A composite list of episodes from the past 90 days of philosophy podcasts.
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 2023-Jun-07 • 47 minutesEric Adler on The Big Lebowski This week, the guys are joined once more by Dr. Eric Adler, Professor and Chair of Classics at the University of Maryland. The group turn to the silver screen as they analyze the cult classic, The Big Lebowski. Amid the antics of the characters... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
 2023-Jun-07 • 27 minutesHow Does Deception Affect Human Behavior? What can we learn when people deceive? There are all kinds of deception: from lying, duplicity, and disguises, to propaganda, disinformation, and deep fakes. Self-deception, too, offers insight. Why would evolution select for deceiving ourselves? Is ... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
 2023-Jun-07 • 45 minutesThe WHY in True Crime Gwendolyn and Rudy welcome True Crime podcaster, Sarah J McLaughlin (host and producer of the compelling and top of the charts pod, Appalachian Mysteria). What goes into producing a true crime podcast? What is the story behind the WVU 1970... (@InTheDetailsPod • @GDolske • @SaloRudy) |
 2023-Jun-06 • 56 minutes“The Smartness Mandate” with Professor Orit Halpern Smartness has permeated our lives in the form of smartphones, smart cars, smart homes, and smart cities. It has become a mandate, a pervasive force that governs politics, economics, and the environment. As our world faces increasingly complex challenges, the drive for ubiquitous computing raises important questions. What exactly is this 'smartness mandate'? How did it emerge, and what does it reveal about our evolving understanding and management of reality? How did we come to view the planet and its inhabi... (@BTG_ie) |
 2023-Jun-06110 - Can we pause AI Development? Evidence from the history of technological restraint In this episode, I chat to Matthijs Maas about pausing AI development. Matthijs is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Legal Priorities Project and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. In our conversation, we focus on the possibility of slowing down or limiting the development of technology. Many people are sceptical of this possibility but Matthijs has been doing some extensive research of historical case studies of, apparently successfu... (@JohnDanaher) |
 2023-Jun-06 • 44 minutesThe happiness delusion | Aaron Bastani, Paul Dolan, Joanna Kavenna Aaron Bastani, Paul Dolan and Joanna Kavenna debate "happiness" - whatever that is. (@IAI_TV) |
 2023-Jun-06 • 73 minutesEp. 96: How Do We Understand Things? (Part II) In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony continue their conversation on hermeneutic issues: What exactly happens to us when we engage with a text? What is the relationship between text, author, and understanding? What even is a 'text' in the first place? What is a symbol? Is there a distinction between symbols and other kind of representations? Is the relationship between symbols and reality truly arbitrary? (@LoveofSophiaPOD) |
 2023-Jun-06 • 54 minutesFate Is the Hunter: Ernest K. Gann IDEAS takes a deep dive into Fate Is the Hunter, Ernest K. Gann's celebrated memoir of flying and the capricious hand of fortune. The book is a nail-biting account of his early days in aviation. Gann wonders: why did I survive when so many other pilots perished? *This episode originally aired on Nov. 28, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-Jun-06 • 54 minutesIntellectuals From Émile Zola to Edward Said, from Antonio Gramsci to… Joe Rogan? In episode 79 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the figure of the high-minded ‘intellectual’ and their role in today’s mass-media landscape. Who are intellectuals, what do they do, and what are they for? Ellie and David ask whether intellectuals have a duty to participate in public debate, and whether they can truly partake in liberatory action in such a capacity.Works DiscussedJulien Benda, The Treason of IntellectualsChristoph Charles... (@overthink_pod • @ellieanderphd • @DrPenaGuzman1) |
 2023-Jun-05 • 43 minutesIs God a good thing? Classic arguments for belief - Replay The first in 3 parts which will relate to the first episode in our next season - absurdism! | Old Description: | In this episode, we begin a series (of 3 episodes) exploring the intersection of 'God' and morality. You'll note the use of quotation marks, this is because we explore the moral implications of theism and organized religion in a way that is not limited to faith-based belief. This means both looking purely at the incentives around belief rather than basing belief on faith, but also weighing up the... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
 2023-Jun-05 • 13 minutesSeneca, On Anger Book 3 - Choosing Companions To Avoid Anger - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 3 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 3 about the choices we can make about who we surround ourselves with, who we engage with, and what effects those people will have on our characters and specifically how we deal with anger To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-Jun-05 • 37 minutesHAP 125 - Phenomenal Woman - The Black Women’s Literary Renaissance Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Alice Walker explore the themes of black feminism (or “womanism”) in their fiction. Warning: this episode contains discussion of sexual violence and suicide. (@HistPhilosophy • @ChikeJeffers) |
 2023-Jun-05 • 121 minutesPhilosophy In Film - 068 - The Menu This week in episode 68 of Philosophy In Film Podcast, the gang dines on the thrilling comedy horror, 'The Menu'. Once again, we feast our way through all your favorite and less favorite courses of the podcast, including Producers' Notes (5:56), the... (@PhilInFilm) |
 2023-Jun-05 • 33 minutes#791 Scott Claessens: Human Cooperation, Religiosity, and Cross-National Analyses Dr. Scott Claessens is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Auckland. He studies the biological and cultural evolution of human cooperation. He uses methods from experimental economics and evolutionary game theory to shed light on how and why we give to others. | In this episode, we talk about human cooperation, religiosity, and cross-national analyses. We discuss theories about why humans are so cooperative; the benefits people get from being seen to be cooperative; the “cooperative phenotyp... (@TheDissenterYT) |
 2023-Jun-05 • 52 minutes#321 — Reckoning with Parfit Sam Harris speaks with David Edmonds about the life and philosophy of Derek Parfit. They discuss Parfit’s work on identity, time bias, the “non-identity problem,” population ethics and “the Repugnant Conclusion,” the ethical importance of... (@) |
 2023-Jun-05 • 56 minutesEp. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part Two) We continue working through letters 1-15 of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795), helped by . We get clearer on what Schiller means by Beauty, and how two contrary drives toward matter and form somehow cancel each other out to combine in a "play... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
 2023-Jun-05 • 178 minutesAMA | June 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for June 2023. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-Jun-05 • 54 minutes Mexico's Gothic Turn A PhD student argues that a new literary genre has emerged — the ‘Mexican Gothic’ style, featuring the creepy castles and haunting figures of traditional Gothic novels, mixed up with drug cartel kingpins and colonialism, set in contemporary Mexico. *This episode is part of our ongoing series, IDEAS from the Trenches, about outstanding PhD scholars across the country. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-Jun-05 • 132 minutes#232 - Radical and Revolutionary: Alfred Russel Wallace: A Dialogue with James Costa In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with James Costa about the life of Alfred Russel Wallace. They discuss the radical and revolutionary nature of Wallace, his inquisitiveness about nature since an early age, apprenticeship, trip to the Amazon, and scientific publications. They also talk about his trip to Asia, the interactions with Darwin, spiritualism, social justice, his legacy, and many more topics.James Costa is an entomologist and evolutionary biologist who is professor of biology and execu... (@xavierbonilla87) |
 2023-Jun-04 • 78 minutes97 - Brian Leiter: Karl Marx, Ideology, and Historical Materialism Brian Leiter is Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School, founder and Director of Chicago’s Center for Law, Philosophy & Human Values, and is best known in the philosophical world for his work on Nietzsche and legal philosophy. He is the founding editor of the Routledge Philosophers book series, Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law, and Philosophical Gourmet Report, which is the canonical—as well as extremely helpful and illuminating—ranking of philosophy depar... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
 2023-Jun-04 • 66 minutesFriendship is Magic | Samuel Kimbriel Are human beings social creatures? Do social groups have an important role to play in political life? Can hermits lead meaningful lives? (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-Jun-04 • 17 minutes Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - Philosophy And Getting More Life - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on his advocacy of studying philosophy as a way of gaining ourselves more time and life, participating in the thought and even life of other people, specifically philosophers To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffe... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-Jun-04 • 48 minutesEpisode 118, Romantic Love (Part IV - Further Analysis and Discussion) Welcome to ‘Episode 118 (Part IV of IV)’, where we’ll be outlining and evaluating existential approaches to romantic love. (@ThePanpsycast • @_JackSymes • @MrMarleyTeach) |
 2023-Jun-04 • 9 minutes515: Minds and Matter More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/min... that seems to have a mind also has a body made of flesh and blood. But if we look at the diversity of animals found in the world, we find a huge variety of species that perceive and interact with the world in very different ways. Is there something all these species have in common? Are neurons and ganglia required, or can evolution generate consciousness in different ways? What can the study of evolutionary biology tell us about the nature of the mind? Jos... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-Jun-03 • 17 minutes Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - Pleasures, Leisure, And Work - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on his discussions throughout that work of people who misuse the leisure and free time they possess by pursuing pleasures that require a lot of time and work to procure, enjoy, or safeguard. Seneca tells us that: "They are not unoccupied whose pleasures are made a busy occupation." To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to m... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-Jun-03 • 65 minutesBaruch Spinoza’s ”Ethics” (Part 2/5) In this episode, I cover Part 2: On the Nature and Origin of the Mind from Spinoza's "Ethics." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @Davi... (@DavidGuignion) |
 2023-Jun-02 • 90 minutesA Psalm for the Wild-Built and Objects pt2 What is...an object? Are these show notes an object? Is the podcast they fail to describe an object? Is our revulsion at being asked such questions an object? Are we objects? How can persons not be objects? Can we throw objects at philosophers until... (@0gPhilosophy) |
 2023-Jun-02 • 28 minutesFiller Episode - Brenda Hean Another episode that's all filler, no killer - UNLESS IT ISN'T. Was the loss of Tasmanian environmentalist Brenda Hean a tragic accident, or was there something more sinister to it? Evidence of sabotage, suspect investigations, a guy called "Electric... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-Jun-02 • 60 minutes #790 Conor Cunningham: Theology, Nihilism, and Evolutionary Theory Dr. Conor Cunningham is Associate Professor in Theology and Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Nottingham. He is interested in Metaphysics, Epistemology, Science, and Religion. He is the author of books like Genealogy of Nihilism: Philosophies of Nothing and The Difference of Theology. | In this episode, we talk about the philosophy of nihilism. We first discuss the differences between theology and philosophy. We then get into nihilism, and we talk about its philosophical origins, its di... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Jun-02 • 68 minutes PEL Presents PMP#150: Dark Shadows w/ Kathryn Leigh Scott Mark, Lawrence, and Sean Michael Cooney discuss the gothic romance vampire soap opera from 1966-1971 plus the spin-off movies and reboots. We interview one of the stars of the original show, the author , to talk about the appeal and enduring... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Jun-02 • 14 minutes Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - The Three Times: Past, Present, And Future - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on his discussion of the three times: past (quod fuit), present (quod est), and future (quod futurum est). To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 2000 philosophy videos in my main... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-Jun-02 • 28 minutesExploring the multiverse Do parallel universes exist? The answer depends on who you ask. Some philosophers and scientists say it's an absurd concept, while others say the existence of the multiverse can be inferred directly from known laws of physics. (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-Jun-02 • 54 minutes Jay Pitter: The Future of Culture Is ... Social equity and public spaces may seem worlds apart, but that’s where Jay Pitter enters. She’s an award-winning placemaker who works at the crossroads of urban design. She delivered a public talk for the Ontario Heritage Trust called “The Future of Culture Is …” on how we define heritage, whose heritage is protected and how to confront the complexity of colonial heritage symbols. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-Jun-02 • 30 minutes071 - Perception & Memory - the Mind/Body Link: A Look to Bergson, Jung, & Hegel The duality of Mind and Body has been debated for millennia. This has resulted in two polarized camps - Realists vs. Idealists. Realists contend that there is a world existing out there whether we are here or not, whether we are observing it or not, whether we are thinking about it or not. Idealists contend that ultimately only Mind exists, and the physical world around us is just an illusion, an unreal fantasy of the Mind.But there is a third camp. Many mistakenly classify Hegel as an Idealist, Howeve... (@CunningofGeist) |
 2023-Jun-02 • 55 minutesPunching Nazis (with Devin Shaw) The HBS hosts ask Devin Shaw whether and how to punch Nazis.Since at least the 2016 election the word fascism has emerged from the historical archive to contemporary political debates. This question has primarily been one about the identity of fascism, what are its minimal characteristics? To what extent can the Trump administration be considered fascist, and so on? We discussed some of this last season with Alberto Toscano. As much as this question of definition is important, a no less important question ... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
 2023-Jun-01 • 29 minutesThe Enlightenment Hack? w/Jay Sanguinetti Can ultrasound enhance meditation? | Today’s guest brings his fascinating line of research to reveal the concept, potential, ethics and mitigations for using ultrasound to stimulate the brain during meditation - we welcome Jay Sanguinetti, from the University of Arizona. | Developed with the close collaboration of Shinzen Young, Jay’s research dives into the phenomenological reports and brain imaging of everybody from complete beginners to master meditators like Young himself. | Alongside a dissection of th... (@PredictiveLife • @jamie_slevin) |
| 2023-Jun-01 • 76 minutes #789 Kieran Setiya - Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way Dr. Kieran Setiya is Professor of Philosophy at MIT. He works mainly in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. He is the author of Practical Knowledge, Reasons without Rationalism, Knowing Right From Wrong, and, more recently, Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way. | In this episode, we focus on Life Is Hard. We start by discussing the purpose of philosophy. We talk about what makes life hard, and we discuss if we should avoid hardship; complaining about hardship, and pitying othe... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Jun-01 • 17 minutes Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - Preoccupation And Wasting Time - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on the state many people waste their lives in, which he terms being "preoccupied" (occupatus). The preoccupied rob themselves of the opportunity of enjoying and appreciating their present moment, even when they appear to be focused on the present. They also render themselves unable to use their own past as a resource. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.pa... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-Jun-01 • 50 minutesIllusions Without Owners w/ Robert Pfaller UNLOCKED - Ž & So On is back with part two of our conversation with Austrian philosopher, and lovely guy Robert Pfaller. We’re talking les non-duped errant, interpassivity and soccer, delegated enjoyment, cuckholds and drinking games. Will is breathing mould in Paris, Peter’s drinking coffee without cream and Michael gets bitten by a spider. Big thanks to our Patreons for all your support. We have some cool interviews and episodes lined up, stick around! | | If you missed PART ONE listen here: | | Ž&... (@zizekand) |
 2023-Jun-01 • 57 minutesHow should we understand ‘cancel culture’? The gender-critical philosopher Kathleen Stock’s address to the Oxford Union this week has divided academics at the university. One group has signed a letter expressing concern that student opposition to her invite goes against free speech. A second group has written an open letter supporting the students and stating that revoking an invite is not the same as preventing someone from speaking. This case is seen by many as an example of so-called ‘cancel culture’. ‘Cancel culture’ has become such a common te... (@BBCRadio4) |
 2023-Jun-01 • 67 minutesEpisode 176 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 29 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 05 Welcome to Episode 176 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of o... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-Jun-01 • 54 minutes Man Up! The Masculinity Crisis, Part Two IDEAS continues to explore the state of manhood in part two of the three-part series, Man Up!: Masculinity in Crisis. This episode examines rejuvenation therapy, how the McCarthy era and the Boy Scouts played a role in shaping masculinity, testing homosexuality in boys and the creation of the mythopoetic movement. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-Jun-01 • 54 minutesAre Labor’s “stage three” tax cuts unjust and unethical? It’s been a long time since a policy adopted by the federal government has presented such a knot of party-political, parliamentary, social and ethical problems — Professor Miranda Stewart joins Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens to try to untangle it. (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-Jun-01 • 77 minutes #231 - The Neuroscience of Music: A Dialogue with Lawrence Sherman & Dennis Plies In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Lawrence Sherman and Dennis Plies about the neuroscience of music. They discuss how they wrote the book together, define music, discuss the different parts of the brain involved in music, and the different elements of music. They also discuss musical preferences, differences between composing and improvising, curiosity, memory, truth in art, and many more topics. Lawrence Sherman is a neuroscientist and professor of neuroscience at the Oregon Health and Sc... (@xavierbonilla87) |
 2023-May-31 • 68 minutesAI Risk (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with David Duvenaud) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/e... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: ht... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
| 2023-May-31 • 66 minutes Are NFTs a Scam? - Replay This episode is an inter-season replay - enjoy! Old intro: Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are all the rage - at time of posting. Should we all be rushing to buy digital images of gorillas wearing sunglasses? Or are there better ways of supporting struggling artists? In this episode, Jake and Ant look at whether NFTs represent a bright future for helping artists monetize their work. They begin by discussing how NFTs work, what web3 is and why people are so excited about where this technology could lead us. Bill ... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-May-31 • 94 minutes 96 - Jody Azzouni: Knowledge and Skepticism Jody Azzouni is Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. While Jody is best known for his nominalist stance in the philosophy of mathematics, he is also an author of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. This is Jody’s third appearance on the show. On his first appearance, episode #45, he and Robinson spoke about the debate between nominalists and platonists in the philosophy of mathematics, Jody’s own deflationary stance, and some adjacent concerns about ontological commitment in both formal and informal l... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
 2023-May-31 • 52 minutesWhat Is the Nature of Consciousness? | Neuroscience has made progress in deciphering how our brains think and perceive our surroundings, but a central feature of cognition is still deeply mysterious: namely, that many of our perceptions and thoughts are accompanied by the subjective experience of having them. Consciousness, the name we give to that experience, can’t yet be explained — but science is at least beginning to understand it. In this episode, the consciousness researcher Anil Seth and host Steven Strogatz discuss why our perceptions... (@QuantaMagazine • @stevenstrogatz) |
 2023-May-31 • 22 minutesPodcast episode 33: Formalism and distributionalism In this episode, we examine the formalist aspects of the linguistic work of Edward Sapir and Leonard Bloomfield, and see how their methods were turned into the doctrines of distributionalism by the following generation. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts…Read more › (@hiphilangsci • @TeapotLinguist) |
 2023-May-31 • 55 minutesSeth Godin on Marketing, Meaning, and the Bibs We Wear On good days, Seth Godin thinks about the progress we’re making on climate change. On bad days, he thinks about the problem of racing bibs. (@tylercowen) |
| 2023-May-31 • 69 minutes Ortega y Gasset on Art with Daniel McDonald This week, the guys are joined by a bonafide artist and Greg's colleague, Daniel McDonald, Chair of the Department of Art + Design and professor of art. The group discuss Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset's essay, The Dehumanization of Art,... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-May-31 • 54 minutes If Science is to Save Us: Sir Martin Rees One of Britain’s most influential scientists, Sir Martin Rees argues that science could save humanity or destroy it, so it’s more essential than ever to have closer engagement and a mutual understanding between science and the public sphere. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-May-31 • 53 minutesSO YOU THINK YOU’RE A STARSEED? Paul and Stephen have a Chinwag at SeriesFest (Denver) (@TreefortMedia) |
| 2023-May-31 • 86 minutes Tim Palmer on Doubt: From Quantum Physics to Climate Change Tim Palmer discusses his new book, The Primacy of Doubt: From Quantum Physics to Climate Change, How the Science of Uncertainty Can Help Us Understand Our Chaotic World. In it, he challenges conventional wisdom on quantum mechanics, free will, and mo... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
 2023-May-31 • 37 minutesEpisode 196: AI - Episode Two This week gasp in suspense and delight as Danny and Dr Mike, without any computer assisted aides ... (@PhilosophyWtf) |
| 2023-May-31 • 13 minutes FistoEpisto - The Little Gargler Workshop Malex Drones solos himself, arse out, at the Little Gargler Workshop… (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
 2023-May-30 • 83 minutesEpisode 261: Death of the Author What’s the meaning of a work of art? Does the text mean just what the author intends it to mean? Does it matter what Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark thinks about the end of 2001? Or is the artist’s interpretation just one interpretation among many... (@verybadwizards • @peez • @tamler) |
| 2023-May-30 • 13 minutes Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - Time The Most Precious Commodity - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on his discussion of our time and our life as the most precious commodity we possess, and how most people not only don't realize this, but also waste much of their time until it is too late. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee -... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-30 • 42 minutes The key to consciousness | Donald Hoffman, Hannah Critchlow, Sam Coleman Is materialism a fundamental mistake?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyf... relationship between the individual human subject and the world was once the central focus of Western philosophy. Modern neuroscience has instead tended to assume that the world is purely material and physical, and the problem of consciousness a question of how to generate thought from matter. Yet, we are no closer to solving the deep puzzle of consciousness and many argue that the American... (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-May-30 109 - How Can We Align Language Models like GPT with Human Values? In this episode of the podcast I chat to Atoosa Kasirzadeh. Atoosa is an Assistant Professor/Chancellor's fellow at the University of Edinburgh. She is also the Director of Research at the Centre for Technomoral Futures at Edinburgh. We chat about the alignment problem in AI development, roughly: how do we ensure that AI acts in a way that is consistent with human values. We focus, in particular, on the alignment problem for language models such as ChatGPT, Bard and Claude, and how some old ideas from the p... (@JohnDanaher) |
| 2023-May-30 • 54 minutes Extracting Justice: The Human Rights Impact of Canadian Mining About 60 per cent of the world’s mining companies are Canadian, operating around the world, including countries where mining activities have been linked to human rights violations. International human rights lawyer James Yap is working on making offending companies accountable. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-May-30 • 61 minutesEp. 58 Should We Hope? Join us for this exploration of the concept of hope from a philosophical perspective. What is hope? Can hope ever be justified? What are the uses of hope? And what do different philosophical schools say about hope? Plus a visit to the bookshelf!The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet: John GreenLife is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way: Kieran SetiyaOpen Door Philosophy on Twitter @d_parsonage or @opendoorphilOpen Door Philosophy on Instagram @opendoorphilosophyOpen Door Ph... (@opendoorphil • @d_parsonage) |
 2023-May-30 • 61 minutes66 | What's Left of Equality? Between Opportunity and Flourishing In this episode, we unpack tensions between theories of equality that emphasize opportunity and outcomes in a discussion based upon Christine Sypnowich’s recent Boston Review article, “Is Equal Opportunity Enough?” We also discuss our very own William Paris’s response to Sypnowich in his essay “The Art of Equality.” We debate whether liberalism is tied to capitalist institutions, what it means to lead a flourishing life, and why French social clubs may contain part of the answer. We end with a stirring defe... (@leftofphil • @whitherutopia • @oglynwil • @classreductress) |
| 2023-May-30 • 47 minutes The Philosophy and Future of Journalism Gwendolyn and Rudy welcome journalist and host of the podcast Now What?, Carole Zimmer. What is the meaning of journalism? How has it changed over the years? How can we distinguish between entertainment and news? What does podcasting... (@InTheDetailsPod • @GDolske • @SaloRudy) |
 2023-May-30 • 88 minutesEp. 233 - Should Artificial Intelligence Kill Us All? w/Dr. Sven Nyholm In episode 233 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Sven Hyholm to discuss the ethics of technology and especially the ethics of artificial intelligence. | Grab the book here to support the pod: https://amzn.to/3nCxg5f | | if you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: | | Patr... (@trendsettercase) |
 2023-May-29 • 85 minutesSuccession Ryan and Todd analyze the recently concluded television series Succession. They discuss it in terms of capitalist subjectivity, tragedy, the death drive, and the ideology of the family. There are spoilers at every point in this discussion. (@UVMcas) |
| 2023-May-29 • 71 minutes #788 Alexander Bor: Online Political Hostily; and the Moralization and Political Effects of COVID-19 Dr. Alexander Bor is a postdoc at the CEU Democracy Institute's Research Group on De- and Re-Democratization and a Visiting Professor at CEU Vienna. His research focuses on how the human mind navigates social and political challenges like political polarization, online political hostility, the COVID-19 pandemic, or selecting and evaluating political leaders. | In this episode, we talk about online political hostility, and the COVID-19 pandemic. We start by talking about the sharing of fake news on social me... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-29 • 15 minutes Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Three Movements Of Anger - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about his discussion of the three stages or movements involved in the emotion of anger. In the first stage, we grasp an appearance and are affected by it in some manner that can lead to anger. The second stage involves judgement, reason, will, and assent, and we have some control at this point. The third stage is the full emotion of anger, and is at that po... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-29 • 88 minutes 238 | Scott Shapiro on the Technology and Philosophy of Hacking I talk with Scott Shapiro about why computer hacking can never be completely stopped, and how humans are generally the weakest link. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-May-29 • 47 minutes Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part One) Can art make us better people? Musician joins Mark, Wes, and Seth to discussion the first half of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795). Given the failure of the French Revolution, this famous German poet wondered what could make the masses... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-May-29 • 12 minutes 566: Can Art Save Us? More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/can... world is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis, and we urgently need good ways to address it. Courageous politicians would help, of course, as might scientific innovations. But how much of the problem is a failure of imagination? Could the arts help us see our way out of the problem? How can literature, painting, and movies redraw the landscape in our minds? Josh and Ray imagine a conversation with Harriet Hawkins, Professor of Human Geography and C... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-May-29 • 54 minutes A Tale of Two Metlakatlas: My Matriarchs, the Missionaries and Me Just over 130 years ago, over 800 Ts'msyen people left their village of Metlakatla, B.C. to found "New" Metlakatla in Alaska. IDEAS contributor Pamela Post follows her own family history, and how it was shaped by those events. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-May-29 • 55 minutesEpisode 60: Compatibilism and Reduction with Robert Wallace In this episode, we talk with Robert Wallace about a dilemma for compatibilist views that reductively explain free will in terms of dispositions.Robert's website: https://www.roberthwallace.com/Robert&ap... paper, "A Dilemma for Reductive Compatibilism": https://link.springer.com/article/10.100... https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInsta... https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillsho... https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-S... (@thefreewillshow • @taylorwcyr • @MatthewFlummer) |
| 2023-May-28 • 75 minutes #230 - Unmasking Libertarianism: A Dialogue with Andrew Koppelman In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Andrew Koppelman about Libertarianism. They discuss why Libertarianism is so popular, how it is a mutated form of liberalism, Hayek and his views, and on rights. They also talk about taxation, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, role of regulation, Liberalism today, Obamacare, and many more topics. Andrew Koppelman is the John Paul Stevens Professor of Law, Professor (by courtesy) of Political Science, and Philosophy Department Affiliated Faculty at Northwestern U... (@xavierbonilla87) |
 2023-May-28 • 68 minutesMichael Ignatieff - On Consolation: Navigating Dark Times | STM Podcast #174 On episode 174, we welcome Michael Ignatieff to discuss the consolation of philosophy, the difference between comfort and consolation, distinguishing between false and true consolations and how they affect those suffering, the various secular and... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-May-28 • 84 minutes Bottle Episode Ryan and Todd explore the concept of the bottle episode from the production and analysis of television. They discuss a variety of its manifestations along with its theoretical importance as a form. Ryan's article: https://www.academia.edu/827245... (@UVMcas) |
