhian and I discuss why we wanted to start the podcast and lay out what we hope to achieve by talking about ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Mar 11, 2016

I recently noticed a trend on my Facebook news feed: uncomfortably cute memes shared from the page of David Wolfe. “Your eyes are useless when your mind is blind.” “An easy life has never produced a powerful mind.” Who is David Wolfe? On casual investigation I was aghast to ...read more

• By Steve Stankevicius
  Nov 9, 2018

2015 has been an emotionally exhausting but ultimately rewarding year for the team here at The Daily Banter. For those of you who follow us closely, you will have noticed some significant ups and downs -- from the evolution of the Banter Members program, the launch of our ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

British based philosopher Alain de Botton is a man of many talents. Author, speaker and founder of The Philosophers' Mail, the Swiss born de Botton is on a mission to bring back the lessons of history's great thinkers. His recently launched newspaper aims to be the antidote to ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018