| 2023-May-28 • 14 minutes Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Virtue, Wisdom, And Anger - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about his answers to objections some people raise against the Stoic negative evaluation of anger, namely that the virtuous or wise person ought to get angry with wrongdoers. Seneca provides several lines of reasoning for why the opposite should be the case To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a d... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-28 • 225 minutes 95 - Achille Varzi: What Is Mereology? Achille Varzi is the John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University and Bruno Kessler Honorary Professor at the University of Trento. He is a renowned metaphysicist and logician, and widely regarded as the world’s leading mereologist. Achille—or Varzi, as he is affectionately known around the halls of Columbia’s philosophy department—is also an immensely important philosophical figure for Robinson, and a prior denizen of this podcast multiverse (see episode 47 for Achille’s introduction to metaph... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-28 • 53 minutes Anonymous Publishing | Ivar Hardman Are some ideas too controversial to publish in your own name? Is it cowardly to use a pseudonym? Does the journal for controversial ideas ghettoize important topics? (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-May-28 • 57 minutes “Ending Epidemics: A History of Escape from Contagion” with Richard Conniff It is difficult to imagine a not-so-distant past when deadly diseases were a routine part of life. Even more astonishing is the fact that during that time, prevailing medical beliefs attributed these diseases to harmful miasmas, bodily humors, and divine dyspepsia. However, a groundbreaking revelation occurred with the discovery of the world of microorganisms, which led to the understanding that these tiny organisms might be responsible for transmitting and spreading diseases. These pivotal discoveries and ... (@BTG_ie) |
 2023-May-28 • 24 minutesHoP 422 - The World’s Law - Richard Hooker Richard Hooker defends the religious and political settlement of Elizabethan England using rational arguments and appeals to the natural law. (@HistPhilosophy) |
| 2023-May-27 • 52 minutes PEL Presents PvI#53: XTREME BEEF Quicheticles w/ Zach Thompson Zach is an improvisor who's , been a commentator for , and has been a recurring guest on . He joins Mark and Bill to discuss competitiveness in all its forms. Is strife part of utopia, or would all conflict be removed in an ideal political situation?... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
 2023-May-27Dr Val Plumwood - Prof. Kate Rigby Prof. Kate Rigby discusses Dr Val Plumwood, an Australian philosopher and ecofeminist known for her work on anthropocentrism, her life and how she survived an attack by a saltwater crocodile. (@radphilosophy) |
| 2023-May-27 • 18 minutes Filler Episode - The Brabant Killers M's jetting overseas once again, so Josh fills in by scarring your souls with a thoroughly depressing tale of murder and more murder. How depressing? At one point, Josh says "of the four, all but three died" - that was a mistake, which should have be... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-May-27 • 52 minutes Baruch Spinoza’s ”Ethics” (Part 1/5) In this episode, I cover part 1 of Baruch Spinoza's "Ethics." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philos... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-May-26 • 58 minutes #787 Kennon Sheldon - Freely Determined; The New Psychology of the Self, and How to Live Dr. Kennon Sheldon is Curator's Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri. His research is in the areas of well-being, motivation, self-determination theory, personality, and positive psychology. He is the author of several books, the most recent one being Freely Determined: What the New Psychology of the Self Teaches Us About How to Live. | In this episode, we focus on Freely Determined. We talk about free will from a psychological perspective, and go... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-26 • 14 minutes Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger And Nobility - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about one set of objections that Seneca considers and responds to in book 2, namely that being prone to anger involves a sort of nobility (generositas) or straightforwardness (simplicitas) on the part of the cultures, animals, or people who feel and act upon anger. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-26 • 93 minutes 94 - Alva Noë: Art, Philosophy, and The Entanglement Alva Noë is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he researches the philosophy of mind—primarily focusing on perception and consciousness—and the philosophy of art. In this episode, Robinson and Alva discuss the latter, for while Alva is already the author of two books in the area—Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature (Farrar Strauss and Giroux, 2015) and Look: Dispatches from the Art World (Oxford, 2021)—June 23, 2023 will mark the ... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-26 • 41 minutes Making Sense of Death | Episode 9 of The Essential Sam Harris In this episode, we explore Sam’s conversations about the phenomenon of death. We begin with an introduction from Sam as he urges us to use our awareness of death to become more present in our day-to-day lives. We then hear a conversation between... (@) |
 2023-May-26 • 76 minutesGPT-4 Alignment with Daniel Schauer My guest this week is Daniel Schauer, a lifelong computer nerd who currently works at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in their writing department to submit materials to the FDA but is here representing himself as a computer nerd with a bunch of fiddling experience with GPT-4. We discuss what GPt-4 can do especially with regard to ethical reasoning. Democratizing Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/de... Warhammer 40k Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pods: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.... (@ETVPod) |
 2023-May-26 • 15 minutesSt. Augustine: My Love Is My Gravity St. Augustine’s wrote that “Amor meus, Pondus meum”; My love is my gravity. Perhaps our search for what truth and reality is not only an intellectual search? Perhaps the heart can have reasons of which reason knows nothing? In... (@RedLetterPhil) |
| 2023-May-26 • 54 minutes Philosophy from the Pub, with Lewis Gordon Lewis Gordon is an academic. But he argues that confining thinking to the academy has resulted in people forgetting that philosophy “has something important to say.” He helps remedy the situation with this warm, funny, vital talk, recorded in a historic pub in St. John’s, Newfoundland, by Memorial University. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-26 • 58 minutes Progress The HBS hosts ask: how do we know if we're getting where we're going? Recently, an article about four "hard problems" in philosophy and their possible solutions came into Rick's newsfeed. Upon reading it, his first question was whether or not philosophy is about "solving problems" at all, which immediately led him to think not only about progress in philosophy, but progress in general. Some philosophers have argued that humans, in general, have made great “moral progress.” Others argue that history is esse... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
 2023-May-26 • 16 minutes#62: Guilt! Guilt! Guilt! Whatever it is that you're doing and however it is that you're doing it, you're telling yourself that you're doing it wrong and anyway you ought to be doing something else instead. Right? You feel guilty even when you know you're doing the right thing. You feel guilty even before you've decided what you have to feel guilty about. Your entire mind is an immersive, surround-sound, interactive theatre of turbo-charged guilt. Take a break from your hectic schedule of self-flagellat... (@AcademicImp • @rebecca_roache) |
 2023-May-26 • 59 minutes90. The Box (w/ Matt Strohl) Our guest Matt Strohl (Philosophy, Montana; author of Why It's OK to Love Bad Movies) thinks Richard Kelly's 2009 film THE BOX is due for a critical reappraisal, and we agree. We talk about altruism, self-deception, faith, freedom, Hell, Sartre, and why this is a freaking Christmas movie! Buckle up for a weird and wild journey into the unknown and unknowable! (@cowspod • @juskhoo) |
| 2023-May-26 • 14 minutes Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger, Temperament, And The Body - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about his views about the ancient four-elements/humor-based physical theory and its implications for anger To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 2000 philosop... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-25 • 117 minutes Ep. 232 - The Philosophy of Mind vs. the Science of Consciousness w/Dr. Henry Taylor In episode 232 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Henry Taylor of the University of Birmingham to discuss his new paper "Consciousness as a Natural Kind and the Methodological Puzzle of Consciousness". Check the time stamps to see all the different topics we cover! | Find more from Dr. Taylor here: https://henrytaylorphilosophy.com/ | | if you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker ... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-May-25 • 63 minutes #786 Vassilis Saroglou: The Psychological Traits of Religious People Dr. Vassilis Saroglou is Full Professor of Psychology at the UCL-University of Louvain, with expertise in psychology of religion, personality, social, and cross-cultural psychology, moral psychology, and psychology of positive emotions. | In this episode, we talk about the psychology of religion. We talk about the distinction between intrinsic religiosity and extrinsic religiosity, and between devotional religion and coalitional religion. We discuss the relationship between religiosity and spirituality. We ... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-25 • 29 minutes Leadership What do we mean by good leadership? Leaders in business are generally judged according to how effective they are, how much value they generate for shareholders and so on. But at what point do ethical concerns enter the equation? (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-May-25 • 56 minutes How should we talk about suicide? The tragic death of primary headteacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life when her school was set to be downgraded to “inadequate”, has prompted widespread anger from teachers and calls to reform or abolish Ofsted. Ruth Perry’s family believes that the stress of the inspection led to her suicide, and this week an article in the British Medical Journal argued that “every work-related suicide” should be investigated by the Health and Safety Executive. While some see this as an important intervention in seeki... (@BBCRadio4) |
| 2023-May-25 • 54 minutes Is Stan Grant’s decision the result of a broken media? At the end of Monday’s Q+A, Wiradjuri man and journalist Stan Grant stated: “We in the media must ask if we are truly honouring a world worth living in.” Why aren’t more taking him seriously? (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-May-25 • 48 minutes Episode 175 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 28 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 04 Welcome to Episode 175 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-May-25 • 101 minutes #229 - Defying the British Empire: A Dialogue with David Veevers In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with David Veevers about the various perspectives around the British Empire. They talk about why people ignore some parts of history but emphasize others, Irish resistance, how the British colonized North America, and their interactions with various Native peoples. They discuss the British empire and the hegemony in Asia, meeting resistance in Africa, and having a full and complete picture of the history of the British Empire.David Veevers is an award-winning h... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-May-25 • 54 minutes Cymbeline in the Anthropocene At first glance, Shakespeare’s play Cymbeline doesn’t seem like an obvious choice for confronting the climate crisis. But seven theatre companies around the world, from Argentina to Australia, have adapted Cymbeline to respond to the climate crisis in their local communities. *This episode originally aired on Sept. 7, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-24 • 58 minutes Partiality (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/ep... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: htt... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
 2023-May-24 • 35 minutesEpisode #180 ... What if everything is consciousness? - Phillip Goff on Panpsychism Today we talk about one theory of consciousness known as Panpsychism. (@iamstephenwest) |
| 2023-May-24 • 15 minutes Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger, Brutality, And Cruelty - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about the difference between anger and irascibility on the one side, and brutality (ferritas) and cruelty (crudelitas). He also examines how anger can over time develop into cruelty. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at Bu... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-24 • 35 minutes Death and The Information Gap We need to start prepping our minds for death. | Welcome to a train-your-brain special, diving into new research plans from our very own Dr Mark Miller. | Mark outlines exactly why uncertainty and danger are incredibly beneficial for the predictive mind - training us to be better-equipped when we encounter sickness, injury and death itself. | Because if you want to be really good at reducing uncertainty over a long time - surrounding yourself with short-term uncertainty is exactly the way to do it! | Sharin... (@PredictiveLife • @jamie_slevin) |
 2023-May-24 • 93 minutesEpisode 147: You Must Change Your Life Phil and JF discuss the famous poem "Archaic Torso of Apollo" by Rainer Maria Rilke. (@weirdstudies • @JF_Martel) |
| 2023-May-24 • 77 minutes Charlie Thomas on Plato's Female Drama This week, the guys are joined by Dr. Charlotte Thomas, Professor of Philosophy among several other titles at Mercer Unviersity and executive director of ACTC. The group discuss Dr. Thomas' book The Female Drama: The Philosophical Feminine in the... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-May-24 • 54 minutes Transhumance: An ancient practice at risk For millennia, human beings along with their domesticated animals have travelled to bring sheep, goats, cattle, and other animals to better grazing areas. The ancient practice, known as transhumance, has been dismissed as an outdated mode of animal husbandry. Yet the practice holds promise for a sustainable future. *This episode originally aired on Nov. 25, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-24 • 48 minutes Even Psychopaths Suffer Burnout with Candice DeLong 💊💊💊 Killer Psyche podcast host Candice DeLong spent two decades in the FBI as a criminal profiler tracking serial killers and working such notorious cases as the Unabomber and the Chicago Tylenol Murders. Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma explore the terrifying and tactical world of tracking murderers with Candice and learn that even psychopaths suffer career burnout. Bonus: learn about predictive behaviors of serial killers (bed-wetting?!), Ted Bundy’s incarcerated romance, and a key tip when negotiating to s... (@TreefortMedia) |
| 2023-May-24 • 27 minutes Where Are They, All Those Aliens? Most scientists assume that the universe must be populated with innumerable alien intelligences and civilizations—after all, we humans can't be so special. OK, so where are they, these "innumerable alien intelligences and civilizations"? How come the... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
 2023-May-24 • 76 minutesPTOTN - Phil and Comedy special A special Q&A panel at a Philosophy and Comedy conference! (Univ of Kent, May 2023. Sponsored by the good people at The Royal Institute of Philosophy.) What are the limits of free speech when it comes to comedy? Can comedy be a form of philosophy... (@KirchinSimon) |
| 2023-May-23 • 15 minutes Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger At Inanimate Things - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about the irrationality of getting angry with inanimate objects, since this involves attributing an intentionality and agency to them which they do not possess. Seneca also considers whether it is rational for us to transfer that anger to the makers, designers, or craftspeople of those inanimate objects, both human and divine. To support my ongoing work, ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-23 • 71 minutes 93 - Havi Carel: The Phenomenology of Illness Havi Carel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol, where she studies illness and its relationship to philosophy. Her research draws largely on phenomenology, a philosophical approach most closely associated with the Continental tradition of philosophy, and that relies heavily on perception and experience. In this episode Robinson and Havi discuss her own illness, LAM, and how it affects her own work, along with many other topics related to illness, such as Freud, mental health, and breathle... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-23 • 63 minutes Ep. 95: How Do We Understand Things? (Part I) In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony begin to discuss a number of general questions pertaining to this thing we call "understanding": What exactly does it mean to understand something? What does it have to do with context and connections between things? What does is mean when someone says that they _don't_ understand something? How does it relate to hermeneutic vantage points and horizons? How does technology affect our capacity to understand anything? How does language and literacy factor into all of... (@LoveofSophiaPOD) |
| 2023-May-23 • 51 minutes Can experiments settle the free will debate? | Julian Baggini, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Sarah Garfinkel Julian Baggini, Peter Godfrey-Smith and Sarah Garfinkel attempt to settle the free will debate once and for all. (@IAI_TV) |
 2023-May-23 • 102 minutes156: "Animal Liberation Now!" - Peter Singer - Sentientism Peter Singer is often referred to as the “world’s most influential living philosopher.” He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He specialises in applied ethics, approaching the subject from a secular, naturalistic, utilitarian perspective. He wrote the books "Animal Liberation", Why Vegan? and "Animal Liberation Now!" (launched on the same day as this episode! - speaking tour here), in which he argues against speciesism and for a shift to plant-based food... (@sentientism • @JamieWoodhouse) |
| 2023-May-23 • 54 minutes The Great Reset The Great Reset — it came down from the mountains of Davos Switzerland. To conspiracy theorists, it's a plot by global elites at the World Economic Forum to control our lives. To its supporters, it represents a gentler, more humane form of capitalism. IDEAS contributor Ira Basen investigates what exactly is the Great Reset and why it's so controversial. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-23 • 58 minutes Boredom One must imagine Sisyphus…bored. Take a break from boredom and listen to episode 78 of Overthink as David and Ellie guide you through the fabulously idle realm of this “bestial, indefinable affliction.” They discuss the peaceful highs and painful lows of their middle school summer slumps, the endless days of pandemic panic, and the sluggish mornings of monks during the Medieval period. What can boredom teach us about existence? Is Kierkegaard right that the masses are boring while the nobles bore themselves... (@overthink_pod • @ellieanderphd • @DrPenaGuzman1) |
| 2023-May-22 • 61 minutes I Think I’m Paranoid (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Episode 404 - should we do an "error: podcast not found" gag? Probably not worth the effort - not when the actual episode is doing double duty as a Conspiracy Theatre Masterpiece Theater (sort of) and a Back to the Conspiracy (sort of). Yes, we're lo... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-May-22 • 15 minutes Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger And Self-Awareness - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about his discussion of one very useful principle and practice people can use to be less angry, namely realizing that nobody is without fault. If we develop some self-awareness of our own faults, flaws, and failures, we are more able to not only take criticism from others, but to be understanding, patient, and forgiving with other people who exhibit the sam... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-22 • 56 minutes #785 Agustín Fuentes: The Origins of Patriarchy Dr. Agustín Fuentes is Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University. His research focuses on the biosocial, delving into the entanglement of biological systems with the social and cultural lives of humans, our ancestors, and a few of the other animals with whom humanity shares close relations. He is the author of books like Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You, and Why We Believe. | In this episode, we talk about the origins of patriarchy. We start by defining patriarchy, and talk about how lon... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-22 • 38 minutes Is bullying ever a good management strategy? Raab getting fired, hot-take - end of season Firstly, apologies for the slow release - technical issue with an AI product to smooth the sound ruined our initial release. This will also be the last episode in our recent season, so expect 3-4 weeks of replays of our old hits while we build out a bank for our new season! Today's Episode: Today, we do a hot take on the deputy PM's recent firing (Dominic Raab) based on allegations of bullying. We dig in to the specifics of the report, and touch on concepts of management and culture (generally and specifi... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-May-22 • 51 minutes #320 — Constructing Self and World Sam Harris speaks with Shamil Chandaria about how the brain constructs a vision of the self and the world. They discuss the brain from first principles; Bayesian inference; hierarchical predictive processing; the construction of vision; psychedelics... (@) |
| 2023-May-22 • 78 minutes 237 | Brooke Harrington on Offshore Wealth as a Complex System I talk with sociologist Brook Harrington about how offshore wealth management works, and how it's useful to think of it as a complex system. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-May-22 • 11 minutes PREMIUM-Ep. 317: Character Philosophies in Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" (Part Two) To conclude our discussion of the novel, we turn to the philosophies of Dmitri and Ivan, plus the Biblical book of Job and our takeaways. Do we need some philosophy of transcendence to cope? If you're not hearing , sign up via one of the options... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-May-22 • 54 minutes Worst Marriage Ever: The Story of Jason and Medea The ancient Greek story of Jason and the Argonauts is that of a quest — and one of the first ever told: a man, a ship and a team of sailors, all in search of a miracle. Jason's turbulent relationship with Medea is at the centre of this documentary by IDEAS contributor Tom Jokinen, Worst Marriage Ever: The Story of Jason and Medea. *This episode originally aired on Sept. 19, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-May-22 • 18 minutesS1E32 - Bonus Episode! What Grad Students Wish They'd Known About Doing a PhD In this second special bonus episode of The Philosopher's Nest, we've asked each of our last 12 guests the same question, and we've compiled each of these answers into a single episode. | We'll be hearing the following 12 Philosophy PhD students answer this question: "What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started your PhD?" | Linds Whittaker, University of Washington (S01E20) | Dario Vaccaro, University of Tenessee, Knoxville (S01E21) | Cara-Julie Kather, Leuphana University of Lüneberg (S01E... (@KOosterum • @99lewiswilliams) |
| 2023-May-22 • 96 minutes #228 - The Possibility of Life: A Dialogue with Jaime Green In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Jaime Green about the origins of life, other planets, and meaning. They discuss the origins of life on earth, why humans ask the big questions of life, and life on other planets. They talk about AI, machine learning, utility of sci-fi films, UFOs and many more topics.Jaime Green is a writer, editor, and essayist. She is the series editor for The Best American Science and Nature Writing. She is also a lecturer at Smith College. She is the author of the late... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-May-21 • 29 minutes Bilingual parenting, home and the mother tongue Standard philosophical accounts of language present it as a kind of home – a place that we inhabit, and that shapes our sense of self. But what happens when we're not quite "at home" within a language? (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-May-21 • 75 minutes Thought Experiments | Spencer Case | Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff | Editor and Producer: Jimmy Mullen and Porter Kaufman | | Brain in a Vat bookshop (Shopify): https://smarturl.it/BrainShop | Brain in a Vat bookshop (Amazon): https://smarturl.it/BrainAmazonShop | | (@JasonWerbeloff) |
 2023-May-21 • 75 minutesThought experiments (Special Brain in a Vat co-production) Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff of Brain in a Vat join Spencer to discuss one of their favorite subjects: thought experiments. (@ADigressions • @SpencerJayCase) |
| 2023-May-21 • 126 minutes 92 - Joan Bagaria: What Is Set Theory? Joan Bagaria is ICREA Research Professor in the Department of Experimental Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Barcelona. He is a mathematical logician who works in set theory, which is the branch of mathematics that not only specializes in the investigation of infinity but serves as the foundation for the rest of mathematics—what this means, and its implications, are explored in the episode. Joan and Robinson discuss all things set theory, beginning with its origins in the mind of Georg Cantor, i... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
 2023-May-21 • 7 minutesApplying Standpoint Theory (guest contribution) In this episode, guest contributor Yolanda discusses Standpoint Theory - the idea that your experience of reality can vary depending on your standpoint. This is particularly salient when applied to the experiences of marginalised groups, Yolanda argues, and by drawing on this theory we can better understand the members of these groups and their unique standpoints. Enjoy, and thank you Yolanda for your contribution! | | If you'd like to request an episode, or even do an episode yourself, please get in touc... (@fiveminutephil1 • @lottie_pike) |
| 2023-May-21 • 25 minutes HAP 124 - Double Jeopardy - Black Feminism 1970s black feminists like Toni Cade Bambara, the Combahee River Collective, and Awa Thiam critique white feminist and black nationalist failures to recognize the unique struggle of the black woman. (@HistPhilosophy • @ChikeJeffers) |
| 2023-May-21 • 45 minutes Episode 118, Romantic Love (Part III - Sad Love) Welcome to ‘Episode 118 (Part III of IV)’, in which we’ll be exploring how we should love. (@ThePanpsycast • @_JackSymes • @MrMarleyTeach) |
| 2023-May-20 • 80 minutes PEL Presents NEM#195: Nicholas Tremulis Reads Better Books Nick has fronted 10+ carefully arranged solo albums since 1985 in various styles from R&B to Latin to alt-country. We discuss "Amanda and the God’s Honest Truth" from Rarified World (2021), "Buffalo Man" from Little Big Songs (2008), and "River... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-May-20 • 59 minutes “Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub” with Robert Buderi Kendall Square, situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has earned the reputation of being "the most innovative square mile on the planet." It serves as a vibrant epicentre for life sciences, housing renowned companies such as Biogen, Moderna, Pfizer, Takeda, and many others. Additionally, it stands as a prominent hub for technology, with giants like Google, Microsoft, IBM, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple occupying substantial portions of valuable office space within its bounds. The square is also home to a thriv... (@BTG_ie) |
| 2023-May-20 • 50 minutes Baruch Spinoza’s ”On the Improvement of the Understanding” In this episode, I cover Baruch Spinoza's "On the Improvement of the Understanding." This is an important introduction to Spinoza before starting his "Ethics" next week. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://ww... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-May-19 • 56 minutes #784 Paul Russell: Free Will and Moral Responsibility Dr. Paul Russell is Professor of Philosophy at Lund University (half-time appointment since 2018). He also serves as Director of the Lund|Gothenburg Responsibility Project (LGRP). Dr. Russell's interests cover the areas of free will and moral responsibility along with various topics in early modern philosophy. Within the area of free will and moral responsibility he is particularly interested in the challenge of skepticism and theories of responsibility that appeal to reactive attitudes or moral sentiments.... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-19 • 12 minutes Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Errors As Cause For Anger This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about why the errors or mistakes other people commit do not have to become a cause for our own emotional response of anger To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find ov... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-19 • 121 minutes 91 - John Perry: Procrastination, Personal Identity, and the Self John Perry is Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Stanford University. He was also the co-host with Ken Taylor of the nationally syndicated radio show Philosophy Talk. John has worked in the philosophy of language, mind, and metaphysics, and is well-known for his famous Slingshot Argument with John Barwise. Robinson and John first talk about his book The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing. They then turn to some of his work on identity, ... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-19 • 87 minutes A Psalm for the Wild-Built and Solarpunk pt1 Dear friends, please pull up a cushion and enjoy a cup of warm herbal tea, freshly picked from the nearby forrest just this morning. Share your troubles with us and we'll lighten them with a story of monk and robit, their journey through the wilds,... (@0gPhilosophy) |
| 2023-May-19 • 57 minutes Episode 174 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 27 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 03 Welcome to Episode 174 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-May-19 • 54 minutes English: Friend or Frenemy? English may have a reputation for being a "linguistic imperialist," pushing local languages into obscurity but linguist Mario Saraceni argues English should be viewed as a global language with multiple versions existing on equal footing. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-19 • 54 minutes The University and its Discontents The HBS hosts consider the recent spate of assaults on academic freedom.As a public institution of sorts (and sometimes) the university claims to be neutral with respect to politics. This has imposed an ideal of seeing “both sides” of all issues. These two sides are supposed to roughly correspond to the two political parties. Such a model is arguably reductive and simplistic, forcing a particular political model in the ideal of being noncommittal in politics. However, lately even this model has come under a... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-May-18 • 47 minutes #783 Kevin Dorst: Epistemology, Justified Beliefs, and Epistemic Modesty Dr. Kevin Dorst is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT. He works on epistemology, logic, language, and their intersections. In epistemology he’s interested in what we should think (the belief-credence connection), why we should think it (foundations), and how we should think about what we should think (higher-order uncertainty). In logic, he’s interested in various models of these things; in language, he’s interested the semantics of various statements about them. M... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-18 • 120 minutes Ep. 231 - How to Tell When Babies and Machines Are Conscious w/Dr. Claudia Passos In episode 231 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Claudia Passos to discuss her talk from Mind Fest 2023 at Florida Atlantic University, the official opening of the Center for the Future Mind. We discuss two different approaches to solving the problem of infant consciousness (the problem of determining that they are in fact conscious): the behavioral/neurobiological markers approach and the theory approach. After we discussed the former we dove into 2 philosophical theories of consciousness ... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-May-18 • 14 minutes Cynic Epistles Attributed to Crates - Cynicism, Begging, And Accepting From Others This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient letter collection called the Cynic Epistles. This one looks at those letters (most likely falsely) attributed to Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school. Specifically it focuses on the Cynic practice of begging or asking for resources from other people. In the letters, a number of distinctions get made about who one should beg and receive from and why, and conversely who one shouldn't ask or take from. Begging was one distinctive feature of lived C... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-18 • 54 minutes Man Up! The Masculinity Crisis, Part One In recent decades, social scientists have noticed a trend: men are dropping out of the workforce. And their addiction rates are climbing. Men are also three times more likely to commit suicide than women. IDEAS explores the state of manhood in a three-part series, Man Up!: The Masculinity Crisis. Part One traces the history of masculinity. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-18 • 78 minutes Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam on How Thinking Emerged from Chaos Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam, neuroscientists and authors of Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos, discuss why consciousness exists, how consciousness works, and their unified theory of the mind. Ogas and Gaddam's book is available for pur... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-May-18 • 53 minutes What is the human cost of success? Revisiting HBO’s Succession As the fourth and final series of the HBO television show “Succession” approaches its finale, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens revisit the first three seasons. Why does this show matter? What does it tell us, despite its opulence and obscenity, about what is of greatest value in human life? (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-May-18 • 120 minutes #227 - Without Children: A Dialogue with Peggy O'Donnell Heffington In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Peggy O’Donnell Heffington about women’s rights, choice, and children. They talk about some of the reasons why women don’t have children, Millennials having children later, and structural aspects of choice. They discuss the history of abortion, contraception laws, Roe V. Wade, Dobbs ruling, the history and origins of the nuclear family, grandmother hypothesis, public perceptions of people without children, and many more topics. Peggy O’Donnell Heffington i... (@xavierbonilla87) |
 2023-May-17 • 14 minutes137: Leibniz on Monads What is the fundamental element of reality? In 1714 Leibniz published the Monadology and gave a very interesting answer to this question. There he argued that a non-physical part less basic substance called a Monad was indeed the fundamental element of reality. Tune in to learn more about Monads and see if you think Leibnitz was on to unlocking one of the oldest metaphysical quandaries. | | You can find a free copy of the Monadology here: https://www.plato-philosophy.org/wp-cont... | | Image Attributio... (@MillikinU) |
| 2023-May-17 • 10 minutes 565: True Contradictions More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/tru... you want to tell the truth, you shouldn’t contradict yourself—that’s just common sense. A suspect who was home on the night of the crime can’t have been elsewhere, and whatever the weapon, we can rule out the hypothesis that it was both a candlestick and not a candlestick. But there are philosophers who claim we shouldn’t overgeneralize based on murder mysteries: some contradictions are true. Could a badly written law make the dastardly deed both legal and... (@philtalkradio) |
 2023-May-17 • 72 minutes29 - City Living Quill Kukla on the ways our spaces make us (@) |
| 2023-May-17 • 75 minutes Alignment and Competition (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/epi... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: http... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
 2023-May-17 • 19 minutesInto the Trenches Once More If you like this stuff and you'd like to hear more, please support my work on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bradcoleharris (@bradcoleharris) |
| 2023-May-17 • 49 minutes Are There Reasons to Believe in a Multiverse? By definition, the universe seems like it should be the totality of everything that exists. Yet a variety of arguments emerging from cosmology, particle physics and quantum mechanics hint that there could also be unobservable universes beyond our own that follow different laws of nature. While the existence of a multiverse is speculative, for many physicists it represents a plausible explanation for some of the biggest mysteries in science. In this episode, Steven Strogatz explores the idea of a multiverse ... (@QuantaMagazine • @stevenstrogatz) |
| 2023-May-17 • 54 minutes Hegel and the Wound of Spirit UNLOCKED: Today we're talking Žižek's chapter in his book Absolute Recoil called "The Violence of the Beginning". The reading begins with the notion that there is "nothing prior to the loss" of the sense of lost origins. Žižek then sets into play the idea of the self-alienation of spirit in the realm of translation to show the original brokenness of God Himself. We also question who the real James Bond is, hystericize Eliot's Prufrock, and discuss Emmanuel Carrere's novel The Moustache, all the while won... (@zizekand) |
| 2023-May-17 • 61 minutes 65 | Gramsci's The Modern Prince In this episode we talk about Antonio Gramsci’s book The Modern Prince. Written while imprisoned by the fascists in Mussolini’s Italy, the work is a reflection on the party as a form of organization and the importance of leadership for revolutionary socialist politics. We discuss Gramsci’s realist approach to politics as an art and science, his insistence on partisanship as a condition for objectivity in socio-political analysis, and what he might have to say about the sad state of leftist movement today. W... (@leftofphil • @whitherutopia • @oglynwil • @classreductress) |
| 2023-May-17 • 53 minutes Simon Johnson on Banking, Technology, and Prosperity What’s more intense than leading the IMF during a financial crisis? For Simon Johnson, it was co-authoring a book with Daron Acemoglu. (@tylercowen) |
| 2023-May-17 • 65 minutes Eric Adler on Tacitus' Germania This week, the guys are joined once again by Dr. Eric Adler, Professor and Chair of Classics at the University of Maryland. The group discuss most of the contents of Germania from the traits of the people and land, to their practices, culminating... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-May-17 • 54 minutes Judge Rosie The first Jewish woman on the Supreme Court of Canada, Rosalie Abella (or Judge Rosie as many people call her) has left a celebrated legacy as a tireless fighter for equity and human rights. She is in conversation with an old friend, psychiatrist and mental health advocate David Goldbloom, at the Stratford Festival. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-17 • 51 minutes Preet Bharara's a Poet, and We Didn't Know It 🌺🌺🌺 Paul and Stephen engage with Preet Bharara on some unlikely topics: UFOs, conjugal relations with chickens, flowers on Mars, the opposable thumbs of aliens, stamp collecting, and the poetry of law. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Preet Bharara is a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the host of the podcast Stay Tuned With Preet. 🌺🌺🌺 New episodes drop Wed... (@TreefortMedia) |
 2023-May-17 • 33 minutesHow Much Should We Expect of Ourselves? with Marcus Hedahl and Kyle Fruh How much should we expect from ourselves when it comes to fighting climate change? Explore the issue of demandingness with philosophers Kyle Fruh and Marcus Hedahl on today's episode of Examining Ethics. | The post How Much Should We Expect of Ourselves? with Marcus Hedahl and Kyle Fruh appeared first on Prindle Institute. (@DePauwPrindle) |
| 2023-May-17 • 30 minutes Episode 195: AI - Episode One Join us this week as Dr Mike and Danny get super topical and chat ChatGPT! That's right, Philosop... (@PhilosophyWtf) |
| 2023-May-16 • 95 minutes 155: Dogs and pigs have meaningful lives! - Philosopher Michael Hauskeller - Sentientism Michael is head of philosophy at the University of Liverpool. His current work spans transhumanism, death & meaning. He has written a vast range of topics, including on whether non-human animals can have meaningful lives & "What It Is Like to Be a Bot". He says of his work: "As a philosopher, I am a generalist, which is a nice way of saying that I have done many different things & I am not really an expert on anything in particular." | In Sentientist Conversations we talk abo... (@sentientism • @JamieWoodhouse) |
| 2023-May-16 • 17 minutes Cynic Epistles Attributed to Crates - Prudently Taking On Toil - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient letter collection called the Cynic Epistles. This one looks at those letters (most likely falsely) attributed to Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school. Specifically it focuses on the notion of "toil" (ponos, ponein) in Cynic philosophy and practice. The Cynics argue that toil, that is actively engaging in work and enduring what one encounters, is what leads a person to development of the virtues, which include wisdom, justice, temperance, and cou... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-16 • 92 minutes 90 - David Papineau: The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Science at King’s College London. He also teaches at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and before that he lectured in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge. David’s last appearance on the podcast was episode 62, where he and Robinson spoke about realism, antirealism, and the philosophy of science. This time, however, they discuss the content of his most recent book, The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience (OUP 2021), which ... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-16 • 49 minutes Love and other drugs | Rupert Sheldrake, Anders Sandberg, Ella Whelan Rupert Sheldrake, Anders Sandberg, Ella Whelan discuss how modern chemistry can unlock feelings of love (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-May-16 • 54 minutes Voices of Internment It’s a hidden chapter of Canadian history that’s slowly emerging. Thousands of Ukrainians labelled ‘aliens of enemy origin’ were interned in labour camps during the First World War. Descendants of those imprisoned in the camps share their stories. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-May-16 • 53 minutesRise of the Music Machines AI Music and the Future of Creativity (@HiPhiNation • @ProfBarryLam) |
| 2023-May-16 • 47 minutes Know Your Goals: Job Search & Happiness for 2023 Gwendolyn Dolske and Rudy Salo welcome creator of Mac's List for employers and job seekers and host of Find Your Dream Job Podcast, Mac Prichard. How does one navigate job searching in 2023? How can we align our dreams and happiness... (@InTheDetailsPod • @GDolske • @SaloRudy) |
| 2023-May-16 • 66 minutes Ep. 57 Cultivation of the Soul The philosophy of Transcendentalism advocated for living simply, evaluating tradition, and cultivating your inner-self. Join us as we explore some of the practices that Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson participated in attempting to cultivate the soul. We also discuss the new Snapchat AI. Apologies for the poor audio track. Episode ResourcesTranscendentalism and The Cultivation of the Soul by Barry M. AndrewsNature and Other Essays by Ralph Waldo EmersonWalden, Civil Disobedience, and Other Writi... (@opendoorphil • @d_parsonage) |
| 2023-May-15 • 68 minutes #782 Gillian Forrester: The Evolution of Handedness, Cerebral Lateralization, and Language Dr. Gillian Forrester is a Professor of Comparative Cognition in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex. She is the director of the Comparative Cognition Group investigating the behaviors and brain organization of children, gorillas and chimpanzees focusing on how cognitive abilities evolve and develop over time and across species. | In this episode, we talk about the evolution of handedness and how it relates to language and other cognitive abilities. We first define handedness, and talk abou... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-15 • 14 minutes Cynic Epistles Attributed to Crates - Cynicism, Virtue, And Happiness - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient letter collection called the Cynic Epistles. This one looks at those letters (most likely falsely) attributed to Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school. Specifically it focuses on the nature of human happiness (eudaimonia), which for the Cynics involves freedom and virtue. Crates discusses or references a number of the virtues, including wisdom, justice, temperance, and courage, as well as vices opposed to these. He also briefly examines how these ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-15 • 37 minutes #319 — The Digital Multiverse Sam Harris speaks with David Auerbach about the problematic structure of online networks. They discuss the tradeoffs between liberty and cooperation, the impossibility of fighting misinformation, bottom-up vs top-down influences, recent developments... (@) |
| 2023-May-15 • 69 minutes 236 | Thomas Hertog on Quantum Cosmology and Hawking's Final Theory I talk with Thomas Hertog, physicist and collaborator with Stephen Hawking, about progress in quantum cosmology. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-May-15 • 55 minutes Ep. 317: Character Philosophies in Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" (Part One) Following up on , we further ponder the 1869 novel, revisiting the "problem of evil" arguments and how the various brothers cope with an imperfect world. Plus, we relate Dostoevsky to other existentialists. Get more at . Visit to get ad-free episodes... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-May-15 • 54 minutes A Harem of Computers: The History of the Feminized Machine Digital assistants, in your home or on your phone, are usually presented as women. In this documentary, IDEAS traces the history of the feminized, non-threatening machine, from Siri and Alexa to the "women computers" of the 19th century. *This episode originally aired on Oct. 26, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-15 • 77 minutes Beyond Good and Evil Ryan and Todd explore the important ideas from Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil, focusing especially on Nietzche's historical critique of morality, his perspectivalism, and his notion of the will to power. They situate Nietzsche's breakthrough in relation to Freud's. (@UVMcas) |
| 2023-May-15 • 38 minutes Episode 59: Crime and Public Health with Nadine Elzein In this episode we talk with Nadine Elzein about the public health model for responding to criminal behavior. We ask about reasons for preferring this model (including free will skepticism) as well as some common objections to treating crime like a public health issue. Nadine's website: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy... https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInsta... https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillsho... https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-S... (@thefreewillshow • @taylorwcyr • @MatthewFlummer) |
| 2023-May-15 • 143 minutes #226 - The Pandemic Paradox: A Dialogue with Scott Fulford In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Scott Fulford about the economical paradox during the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss what is the pandemic paradox ( spending less and saving more), income vs. wealth, state of the economy pre-pandemic, and the economy during the beginning of the pandemic. They talk about the CARES act, subsequent acts after the CARES act, the American Rescue Plan, childhood poverty, childcare and women’s labor, the work revolution, inflation, and many more topics. Scott F... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-May-14 • 72 minutes Valerie Tiberius - Discovering Your Values and Aspirations | STM Podcast #173 On episode 173, we welcome Valerie Tiberius to discuss the significance of cultivating a system of personal values, values as opposed to goals, Valerie’s clash of values - between being a good woman and a good philosopher, self-enhancing beliefs and... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-May-14 • 29 minutes Philosophy behind bars What does it mean to study and teach philosophy in prison? Andy West has been teaching philosophy in prisons since 2015, and his memoir The Life Inside is a fascinating account of this experience - as well as a reflection on inherited trauma and the fact that his father, uncle and brother all spent time behind bars. (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-May-14 • 57 minutes Conserving Monuments | Dan Demetriou Should we preserve monuments, even if they offend us? Do we have a right to call for monuments to be removed in other countries? Does Ghengis Khan deserve a monument? (@JasonWerbeloff) |
 2023-May-14 • 72 minutes“Consolation, Solace, and Leadership” Host Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Michael Ignatieff, author of “On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times.” Known for his work as a historian, Ignatieff has held senior academic posts at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and Toronto. Most recently, he was rector and President of Central European University. (@whyradioshow) |
| 2023-May-14 • 125 minutes 89 - Graham Harman: Speculative Realism & Philosophy of Art and Architecture Graham Harman is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Sci-Arc, the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. He is one of the leading metaphysicians in the continental tradition of philosophy and an influential philosopher of art. Robinson and Graham discuss his work at the forefront of the speculative realist trend in the contemporary continental world, where he is known for his object-oriented ontology, or OOO. They also talk about the philosophy of art and architecture, touching o... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-14 • 55 minutes PEL Presents PMP#149: Rocky and Creed It's our most successful sports film franchise ever, starting with the Best Picture winning, highest grossing film from 1976, through eight sequels to land us with Creed III. Mark, Al, Sarahlyn, and Lawrence talk about the ups and downs of this... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-May-14 • 20 minutes HoP 421 - With Such Perfection Govern - English Political Thought The evolution of ideas about kingship and the role of the “three estates” in 15th and 16th century England, with a focus on John Fortescue and Thomas Starkey. (@HistPhilosophy) |
| 2023-May-14 • 9 minutes 513: Are We All to Blame? More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/are... easy to identify the pressing issues facing our world today, but it’s much more difficult to assign responsibility for them. Often the blame is placed on collectives — on entire governments, nations, and societies. But does the responsibility truly all fall to them? How can we identify precisely whose fault it is, for example, that we are experiencing climate change, or that hate crimes occur, or that there is a gender wage gap? Or do we as individuals hol... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-May-13 • 16 minutes Cynic Epistles Attributed to Crates - Cynicism As Philosophy's Short Path - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient letter collection called the Cynic Epistles. This one looks at those letters (most likely falsely) attributed to Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school. Specifically it focuses on the Cynic conception of philosophy, and the trope that Cynic philosophy is the short road to happiness. Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school, was a member of a developing tradition that was viewed as started by Antisthenes and refined or perfected by Diogenes ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-13 • 36 minutes IDEAS recommends Let's Not Be Kidding with Gavin Crawford If laughter really was the best medicine, comedian Gavin Crawford would have cured his mother of Alzheimer’s disease. In a seven-part series, he tells the story of losing his mother — his best friend and the inspiration for a lot of his comedy — to a disease that can be as hilarious as it is heartbreaking. This is the first episode of Let's Not Be Kidding, listen to more episodes at: https://link.chtbl.com/tW8HhE3l (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-13 • 50 minutes J. Jack Halberstam’s ”In a Queer Time and Place” (Part 4/4) In this episode, I present chapters 6 and 7 of J. Jack Halberstam's "In a Queer Time and Place." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... @Da... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-May-13 • 52 minutes Episode 173 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 26 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 02 Welcome to Episode 173 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of o... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-May-12 • 13 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Precepts About Anger - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussion of objections that might be raised against his position that God does and should be angry with some people. These objections would focus on the fact that God provides precepts for human beings that say they shouldn't get angry, shouldn't express or act upon anger, or should resolve their anger quickly. To support my ongoing work, go to my P... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-12 • 123 minutes #781 R. Brian Ferguson - Chimpanzees, War, and History: Are Men Born to Kill? Dr. R. Brian Ferguson is Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University Newark. His expertise lies in cultural anthropology, the anthropology of war, ethnic conflict, state-tribe interaction, policing, and Puerto Rico. His latest book is “Chimpanzees, War, and History: Are Men Born to Kill?”. | In this episode, we focus on Chimpanzees, War, and History. We start by talking about the history of the belief in a “death instinct” and aggressive drives, and what is war. We go through different cases of chimpanz... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-12 • 97 minutes 88 - Graham Oppy: Ontological Arguments and the Existence of God Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University. Before that, he did his undergraduate work in Melbourne and his graduate work at Princeton. Though Graham is best known as a philosopher of religion, he has also published on the philosophy of math, language, aesthetics, and more. In this episode, Robinson and Graham begin by discussing the nature of argument: What makes an argument successful? What’s a good argument? How should we think about arguments in areas of deep disagreement? They then mov... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-12 • 56 minutes Coronation Quiche Josh and M "celebrate" the coronation by looking at some crownly conspiracies, whilst also revisiting an old favourite... — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our ... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-May-12 • 8 minutes RLP Holiday: Monica's Tears The essence of Motherhood: a metaphysical question. Motherhood is surely many things, but if it is anything, it is also surely a kind of life, a life of prayer. A mother is one who raises her mind and heart to God on behalf of her family,... (@RedLetterPhil) |
| 2023-May-12 • 54 minutes The Marrow of Nature: A Case for Wetlands Our relationship with wetlands is nothing if not troubled; swamps, bogs, and marshes have long been cast as wastelands, paved over to make way for agriculture and human development. But with wetlands proving crucial for life, artists, ecologists and activists say we need to rewrite this squelchy story. *This episode originally aired on Oct. 17, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-12 • 59 minutes Lazy Relativism The HBS hosts do NOT agree to disagree! On the first day of co-host's Leigh's classes, she warns her students against (what she calls) “lazy relativism.” The example she gives is of a conversation in which two people have been at odds for a while, they suspect that they are not going to come to an agreement on the matter at hand, and so one of them says: “yeah, agree to disagree” or “everybody has different opinions on this” or, worst of all, “what’s true for you is true for you, and what’s true for me is ... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-May-12 • 21 minutes #61: Your productivity standards are like a 1980s fad diet You know better than to vow, after chomping your way through your fifth slice of chocolate cake, that starting tomorrow you're only ever going to eat salad and you're going to run 10 miles before breakfast every single day, forever. After all, nobody could keep that up, right? Be realistic! But plenty of you are setting your sights on productivity goals that are just as unrealistic. Come for a chat with your imperfectionist friend and have some sense lovingly knocked into you. (@AcademicImp • @rebecca_roache) |
| 2023-May-12 • 88 minutes 89. Manhunter (w/ Carly Severn) Welcoming back Carly Severn, we take a moment to indulge in Michael Mann's existential police / serial killer drama Manhunter. We talk about the film's distinctive use of unexpected style to convey the inner lives of its characters, the film's (and Mann's overall) focus on the individual rather than societal, dreams, tigers, mental illness, men doing work, men playing god, and the angst of being called to do something impossible. | | Follow Carly on Twitter! | Follow us on Twitter! | Buy a cow shirt on ... (@cowspod • @juskhoo) |
| 2023-May-11 • 67 minutes 28 - Climate Protests The Philosopher and the News dropping into our feed (@) |
| 2023-May-11 • 75 minutes #780 Deborah Carr: Obesity, Disability, Healthcare, and Aging in America Dr. Deborah Carr is a Professor of Sociology and inaugural director of the Center of Innovation in Social Science at Boston University. Her research interests include aging and the life course, psychosocial factors influences on health over the life course, and end-of-life issues. Her latest book is Aging in America. | In this episode, we focus on aging, but also tackle other social issues in the US. We first discuss the obesity “epidemic”, the causes of obesity, and weight stigma. We talk about the relatio... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-11 • 13 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Humans, Reason, And Religion - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on the question of what genuinely differentiates human beings from the brute animals. Lactantius considers speech, laughter, and even reason and prudential planning, and notes that at least some animals share in these in some ways. The difference for Lactantius resides in religion, and the associated virtues of wisdom and justice. To support my ongoing work,... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-May-11 • 63 minutesStoicism and Martial Arts with Michael Tremblay In this episode, Donald talks with Michael Tremblay. Michael is the co-founder of the Stoa Meditation app and co-host of the Stoa Conversations podcast. He has a doctorate in philosophy from Queens University in Ontario. His research has focused on moral education in the Stoics, and philosophy as a way of life. He’s also a wrestler and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a ... (@DonJRobertson) |
| 2023-May-11 • 54 minutes Exposing the Truth: Connie Walker on Journalism's Role in Reconciliation This week, Connie Walker and the team at Gimlet won the Pulitzer Prize and a Peabody Award for the podcast, Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's. We're celebrating Connie's achievement on IDEAS with the Indigenous Speakers Series Lecture she gave at Vancouver Island University. Connie shares her observations and experiences, both professional and personal, on the evolution of journalistic coverage of Indigenous stories. *This episode originally aired January 7, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-11 • 75 minutes Thomas Cleveland on Aristotle's Metaphysics A 1–2 This week, the guys are joined by Dr. Thomas Cleveland, Director of Academic Programs at the Jack Miller Center. The group discuss what it means to understand, to know, and to gain wisdom. They then discuss what people may do in search of knowledge,... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
 2023-May-11 • 74 minutesPGS - Reason as a Source of Knowledge Part 1: Types of knowledge, definitions. Part 2 (18min15sec): Innate knowledge: Plato's Meno, Leibniz, Locke and Hume. Part 3 (41min15sec): 'Intuition and Deduction' - Hume's Fork, Descartes' Cogito, clear and distinct ideas, Trademark Argument, etc... (@KirchinSimon) |
| 2023-May-11 • 80 minutes #225 - Making the Rational Decisions: A Dialogue with Lionel Page In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Lionel Page about rational decision-making and behavioral economics. They discuss the history and contours of behavioral economics, work of Kahneman and Tversky, and why an evolutionary framework is important for behavioral economics. They also talk about heuristics, cognitive biases, gains and loses, game theory, Nash equilibrium, cooperation, belief systems, and many more topics. Lionel Page is an economist and Professor of economics at The University of... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-May-11 • 54 minutes What is the phenomenon of “bigness” doing to human agency? We live in an era dominated by vast digital platforms, what David Auerbach calls “meganets” – the sheer volume of data they trade in and numbers they produce seem to render them unassailable, irresistable. (@RadioNational) |
 2023-May-11 • 51 minutesAlex O'Conor (Cosmic Sceptic) & The Absurdity of the Monarchy On May 6th, the coronation of King Charles III took place in Westminster Abbey in London, making him officially the head of state of the United Kingdom, the head of the Church of England, and of the UK’s Armed Forces. It also made him head of Nation of sever other counties, including Canada and Australia. According to polls, more than half the British citizens seem to approve of the monarchy and the pomp and pageantry that goes with it. But can a monarch ever really have democratic legitimacy? Does the mona... (@newsphilosophy • @philosopher1923) |
 2023-May-11 • 64 minutes46 - Athenian democracy and Plato w/ Graham Culbertson (Everyday Anarchism Podcast) This episode is a crossover collabo with Graham Culbertson of the Everyday Anarchism podcast. Graham asked me over to talk Athenian democracy, Plato, anarchism and how modern meritocratic education sucks. We had a nice time with it and hope you do too. Support the show (@goodintheorypod • @Clifton_Mark) |
| 2023-May-10 • 60 minutes The Urge to Rebel (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/epis... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
| 2023-May-10 • 55 minutes Will AI steal our jobs, or just straight up kill us? Today's Episode: We've previously touched on AI and understanding. In today's episode, we explore what sorts of jobs are at risk of loss, and how and why AI poses a risk to human existence. This explores both it becoming out of control, but also intentional misuse. Check it out and let us know your thoughts! Support the show: Please leave us a review! Spotify even now let's you do it - see that little star icon, go on, give it a click. Reviews are a great way to help others find the show, and it makes us ... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-May-10 • 95 minutes Philosophy In Film - 067 - Wall-E Wall-E: Plato's Cave (@PhilInFilm) |
| 2023-May-10 • 40 minutes Ep. 230 - How to Think About Consciousness in Non-Linguistic Animals w/Dr. Carlos Montemayor In episode 230 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Carlos Montemayor to discuss his work on non-linguistic human animals which he presented at Mind Fest 2023. | | Check out more of Carlos's work, including his open access book, here: https://sites.google.com/site/carlosmont... | | if you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of w... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-May-10 • 82 minutes 154: "With great power comes great responsibility" - Elan Abrell - Cultural Anthropologist & Author - Sentientism Elan is a cultural anthropologist focusing on human-animal interactions, environmental justice, and food politics. He is assistant professor of the practice in environmental studies and coordinator of the animal studies minor at Wesleyan University. He is the author of the Gregory Bateson Prize winning book: "Saving Animals: Multispecies Ecologies of Rescue and Care". He also contributed a chapter called "The Empty Promises of Cultured Meat" to the book "The Good it Promises, the Ha... (@sentientism • @JamieWoodhouse) |
| 2023-May-10 • 6 minutes PREVIEW - Looking Awry LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE! | | This week the fellas read through Žižek’s Looking Awry. We’re talking anamorphosis, Shakespeare, Zeno’s Paradoxes and the end of the world. Will is in the woods, Peter is at a gathering and Michael’s cat is out of the bag. | | Thank you to all our fellow Thespians, | Ž&… | | PODCAST | YOUTUBE | INSTAGRAM | (@zizekand) |
| 2023-May-10 • 77 minutes Episode 146: An Air of Great Power: On the Chariot in the Tarot JF and Phil discuss the seventh major trump of the tarot, the Chariot. (@weirdstudies • @JF_Martel) |
| 2023-May-10 • 54 minutes Disinformation and Democracy: A Conversation with Maria Ressa and Ron Deibert Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa believes online disinformation could pose an existential threat to democracy — and she's not alone. Ressa joins Citizen Lab founder Ron Deibert for a conversation about how online impunity is eroding civil society and how we can fight back. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-10 • 56 minutes The Cult of Kathryn Hahn 🏐🏐🏐 Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma are fascinated by Kathryn Hahn’s deep knowledge of cults, con men, hypnosis, brainwashing dogs, and the power of late night volleyball sessions. Bonus: Travis the chimpanzee, radical nuns, lice couches, do Popes Netflix and chill, and that time Paul fought off kidnapping Krishnas in Northern Ireland! Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Kathryn Hahn is an a... (@TreefortMedia) |
 2023-May-10 • 65 minutesHasok Chang, "Realism for Realistic People: A New Pragmatist Philosophy of Science (Cambridge UP, 2022) An interview with Hansok Chang (@NewBooksPhil) |
| 2023-May-10 • 27 minutes The Multiverse: What’s Real? Is the multiverse real? What could be more startling than many universes – multiple universes, innumerable universes, perhaps an infinite number of universes? But does the multiverse really exist? Featuring interviews with Max Tegmark, Laura Mersini-... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-May-09 • 55 minutes The good and the evil│Tommy Curry, Massimo Pigliucci, Joanna Kavenna Can we make ultimate moral judgements?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyf... a couple of millenia in the West we have judged people and their actions by the standards of good and evil. But, from Mother Theresa to Winston Churchill the notion that an individual is simply good is hard to sustain. Almost all claim to be good. Even the Nazis believed they were on a moral crusade against the evils of corruption and deceit, managing to enlist the Catholic church in suppo... (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-May-09 • 89 minutes Episode 260: The Scream That Never Found a Voice (Murakami's "Sleep") David and Tamler take the first excursion into the work of Haruki Murakami and talk about his short story “Sleep.” A thirty-year-old woman, the wife of a dentist and mother of a young boy, has a terrifying dream and when she wakes up, she no longer ne (@verybadwizards • @peez • @tamler) |
| 2023-May-09 • 119 minutes 87 - Frank Jackson & Graham Priest: The Philosophy of David Lewis Frank Jackson is Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. He is best known for the knowledge argument and Mary’s Room—its accompanying thought experiment—but has published widely in the philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language. Graham Priest is a Distinguished Professor in the philosophy department at the CUNY Graduate Center. Like Frank, he is one of the most influential philosophers of the past fifty years, and has done important work on a wide range o... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-09 • 14 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Addressing Arguments From Evil This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussions bearing on what has come to be called the "problem of evil". He considers the positions of several schools of antiquity, in particular the Stoics, Skeptics, and Epicureans, and he provides a proposed solution to the problem of evil as framed by Epicurus To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd li... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-09 • 73 minutes Ep. 94: What is Artificial Intelligence? feat. ChatGPT (Part II) In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony continue their conversation on the nature of AI -- this time, focusing on the implications it has for ethics and political philosophy: What are the results of granting AI systems authority with regard to the issue of truth? How are digital representations of things different from the things themselves -- are they? If a thing produces real effects, should we consider that thing real? Is it possible to be friends with an AI -- or to be in an intimate relationship with ... (@LoveofSophiaPOD) |
 2023-May-09 • 53 minutesNoam Chomsky on Language Evolution and Semantic Internalism | Episode 14 Noam Chomsky has been described as "the father of modern linguistics". He is one of the leading public intellectuals of the world, having authored over 100 books. Chomsky has made seminal contributions to multiple fields, including Linguistics, Philosophy, and Cognitive Science. At the moment, he is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Conversation Outline: 00:00 Intro 00:37 How did you manage to be so productive? 01:07 What got you introduced to Linguistics a... (@tedynenu) |
| 2023-May-09 • 54 minutes The Many Afterlives of the Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba is a holy figure to some; a demon in disguise to others. Author and journalist Kamal Al-Solaylee explores the many afterlives of the Queen of Sheba — and how ideas about gender and power have shifted in each retelling of her life. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-09 • 50 minutes Orgasm Fireworks, a gushing waterfall, little death. The orgasm. In episode 77 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss how phenomenology and psychoanalysis interpret the experience of orgasm. They talk about evolutionary theories of the orgasm, including the theory that the body can suck up...“higher quality sperm.” They tackle what the orgasm gap says about the state of gender and sex in our society.Works DiscussedGeorge Bataille, ErotismSigmund Freud, “Instincts and Their Vicissitudes”Sigmund Freud, “Three Essays... (@overthink_pod • @ellieanderphd • @DrPenaGuzman1) |
| 2023-May-09 • 61 minutes Effective Altruism and its Critics Curtis is setting aside a large chunk of money to donate to charity, and it is up to us to persuade him where he should donate it. Luckily, philosophers, economists, and the nonprofit world have been thinking a lot about this issue in recent years. On this episode, effective altruism’s defenders and critics try to persuade Curtis of where he should donate. Who is the most effective in persuading an ordinary person as to the right way to donate to charity? And do the recent scandals involving effective altru... (@HiPhiNation • @ProfBarryLam) |
| 2023-May-08 • 56 minutes #779 Keelah Williams: Stereotypes, Perceptions of Criminal Behavior, and Friendships Dr. Keelah Williams is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of Jurisprudence of Law and Justice Studies at Hamilton College. Her current research explores how the perception of threats and opportunities in the environment may shape stereotype content, punishment strategies, and legal decision-making. Her work has been published in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. | In this episode, we talk about stereotypes, criminal justice, and friendships. We discuss what ste... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-08 • 17 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Mercy, Pardon, And Anger - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussion about God being moved by anger to punish, or by mercy to pardon. Lactantius maintains that God is angry against those who break to despise his eternal law, and that punishing is actually protecting the good from the bad, but that there are also good reasons for God to exhibit patience towards human beings and to forgive. To support my ongoi... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-08 • 39 minutes Ep. 316: Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov": PEL Live in NYC (Part Two) Continuing on Dostoevsky's 1880 novel, we respond to some objections to the Christian arguments that the characters Alyosha and Zosima put forward to respond to Ivan's "Rebellion" and "Grand Inquisitor" arguments. Most of these objections come from... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-May-08 • 188 minutes AMA | May 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for May 2023. (@seanmcarroll) |
 2023-May-08 • 23 minutesTheron Pummer on the Rules of Rescue You might not have an obligation to risk your life saving other people, but if you do, you should go for saving the greatest number. That's more or less what Theon Pummer believes. Listen to him discussing the morality of rescue with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast (@philosophybites • @DavidEdmonds100) |
 2023-May-08 • 43 minutesEpistemic rationality and the value of truth A talk given by Sophie Dandelet (University of Cambridge) at the Moral Sciences Club on 28th February 2023. (@CambridgePhilos) |
| 2023-May-08 • 54 minutes Dinner on Mars: How to grow food when humans colonize the red planet Two food security experts imagine what it would take to feed a human colony on Mars in the year 2080 if we colonized the red planet. From greenhouse technologies to nanotechnologies, they figure we could have a well-balanced diet on Mars, and argue there are lessons on how to improve our own battered food systems here on Earth. *This episode originally aired on Oct. 4, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-08 • 22 minutes S1E31 - Elliott Thornley on Population Ethics, Global Catastrophic Risks, and Writing an Integrated Thesis | Today we're going to be joined by Elliott Thornley, a DPhil student at the University of Oxford. We'll be talking about Elliott’s work on population ethics and global priorities research, as well as his thoughts on writing an integrated thesis rather than a monograph thesis. If, after listening, you'd like to get in touch with Elliott, you can find his email address on his website: www.elliott-thornley.com, and you can follow him on twitter at @ElliottThornley. | Click here to learn more about Effective ... (@KOosterum • @99lewiswilliams) |
| 2023-May-08 • 123 minutes #224 - Brains As Prediction Machines: A Dialogue with Andy Clark In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Andy Clark about prediction processing, embodiment, and reality. They discuss the predictive processing model, Bayesian brain, and the role of human growth and development for the brain. They question what is reality, Friston’s Free Energy Principle, controlled hallucinations, and computational psychiatry. They also talk about reward vs. salience, prediction error, body budget, consciousness, the extended mind, and many other topics.Andy Clark is a Philoso... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-May-07 • 61 minutes Vanessa Patrick - Saying No Without Guilt: Strategies for Setting Boundaries | STM Podcast #172 On episode 172, we welcome Dr. Vanessa Patrick to discuss the impact of people-pleasing behavior on mental health and relationships, learning to say no to break the cycle, the importance of setting boundaries, the role of cultural and societal... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-May-07 • 59 minutes Why Americans Don't Owe Veterans Gratitude | Stephen Kershnar (with Spencer Case) Traditionally, we celebrate American soldiers with strong displays of gratitude, including national holidays and monuments. But is this gratitude warranted? Stephen Kershnar thinks not: we should be no more grateful to veterans than to farmers or loggers. (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-May-07 • 95 minutes 86 - Frances Egan: Mental Representation and Psychological Explanation Frances Egan is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers, where she works on the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of psychology, and the foundations of cognitive science. Recently she has been researching computational models of cognition and how they relate to representation. Robinson and Frankie talk about the foundations of cognitive science and the nature of mental representations before discussing psychological explanation, different ways of conceiving the mind’s boundaries, and how it interf... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-07 • 25 minutes 070 - The "I" in Me & You: Identity, Freedom, and Oneness Can't we all just get along? The world today is increasing fractious. The Electronic Age has fueled a return to tribalism, as the individualistic linear emphasis of the print age gave way to finding identity though emotionally connected groups. And these groups are often based more on hatred of the "other" than on what they stand for themselves. What can be done? As Hegel and others have pointed out, it starts with a recognition of Spirit within us all. A freedom that humans alone can ca... (@CunningofGeist) |
 2023-May-07 • 77 minutesThe Popperian Podcast #26 – Michael Munger – ‘The Calculus of Consent’ This episode of the Popperian Podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Michael Munger. They speak about James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock‘s book The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of... (@JedLeaHenry) |
| 2023-May-07 • 42 minutes Episode 118, Romantic Love (Part II - What Love Is) Welcome to ‘Episode 118 (Part II of IV)’, in which we’ll be discussing the biological and cultural forces that shape our ideas of love. (@ThePanpsycast • @_JackSymes • @MrMarleyTeach) |
| 2023-May-07 • 22 minutes HoP 420 - No Place Will Please Me So - Thomas More What is the message of the famous, but elusive, work "Utopia", and how can it be squared with the life of its author? (@HistPhilosophy) |
| 2023-May-07 • 11 minutes 213: Søren Kierkegaard More at: http://philosophytalk.org/shows/kierkega... usually suggests a striving for rationality and objectivity. But the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard advocated subjectivity and the leap of faith – his conception of how an individual would believe in God or act in love. Kierkegaard, whose best-known work is "Fear and Trembling," is often considered the father of Existentialism. Ken and John explore the life and thought of this passionate philosopher with Lanier Anderson from Stanford University. (@philtalkradio) |
 2023-May-06 • 7 minutesThe Objectivity of Structure Outside our Concepts [Narration] The world outside our mind is actually glued together; relations are mind-independent; and patterns are objectively real. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe (@steveinpursuit) |
 2023-May-06 • 61 minutesEpisode 35 - Rights of Nature with Jessica den Outer Jessica den Outer has a Bachelor degree in international & European law and a Master degree in international environmental law. She has been advocating for the Rights of Nature and the interests of future generations since 2017 and received several... (@lifeplatoscave • @MarioVeen) |
| 2023-May-06 • 58 minutes We Licke Icke (Back to the Conspiracy) Josh and M revisit David Icke for the fourth(?) time... — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidet... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-May-06 • 15 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Human Virtues And Vices - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussion of virtues and vices, particularly as they apply to anger. He frames virtues and vices in relation to the body and the soul as well. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-06 • 29 minutes J. Jack Halberstam’s ”In a Queer Time and Place” (Part 3/4) In this episode, I cover chapter 5 of J. Jack Halberstam's "In a Queer Time and Place." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuigni... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-May-05 • 14 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Defining Just Anger - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussion of various definitions of anger, which he finds deficient, put forward by Stoics, Cicero, and Aristotle. These all work for unjust anger, but do not apply to just anger, which he defines as "a motion of mind arising for restraining faults". To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a d... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-05 • 66 minutes #778 Carles Lalueza-Fox - Inequality: A Genetic History Dr. Carles Lalueza-Fox is Director of the Natural Science Museum in Barcelona. He is the author of Inequality: A Genetic History. | In this episode, we focus on Inequality. We start by talking about the premise of the book, and the current state of global inequality, with its social and political consequences. We get into the scientific tools we can use to study inequality in the past. We discuss sexual selection and assortative mating; if inequality is the result of individual traits or social structures; ... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-05 • 79 minutes PEL Presents PvI#52: Elegant Stoicism w/ Tanner Campbell Tanner runs , so of course we brought him on to talk about on-board flight services and attitudes among retail service workers. Mark philosophizes at . Bill improvises (and teaches) at . . to get all our post-game discussions, video versions of... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-May-05 • 45 minutes Making Sense of Social Media and the Information Landscape | Episode 8 of The Essential Sam Harris In this episode, we examine a series of Sam’s conversations centered around social media’s impact on the information landscape. We begin with Sam’s second conversation with Tristan Harris, which was conducted shortly after the release of... (@) |
| 2023-May-05 • 18 minutes David Hume & Belief in God, Pt. II Hume, contrary to popular belief, never intended to destroy belief in God. He only meant to destroy a certain conception of belief, and belief in God. In this episode we contemplate Hume’s criticism of, and argument for, belief in God. (@RedLetterPhil) |
| 2023-May-05 • 54 minutes Reclaiming Shame Can shame be positive? Some philosophers see it as an emotion that can improve social relationships, and cultivate a better self. Philosophers Owen Flanagan gives context based on his book, How to Do Things with Emotions, and Bongrae Seok explains the shame in the longstanding Confucian tradition. *This episode originally aired on April 21, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-05 • 57 minutes HBS Goes to the Movies: The Conversation (1974) The HBS hosts discuss Coppola's classic treatment of Nixon-era surveillance and paranoia.Released in 1974, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation is often hailed as one of the defining films of the post-Watergate era, a film dealing with surveillance, conspiracy, and paranoia. While it is definitely about that in many ways, it is also an interesting study of a particular kind of subject, and a particular ideal of subjectivity. Gene Hackman’s Harry Caul is a man who endeavors to be an island, to have no con... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-May-05 • 56 minutes Episode 172 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 25 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 01 Welcome to Episode 172 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of o... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-May-05 • 120 minutes Lawnmower Man and Dis Crit with Elizabeth Barnes Years of careful planning all leading to this, my chance to torture an actual expert philosopher with one of the most important and absurd movies ever made. We're covering Lawnmower Man and philosophy of disability professor Elizabeth Barnes has made... (@0gPhilosophy) |
| 2023-May-04 • 67 minutes #777 Gil Greengross: The (Evolutionary) Psychology of Humor, Laughter, and Comedians Dr. Gil Greengross is a Lecturer in Psychology at Aberystwyth University. He is an evolutionary psychologist, studying the evolutionary roots of everyday behaviors and emotions. His main area of research focuses on the evolution of humor and laughter, what makes people laugh, and how humor is used in mating and mate choice. | In this episode, we talk about the evolutionary psychology of humor. We start by discussing what humor is. We talk about humor as a product of evolution, and its signaling functions. W... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-04 • 106 minutes 85 - Ernest Lepore: Linguistic Conventions, Slurs, and Philosophy of Language Ernest Lepore is a Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers. Though Ernie is best known for his work in the philosophy of language, he has also published on philosophical logic, metaphysics, and the philosophy of mind. Though Robinson and Ernie largely discuss the former, their conversation begins with a bevy of wonderful stories from the profession, as Ernie worked and studied with many of the greatest thinkers—and characters—of twentieth century philosophy, including Ed Gettier, Jerry Fodor, ... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-04 • 13 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Emotions In God - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussions of what emotions (affectus) God would feel. He distinguishes between emotions it doesn't make sense to attribute to God, because they are associated with vice, and emotions that God should feel precisely because they are expressive of virtue. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make ... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-May-04 • 36 minutesMifepristone and the Judicial Review of Drugs In this mini-sode, Tyler and Devan discuss the dueling court rulings about the drug Mifepristone and the recent decision by the 5th circuit regarding its status (@BioethicsforPPL • @DevanStahl • @tsgibb) |
| 2023-May-04 • 28 minutes Trans-national adoption and "blending in" This week we're exploring the “trans-racial adoption paradox", the feeling of belonging culturally while embodying difference, and the challenges faced by adopted people of colour navigating predominantly white communities and social worlds. (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-May-04 • 54 minutes French Evolution: The History of France in 9 Songs The history of France is intimately connected with its music. Where there's revolution, resistance or riots, there are chansons, ballads, and marches. Roxanne Panchasi, a historian of French culture, spins records with songs that reveal tensions, myths, and memories of France through the 20th and 21st centuries. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-04 • 54 minutes Is loneliness a problem that can be solved? Hyperconnectivity has coincided with an epidemic of loneliness — but is loneliness simply part of the human condition? Samantha Rose Hill joins The Minefield to discuss whether we can counter its harmful effects while nurturing genuine solitude. (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-May-04 • 59 minutes #223 - The Legacy of Sultan Süleyman: A Dialogue with Kaya Sahin In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Kaya Sahin about Sultan Süleyman and the Ottoman Empire. They provide an overview of the Ottoman Empire and how Süleyman was a critical leader, his upbringing, succession, and spreading the boundaries of the Empire. They also talk about the importance of the Grand Vizier, conflicts with the Hungarians and Hapsburgs, his legacy, and many more topics. Kaya Sahin is a Historian and Associate Professor of History at Indiana University, Bloomington. His major r... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-May-03 • 37 minutes Is Perpetual Motion Possible at the Quantum Level? Perpetual motion machines are impossible, at least in our everyday world. But down at the level of quantum mechanics, the laws of thermodynamics don’t always apply in quite the same way. In 2021, after years of effort, physicists successfully demonstrated the reality of a “time crystal,” a new state of matter that is both stable and ever-changing without any input of energy. In this episode, Steven Strogatz discusses time crystals and their significance with the theoretical physicist Vedika Khemani of Stanf... (@QuantaMagazine • @stevenstrogatz) |
| 2023-May-03 • 50 minutes The Etiquette of Equality (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episo... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https:... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
| 2023-May-03 • 27 minutes Speaking in Tongues: w/Josh Brahinsky What happens when people start speaking in tongues? | Joining Jamie for a dive into his research is Josh Brahinsky, researcher at UC Berkeley Social Interaction Laboratory. | Josh is fascinated with the phenomenology and neuroscience of what goes on when people speak in tongues - revealing anecdotes from interviews that focus particularly on evangelicals. | Detailing a short history of pentecostalism and comparing similarities of such experiences to psychedelic experiences, our discussion touches on God, aw... (@PredictiveLife • @jamie_slevin) |
| 2023-May-03 • 52 minutes Kevin Kelly on Advice, Travel, and Tech As the founding executive editor of Wired magazine and the author of several acclaimed books on technology and culture, Kevin Kelly has long been known for his visionary ideas and insights. But his latest work, takes a different approach, drawing on... (@tylercowen) |
| 2023-May-03 108 - Miles Brundage (Head of Policy Research at Open AI) on the speed of AI development and the risks and opportunities of GPT [UPDATED WITH CORRECT EPISODE LINK] In this episode I chat to Miles Brundage. Miles leads the policy research team at Open AI. Unsurprisingly, we talk a lot about GPT and generative AI. Our conservation covers the risks that arise from their use, their speed of development, how they should be regulated, the harms they may cause and the opportunities they create. We also talk a bit about what it is like working at OpenAI and why Miles made the transition from academia to industry (sort of). Lots of useful in... (@JohnDanaher) |
| 2023-May-03 • 72 minutes Žižek & Digital Culture w/ Clint Burnham This week, the fellas speak to Clint Burnham, professor at Simon Frasier University, and author of "Does the Internet Have an Unconscious? Slavoj Žižek and Digital Culture". We get into Žižek & the internet, perversion and technology, and viral psychoanalysis. | Clint Burnham is the author of The Jamesonian Unconscious: The Aesthetics of Marxist Theory (1995), Fredric Jameson and The Wolf of Wall Street (2016), Does the Internet Have an Unconscious?: Slavoj Žižek and Digital Culture (2018), La... (@zizekand) |
 2023-May-03 • 57 minutesHow to Think Like a Philosopher Ep7 With Myisha Cherry and Catarina Dutilh Novaes (@JulianBaggini) |
| 2023-May-03 • 64 minutes Socrates as Family Man This week, the guys return to Ancient Greece as they gather to discuss Socrates' personal life as a family man. They analyze whether philosophers can even have families, whether Socrates' family was serious or ironic, whether his intellectual or... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-May-03 • 54 minutes The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time: The Enduring Wisdom of Walter Borden “We travel a tightrope,” writes poet and actor Walter Borden, “which we all must cross in order to embrace the fact that, in spite of everything, ‘we done made it over.” IDEAS celebrates the delightful wisdom of Walter Borden and a revised version of his one-man play, The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-03 • 61 minutes Tripping with William Shatner 🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽 Stephen Asma and Paul Giamatti are giddy to speak with lifelong hero and Star Trek alum William Shatner on tequila tastings, space travel, bum drug trips, holding on to your inner child and that time he beat up an Australian Olympic swimmer on stage. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. William Shatner is an Emmy award-winning actor, writer, recording artist and director whose new ... (@TreefortMedia) |
| 2023-May-03 • 74 minutes Michio Kaku on Quantum Supremacy Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku discusses his new book, Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything. He explores how quantum computing may eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science and solve some of hu... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-May-03 • 26 minutes Motherhood and Ethics with Sarah LaChance Adams On this episode of Examining Ethics, we discuss the ambivalence of motherhood with philosopher Sarah LaChance Adams. | The post Motherhood and Ethics with Sarah LaChance Adams appeared first on Prindle Institute. (@DePauwPrindle) |
| 2023-May-03 • 40 minutes Episode 194: A Chat with Hunter: Final Part Welcome listeners to the final part of the talk with Hunter! As Danny's and Mike's chat with Hunt... (@PhilosophyWtf) |
| 2023-May-02 • 28 minutes How to be a sceptic | Massimo Pigliucci Massimo Pigliucci on scepticism as a philosophy of life. (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-May-02 • 27 minutes When do you deserve to retire, and have the french taken striking too far? Hot-take episode Today's Episode: The concept of living out your golden years somewhere warm, wallowing away the hours in the garden or on a beach has gone from the idea of luxury (100-200 years ago) to the expectation for all. In a world with declining fertility rates (i.e. people aren't having babies) and some larger generations approaching their twilight years, some countries are seeing pension spending rising to over 10% of GDP. Put simply, generational demographics (gens getting smaller in many developed countries) and... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-May-02 • 81 minutes 84 - Chris Potts: Semantics, Pragmatics, and ChatGPT Chris Potts is Professor and Chair of the Department of Linguistics at Stanford University, and also Professor by courtesy in the Department of Computer Science at the same. Chris has worked on a wide variety of topics in linguistics throughout his career, but has published on conventional implicature—check out his book, Logic of Conventional Implicatures (Oxford, 2003)—large language models, and compositional reasoning, among many other subjects. Robinson and Chris begin by discussing the relationship betw... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-May-02 • 54 minutes Citizenship: A Right or a Privilege? Under international law, each person has the right to a nationality including not being arbitrarily deprived of it. Yet citizenship stripping is on the rise, sometimes even leading to statelessness. Could western societies see the return of exile as punishment? IDEAS explores the question: is citizenship a right or a privilege? (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-02 • 55 minutes The Problem with Gig Work Willy and Heidi were both gig workers for Shipt, the fast-delivery app for groceries or same-day shopping. In 2020, they both realised: the pay algorithm had changed. Now, they couldn’t tell what a job would pay, or whether it would earn or lose them money. Instead of just taking it, they decided to fight back. In the gig economy, companies like Shipt, Instacart, and UberEats all use black box pay algorithms to try and get workers to accept gigs but hide information from them to do so. Early in the pandemic... (@HiPhiNation • @ProfBarryLam) |
| 2023-May-01 • 77 minutes #776 Adina Roskies: Neuroimaging Studies, Neuroethics, and Free Will Dr. Adina Roskies is The Helman Family Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Cognitive Science Program at Dartmouth College. Dr. Roskies' philosophical research interests lie at the intersection of philosophy and neuroscience, and include philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and ethics. She was a member of the McDonnell Project in Neurophilosophy, and the MacArthur Law and Neuroscience Project. | In this episode, we talk about neuroimaging studies, neuroethics, and free will. Starting with neuroima... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-May-01 • 54 minutes #318 — Physics & Philosophy Sam Harris speaks with Tim Maudlin about the foundations of physics and metaphysics. They talk about the nature of scientific reductionism, emergence, functionalism, the nature of time, presentism vs eternalism, causation, the nature of possibility,... (@) |
| 2023-May-01 • 13 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Criticisms Of Stoics - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on the criticism of the Stoics' position on God(s) and anger. He makes several main criticisms of them: first, for thinking that God exhibits kindness but not anger; second, for claiming that everything in the universe has some usefulness for human beings; and third, for failing to distinguish between just and unjust anger, leading to mistaken definitions of ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-May-01 • 42 minutes Ep. 316: Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov": PEL Live in NYC (Part One) On Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1880 existentialist novel, focusing mostly on the "Rebellion" and "Grand Inquisitor" chapters. How can we reconcile ourselves to the existence of evil and suffering? The character Ivan argues that we can't, that children's... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-May-01 • 82 minutes 235 | Andy Clark on the Extended and Predictive Mind I talk with cognitive philosopher Andy Clark about the extended mind and how it functions as a prediction machine. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-May-01 • 42 minutes The Gateway Experience Josh and M use their Factor 21 abilities to inquire into... The Gateway Experience! — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podca... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-May-01 • 54 minutes A Walk of Remembrance: Honouring Canadian soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands In a powerful act of remembrance, a group of Canadians participated in a pilgrimage to the Netherlands to commemorate their fathers, grandfathers and uncles who helped to liberate the country from the Nazis. IDEAS contributor Alisa Seigel shares their journey in her documentary, A Walk of Remembrance. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-May-01 • 64 minutes Darrel Moellendorf, "Mobilizing Hope: Climate Change and Global Poverty" (Oxford UP, 2022) The news concerning climate change isn’t good. The warming of our planet now threatens to trap millions of people in extreme poverty while destabilizing the global order in ways that exacerbate existing global inequalities. Mitigation and adaptation strategies, even if adhered to, may not be sufficient. The situation seems hopeless. However, in Mobilizing Hope: Climate Change and Global Poverty (Oxford UP, 2022), Darrel Moellendorf argues that there not only is reason to hope that we might successfully addr... (@NewBooksPhil) |
| 2023-May-01 • 63 minutes 64 | What is Aesthetics? Part II. How Does it Feel to be a Problem, Hip Hop Nation? W/ Dr. Michael Thomas In this episode, we are joined by Michael Thomas to talk about Black aesthetics and hip hop in particular. We work through what it means for hip hop to be a 'problem space' that reconstructs the cultural contradictions and political messaging of a racist society in a way that is not essentializing and that aspires to address social problems without producing easy answers. Main themes include hip hop's form, vibe, and story-telling capacity across generations.leftofphilosophy.com | @leftofphil... (@leftofphil • @whitherutopia • @oglynwil • @classreductress) |
| 2023-May-01 • 31 minutes Episode 58: Options and Agency with John Maier In this episode we talk with John Maier about what he calls 'options' and how they’re related in other issues in the philosophy of agency. John's website: https://www.jmaier.netJohn's book, Options and Agency: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9... https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInsta... https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillsho... https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-S... (@thefreewillshow • @taylorwcyr • @MatthewFlummer) |
| 2023-May-01 • 108 minutes #222 - Cats: An Evolutionary Story: A Dialogue with Jonathan Losos In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Jonathan Losos about the evolutionary story of cats. They discuss how cats are semi-domesticated and similar around the world. They talk about how cats meow and purr to humans and less so with other cats. They discuss the sociality of cats, feral cats, and the evolutionary history of cats. They talk about the five different groups of cats, where cats originate from, different breeds of cats, genetics, where they roam, the future of cats and many other topi... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-May-01 • 55 minutes Ep. 56 Kierkegaard on Despair Surely despair is a state of mind we all experience from time to time, and once through it we never want to experience such a state again. The Danish philosopher and father of Existentialism, Søren Kierkegaard, believed that despair was a universal feature of existence. In other words, none of us are getting out of it, and it's also not a temporary state, but something we endure all the time. Fear not though, Kierkegaard has an answer. Join us as we explore is text The Sickness Unto Death as well as ca... (@opendoorphil • @d_parsonage) |
| 2023-Apr-30 • 93 minutes James Hibbard - Cycling as Self-Expression: Finding Philosophy, Meaning, and Personal Growth | STM Podcast #171 On episode 171, we welcome James Hibbard to discuss the philosophy of cycling and using it for self-creation; the business of cycling and why the sport no longer produces individual riders; whether American capitalism can be escaped by specific... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-Apr-30 • 74 minutes The Racist Fantasy Ryan and Todd discuss Todd's recent book The Racist Fantasy, which explores the psychic structure that underlies racism and that allows it to deliver enjoyment to those invested in it. They cover the role that fantasy plays in social life and the prospects for fighting racism. https://forgeorganizing.org/art... (@UVMcas) |
| 2023-Apr-30 • 63 minutes Procreative Ethics | Rivka Weinberg Is it wrong to bring new life into the world? Is adopting a child a moral obligation? Is parenting meaningful? (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-Apr-30 • 88 minutes 83 - Barry Loewer: Probability, Laws of Nature, and Statistical Mechanics Barry Loewer is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers. Before that he did his PhD in philosophy at Stanford (!). Barry works largely in the philosophy of physics, the philosophy of science, and metaphysics, and is a good friend of and frequent collaborator with another denizen of the Robinson’s Podcast universe, David Albert. It is their joint work on the “Mentaculus,” something approximating a “probability map of the universe,” that occupies much of the discussion in this episode. Robinson and B... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-30 • 20 minutes Podcast episode 32: Leonard Bloomfield and behaviourism In this episode, we discuss the leading American linguist Leonard Bloomfield and his connections to the psychological school of behaviourism and the philosophical doctrines of logical positivism. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 32…Read more › (@hiphilangsci • @TeapotLinguist) |
| 2023-Apr-30 • 33 minutes HAP 123 - History Teaches Us - Walter Rodney Another Caribbean thinker, Walter Rodney of Guyana, explores Africana history from a Marxist perspective. (@HistPhilosophy • @ChikeJeffers) |
| 2023-Apr-29 • 15 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Criticisms Of Epicureans - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on the criticism of Epicurus' position on God(s) and anger. He has three main lines of criticism: one dealing with whether God has emotions ; another bearing upon God as active or inactive; and another applying to the Epicurean version of the argument from evil To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make ... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-Apr-29 • 19 minutescreativity, despair, uncertainty, and other things “Fantasies are fate defining in the sense that they determine the “content” of the repetition compulsion, giving our desire its inexorable direction, and making us single-minded lay preoccupied by, and doggedly faithful to, certain existential designs and preferences even when these undercut our well-being. To the degree that they endow us with a misleading sense of the role we occupy in the world, they delimit what we consider psychically and existentially possible, predetermining the range of our actions ... (@philosophyguy2 • @brendenslab) |
| 2023-Apr-29 • 45 minutes J. Jack Halberstam’s ”In a Queer Time and Place” (Part 2/4) In this episode, I cover chapters 3 and 4 of J. Jack Halberstam's "In a Queer Time and Place." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @Davi... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Apr-28 • 68 minutes #775 Charles Fernyhough: Inner Speech, Imaginary Companions, and Auditory Hallucinations Dr. Charles Fernyhough is a Professor of Psychology at Durham University, and Director of the Centre for Research into Inner Experience. He has contributed to the understanding of how language and thought are related in child development and beyond. The focus of his recent scientific work has been in applying ideas from mainstream developmental psychology to the study of psychosis, particularly the phenomenon of voice-hearing. | In this episode, we talk about inner speech, imaginary companions, and hallucin... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-28 • 17 minutes Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Why Philosophers Err - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on the first several chapters in which he discusses why philosophers, relying upon human reason unaided by divine revelation, go astray by relying upon plausible conjectures about matters. He also distinguishes three steps or levels (gradus) the philosopher would need to ascend and not slip back down from in order to more fully grasp truth To support my ong... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-28 • 36 minutes Richard Rorty and America In 1998, the American philosopher Richard Rorty predicted dark days for democracy and the rise of a Trump-like figure in the USA. This week, with the publication of a new collection of Rorty's essays, we're considering the ongoing relevance of his work. (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-Apr-28 • 64 minutes REPLAY: The Public Intellectual (with Eddie Glaude, Jr.) While the HBS hosts are taking a break between Seasons 6 and 7, we're re-playing some of our favorite conversations you might have missed. Enjoy this REPLAY episode from Season 5 on "The Public Intellectual" with special guest, Eddie Glaude, Jr.Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. is the James S. McDonnel Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of African-American Studies at Princeton University, and one of America’s leading public intellectuals. He is also on the Morehouse College Board of Trustees... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-Apr-28 • 17 minutes #60: Self-acceptance or self-improvement? Self-acceptance is overrated, right? I mean, sure, you might feel more at peace if you could manage to accept yourself - but there's so much wrong with you, and accepting yourself would involve giving up on trying to fix all that and accepting that you're never going to be any more assertive, successful, skilled, and confident than you are now. Self-acceptance is just a fancy term for quitting. Right??Oh dear. What if I were to tell you that if you don't already have self-acceptance, you&apos... (@AcademicImp • @rebecca_roache) |
| 2023-Apr-28 • 67 minutes GPT-4 with Matt Browne My guest this week is Matt Browne (@ArthurCDent), professor of psychology at central Queensland, Australia, and senior co-host of the Decoding the Gurus podcast. We discuss how GPT-4 is a whole new thing compared to its predecessors, and the narratives aren't keeping up, including mine! I started playing with GPT-4 after this episode and honestly feel we downplayed it. More on that soon! Decoding the Gurus: https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/... GPT-4 Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pods: Philosopher... (@ETVPod) |
| 2023-Apr-28 • 72 minutes 88. Body Double (w/ Matt Belenky) Matt Belenky returns to gush over Brian DePalma's love letter to mediocre men and the women they fancy themselves saving. We discuss the deep anxieties about inadequacy at the film's core, and how DePalma creates magic out of a plot that's somehow both threadbare and unnecessarily complex. Even Pauline Kael, one of DePalma's great champions, thought this one was old hat, but not us -- no -- we positively LOVE its shaggy unreality. So jump on this nonstop train to Hitchcocksville -- we'll supply the telescop... (@cowspod • @juskhoo) |
| 2023-Apr-28 • 54 minutes Resurrection? Jordan Bitove's Toronto Star The future of the newspaper business doesn't look bright. According to Jordan Bitove, publisher and owner of the Toronto Star, the industry requires government help in creating an "ethical media supply chain." He outlines his plan for the newspaper, and why he won't let it fail. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 53 minutes Episode 171 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 24 - Chapter 11 - Soul, Sensation, and Mind 01 Welcome to Episode 171 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of o... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 69 minutes #774 Andrew Buskell: Cultural Evolution, Cumulative Culture, and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis Dr. Andrew Buskell is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Public Policy. His work analyses issues where human cognition, culture, politics, and biology intersect. His current project examines the ontological and epistemic assumptions underwriting cross-cultural comparison and their implications for research and policy design. | In this episode, we talk about cultural evolution. We start by discussing what cultural evolution is, when it started, and its elements.... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 108 minutes 153: "Just dive in and meet people where they're at" - Ashley Byrne - PETA Outreach Director - Sentientism Ashley is Director of Outreach for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). She has led a broad range of PETA’s campaigns and has been interviewed about her work to promote animal rights by the LA Times, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and in many other publications. | In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “who matters?” | Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.&quo... (@sentientism • @JamieWoodhouse) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 114 minutes 82 - Jonathan Wolff: Cities, States, and Political Philosophy Jonathan Wolff is Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy at the University of Oxford. He works in numerous areas of political philosophy. Some topics he has researched include equality and poverty, and he has worked in applied areas like Covid policy and gambling. In this episode, Jonathan and Robinson begin with a discussion of the nature of political philosophy before turning to some modern historical perspectives on the state, starting with Hobbes and traveling up through Marx and Rawls. ... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 13 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - Differences Between Anger And Hatred - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about the distinctions he notes between two emotions that often get confused with each other, anger (orgē) and hatred (mison, ekhthra). To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 73 minutes Philosophy as a Way of Life with Matthew Sharpe In this episode, Donald talks with Matthew Sharpe. Matt is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Deakin University in Australia. He’s spoken at Stoicon in Athens. He is the co-author of Philosophy as a Way of Life, and one of the translators of The Selected Writings of Pierre Hadot: Philosophy as Practice. His most recent book is titled Stoicism, Bullying, and Beyond: How to Keep Your Head When Others Around You Have Lost Theirs and Blame You.Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life is a reader-supported pub... (@DonJRobertson) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 26 minutes Psych Boarding in the Emergency Department featuring Dr. Kathryn Redinger (@BioethicsforPPL • @DevanStahl • @tsgibb) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 54 minutes IDEAS from the Trenches: The Conspiracy Practice Growing up, PhD student Sarah believed in the literal interpretation of the Bible. Born into a devout evangelical Christian community, she draws on her religious past to understand the visceral belief people acquire in conspiracy theories — from PizzaGate to the 'stolen' 2020 U.S. election. *This episode originally aired on Sept. 21, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 114 minutes Philosophy In Film - 066 - Triangle of Sadness Triangle of Sadness: Marxism (@PhilInFilm) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 54 minutes Martial virtues, military conditioning, and moral damage Can soldiers be trained to kill their fellow human beings without that training doing irreparable damage to the moral lives of the soldiers themselves? (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 47 minutes #221 - The Earth Transformed: A Dialogue with Peter Frankopan In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Peter Frankopan about a natural history of climate change on the earth. They discuss how the climate was different on earth for billions of years and the impact the past climate has on earth today. They discuss the evolution of Hominids in the Holocene, formation of early cities, trading, domestication of horses in the Steppe, industrial age and fossil fuels, Rachel Carson and the rise of environmentalists, and many more topics. Peter Frankopan is a Histor... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Apr-26 • 11 minutes 136: Duties Owed to Future Generations? Can we owe duties to people who do not yet exist? Tune in as this vexing philosophical and ethical question gets scrambled up. (@MillikinU) |
| 2023-Apr-26 • 18 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - People One Is Calm Or Mild With This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about what kinds of people other people tend to exhibit calmness or mildness (the opposite of anger) towards and why they feel that towards them. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/R... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-26 • 60 minutes Transformative Choices (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
| 2023-Apr-26 • 90 minutes Episode 145: Waiting for the Miracle: On Vanessa Onwuemezi's "Dark Neighbourhood" JF and Phil discuss the title story from Vanessa Onwuemezi's debut collection of short fiction from Fitzcarraldo Press. (@weirdstudies • @JF_Martel) |
| 2023-Apr-26 • 90 minutes Spencer Klavan on Euripides' The Bacchae This week, the guys are joined by David's colleague and friend, Spencer Klavan. Together, the group discuss the overarchiing themes, influence, and historical context of Euripides' The Bacchae. Plus: an analysis of uniquely feminine power. (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-Apr-26 • 54 minutes Injustice For All, Part Two Our justice system was developed under the assumption that both parties in a dispute would each have a lawyer. But most Canadians can’t afford a lawyer — which means that our justice system is tilted in favour of those who can. In a two-part series, IDEAS contributor Mitchell Stuart asks: is a system like that still capable of administering justice? (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-26 • 75 minutes Hilary Lawson on Closure English philosopher Hilary Lawson discusses his book, Closure: A Story of Everything, a text that develops a comprehensive system of non-realist metaphysics. Hilary Lawson is a philosopher and award-winning broadcaster who founded The Institute of Ar... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-Apr-26 • 62 minutes TALKING MONSTERS with Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma 👺🤠🎸 Recorded live at SXSW 2023, Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma have a spirited conversation about werewolves, Godzilla, the Loch Ness Monster and Sasquatch – and their cultural impact. Chaos ensues in the Q&A with audience. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. 👺🤠🎸 New episodes drop Wednesdays for free... n(🧊) Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼 YT: https://www.youtube.com/@chinwagpod ... (@TreefortMedia) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 117 minutes 81 - Anubav Vasudevan: Mathematics, Physics, and History of Logic Anubav Vasudevan is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, where he works in formal epistemology and the history of logic, though he has published in a number of other areas. Anubav and Robinson talk about his time at Columbia University studying with the mathematician, probability theorist, and philosopher Haim Gaifman before discussing some of Anubav’s thoughts on mathematics, physics, logic, and how they relate to philosophy. In the second half of the conversati... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 11 minutes 564: The Power of Prediction More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/pow... standing at the top of a mountain, surveying the vast landscape below. The information your senses take in flows to your brain, which processes it to create a representation of the scene. Or does it? What if instead of directly perceiving the world around us, the brain is more like a prediction machine that hallucinates a picture of the world? If that were the case, could we still rely on the so-called “evidence of our senses”? Would it be possible to avoi... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 89 minutes Ep. 229 - Information as a Solution to the Hard Problem of Consciousness w/Dr. Garrett Mindt In episode 229 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Garrett Mindt of Florida Atlantic University, and the program director for the Center for the Future Mind, to discuss the hard problem of consciousness, neutral monism, and how information might help us understand the metaphysics of mind. If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them inste... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 117 minutes Episode 259: Losing Time ("Tár" with Paul Bloom) The great Paul Bloom returns to the show to explore the many mysteries of Todd Field’s 2022 film “Tár.” Is it a ghost story? A movie about cancel culture and abuse of power? Guilt? Professional disappointment? The anxiety of getting old, losing tou (@verybadwizards • @peez • @tamler) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 12 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - Calmness And Circumstances - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about circumstances or conditions in which people are likely to get less angry or not to get angry at all, that is to be calm or mild. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/Reas... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-Apr-25 • 33 minutesEp. 12 - Tell Us What You Really Think (with B. Joseph, G. Gongora, and M. Sirota) I have a question for you: "If a bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost?". Did 10 cents seem right? The authors of questions like this are attempting to lure you to accept this incorre... (@byrd_nick) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 29 minutes Your Brain and God: The Principles of Neurotheology w/ Andrew Newberg What are the principles of neurotheology? | Who better to answer than Andrew Newberg, acclaimed neuroscientist, professor and author. | In his books, Andrew has laid out pioneering research on the relationship of the brain and spirituality - revealing the inner complexities of how the brain operates when we are spiritual. | Whether that’s using brain imaging to study Franciscan nuns and Buddhist monks in prayer, or observing brain ‘resonance’ when two individuals apply his co-penned Compassionate Communicat... (@PredictiveLife • @jamie_slevin) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 8 minutes PREVIEW - Chat GPŽ To hear the rest of our discussion head to our PATREON. In which the fellas dish on the recent developments in AI technology, the Žižek-Herzog (bad) "infinite conversation", coffee without cream, the interpassivity of artificially generated emails, learn what a billabong is from the resident Australian, that Will doesn't know how to use a mic, and get Peter's version Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai. WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER YO... (@zizekand) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 52 minutes Ep. 93: What is Artificial Intelligence? feat. ChatGPT (Part I) In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony begin to discuss a number of fundamental questions concerning the nature of AI with a little "help" from the source itself -- ChatGPT: How is artificial intelligence distinct from "organic" intelligence? What exactly can it do? What are its limitations? What does all of this mean for the future? (@LoveofSophiaPOD) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 54 minutes A Dictionary of War Ukrainian poet Ostap Slyvynsky has been at the Lviv railway station helping refugees on their way west, escaping the horrors of war. They tell him stories of what they have left, what they have seen and experienced. He has created a sort of A to Z of all these stories — a compendium of all the things that people say about war. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 52 minutes Bad Movies with Matthew Strohl Guilty pleasures or cult classics, at the end of the day they’re just bad movies. In episode 76 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk with Matthew Strohl about bad movies and why it’s okay to love them. Strohl is a professor of philosophy at the University of Montana who specializes in aesthetics and ancient philosophy. He is the author of Why It’s Okay to Love Bad Movies. Here, he talks with Ellie and David about what makes certain movies “bad” yet also somehow “good,” and introduces us to two ways of relatin... (@overthink_pod • @ellieanderphd • @DrPenaGuzman1) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 54 minutes Love in the Time of Replika We explore the lives of people who are in love with their AI chatbots. Replika is a chatbot designed to adapt to the emotional needs of its users. It is a good enough surrogate for human interaction that many people have decided that it can fulfill their romantic needs. The question is whether these kinds of romantic attachments are real, illusory, or good for the people involved. Apps like Replika represent the future of love and sex for a subpopulation of people, so we discuss the ethics of the practice. ... (@HiPhiNation • @ProfBarryLam) |
| 2023-Apr-25 • 47 minutes The Moral Status of the Universe Gwendolyn Dolske and Rudy Salo welcome Philosophy Professor Dr. Drew Dalton (Dominican University). We discuss Dr. Dalton's book The Matter of Evil. How has scientifc research in the last few decades impacted our understanding of... (@InTheDetailsPod • @GDolske • @SaloRudy) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 51 minutes Consciousness in the machine | Donald Hoffman, Bernardo Kastrup, Susan Schneider Donald Hoffman, Bernardo Kastrup, Susan Schneider debate the possibility of conscious AI. Hosted by Curt Jaimungal. (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 36 minutes Episode #179 ... Why is consciousness something worth talking about? Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips: Be social: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂 (@iamstephenwest) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 80 minutes #773 Catarina Dutilh Novaes: Argumentation, Reason, and Disinformation Dr. Catarina Dutilh Novaes is Professor and University Research Chair at the Department of Philosophy of the VU Amsterdam. She is also a Professorial Fellow at Arché in St. Andrews (2019-2024). She is currently running the ERC Consolidator project 'The Social Epistemology of Argumentation' (2018-2023). Her main fields of research are history and philosophy of logic, philosophy of mathematics, and social epistemology. | In this episode, we talk about argumentation, reason, and disinformation. We start with a... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 10 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - Calmness or Mildness And Discharging Anger - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about a dynamic he identifies, where a person who is angry with one person may become less so, or entirely calm, when they discharge or expend their anger against another person To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 61 minutes 152: Conspiracism, misinformation & disinformation in the vegan movement - with Nick Pendergrast & Adam Cardilini - Cross-post bonus episode from 3CR's Freedom of Species This episode is a bonus cross post of my conversation with Nick Pendergrast and Adam Cardilini on their 3CR Freedom of | Species podcast about conspiracism, misinformation and disinformation in the vegan and animal advocacy movements and how to communicate effectively with those caught up in them. Of course, we also talk about Sentientism's commitment to naturalistic epistemology via "evidence and reason". | You can subscribe to 3CR's Freedom of Species wherever you listen. 3CR is a communi... (@sentientism • @JamieWoodhouse) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 67 minutes 234 | Tobias Warnecke on Cellular Structure and Evolution I talk with cellular biologist Tobias Warnecke about cells and their evolution, especially the role of histones in different kinds of cells. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 10 minutes PREMIUM-Ep. 315: Mengzi (Mencius) on Virtuous Leaders (Part Two) To conclude our treatment of this seminal Confucian text, we consider a particularly puzzling passage about ethics and then move to politics and economics. If you're not hearing , sign up via one of the options described at . (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 54 minutes The Great Acceleration We’ve heard of the Anthropocene: how human activity has altered the planet. But the Great Acceleration? It’s that period from 1950 onwards, when the same human activities revved up even more, and are still accelerating. IDEAS contributor David Kattenburg examines the crucial, and sometimes contested, meanings of this age of Great Acceleration. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 58 minutes Is WFH good for us? Today's Episode: Many will recall the remote/wfh fervour during covid, what felt like the coming of a new revolution. So many CEOs were saying how much more productive they were, employees were happy and commutes were a distant memory. Things are different now that covid's gone. CEOs and demanding people back into the office (if they're not just laying people off), cities are rather sad ghost towns and commutes are coming back. In this ongoing struggle between WFH, remote or office based work, where do you ... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 44 minutes How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep6 with Simon Kirchin and Anil Seth (@JulianBaggini) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 24 minutes S1E30 - Deryn Thomas on Farming in Montana, PhD Vivas, and the Philosophy of Work | Today we're going to be joined by Deryn Thomas, a PhD student at the University of St Andrews. We'll be talking about Deryn's work farming in Montana, her recent viva (PhD defence), and her work on the philosophy of work. If, after listening, you'd like to get in touch, you can email Deryn at [email protected]. (@KOosterum • @99lewiswilliams) |
| 2023-Apr-24 • 92 minutes #220 - Generations: A Dialogue with Jean Twenge In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Jean Twenge about the current generations in our society. They discuss how we define generations and why its important, technological changes being central to generational changes, and the ranges of generations. They talk about upcoming trends for Polars/alphas, Gen Z and the connection between increased mental health with increased social media use, and the changing social, economic, and educational dynamics with Millennials. They discuss Gen X as the mid... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Apr-23 • 62 minutes Edith Shiro - Turning Pain into Purpose & Transforming Trauma: Exploring Posttraumatic Growth | STM Podcast #170 On episode 170, we welcome Edith Shiro to discuss the five step model of post traumatic growth, what trauma is and the social and psychological contributions to PTSD, how culture silences victims, Alen and Leon’s struggles with emotional expression,... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-Apr-23 • 28 minutes The anti-philosophers One of the curious things about the history of philosophy is that it periodically throws up thinkers who question the whole business of… doing philosophy. How should we situate these paradoxical figures? Is it possible to be a philosopher if you're arguing that philosophy is an impossible project? (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-Apr-23 • 64 minutes Anti-Semitism | Mark Oppenheimer What do anti-semites and ultra orthodox Jews have in common? How did the ivy league discriminate against Jews? Is America still a safe haven for Jews? (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-Apr-23 • 77 minutes 80 - Pamela Hieronymi: Free Will and Moral Responsibility Pamela Hieronymi is Professor of Philosophy at UCLA. Before that, she did her undergraduate studies at Princeton and received her PhD from Harvard. Her work extends in a variety of directions, but some areas she works in include moral psychology, the philosophy of mind, ethics, and the philosophy of action. In this episode, she and Robinson discuss free will and moral responsibility, the topic of an upcoming book entitled Minds that Matter. Pamela begins by introducing moral psychology and the role of analy... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-23 • 41 minutes Episode 118, Romantic Love (Part I - Happily Ever After) Welcome to ‘Episode 118 (Part I of IV)’, in which we’ll be discussing different approaches to romantic love. (@ThePanpsycast • @_JackSymes • @MrMarleyTeach) |
| 2023-Apr-23 • 23 minutes HoP 419 - Write Till Your Ink Be Dry - Humanism in Britain Humanism comes to England and Scotland, leading scholars like Thomas Eylot and Andrew Melville to rethink philosophical education. (@HistPhilosophy) |
| 2023-Apr-23 • 9 minutes 511: Why We Hate More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/why... Southern Poverty Law Center reports that the number of hate groups operating in the U.S. has risen to a record high. There has also been a corresponding increase in hate crime violence. So where does all this hate come from? Do we hate others because we feel a deeper sense of alienation or fear towards them? Is hating always the wrong response, or is there an appropriate kind of hate? Can we love and hate at the same time? And what's the difference between... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-Apr-22 • 94 minutes 79 - Rachel Barney: Ancient Philosophy and the Sophists Rachel Barney is Professor of Classics and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. She received her PhD at Princeton and has taught at the University of Ottawa, Harvard, and the University of Chicago. She has worked widely across ancient philosophy, from the sophists to the Neoplatonists, though her primary focus is on Plato. In this episode, Robinson and Rachel discuss the sophists, beginning with just who they were and why they have been so maligned in contemporary discourse—even the word so... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-22 • 12 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - Definition Of Calmness Or Mildness - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 defining the emotion of calmness or mildness (praōtēs), which is a quieting or appeasing of anger, and can be understood by its opposition to anger. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-22 • 52 minutes FistoEpisto Episode 400 - The Dogs of Pluto Malex and Joe discuss the news! (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-Apr-22 • 80 minutes Ep. 228- You Either Exist in God's Mind or in God's Novel (Hassidic vs. Berkeleyan Idealism) w/Drs. Kenny Pearce and Sam Lebens In episode 228 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Kenny Pearce and Dr. Sam Lebens to discuss which view of God better explains the creation we live in, Hassidic Idealism, wherein we live in God's mind, or Berklean Idealism, wherein the external world is separate from God's mind but intimately dependent on it. (Of course these options aren't the only ones!). | This episode is the culmination of two other episodes, one with Dr. Lebens and one with Dr. Pearce. Check them out here for more back... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-Apr-22 Jeannine Deckers - The Singing Nun - D.A. Chadwick Jeannine Deckers, The Singing Nun - D.A. Chadwick discusses her book, The Singing Nun Story: The Life and Death of Soeur Sourire, and her important legacy. (@radphilosophy) |
| 2023-Apr-22 • 28 minutes IDEAS recommends White Coat, Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman Jordyn and Anne had family members with breast cancer. They each got genetic testing and found out they too carried genes that gave them very high odds of getting cancer too. Both of these women decided to deal with the risk preemptively by having surgery. This is part one of 'The Previvor Dilemma.' Subscribe to the White Coat, Black Art podcast to download the second part of the series, and explore the show’s vast archive. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-22 • 59 minutes PGS - Cosmological Argument(s) Part 1: Intro, Kalam and Aquinas (first 2 ways). Part 2 (23min25sec): Descartes and criticisms. Part 3 (41min45sec) Aquinas (3rd way), Leibniz and evaluation. Matt Harris and Michael Lacewing chat with Simon Kirchin. [Music by Alex Grohl] (@KirchinSimon) |
| 2023-Apr-22 • 44 minutes J. Jack Halberstam’s ”In a Queer Time and Place” (Part 1/4) In this episode, I begin my presentation of J. Jack Halberstam's "In a Queer Time and Place" covering chapters 1 and 2. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... paypal.me/theory... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Apr-21 • 56 minutes #772 Joseph Uscinski: The Politics and Psychology of Conspiracy Theories Dr. Joseph Uscinski is Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami. He studies public opinion and mass media, with a focus on conspiracy theories and related misinformation. He is co-author of American Conspiracy Theories (Oxford, 2014) and editor of Conspiracy Theories and the People Who Believe Them (Oxford, 2018). His textbook on conspiracy theories is Conspiracy Theories: A Primer. | | In this episode, we talk about the politics and psychology of conspiracy thinking. We talk about the ro... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-21 • 19 minutes David Hume & Belief in God The English philosopher and mathematician, W. K. Clifford, famously wrote that, “It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.” Clifford’s approach to belief has come to dominate the way... (@RedLetterPhil) |
| 2023-Apr-21 • 54 minutes Perimeter Institute Conversations About Science and Identity Identity and historical and social context shape what we know and how we know it, even in the most mind-bending science. Quantum physicist Shohini Ghose discusses the interplay between quantum principles and Mi'kmaq astrophysicist Hilding Neilson talks about how Indigenous traditions of astronomy can enrich and broaden our views of the cosmos. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-21 • 55 minutes REPLAY: Vulgarity While the HBS hosts are taking a break between Season 6 and Season 7, we're re-playing some of our favorite conversations you might have missed. Enjoy this NSFW episode from Season 2, in which our co-hosts parse the difference between obscenity, profanity, and vulgarity! Full episode notes at this link:http://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/... ----------------If you enjoy Hotel Bar Sessions podcast, make sure to subscribe, submit a rating/review, and follow us on Twitter @hotelbarpodcast.You can also help keep... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-Apr-21 • 71 minutes Sikh Metaphysics and Ethics Keshav Singh joins Spencer to discuss Sikh religion and philosophy. ("Sikh" is pronounced with the short 'i' sound, and not like "seek"). They cover they history and basic tenets of the Sikh faith, its idea of divinity, and the Sikh idea that "haumai", meaning roughly obsession with oneself, is the root of all human evil. Keshav's personal webpage is here: https://www.keshavsingh.com/ (@ADigressions • @SpencerJayCase) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 72 minutes What is Wisdom? with J.W. Bertolotti In this episode, I chat with host of the In Search of Wisdom podcast, and founder of the Perennial Leader Project. Josh was one of the speakers at our Stoicon-x Military event a few years ago. We’re both very active on Substack now, Josh at so I thought it would be a great opportunity to reconnect and chat about philosophy as a guide to life.Highlights* How Joshua got into philosophy* His journey as a podcaster speaking to people about the nature of wisdom * Stoicism and other philosophies* Desire and ... (@DonJRobertson) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 51 minutes #771 Jordi Camí & Luis Martínez - The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic Dr. Jordi Camí is Professor of Pharmacology (specialist in Clinical Pharmacology) at Pompeu Fabra University, General Director of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), and Director of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation. | Dr. Luis Miguel Martínez is Head of the Laboratory of Visual Analogy at the Neuroscience Institute of Alicante. | They are both authors of The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic. | In this episode, we focus on The Illusionist Brain. We talk about magic from the perspective ... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 68 minutes #317 — What Do We Know About Our Minds? Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about the state of psychological science. They discuss fiction as a window onto the mind, recent developments in AI, the tension between misinformation and free speech, bullshitting vs lying, truth vs belonging,... (@) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 77 minutes 78 - Paul Horwich: Truth, Realism, and Moral Facts Paul Horwich is Professor Philosophy at NYU. He has worked in a number of areas of philosophy, but is especially well-known for his writing on the philosophy of language, particularly with regard to truth and meaning—naturally, he has books by the same names, Truth (Oxford, 1990) and Meaning (Oxford, 1998). Robinson and Paul discuss the relationship between his work on these topics and the philosophy he started off researching—science and physics—before moving on to the question of philosophical realism acr... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 25 minutes Palliative Sedation In this mini-sode, Devan and Tyler discuss palliative terminal sedation. What is it, who can get it, and what are the rules around it? (@BioethicsforPPL • @DevanStahl • @tsgibb) |
 2023-Apr-20 • 51 minutesSolon the Lawgiver Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Solon, who was elected archon or chief magistrate of Athens in 594 BC: some see him as the father of Athenian democracy. In the first years of the 6th century BC, the city state of Athens was in crisis. The lower orders of society were ravaged by debt, to the point where some were being forced into slavery. An oppressive law code mandated the death penalty for everything from murder to petty theft. There was a real danger that the city could fall into either tyranny or civ... (@BBCInOurTime) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 54 minutes Taken In: Exploring Credulity Two experts who got financially scammed. Two ex-Fundamentalist Christians who researched the psychology of conspiracy belief. Each describes their experience, and explains why credulity is a universal and persistent human tendency. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 73 minutes Eberhard Guhe, "An Indian Theory of Defeasible Reasoning: The Doctrine of Upādhi in the Upādhidarpaṇa" (Harvard UP, 2022) An Indian Theory of Defeasible Reasoning: The Doctrine of upādhi in the Upādhidarpaṇa (Harvard University Press, 2022) is the first translation of this anonymous Navya-Nyāya treatise predating Gaṅgeśa. Eberhard Guhe’s book includes a translation as well as an introduction to the important idea of upādhi, which vitiates inferential reasoning. (Suppose smoke accompanies fire only when the fuel being burnt is wet. This fact would be an upādhi for the inference “There is smoke on the mountain because there is f... (@NewBooksPhil) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 93 minutes Star Trek: Discovery and Panpsychism Mushrooooooms! Mushroom mushroom! I'm in the mood to bend space and time with my mind, lets do this! We're talking about the first 5 episodes of Discovery and the joy of a fungus based universe. We also discuss this as one approach to panpsychism, and... (@0gPhilosophy) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 54 minutes “An eye that cannot weep” — What does compassion demand of us? In the final episode of our Ramadan series, we explore the roots of our occasional heedlessness when confronted by the plight and pleas of another person: What could make us callous to their suffering, and how should we respond? (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 109 minutes #219 - Women Who Kill: A Dialogue with Marissa Harrison In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Marissa Harrison about female serial killers. They discuss media sensationalizing serial killers, morbid curiosity, and defining serial killers. They talk about the average profile of a female serial killer, motives for female serial killers, and mental illness. They discuss psychopathy, PCL-R, and the need for improved mental health services. They also talk about neurobiology of serial killers, future research, and many other topics. Marissa Harrison is a... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 61 minutes Žižek & Interpassivity w/ Robert Pfaller This week, the fellas chat with Austrian philosopher Robert Pfaller, Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Theory at the University of Art and Design in Linz, and a founding member of a Vienna based psychoanalysis research group. We’re talking Illusions without Owners, Interpassivity, delegated enjoyment, What Life is Worth Living For and of course the sexual practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Will is in Paris, Peter is enjoying live music interpassively and Michael is subject to a... (@zizekand) |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 61 minutes Episode 170 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 23 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 03 Welcome to Episode 170 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 69 minutes Edgelord Energy (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Rory from The Violet Hour) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episode... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 46 minutes How Can Some Infinities Be Bigger Than Others? The idea of infinity is probably about as old as numbers themselves, going back to whenever people first realized that they could keep counting forever. But even though we have a sign for infinity and can refer to the concept in casual conversation, infinity remains profoundly mysterious, even to mathematicians. In this episode, Steven Strogatz chats with his fellow mathematician Justin Moore of Cornell University about how one infinity can be bigger than another (and whether we can be sure that there isn’t... (@QuantaMagazine • @stevenstrogatz) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 140 minutes 151: "I went vegan finally when I fell in love with one" - filmmaker and writer Jay Shapiro - Sentientism Jay Shapiro is an award winning filmmaker, writer, & podcaster. He directed the film Islam & the Future of Tolerance, based around a post 9/11 conversation between Sam Harris & Maajid Nawaz. He produces and creates a wide range of content, writes on his "What Jay Thinks" blog & hosts the Dilemma podcast - I had the pleasure of being his guest for a Dilemma hangout about Sentientism back in 2020. He loves thoughtful deep dives into philosophy, psychology, & political analysis. |... (@sentientism • @JamieWoodhouse) |
| 2023-Apr-19 107 - Will Large Language Models disrupt healthcare? In this episode of the podcast I chat to Jess Morley. Jess is currently a DPhil candidate at the Oxford Internet Institute. Her research focuses on the use of data in healthcare, oftentimes on the impact of big data and AI, but, as she puts it herself, usually on 'less whizzy' things. Sadly, our conversation focuses on the whizzy things, in particular the recent hype about large language models and their potential to disrupt the way in which healthcare is managed and delivered. Jess is sceptical about the i... (@JohnDanaher) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 50 minutes Anna Keay on Historic Architecture, Monarchy, and 17th Century Britain Plus: Tips for keeping warm in an 800-year-old home. (@tylercowen) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 33 minutes 069 - Artificial Intelligence (AI): Oxymoron or the Next Level of Consciousness? Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, has said that artificial intelligence (AI) could have a more profound effect on humanity than fire and electricity. Quite a statement.New AI technologies are being produced, Including ChatGPT, that are conversational and can write better and communicate more clearly than most people. And they provide fast, almost immediate, answers to any question. While it is has not yet been perfected, and flaws have been noticed, the question has been raised as t... (@CunningofGeist) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 65 minutes The Introduction to Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind This week, the guys take a look at the introductory section of Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind. In their analysis, the guys cover the significance of Bloom's writings in the context of American political thought as well as the... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 29 minutes UnBroken: How To Deal With Grief How do we deal with grief? And how can we better prepare ourselves? | Enter Dr Rachel Taylor, neuropsychologist and founder of UnBroken. | An expert on the cognitive mechanics of grief and loss, Rachel shares her thoughts on how we interface with these difficult experiences - and what we can all do to develop our perception of death. | Touching on mirror neurons and the effects of our environment, the relationship of alcohol with the brain, and the potential upside of planning for death - our candid discuss... (@PredictiveLife • @jamie_slevin) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 54 minutes Injustice For All, Part One Our justice system was developed under the assumption that both parties in a dispute would each have a lawyer. But most Canadians can’t afford a lawyer — which means that our justice system is tilted in favour of those who can. In a two-part series, IDEAS contributor Mitchell Stuart asks: is a system like that still capable of administering justice? (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 62 minutes Mysteries of Ancient Egypt with Dr. Kara Cooney 🌅🇪🇬🌅 Stephen Asma and Paul Giamatti get to the bottom of all your burning questions on Ancient Egypt with UCLA Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney. They go deep into mysteries surrounding pyramids, death cults, aliens, mummies and cats from that time period, as well as unexpected topics, like the significant role self-fellatio played in ancient Egyptian religious practices and beliefs. They also hit on Pharaoh Akhenaten and the challenges faced by female rulers in Egypt, as well as their lasting impacts on society... (@TreefortMedia) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 26 minutes Are There Extra Dimensions? Extra dimensions beyond length, width, height seem the stuff of science fiction. What would extra dimensions be like? Is time the fourth dimension? Could deep reality be so strange? And, anyway, why would we care? This episode features interviews wit... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-Apr-19 • 27 minutes Social Equality with Jessica Flanigan Jessica Flanigan is a philosopher at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. She argues that egalitarians might want to rethink their commitment to democracy. | The post Social Equality with Jessica Flanigan appeared first on Prindle Institute. (@DePauwPrindle) |
 2023-Apr-19 • 88 minutesEpisode 62: St. Augustine's Confessions with Russell Hittinger, Part II In this episode, I continue my conversation with Russell Hittinger about one of the great masterworks of the Western literary tradition: St. Augustine's Confessions. In our discussion on books VI-IX, we track St. Augustine's conversion to Christianity and his mother's death. This is part two in a three part series on this book. As always, I hope you enjoy our conversation! Dr. Russell Hittinger is a leading scholar of Catholic political and social thought. From 1996-2019, Dr. Hittinger was the incumbent o... (@eudaimoniapod • @jennfrey) |
| 2023-Apr-18 • 26 minutes Episode 193: A Chat With Hunter Part 3 This week Danny, Hunter and Mike have had enough of the breakneck speed of technology and discuss... (@PhilosophyWtf) |
| 2023-Apr-18 • 14 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - People One Gets Angry Before - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about the people in whose presence one becomes angrier when one is or gets angry. These include people one considers rivals, those one respects, those one desires to be respected by, those they admire, and those they wish to be admired by To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-18 • 116 minutes 77 - Stephen Yablo: Non-Existence Claims, Jokes, and Defining Philosophy Stephen Yablo is David W. Skinner Professor of Philosophy at MIT. Before MIT, he taught at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Steve works in metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, and the philosophy of mind and language, though his work extends into other areas of philosophy as well. In this conversation, for instance, Robinson and Steve discuss the nature of philosophy and what distinguishes it from other fields, as well as the philosophy of jokes and humor. They also speak about the philosophy of lan... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-18 • 54 minutes Quest for a Better World: The life and work of Hina Jilani Hina Jilani is one of the world’s leading human rights lawyers. She has played several prominent roles for the UN, including eight years as the Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders. Despite attempts on her life, nothing will stop her from fighting injustice to help make a better world. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-18 • 27 minutes Finding transcendence in a secular world | Rupert Sheldrake Rupert Sheldrake discusses earthly ways to undergo spiritual experiences. (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-Apr-18 • 47 minutes Living in a Zoopolis A zoopolis is a future society that philosophers envision where wild, domesticated, and denizen animals have full political and legal rights. What would that look like? In this episode, we look at how animals were put on trial in medieval European courts, and how animal rights advocates are bringing animals back into the courtrooms to sue people and the US government. We then look at what the science of animal minds tells us about how much agency animals have, and envision what political and legal rights va... (@HiPhiNation • @ProfBarryLam) |
| 2023-Apr-18 • 15 minutes Queer Temporalities | J. Jack Halberstam | Keyword In this episode, I present J. Jack Halberstam's perspective of Queer Temporalities. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... paypal.me/theoryphilosophy TikTok: @theoryphilosophy... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Apr-18 • 60 minutes Ep. 55 Our Third Annual Marcus Aurelius Extravaganza! Who doesn't love a little Marcus Aurelius? Join us for our third annual visit with our old philosophical friend, Marcus. He hasn't change much, but maybe we have. Also tune in for another installment of ChatGPT versus Mr. Parsons and Taylor orchestrated by the gamemaster Andrew, as well as a visit to the bookshelf! Good times had by all. Episode ResourcesMeditations by Marcus Aurelius (Hays Translation)Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Waterfield Translation)Open Door Philosophy on Twitter @d_parson... (@opendoorphil • @d_parsonage) |
| 2023-Apr-17 • 69 minutes Episode 34 - Universities in the Climate Crisis with Aaron Thierry Dr.Aaron Thierry has a background ecological scientist, science communicator and environmental campaigner. He received his original PhD in Ecology from the University of Sheffield and went on to a position as a postdoc on a project researching clim... (@lifeplatoscave • @MarioVeen) |
| 2023-Apr-17 • 74 minutes #770 Inês Hipólito: Enactive Cognition, Culture, Artificial Intelligence, and Diversity in Science Dr. Inês Hipólito is a Lecturer at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, where she investigates the reciprocal relationship between the representational structures, basic cognition, and the nervous system. Additionally, as an Amsterdam Brain and Cognition Talent Grant Fellow at the University of Amsterdam, she studies the emergence of artificial intelligence as Augmented Cognition. Her research has earned her 19 awards and she has presented her findings at over 30 scientific... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-17 • 73 minutes 233 | Hugo Mercier on Reasoning and Skepticism I talk with cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier about reason: how it developed, how it is used, and how we can be better at it. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-Apr-17 • 39 minutes Ep. 315: Mengzi (Mencius) on Virtuous Leaders (Part One) Continuing from , we go further into the collected teachings of this early Confucian (aka Ruhist) from the late 4th century BCE. What's the best way to be a virtuous person and hence an effective leader? Get more at . Visit to get ad-free episodes... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
 2023-Apr-17 • 48 minutes#44. Logic ft. Greg Restall Calum and Adam sit down with Dr Greg Restall to get an introduction to the field of logic within Philosophy. They talk about what logic can be like at the start of your university philosophy career, and how the "baby logician" can avoid falling into the trap of becoming a "debate bro" who fails to further the discourse. Greg then also explains paradoxes, as well as what the current field of logic looks like. | | Sound Editor: Sean Duxbury | | Greg Restall is Shelby Cullom Davis Profess... (@ThoughtsUofg) |
| 2023-Apr-17 • 54 minutes Keeping Kayfabe: The Philosophy of Pro Wrestling Is there beauty in a Reverse Frankensteiner? Truth in a Crossface Chickenwing? Meaning in a Turnbuckle Thrust? These are questions for professional wrestlers, and professional philosophers. This episode brings both groups together, for a rough 'n tumble cage match of philosophical inquiry. *This episode originally aired on Sept. 5, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-17 • 9 minutes 63 Teaser | Lenin's State and Revolution In this patrons-only episode we discuss Vladimir Lenin’s 1917 The State and Revolution. When he’s not snarkily dragging his political opponents for their opportunism and philistinism, Lenin tries to work through some of the most hotly contested ideas in Marxian political theory, including the role of the state in capitalist society and its ‘withering away’ after the revolution, the problems of bourgeois parliamentarianism and bureaucracy, and the dictatorship of the proletariat. How could this polemical int... (@leftofphil • @whitherutopia • @oglynwil • @classreductress) |
| 2023-Apr-17 • 43 minutes Episode 57: The Reason View with Susan Wolf In this episode, we talk with Susan Wolf about her view of free will, which she calls "The Reason View," and how her view has evolved over the years. Susan's website: https://philosophy.unc.edu/people/susan-... book, Freedom within Reason: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/... https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInsta... https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillsho... https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-S... (@thefreewillshow • @taylorwcyr • @MatthewFlummer) |
| 2023-Apr-17 • 89 minutes #218 - Neuroscience and Embodiment: A Dialogue with Inês Hipólito In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Inês Hipólito about neuroscience and embodiment. They talk about the different models of the brain, the embodied mind, and Free Energy Principle. They discuss Artificial Intelligence as a living system, Merleau-Ponty’s work on the phenomenology of embodiment, the role of perception, the self, and many more topics. Inês Hipólito is a philosopher, researcher, and lecturer at Berlin School of Mind and Brain. Her research focuses on topics in cognitive neurosc... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Apr-17 • 31 minutes Does AI actually understand us, and what does it mean to understand? Today's Episode: ChatGPT is the hot topic of the day and, much like when google first came out, it still feels magic to use. However, it raises several bigger questions to match. Some are practical, but many are a bit deeper. On the practical side: what happens when AI is doing all the work, will enough be left for us? How should we renumerate people to survive, if not for work? On the philosophical side: does AI ACTUALLY understand me? What does it even mean to understand? If AI reaches the point where f... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
 2023-Apr-16 • 46 minutesS2E18: Your Mind on Medical Mistrust: Exploring the Experiences of Minoritzed Individuals with Dr. Kimberly Martin In this episode, we explore experiences of minoritized individuals in healthcare. Dr. Kimberly Martin shares her research on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Black Americans, and challenges the common attribution to the Tuskegee experiments, sharing research on the critical role of current experiences in shaping medical mistrust. In addition, Dr. Martin shares her personal journey of transitioning from a career as a dancer to academia.Shownotes: https://www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/your-... (@bethfisher_1 • @avamadesousa) |
| 2023-Apr-16 • 9 minutes 563: Derek Parfit and Your Future Self More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/der... works of Derek Parfit (1942-2017) have had a profound influence on how philosophers understand rational decision-making, ethics, and personal identity. At the heart of Parfit's thinking are questions about how you should relate to your future self, and whether you should treat your future self any differently than other future people. So why does Parfit argue that it's wrong to place a special value on your own survival? What would it take to value others ... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-Apr-16 • 73 minutes Ryan and Todd delve into the formal limitations that define the medium of Twitter. They analyze the politics of Twitter and the impact of the takeover by Elon Musk. Ryan's article cited in the episode is available here: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/clcweb/vol24... (@UVMcas) |
| 2023-Apr-16 • 51 minutes Ultimate Meaning | Rivka Weinberg | Is it possible for us to lead meaningful lives? Is there an ultimate point to our existence? Can we enrich our lives with the pursuit of love, knowledge and friendship? | | (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-Apr-16 • 66 minutes Dean Rickles - Learning How to Embrace the Shortness of Life | STM Podcast #169 On episode 169, we welcome Dean Rickles to discuss existential, death anxiety and its utility in helping us lead more meaningful lives; narcissism and the bulletproof vest; how our egos preclude us from taking important risks; Michael Shermer’s... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-Apr-16 • 43 minutes “Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity” with Prof. Chris Impey When considering the long-term survival and sustainability of human civilization, two developments hold significant implications. Firstly, humanity has been recklessly depleting resources, causing species extinctions, and degrading essential elements for life on Earth for centuries. Secondly, advancements in the science of discovering habitable planets outside our solar system have opened up the possibility of establishing human civilization beyond our increasingly inhospitable planetary home. In his latest... (@BTG_ie) |
| 2023-Apr-16 • 18 minutes HAP 122 - A More Human Face - Steve Biko Famous for his killing at the hands of the Apartheid government in South Africa, Steve Biko was also a deep thinker, who introduced the notion of Black Consciousness. (@HistPhilosophy • @ChikeJeffers) |
| 2023-Apr-15 • 17 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - People One Gets Angrier With - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about the people Aristotle identifies as those other people typically not only get angry with, but even get angrier with. In some of these cases, he discusses why the response of anger is more intense. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-15 • 116 minutes 76 - Nora Boyd, Siska de Baerdemaeker, & Vera Matarese: The Philosophy of Astrophysics Robinson’s Podcast #76 - Nora Boyd, Siska de Baerdemaeker, & Vera Matarese: The Philosophy of Astrophysics | | Nora Boyd is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Siena College. Siska de Baerdemaeker is a Researcher at Stockholm University. Vera Matarese is Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Science at the University of Perugia. Both Nora and Siska received their PhDs in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh, while Vera received hers in the Philosophy of Science at the Uni... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-15 Cognition - Dr Inês Hipólito Cognition - Dr Inês Hipólito discusses how cognitive development affects learning, why it is important to study cognition and the connection between memory and cognition. (@radphilosophy) |
| 2023-Apr-15 • 61 minutes REPLAY: YouTube's Alt-Right Rabbit Hole (with Caleb Cain) The HBS hosts are on break between Seasons 6 and 7, so we're REPLAYing our Season 5 episode on "YouTube's Alt-Right Rabbit Hole."In this episode, we interview Caleb Cain (@FaradaySpeaks) about his experience of being radicalized by the al-right internet.n June 2019, the New York Times featured a story about Caleb Cain, entitled “The Making of a YouTube Radical.” That piece was meant to highlight the subtle, severe, and devastating IRL effects of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm, which has been proven many... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-Apr-15 • 38 minutes Michel Foucault’s ”The Punitive Society” (Part 4/4) In this episode, I conclude my presentation of Michel Foucault's "The Punitive Society" covering chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, and the course summary. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandp... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 26 minutes The Zircon Affair Another M-less episode, as Josh entertains us with the tale of the Zircon Affair, a British controversy involving some very British names. Not to mention Space Shuttles, NASA, the NSA, the GCHQ, the BBC, the PAC and the threat of a D-notice or two. A... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 13 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - Anger Over Matters One Values - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about one dynamic Aristotle points out, namely that people get angry not only at slighting they perceive as directed at them or those people they care about, but also things and even abstractions that they value. Even more interesting, they become angrier, according to Aristotle, when they feel... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 67 minutes #769 Eric Schwitzgebel: Beliefs, Introspection, Ethics Professors, and Women in Philosophy Dr. Eric Schwitzgebel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. Most of Dr. Schwitzgebel’s research explores connections between empirical psychology and philosophy of mind, especially the nature of belief, the inaccuracy of our judgments about our stream of conscious experience, and the tenuous relationship between philosophical ethics and actual moral behavior. | In this episode, we talk about beliefs, ethics, and psychology. We start by defining belief. We discuss if we have ... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 13 minutes PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap April 2023 Recorded 4/3/23 as we prepped for our live show, Mark, Wes and Dylan talk about The Last of Us and possible future episodes on animal ethics and/or animal consciousness, the death drive, plus the already tentatively scheduled episodes about... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 55 minutes #316 — Self-Defense: Reality and Fantasy Sam Harris speaks with Matt Thornton about his new book, “.” They discuss his background in martial arts, the reasons to train in combat sports, the UFC and the evolution of mixed martial arts, the fundamental principles of effective martial arts,... (@) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 89 minutes Ep. 227 -Alvin Plantinga's Solutions to the Problem of Evil w/Dr. Greg Welty In episode 227 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Greg Welty to discuss his new book on Alvin Plantinga in the P&R Great Thinkers series. We start off by discussing the nature of philosophy and Christian philosophy, then Dr. Welty gives us a brief intro to Plantinga and his thought, then we dive in deep on the logical and evidential problems of evil and recount the ways in which Alvin Plantinga sought to solve them. | | Read the forward, preface, and first chapter of the new book here:... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 54 minutes Hark! Remembering Chris Brookes Chris Brookes was a masterful radio storyteller from St. John’s, Newfoundland who helped change the way we make, and listen, to radio. He died from an accidental fall on Monday, April 10, 2023. In tribute of his audio legacy, IDEAS revisits a 2009 documentary, Hark!, about an audio exploration of what Elizabethan England may have sounded like. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 22 minutes #59: Hold your nose and do the scary thing It would be great if we never felt insecure or anxious or scared when we had to do things like ask for money or refuse a request or even just get on with writing what we're supposed to be writing. But this sort of discomfort can be really hard to shift, no matter how much we work on our confidence and how many affirmations we scribble on post-it notes and stick to our monitor. It can be tempting, then, to think that we need to put off doing the hard things until we've got a few more years of thera... (@AcademicImp • @rebecca_roache) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 62 minutes Ancient Aliens with Fredrik Trusohamn My guest this week is Fredrik Trusohamn (@DUAncientAliens) host of the Digging Up Ancient Aliens podcast, where he recently did a series on Graham Hancock’s Ancient Apocalypse materials on netflix. We discuss the overlaps in our research on Hancock and broader questions about the culture of racism and harmful conspiracism in the Ancient Aliens world. Fredrik's website: https://diggingupancientaliens.com/ Conv... Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Slaughterhouse-Five My UK Skeptic Mag article on Hancock: https://www.skeptic... (@ETVPod) |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 67 minutes 87. Almost Famous (w/ Paul Keelan) We hit the road with Paul Keelan (Cinematic Underdogs) and talk bands, touring, growing up, and more in this jam-packed episode on Cameron Crowe's memoir film Almost Famous. Paul shares his experience touring with bands, and we discover that we were once in the same room over a decade ago! We talk about the illusion and fantasy of life on the road, the desire to hold on to fleeting moments, and role of writers in crystalizing our most cherished memories in prose. We are not golden gods, but we are on drugs!... (@cowspod • @juskhoo) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 42 minutes How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep5 with Nilanjan Das and Leah Kalmanson (@JulianBaggini) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 72 minutes #768 Laurence Kirmayer - Cultural Consultation: Encountering the Other in Mental Health Care Dr. Laurence Kirmayer is James McGill Professor and Director of the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University. He directs the Culture & Mental Health Research Unit at the Jewish General Hospital where he conducts research on the mental health of Aboriginal peoples, and mental health services for immigrants and refugees. He is the editor of Cultural Consultation: Encountering the Other in Mental Health Care. | In this episode, we focus on Cultural Consultation. We first discuss... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 115 minutes 75 - Jody Azzouni: Formal Languages, Proof, and the Foundations of Mathematics Jody Azzouni is Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. While Jody is best known for his nominalist stance in the philosophy of mathematics, he is also an author of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Robinson and Jody discuss one of Jody’s poems in detail before moving on to the philosophy of mathematics and logic. They go over the distinction between natural and formal languages, the roles and varieties of proof in mathematics, and whether mathematics can have foundations. This is Jody’s second appeara... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 21 minutes Breaking up the Organ Monopoly In this mini-sode, Tyler and Devan discuss the Biden administration's proposal to break up UNOS' monopoly on organs for transplantation. (@BioethicsforPPL • @DevanStahl • @tsgibb) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 41 minutes Rethinking Moral Claim Rights A talk given by Laura Valentini (Ludwigs-Maximilians University Munich) at the Moral Sciences Club on 8 November 2022. (@CambridgePhilos) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 28 minutes De-extinction, pt 2 The project of bringing extinct animals back into being is sexy, hi-tech and could confer significant environmental benefits - but at what cost? Some argue that resurrecting extinct species could actually work against the conservation of threatened species that currently exist. Why worry about their possible extinction, if we can just bring them back? (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 54 minutes BBC Reith Lecture # 4: Fiona Hill The final BBC Reith Lecture on the theme of Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedoms features intelligence specialist Fiona Hill, who served under three U.S. Presidents — Bush, Obama, and Trump. In her lecture, she argues that fear is a weapon of war, and the best way to fight back is through education. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 50 minutes The Climate is Above Politics Gwendolyn Dolske and Rudy Salo welcome documentarian/podcaster, George Siegal (Make It Better Podcast). We discuss George's film The Last House Standing, an examination of the way in which homes have been designed and ways in which homes can be... (@InTheDetailsPod • @GDolske • @SaloRudy) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 78 minutes PGS - Scepticism Part 1: Scepticism: definition and purpose, brains in vats, scepticism vs. normal disbelief. Part 2 (25min25sec): Descartes: waves of doubt and his responses. Part 3 (45min45sec): empiricist responses (Locke, Berkeley and Russell), and reliabilism.... (@KirchinSimon) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 54 minutes “Knowledge that does not benefit” — On the uses and abuses of information In the fourth instalment of our Ramadan series, we discuss whether “knowledge” which is wielded in a way that demeans others, or which is accumulated as a form of vanity, can really be considered beneficial? (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 100 minutes #217 - Longtermism and Our Future: A Dialogue with Richard Fisher In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Richard Fisher about the long view and our future. They talk about how society started thinking more short-term and not long-term. They discuss the historical aspects of longtermism, positive outlooks for different futures, longtermism and capitalism, and how our politics has become more short-term. They talk about the evolutionary framework for foresight and longtermism, deep time both past and future, climate change, and many more topics.Richard Fisher i... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 59 minutes John Naughton & The AI Hype On March 22nd, the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit organization focussed on reducing existential risks facing humanity, and in particular existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence (AI), published an open letter entitled Pause Giant AI Experiments. Its signatories included tech luminaries such as Elon Musk, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Its opening sentences read:“AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive re... (@newsphilosophy • @philosopher1923) |
| 2023-Apr-12 • 50 minutes Making Sense of Existential Threat and Nuclear War | Episode 7 of The Essential Sam Harris In this episode, we examine the topic of existential threat, focusing in particular on the subject of nuclear war. Sam opens the discussion by emphasizing the gravity of our ability to destroy life as we know it at any moment, and how shocking it is... (@) |
| 2023-Apr-12 • 6 minutes PREVIEW - Interpassivity w/ Robert Pfaller Alright, this week we’re speaking with the Austrian philosopher Robert Pfaller, Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Theory at the University of Art and Design in Linz and a founding member of a Vienna based psychoanalysis research group. We’re talking Illusions without Owners, Interpassivity, delegated enjoyment, What Life is Worth Living For and of course the sexual practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Will is in Paris, Peter is enjoying live music interpassively and Michael is su... (@zizekand) |
| 2023-Apr-12 • 103 minutes Episode 144: On Clive Barker's 'Hellraiser' and 'The Hellbound Heart,' with Conner Habib Conner Habib joins Phil and JF to discuss Clive Barker's classic horror film, and the novella it was based on. (@weirdstudies • @JF_Martel) |
| 2023-Apr-12 • 70 minutes Nietzsche on the Last Man This week, the guys are joined for a second time by Dr. Justin Gottschalk to talk about the prologue to Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The group analyze the history, themes, value, and modern interpretations of what is arguably Nietzsche's... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-Apr-12 • 54 minutes Left Is Not Woke: Susan Neiman In recent years, the word "woke" has evolved from a catchphrase into a political ideology — and a catch-all pejorative, routinely wielded on the right against its left-leaning adherents. But in her new book, Left Is Not Woke, moral philosopher Susan Neiman argues that the "woke" ideology represents a fundamental break from traditional leftist ideals. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-12 • 62 minutes Manil Suri on How to Build the Universe with Math Mathematician Manil Suri talks about about his insightful new book, The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math. He explores if math describes the universe or creates it, what "nothing" means to a mathematician, and if all math... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-Apr-12 • 56 minutes Patton Oswalt and The Mandela Effect 😈😈😈 Recorded live in Austin at SXSW, Stephen Asma and Paul Giamatti learn about Patton Oswalt’s current obsession with The Mandela Effect and take a wild detour through Shakespeare, demons, horror movies and goo pods. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Patton Oswalt is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer. 😈😈😈 New episodes drop Wednesdays for free... n(🧊) Make sure to follow us @chinwa... (@TreefortMedia) |
| 2023-Apr-12 • 63 minutes Episode 169 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 22 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 02 Welcome to Episode 169 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of o... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 12 minutes 135: Ethics And The Law This episode of the egg timer offers some introductory questions and themes about the relationship between ethics and the law. | Send you questions, comments, and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] | Image Attribution: By Themis-jp - 撮影者自身, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.ph... (@MillikinU) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 16 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - Three Modes Of Slighting - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about the three main modes of slighting (oligoria), the perception of which on the part of the angered person produces anger. These three modes are contempt (kataphronesis), spitefulness (epereasmos) and insult (hubris). To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadl... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 48 minutes Does emotion rule over reason? | Tommy Curry, Güneş Taylor, Julian Baggini Tommy Curry, Güneş Taylor, and Julian Baggini on passion and reason. Barry Smith hosts. (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 63 minutes Unmistaken: imaginative perception and illusion A talk given by Adrian Alsmith (King’s College London) at the Moral Sciences Club on 18 October 2022. (@CambridgePhilos) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 44 minutes The Theory of Scientific Explanation: An Obituary A talk given by Philip Kitcher (Columbia University) at the Moral Sciences Club on 14 March 2023. (@CambridgePhilos) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 94 minutes Episode 258: Mystic Peeza David and Tamler talk about William James’ chapter on mysticism from his book "Varieties of Religious Experience." What defines a mystical experience? Why do they defy expression and yet feel like a state of knowledge, a glimpse into the window of some (@verybadwizards • @peez • @tamler) |
 2023-Apr-11 • 43 minutesBill Martin of Raging Capital Ventures on SVB's Collapse and What Happens Next Bill Martin of Raging Capital Ventures (@RagingVentures) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his prediction of SVB's collapse and his views on the state of the world. Some highlights: - How Did Bill Predict SVB’s Collapse? - His Other... (@eriktorenberg • @PatrickJBlum) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 43 minutes Ep. 92: The Ethics of Violence (Part II) In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony continue their conversation on ethical questions surrounding the use of violence: Are there any situations where there is universal agreement about whether the use of violence is warranted? Can an action that violates rights nevertheless be considered morally justified? What is the difference between personal acts of violence and the acts of violence conducted by the State? (@LoveofSophiaPOD) |
| 2023-Apr-11 106 - Why GPT and other LLMs (probably) aren't sentient In this episode, I chat to Robert Long about AI sentience. Robert is a philosopher that works on issues related to the philosopy of mind, cognitive science and AI ethics. He is currently a philosophy fellow at the Centre for AI Safety in San Francisco. He completed his PhD at New York University. We do a deep dive on the concept of sentience, why it is important, and how we can tell whether an animal or AI is sentient. We also discuss whether it is worth taking the topic of AI sentience seriously. You can d... (@JohnDanaher) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 54 minutes After 25 Years of Peace, an Old Irish Border is Visible Again The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have been divided by a largely invisible border since 1998. Now after 25 years of relative quiet, while the return of the border is less likely than ever, the fear of that old familiar sectarian rancour is back. This episode is part two in our series, Walking the Border: Walls That Divide Us. *Originally aired on September 9, 2019. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 57 minutes Silence *cricket noises* In episode 75 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss silence and its connection with awe, ecstasy, and the experience of the divine. They talk about David’s experience staying silent during a collegiate debate and Ellie’s practice of meditation as it relates to silence. How does being silent reveal the inner and outer noise that so often surrounds us? They talk about Christian mysticism, Dauenhauer's deep silence, and Heidegger’s call of conscience and explore the various forms of silen... (@overthink_pod • @ellieanderphd • @DrPenaGuzman1) |
| 2023-Apr-11 • 58 minutes The Digital Future of Grief When Justin’s mom was diagnosed with cancer, he knew he wanted to keep talking to her after she died. So together they made an AI version of her, training it on her speech patterns and memories. Now he is scaling his findings so that anyone can continue their relationships with loved ones after their deaths. Justin even believes this can one day lead to digital immortality. Grief experts are only now dealing with bereaved people who create digital versions of their loved ones. We look at what they say about... (@HiPhiNation • @ProfBarryLam) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 12 minutes Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - Definition Of Anger - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about his complex definition of anger, which includes a number of elements including apparent slighting (oligoria) pain and pleasure desire (orexis) for retaliation (timoresis) slighting being against oneself or those connected to oneself the slighting being wrong, unjust, or inappropriate To s... (@philosopher70) |
 2023-Apr-10 • 129 minutesMichelle Liu and Edouard Machery: Is the 'Hard Problem of Consciousness' Nonsense Invented by Philosophers? | Many philosophers worry about David Chalmers' 'hard problem' of how brains produce consciousness. But do ordinary people who haven't been exposed to the peculiarities of academic philosopher share Chalmers' intuition that there's a problem here? Professor Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh-Carnegie Mellon University) answers 'no.' Machery thinks the concept of 'phenomenal consciousness' that gives rise to these intuitions is an invention of academic philosophers, and he's built an empirical case t... (@keithfrankish • @Philip_Goff) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 80 minutes #767 Belén López-Pérez: Emotion Regulation, Emotion Goals, Happiness, and Empathy Dr. Belén López-Pérez is a Lecturer in Psychology at The University of Manchester. She concluded her PhD in Social psychology at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in 2012, and her Postdoctoral research in Social and Developmental Psychology in the School of Psychology at Plymouth University. Her research interests include empathy and interpersonal emotion regulation across the lifespan, as well as happiness and well-being. | | In this episode, we focus on emotion regulation, emotion goals, happiness, and emp... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 116 minutes Frank Jackson: The Greatest Argument Against Materialism Professor Frank Jackson (Australian National University) came up with one of the most influential arguments against materialism about consciousness, a version of the 'knowledge argument', involving the story of Black and White Mary. Ironically, Jackson later recanted and is now a committed materialist. Keith and Philip will discuss with Frank the knowledge argument, why he changed his mind, and what he thinks about consciousness now. (Philip secretly hopes to bring Frank back to the fold of anti-materialist... (@keithfrankish • @Philip_Goff) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 133 minutes 74 - Stephen Darwall: Violence, Second-Personal Ethics, Philosophy of the Heart Stephen Darwall is Andrew Downey Orrick Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and John Dewey Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan. He is a world-renowned moral philosopher who has worked broadly across the ethical landscape, making important contributions to Kant scholarship, legal philosophy, deontology, and countless other areas. In this episode, Robinson and Steve talk about Steve’s strabismus (a visual impairment) and how it affects the way he sees the world, vi... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 123 minutes Francois Kammerer and Luke Roelofs: Illusionism or Panpsychism? Mind Chat is back!! We've been a bit delayed due to illness in the family and Philip needing to finish a book. This is our delayed Christmas special, and will involve sherry, mince pies, and Christmas jumpers. Last Christmas special, Keith and Philip debated illusionism versus panpsychism. This year, we thought we'd invite a leading illusionist and panpsychist from the next generation of thinkers. Dr Francois Kammerer and Dr Luke Roelofs are both Postdoctoral Research Associates at the Centre for Mind, Brai... (@keithfrankish • @Philip_Goff) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 74 minutes 232 | Amy Finkelstein on Adverse Selection and Hidden Information I talk with economist Amy Finkelstein about how asymmetric information affects markets for insurance and other goods. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 46 minutes Ep. 314: Mengzi (Mencius) on Moral Psychology (Part Two) Continuing on the teachings of Mengzi from ca. 350 BCE, without our guest. We go into textual quotes, covering the "sprouts" of virtue, whether human nature is good or simply malleable, whether tastes are universal, and more. Get more at . Visit to... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 50 minutes Should we censor children's books? Today's Episode: You may have recently heard that Penguin Random House released new, editted versions of Roald Dahl's old classic childrens books, to keep them up to date with current norms around discussions of: weight, gender, race and mental health. Those are some weighty (no pun intended) topics of identity politics of recent years, but have they got this right? Come with us and examine some of these edits to determine where you sit on this decision, that has found critics from across the ideological sp... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 54 minutes The peace walls of Belfast: Do they still help keep the peace? It was 25 years ago today that the Good Friday peace agreement was signed, yet the so-called peace walls remain in Northern Ireland. Host Nahlah Ayed went to Belfast to find out if the walls are helping or hindering community reconciliation between Catholic and Protestant, Republican and Unionist. *This episode originally aired on September 2, 2019. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 60 minutes Tiger C. Roholt, "Distracted from Meaning: A Philosophy of Smartphones" (Bloomsbury, 2022) Social scientists have long studied the ways in which smartphone use can distract us from the proper performance of means-ends tasks, such as driving or medical procedures. In Distracted from Meaning: A Philosophy of Smartphones (Bloomsbury, 2022), Tiger Roholt discusses a distinct type of distraction: when smartphone use interferes with our active engagement with meaningful experiences, such as dinner with friends or a musical performance or gardening. In these cases, Roholt argues, we risk stunting the ex... (@NewBooksPhil) |
| 2023-Apr-10 • 26 minutes S1E29 - Elizabeth Cantalamessa on Wyoming, Adjuncting, and Humor Elizabeth Cantalamessa is a PhD student at the University of Miami. We'll be talking about Elizabeth's background in philosophy, her time in Wyoming, her stint as an adjunct professor before commencing her doctoral studies, and, of course, her doctoral research in the philosophy of humour. If, after listening, you would like to get in touch with Elizabeth, you can email her at [email protected]. (@KOosterum • @99lewiswilliams) |
| 2023-Apr-09 • 69 minutes Chuck Wisner - Conscious Conversations: The Key to Deepening Relationships & Fostering Understanding | STM Podcast #168 On episode 168, we welcome Chuck Wisner to discuss the importance of conscious conversations in building deeper connections and understanding between people, the role of active listening in conscious conversations, how it can transform our... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-Apr-09 • 113 minutes #216 - Social Constructions of The Self: A Dialogue with Brian Lowery In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Brian Lowery about the social construction of the self. They provide a definition of the “self,” how the self is only understood in the context of others, self as autonomous, and why the self is an illusion. They discuss the idea of a core self, different identities with different communities, switching identities, freedom and free will, and many other topics. Brian Lowery is the Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Un... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Apr-09 • 61 minutes Dystopian Technology | Ryan Jenkins, guest host Stephen Kershnar | Will technology improve or worsen our lives? And should social media and AI be used to prevent hurtful speech? (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-Apr-09 • 34 minutes Episode 117, ‘The Rationality of Theism’ with Silvia Jonas (Part II - Further Analysis and Discussion) Welcome to ‘Episode 117 (Part II of II)’, in which we’ll be speaking to Silvia Jonas about the role and value of philosophy of religion. (@ThePanpsycast • @_JackSymes • @MrMarleyTeach) |
| 2023-Apr-09 • 30 minutes HoP 418 - Diarmaid MacCulloch on the British Reformations A leading expert on the history of the Reformation joins us to explain the very different stories of England and Scotland in the 16th century. (@HistPhilosophy) |
| 2023-Apr-08 • 99 minutes 73 - Craig Callender: Pseudoscience, Conspiracy Theories, and Philosophy Craig Callender is Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics at UC San Diego. Craig works across the philosophy of science, and has published research on the philosophy of physics, applied ethics, the metaphysics of time, and other related areas. In this episode, Craig and Robinson discuss the content of a course he’s been teaching called Science vs Pseudoscience. More particularly, they talk about the boundary between science and pseudoscience, as well as case studies of... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-08 Influential feminist activists from Japan - Dr Caroline Norma Influential feminist activists from Japan’s contemporary feminist movement - Dr Caroline Norma discusses Japan’s contemporary feminist movement and the issues it faces, including, primarily, sexual violence and harassment of women and girls. (@radphilosophy) |
| 2023-Apr-08 • 73 minutes Episode 33 - Environmental Philosophy with Yogi Hendlin Dr. Yogi Hale Hendlin is an environmental philosopher and public health scientist. Hendlin is assistant professor at the Erasmus School of Philosophy, and core faculy of the Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity Initiative at Erasmus University Rotterda... (@lifeplatoscave • @MarioVeen) |
| 2023-Apr-08 • 39 minutes Michel Foucault’s ”The Punitive Society” (Part 3/4) In this episode, I cover chapters 7, 8, and 9 on Michel Foucault's "The Punitive Society." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... paypal.me/theoryphilosophy TikTok: @theoryphi... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Apr-08 • 91 minutes "The Philosophy of Depression" “The Philosophy of Depression,” with Andrew Solomon, a writer on politics, culture and psychology. Solomon wrote “The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression,” which won the 2001 National Book Award, was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, and was included in The Times list of one hundred best books of the decade. (@whyradioshow) |
| 2023-Apr-08 • 12 minutes 512: What's in a Game? More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/wha... have been an integral part of human society since the earliest civilizations. They are played around the world by people at every rank and station, at every stage of life, from childhood to old age. Why do we love games so much? Are they just a pleasant way of whiling away some empty hours or escaping the daily grind? Or do we play games to form social bonds and build important life skills? Are there some games we should never play? And what exactly makes ... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-Apr-07 • 53 minutes #766 Krister Bykvist: Metaethics, Population Ethics, and Antinatalism Dr. Krister Bykvist is Professor in Practical Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy at Stockholm University and Research Fellow at the Institute for Future Studies. He has been a visiting researcher at the Department of Philosophy, Canada, and at SCAS, Uppsala. His research concerns questions about our responsibility for future generations, the foundations of consequentialism, evaluative uncertainty, and the relationship between preferences, value, and welfare. He is the author of Moral Uncertainty. | ... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-07 • 60 minutes #315 — The Great Derangement Sam Harris speaks with Tim Urban about his new book, “.” They discuss Tim’s unusual career, the finitude of life, existential risk, exponential technological change, political tribalism, the corruption of the media, how one thinks vs what one... (@) |
| 2023-Apr-07 • 13 minutes Pascal Pensees - Criticism Of The Stoics - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees. Specifically it discusses the criticism he makes of the Stoics, naming Epictetus but also having in mind the neo-Stoics of his time. His criticism is that they are partly right, but miss where they've got things wrong and others have them right, which leads to a kind of onesidedness To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd lik... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-07 • 15 minutes RLP Holiday: Faith & Reason In honor of Holy Week, this week’s episode is devoted to the mystery of faith. In keeping with this season, we contemplate this mystery with a Modern philosopher, Blaise Pascal. Enjoy. (@RedLetterPhil) |
| 2023-Apr-07 • 95 minutes The Things and Varieties of Uplifting Since we couldn’t get enough bug love we’ve awakened the master from his hypersleep so that we can go straight to the source! We’ve got Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Children of Time series and other amazing scifi on to discuss The Things by... (@0gPhilosophy) |
| 2023-Apr-07 • 72 minutes REPLAY: Robots (with David Gunkel) The HBS hosts are on break between Seasons 6 and 7, so we're REPLAYing our Season 2 conversation with David Gunkel about robots and robot rights.The HBS hosts interview Dr. David Gunkel (author of Robot Rights and How To Survive A Robot Invasion) about his work on emergent technologies, intelligent machines, and robots. Following the recent announcement by Elson Musk that Tesla is developing a humanoid robot for home use, we ask: what is the real difference between a robot and a toaster?Do robots and intell... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
 2023-Apr-07 • 64 minutesEp. 61 - Glen Pettigrove: Meekness and Moral Anger I speak with Glen Pettigrove about his paper "Meekness and Moral Anger." We discuss his attempt to breathe new life into meekness as a virtue, his diagnosis of anger's downsides, and the ways in which meekness can avoid these pitfalls. (@Jordan_C_Myers) |
| 2023-Apr-07 • 54 minutes Messiah Revealed: The hidden treasures of this celebrated piece Handel's Messiah is possibly the most famous and popular piece of classical music of all time. Yet it's full of secrets and surprises. The founding director of the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Ivars Taurins, and veteran CBC Radio producer Robert Harris, reveal the hidden treasures of this celebrated piece. *This episode originally aired on Dec. 8, 2015. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 28 minutes A Wave of Mutilations M's not available this week, so Josh takes a look at an oldy but a goody - honest to goodness cattle mutilations. Once a staple of UFO lore, they haven't had much press lately until they unexpectedly did. What's really behind this phenomenon? Why cow... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 57 minutes #765 Matteo Colombo: Philosophy, Levels of Explanation in Cognitive Science, and Values in Science Dr. Matteo Colombo is an Associate Professor in the Tilburg Center for Logic, Ethics, and Philosophy of Science, and in the Department of Philosophy at Tilburg University. Much of his work is in the foundations of computational neuroscience, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, and moral psychology. | In this episode, we talk about topics in neuroscience, cognitive science, and philosophy of science. We start by talking about experimental philosophy and the questions it deals with. We talk about the r... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 15 minutes Pascal Pensees - The Reasons Of The Heart - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees. Specifically it discusses the "heart" and its relationship and distinction from reason in a human being. This is spurred specifically by the famous passage contained in section 277, that runs: "Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point". To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 106 minutes 72 - Eric Trexler: Philosophy and Methodology in Sports Science Eric Trexler received his PhD in Human Movement Science from the medical school at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is a professional body builder and a sports nutrition researcher, and the co-owner of Stronger By Science, MASS Research Review, and the MacroFactor nutrition app, as well as the co-host of the terrific Stronger By Science podcast. Robinson and Eric discuss some philosophical concerns in sports science, including methodological limitations in study design and human error in sc... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 94 minutes #215 - The Triumphant Spread of Christianity: A Dialogue with Peter Heather In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Peter Heather about the spread of Christianity. They discuss how the spread of Christianity is a story of conversion, the religious landscape at the end of the Roman empire, and the four phases of Constantine’s conversion. They talk about the essential aspects of the Council of Nicea, Augustine’s legacy, and Homoean Christianity. They also discuss the arrival of Islam in the 5th Century, the spread of Christianity to the Anglo-Saxon world, Charlemagne and ... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 28 minutes De-extinction, pt 1 Gene technology has brought us to the point where it's theoretically possible to bring back extinct animals from the "species grave". But the science is not straightforward - and neither is the philosophy. (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 54 minutes BBC Reith Lecture #3: Darren McGarvey Scottish journalist and musician Darren McGarvey gives the third of four BBC Reith Lectures on the theme of 'Freedom from Want'. He says it's incumbent upon people to challenge and confront what inequality means. McGarvey argues that expecting compassion from the government is unreasonable — as governments have become hard-wired to avoid compassion. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 54 minutes “A soul that will not be satisfied” — The problem of human restlessness For this third show in our Ramadan series, we’re asking what it is about the human condition that seems to drive it to perpetual discontentment? What is the virtue of repose, and when does “contentment” become indolence or conformity, a chronic lack of curiosity? (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 43 minutes What Has the Pandemic Taught Us About Vaccines? Should Covid-19 vaccines be judged by how well they prevent disease or how well they prevent death? Anna Durbin, a public health expert and vaccine researcher, talks with Steven Strogatz about the science behind vaccines. (@QuantaMagazine • @stevenstrogatz) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 52 minutes How is Lacan Hegelian? This week, &... talks Hegel's influence on Lacan. Working off Zizek's Most Sublime Hysteric, the fellas find themselves in Germany, a dance club in Argentina, and experience a perfect day with Lou Reed and Pavaratti | | To support the podcast, join us on our PATREON | zizekandsoon.com | Youtube Channel | @zizekandsoon (@zizekand) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 37 minutes Episode #178 ... Susan Sontag - How Much Is Your View Of Everything Affected By Metaphors? Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips: Be social: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂 (@iamstephenwest) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 68 minutes Episode 168 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 21 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 01 Welcome to Episode 168 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 56 minutes Jessica Wade on Chiral Materials, Open Knowledge, and Representation in STEM Physicist by day, Wikipedia warrior by night. (@tylercowen) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 70 minutes Xenophon on Hunting with Dogs Returning to the Ancients this week, the guys are here to discuss Xenophon's Hunting with Dogs. Using an edition put together by Michael Ehrmantraut and The New Thinkery's own Greg McBrayer, the guys dive into the text, analyzing the... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 54 minutes On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe Starting in 1493, tens of thousands of Indigenous people began arriving in Europe. British historian Caroline Dodds Pennock pieces together the evidence of their lives and experiences there in her book, On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 54 minutes PGS - God’s Attributes Part 1: Introduction (the 'Omni-God'), eternal and everlasting. Part 2 (16min50sec): Foreknowledge and time. Part 3 (33min35sec): Stone Paradox and Euthyphro dilemma. Sally Latham and Michael Platt chat with Simon Kirchin (Univ of Kent). (@KirchinSimon) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 49 minutes Swapping ghost stories with Billy Bob Thornton 👻 👻 👻 Stephen Asma and Paul Giamatti host a wild conversation with Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton that meanders through uncanny and unexplained tales of the paranormal, encountering everything from ghosts, psychics, bad feng shui, sleep paralysis and shimmering blobs. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Billy Bob Thornton is an Academy Award-winning actor, screenwriter, an... (@TreefortMedia) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 27 minutes Why is Consciousness Baffling? How does consciousness weave its magical web of inner awareness-appreciating music, enjoying art, feeling love? Even when all mental functions may be explained, the great mystery—what it "feels like" inside—will likely remain. This episode features i... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 29 minutes Climate Ethics with Manuel Wörsdörfer On this episode of Examining Ethics, philosopher Manuel Wörsdörfer joins us to review some of the most pressing climate ethics issues we face today. | The post Climate Ethics with Manuel Wörsdörfer appeared first on Prindle Institute. (@DePauwPrindle) |
| 2023-Apr-05 • 22 minutes Episode 192: A Chat With Hunter Part 2 Welcome back to part two of our chat with Hunter. This week we talk nation and identity and ask o... (@PhilosophyWtf) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 71 minutes Ep. 226 - Plato's Fascinating Thoughts on God and the World w/Dr. David Talcott In episode 226 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. David Talcott to discuss his forthcoming book, Plato, in the Great Thinkers series from P&R publishing. | | If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: | | Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/parkers_pensees | | If you wan... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 17 minutes Pascal Pensees - The Three Orders: Flesh, The Mind, and Love - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees. Specifically it discusses his conception of the three orders, namely those of bodies or flesh, the mind and knowledge, and the will or love. There are people primarily focused on and oriented to the matters of each of these orders. The orders are incommensurable with each other, differing not only in object but also in value This is discussed primarily in sections 460 ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 29 minutes Kevin Berryman: The Lessons Of A Buddhist Monk Welcome to a deep dive into ‘self’, karma and moral psychology. | Our guide: Kevin Berryman, Buddhist monk and doctoral student at Monash University. | Kevin outlines some topics explored in his research - that aims to get to the bottom of what makes us who we are and how time on the mat influences the way we interact with the world. | Citing Ram Dass, Malcom Gladwell and Robert Sapolsky, our discussion reveals a message of encouragement - to balance internal exploration with a positive, meaningful contribu... (@PredictiveLife • @jamie_slevin) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 48 minutes Do we need technological progress? | Kenneth Cukier, Nolen Gertz, Caitjan Gainty Kenneth Cukier, Nolen Gertz and Caintjan Gainty debate if we need technology to progress. (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 6 minutes Possible Worlds In this episode, I'll be talking all about the theory of Possible Worlds, with a particular emphasis on David Lewis' Modal Realism. Enjoy! | | If you'd like to request an episode, or even do an episode yourself, please contact me on Instagram (@fiveminutephilosophy) or Twitter (@fiveminutephil1). (@fiveminutephil1 • @lottie_pike) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 54 minutes Artemisia Gentileschi: What a Woman Can Do *Please note that this episode features descriptions of a sexual assault that some listeners may find disturbing.* 17-century artist Artemisia Gentileschi upended traditional depictions of women in her paintings by creating gutsy, strong female figures. With her paintbrush as in her life, she fought gender inequality and helped to reimagine womanhood and what it could mean to be a female artist. *This episode originally aired on May 24, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-Apr-04 • 25 minutesShould children swear? Lots of adults think children should never swear. Many Short & Curly listeners tell us they secretly swear behind their parent’s backs. So what’s wrong with swearing anyway? Aren't they just harmless words? | | Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Mariah, Megan, Dylan, Aeldrich, Lily (@matthewtbeard) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 21 minutes The ethics of "getting even" Have you ever wanted to give someone a taste of their own medicine? They might have hurt you or been mean to you or taken something that's yours. But is it okay to do the same thing back to them? | | Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Maggie, Feranmi, Leo, Oli, Esha, Marjorie (@matthewtbeard) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 23 minutes When does curiosity become rudeness? Short & Curly listener Luca often gets stared at when he is in his wheelchair. His parents think the people who look too long are just being curious but Luca thinks it's just plain rude. So when does curiosity become rudeness? And how can we be curious about someone's difference without hurting their feelings? | | Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine: Bruno, Leilani, Eloise Lawson, Lexi, Kodah (@matthewtbeard) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 23 minutes Should you kill insects? There are about 10 quintillion insects in the world. Yes, that's a real number. And it's a lot! They're very small and very different from us humans. We might not stop to think about it before we poison a cockroach, squish an ant with our shoe, or kill a mosquito, but is it ethical to kill an insect? | | Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine: Riley, Mahlia, Milo, Clay, Angus, Ava (@matthewtbeard) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 23 minutes Humans – good or bad? War, environmental destruction, inequality. We humans can do some pretty bad stuff. Lots of listeners have asked us if humans are more good than they are bad. Maybe it's time for you to be the judge. | | Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Mariah, Megan, Dylan, Aeldrich, Lily | | Extra: | | Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine: Bruno, Leilani, Eloise Lawson, Lexi, Kodah | | Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Maggie, Feranmi, Leo, Oli, Esha, Marjorie (@matthewtbeard) |
| 2023-Apr-04 • 59 minutes Ep. 54 Hinduism, Eastern Philosophy, Part 4 Hinduism is the oldest continuous eastern philosophy in the world. In this episode we look at a bit of it's history, some of it's main beliefs, the influential Bhagavad Gita, and offer some practical application. Episode ResourcesThe Bhagavad Gita Open Door Philosophy on Twitter @d_parsonage or @opendoorphilOpen Door Philosophy on Instagram @opendoorphilosophyOpen Door Philosophy website at opendoorphilosophy.comContact us via email at [email protected] (@opendoorphil • @d_parsonage) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 14 minutes Pascal Pensees - The Greatness And Misery Of Human Being - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees. Specifically it discusses two key aspects of human being, what he calls the greatness (grandeur) and the misery (misere). Pascal thinks that many people go astray by attending only to one of these aspects, without paying attention to the other. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you ca... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 132 minutes #764 Alessandra Cassar: Female Competitiveness, Cooperative Breeding, and Market Development Dr. Alessandra Cassar is a Professor of Economics at the University of San Francisco. She is the Vice-President for North America of the Economic Science Association. Her current research concentrates on the under-studied areas of female competitiveness; the consequences of conflict and disaster victimization for altruism, trust, religiosity, risk, and time preferences; and the role of social networks for economic outcomes. | In this episode, we start by talking about female competitiveness and what motivat... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 92 minutes 71 - Peter Adamson: Plotinus, Porphyry, and Neoplatonism Peter Adamson is Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King's College London. He’s also the host of the podcast History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps and the author of the book series by the same name. Robinson and Peter talk about Neoplatonism—a philosophical movement in late antiquity—and its great thinkers, including Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus, as well as the many issues they thou... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 244 minutes Ask Me Anything | April 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for April 2023. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 42 minutes Ep. 314: Mengzi (Mencius) on Moral Psychology (Part One) On the greatest early philosopher interpreting and expanding on Confucius, from ca. 350 BCE. with guest of the St. John's College Eastern Classics program. We talk about the challenges of connecting ancient Chinese and Greek philosophies and explore... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 140 minutes #214 - Assyria: The World's First Empire: A Dialogue with Eckart Frahm In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Eckart Frahm about the Assyrian Empire. They give an overview of the various Assyrian periods, discuss the importance of the “fertile crescent,” and talk about the impact of language in Assyria. They talk about the importance of Ashur as a god and as a city, the initial rulers in the old Assyrian period, the middle Assyrian period, and the distinctions between Assyrian and Babylon. They also discuss the fall of Nineveh, Biblical accounts of the Assyrian em... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 54 minutes The Canterbury Tales: Wife of Bath A group of pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales tell stories to each other. One of them — the bawdy, smart, confident Wife of Bath — tells us exactly what she thinks about marriage — and men. She’s been called the first fully-formed woman in English literature, and 700 years later, the Wife of Bath remains an inspiration to writers today. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 61 minutes 62 | What is Aesthetics? Part I. Schiller's Letters on Aesthetic Education In this inaugural episode of our new series on aesthetics, we discuss Friedrich Schiller’s 1795 Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man. We begin with his assessment of the French Revolution and its perceived failure to deliver on its lofty republican ideals, focusing on his ascription of this failure to the fragmentation of the modern self and society. We then attempt to wrap our minds around Schiller’s proposed corrective: an ‘aesthetic education’ that mobilizes art and beauty toward the end of dialecti... (@leftofphil • @whitherutopia • @oglynwil • @classreductress) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 42 minutes Episode 56: Raising the Stakes in the Free Will Debate with Justin Caouette In this episode, we talk with Justin Caouette about a variety of topics that he’s interested in in the free will debate as well as what is at stake in the debate itself. Justin's website: http://www.profjustincaouette.com/Justin... co-edited volume, Free Will and Moral Responsibility: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/free-w... https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInsta... https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillsho... https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-S... (@thefreewillshow • @taylorwcyr • @MatthewFlummer) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 66 minutes Replay: should we make the covid vaccine mandatory? One more replay before we start our new season - p.s. let us know how you like our current affairs hot-takes, early feedback has been positive! Following the covid theme to mark the 3 year anniversary (do you say that for bad occasions?) of the first lockdowns in 2020, here we discuss the ethics of making vaccines mandatory - original description follows: ---- In this episode, Jake and Ant look at the ethics of mandatory vaccination, particularly in the context of covid and the year of mandatory lockdowns w... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-Apr-03 • 80 minutes Chuck Thompson - Changing Tides: The Evolution of Culture and Status in the 21st Century | STM Podcast #167 On episode 167, we welcome Chuck Thompson to discuss the evolution of status and popularity, our tendency to believe it indicates inherent value, true art as opposed to popular art, status and its intrinsic association with self-esteem, whether... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-Apr-02 105 - GPT: Higher Education's Jurassic Park Moment? In this episode of the podcast, I talk to Thore Husfeldt about the impact of GPT on education. Thore is a Professor of Computer Science at the IT University of Copehagen, where he specialises in pretty technical algorithm-related research. He is also affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Beyond his technical work, Thore is interested in ideas at the intersection of computer science, philosophy and educational theory. In our conversation, Thore outlines four models of what a university education is for,... (@JohnDanaher) |
| 2023-Apr-02 • 104 minutes Ep. 106 - Living with the Robots | Dr. RollerGator Trying to envision life alongside AI. How will our culture change? What will the norms be around beloved robots? Should we let the machines hijack our emotional circuitry? Will AI become the highest-level decision makers within governments? (@steveinpursuit) |
| 2023-Apr-02 • 55 minutes S2E17: Your Mind on Deception, with Dr. David Markowitz Do you ever wonder how often people lie on dating apps? Or how language can reveal people's lies about groups they dislike? Dr. David Markowitz joins us to share his research on the frequency and types of lies people tell. He also discusses whether and how lies, like fake news, can be detected by humans or AI. Beth and Ava share their own experiences with deception on dating apps and discuss how dehumanization is measured in research. (@bethfisher_1 • @avamadesousa) |
| 2023-Apr-02 • 63 minutes Dark humor and censorship | Connor Kianpour, guest host Stephen Kershnar Why do we laugh at some jokes but not at others? Is dark humor always funnier? Should some comedians be censored? | (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-Apr-02 • 64 minutes JFK Again (Back to the Conspiracy) We're taking another look at the conspiracy theories around the assassination of JFK, just like it was 2014 all over again. Or possibly just like it was 1963 all over again. Time travel is involved, definitely. Also, squid penises for some reason. —Y... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-Apr-02 • 11 minutes PREMIUM-Ep. 313: Mozi's Political Ethics (Part Three) We get into quotes from Mozi about his arguments against fatalism and Confucianism, support for meritocracy and identifying with superiors, and description of the Will of Heaven. If you're not hearing , sign up via one of the options described at . (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Apr-02 • 34 minutes HAP 121 - No Agreement - Fela Kuti and Wole Soyinka The political and musical revolution of Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, and the social critique of his cousin, the playwright Wole Soyinka. (@HistPhilosophy • @ChikeJeffers) |
| 2023-Apr-02 • 11 minutes 543: Why Poetry Matters More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/why... people say they find poetry impenetrable. Yet readership is increasing: in a 2017 survey, the National Endowment for the Arts found that nearly 12% of adults in the US had read poetry in the last year. So what explains the enduring appeal of poetry as an art form? Are there any limits to who counts as a poet, or what counts as poetry? And what makes a poem good anyway? Josh and Ray wax lyrical with Nobel Prize-winning poet Louise Glück, author of "American... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-Apr-01 • 21 minutes Pascal Pensees - The Power Of Imagination Over Reason - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees. Specifically it discusses the power imagination exercises over the faculty of reason in human beings. Pascal thinks that imagination plays a much greater role in human affairs and matters, and that it isn't reasonable to give reason priority all of the time. This is discussed primarily in section 82 in the Brunschvicg edition. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreo... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Apr-01 • 67 minutes Reclaiming Human Intelligence and “How to Stay Smart in a Smart World” with Prof. Gerd Gigerenzer The future of technology is a subject of debate among experts. Some predict a bleak future where robots become dominant, leaving humans behind. Others, known as tech industry boosters, believe that replacing humans with software can lead to a better world. Critics of the tech industry express concern about the negative consequences of surveillance capitalism. Despite these differences, there is a shared belief that machines will eventually surpass humans in most areas. In his recent book "How to Stay Smart ... (@BTG_ie) |
| 2023-Apr-01 • 190 minutes 70 - Elisabeth Camp: Emily Dickinson, Figurative Language, and Representation Elisabeth Camp is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers, where she works on the philosophy of language, mind, and aesthetics. As she puts it, her research “focuses on thoughts and utterances that don’t fit standard propositional models.” Liz and Robinson spend the first third of their conversation discussing the poetry of Emily Dickinson and its connections to philosophy. They then move on to the substantial corpus of Liz’s work, touching on frames—or representational devices—various difficult-to-analyze speec... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Apr-01 • 66 minutes Karen Frost-Arnold, "Who Should We Be Online?: A Social Epistemology for the Internet" (Oxford UP, 2023) The Internet plays a central role in how we communicate, share information, disseminate ideas, maintain social connections, and conduct business. The Internet also exacerbates existing problems regarding irrationality, bias, wrongful discrimination, exploitation, and dehumanization. Moreover, the Internet gives rise to new ethical and epistemological problems – fake news, sock-puppetry, internet hoaxes, disinformation, and so on. In Who Should We Be Online?: A Social Epistemology for the Internet (Oxford Un... (@NewBooksPhil) |
| 2023-Apr-01 • 43 minutes Michel Foucault’s ”The Punitive Society” (Part 2/4) In this episode, I cover chapters 4,5,6 of Michel Foucault's "The Punitive Society." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... paypal.me/theoryphilosophy TikTok: @theoryphilosoph... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 15 minutes Pascal Pensees - Differing Conceptions Of Justice - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees. Specifically it discusses how human beings wind up with differing conceptions of what is just and unjust. Pascal notes that what is considered right or wrong, true or false, varies considerably from country to country. When we look for a universal natural law or the essence of justice, we don't find these in any particular society, and we tend to erode the power of custo... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 55 minutes #763 Mitch Brown: Pathogen Avoidance, Mate Preferences for Facial Features, and Humor Dr. Mitch Brown is an instructor and researcher in Psychology at the University of Arkansas. His work primarily considers (1) the tradeoffs people invoke to avoid disease and belong to groups, (2) the prioritization of physical features and behaviors in shaping preferences for short-term and long-term mates, and (3) how inferences of men’s formidability inform stereotypes of personality and social functions. | In this episode, we talk about topics in evolutionary psychology. We start with the evolution of p... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 35 minutes Stand-up Philosophy How (not) to think like a philosopher? (@JulianBaggini) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 54 minutes #314 — The Cancellation of J.K. Rowling Sam Harris speaks with Megan Phelps-Roper about the new podcast series she hosts and produced, “.” The series is also produced by Andy Mills and Matt Boll for . If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to... (@) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 19 minutes Who Owns an Embryo? In this mini-sode, Tyler and Devan discuss a recent court case where a judge partially relied on a 19th century law that treated humans as property in order to rule on whether an embryo should be considered property. (@BioethicsforPPL • @DevanStahl • @tsgibb) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 31 minutes Podcast episode 31: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis In this episode, we explore the historical background to linguistic relativity or the so-called ‘Sapir-Whorf hypothesis’. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts References for Episode 31 Primary sources Boas, Franz, ed. (1911), Handbook of American Indian Languages,…Read more › (@hiphilangsci • @TeapotLinguist) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 95 minutes The Radical Western Ryan and Todd delve into the western in its most radical manifestation, but they use as a starting point, the paradigmatic western Shane. They then examine more contemporary films that turn from the individual hero into a collective one. (@UVMcas) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 43 minutes AI - the end of humanity or the next evolutionary step? AI – the end of humanity or the next evolutionary step? Computers are becoming more powerful. Much more powerful. Last week, Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel Corporation died. A computer industry billionaire, he came up with ‘Moore’s Law’ which observed that the power of computers doubles every couple of years. Today a microchip can contain 50 billion transistors, each narrower than a strand of human DNA. The war of the robots has begun. Microsoft’s ‘ChatGPT’ and its rival, Google’s ‘Bard’ al... (@BBCRadio4) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 28 minutes Art and hate speech This week we're exploring the idea that art can say things, and do things, and mean different things according to shifting historical circumstances - and that those sayings, doings and meanings aren't always benign or harmless. How should we respond to morally problematic art - particularly the kind of art that can function as hate speech? (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 54 minutes The Bird Man: Adventures with Bill Montevecchi Seabird biologist Bill Montevecchi has been ranked in the world’s top two per cent of scientists. IDEAS producer Mary Lynk follows him on a heart-pounding overnight rescue mission of young storm petrels along Newfoundland’s coastline. *Some strong language in episode. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 56 minutes The Allegory of the Cave The HBS hosts consider the merits and demerits of the red pill/blue pill option.The Allegory of the Cave (a section from Plato's longer dialogue entitled Republic) is one of the most famous and widely referenced passages in the history of Western philosophy. Many, even those who are not "professional" philosophers, are at least noddingly familiar with Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Yet, those who have never had the opportunity to read it may wonder: what does Plato actually say in the Allegory of the Cave? W... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 20 minutes #58: When you're doing everything everywhere all at once You're trying to hold down your job/studies while raising your child/pet/houseplants and maybe also doing a couple of part-time jobs but also volunteering for a handful of committees/projects/whatever. There aren't enough hours in the day to do all this well, or even adequately. How do you avoid feeling like a complete failure? Well, friends, obviously you need to drop the committee and stuff. And then you need to rethink what the problem is here (spoiler: it's not you) and what really matter... (@AcademicImp • @rebecca_roache) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 65 minutes Spiritual Emergence with Leah Prime My guest this week is Leah Prime (@leahprime) host of The Invisible Night School, author at sub stack, and working on a project called We Own the Night: The Legacy of Art Bell and Coast to Coast AM. Leah does work in exotic states of conscious and Spiritual emergence and AI ethics in tech. We discuss High Weirdness/Strangeness, spiritual emergence, conspiracism, and the tightrope of skepticism. Leah's site: https://bio.site/leahprime Convocation: Webb (https://link.springer.com/referencework... by GW Rodr... (@ETVPod) |
| 2023-Mar-31 • 93 minutes 86. Match Point (w/ Mary Beth Willard) How should we engage with the work of immoral artists? We explore this question through the lens of Woody Allen's late period masterpiece Match Point. Mary Beth Willard (Philosopher, Weber State, and author of "Why it's OK to Enjoy the Work of Immoral Artists") joins us to discuss the aesthetic costs of not engaging with art, the expressive nature of uncritically loving the work of immoral artists, and we delve into the film's many themes: guilt, luck, meaning, and morality. These are complicated ... (@cowspod • @juskhoo) |
| 2023-Mar-30 • 43 minutes #762 Dean Buonomano: The Neuroscience of Time Dr. Dean Buonomano is Professor of Neurobiology and Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research goal is to understand how neurons develop selective responses to temporal features such as duration, interval and order. He is the author of Brain Bugs, and Your Brain is a Time Machine. | In this episode, we talk about the neuroscience of timing. We start by discussing how to understand time from the perspective of neuroscience, and how the brain processes time. We talk about factors th... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-30 • 123 minutes 69 - Frank Jackson: Conceptual Analysis, Physicalism, and Mary’s Room Frank Jackson is Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. He is best known for the knowledge argument and Mary’s Room—its accompanying thought experiment—but has published widely in the philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language. Frank and Robinson discuss conceptual analysis—or the philosophical technique of examining the meaning, content, or definition of a concept to resolve questions about it—as well as physicalism, reference in the philosophy of langu... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
 2023-Mar-30 • 40 minutesEpisode 146: Gaurav Venkataraman discusses memory in DNA and RNA Can memories be stored outside the brain? (@ElucidationsPod) |
| 2023-Mar-30 • 54 minutes BBC Reith Lecture #2: Rowan Williams The BBC Reith Lectures return, and this year’s theme is The Four Freedoms. Rowan Williams, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, delivers the second BBC Reith Lecture. He argues that the West has forgotten what freedom of religion really means. (@NahlahAyed) |
 2023-Mar-30 • 66 minutesS2E04 Does Metamodernism Actually Move Us Past Postmodernism? w/ Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm The German philosopher Hegel gives us a useful tool for understanding the history of ideas: thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. We can see this clearly in the movement from the Enlightenment to romanticism to modernism and postmodernism—each... (@Jeffrey_Howard_ • @erraticusmag) |
| 2023-Mar-30 • 54 minutes “A prayer that is not heard” — The dangers of ego-centric speech Ego-centrism is a form of inattentiveness, a failure to be responsive to the moral reality of another person. In this second instalment in our Ramadan series, we explore how such inattentiveness can corrupt our words and actions. (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-Mar-30 • 118 minutes #213 - The Reopening of The Western Mind: A Dialogue with Charles Freeman In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Charles Freeman about the history of intellectualism in the West. They discuss the preservation of texts after the fall of the Roman Empire, Charlemagne and his interactions with the Papacy, the importance of Augustine on Western thought, and the Great Schism of 1054. They also talk about rationality in the Middle Ages, impact of Islam, importance of Thomas Aquinas incorporating Greek philosophy into Christian theology, and the rise of Humanism. They also ... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Mar-30 • 63 minutes Management (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episode... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 97 minutes Creating Future People Johnny the Anomaly joins Spencer Case to argue that the potential benefits of genetic enhancement outweigh the risks (Spencer is skeptical).The electronic version of Anomaly's book, Creating Future People: The Ethics of Genetic Enhancement can be downloaded free at Amazon for Kindle or here:https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books... (@ADigressions • @SpencerJayCase) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 16 minutes 134: Camus's 'The Stranger': Part 2 This episode of the egg timer scrambles up existential themes from the second half of Albert Camus's 'The Stranger'. | You can find the full text of 'The Stranger' here: | https://archive.org/stream/CamusAlbertTh... | Send your comments, questions, and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] | Image Attribution: By Lantz, Gunnar - Stockholms källan, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.ph... (@MillikinU) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 14 minutes Pascal Pensees - The Infinite Sphere, Its Circumference, And Its Center - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees. Specifically it discusses the passage in which he writes: "C’est une sphère infinie dont le centre est partout, la circonférence nulle part" (71, in the Léon Brunschvicg edition). As it turns out, this expression has a history, and Pascal also adds to the concepts involved in a few other passages. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadl... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 6 minutes PREVIEW - The Wound of Spirit This is a preview of a full episode available on our patreon. | Today we're talking Žižek's chapter in his book Absolute Recoil called "The Violence of the Beginning". | The reading begins with the notion that there is "nothing prior to the loss" of the sense of lost origins. Žižek then sets into play the idea of the self-alienation of spirit in the realm of translation to show the original brokenness of God Himself. We also question who the real James Bond is, hystericize Eliot's Prufro... (@zizekand) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 42 minutes Jonathan GPT Swift on Jonathan Swift How well does GPT4 do pretending to be the 18th century satirist? (@tylercowen) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 90 minutes Episode 143: On UFOs JF and Phil discuss the UFO phenomenon in light of ongoing government disclosures. (@weirdstudies • @JF_Martel) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 67 minutes Leo Strauss' Natural Right and History, Chapter 1 This week, the guys return to Leo Strauss' crucially important book, Natural Right and History. A discussion of the history of the work moves naturally to an analysis of the themes of chapter one, how thoroughly it expands on the concept of... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 54 minutes Mercury’s In Retrograde: The Rise of Astrology Belief in astrology is on the upswing, especially among younger people. But since it has no predictive value, what meanings can be gleaned from a belief that the stars reveal all about us? This documentary examines the rise of popular astrology in the 1930s and how it fits into the consumer capitalism world we now inhabit. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 27 minutes What is Philosophy of the Breakthrough Process? Scientific Breakthroughs are discoveries or theories that are milestones and touchstones, signposts and short-cuts, surprises and revelations. How to get at the nature or essence of the Breakthrough process? Featuring interviews with Jim Holt, John H... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 17 minutes Judith Butler vs. Michel Foucault In this episode, I describe the similarities and differences between Butler and Foucault's understanding of sexuality's relationship to centers of power. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/th... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 48 minutes The Magnetism of True Crime with Matthew Kraig Kelly Gwendolyn Dolske and Rudy Salo welcome Historian/musician/Investigator/True Crime Podcaster, Matthew Kraig Kelly. We discuss his investigative work in producing the excellent and engaging podcast The Looking Glass. How did Matthew choose... (@InTheDetailsPod • @GDolske • @SaloRudy) |
| 2023-Mar-29 • 51 minutes Episode 167 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 20 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 02 Welcome to Episode 167 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of o... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-Mar-28 • 100 minutes Episode 257: Aural Fixation David and Tamler deliver a PODCAST episode, one of many that comes from the INTERNET, that you’ll probably listen to through Air Pods or some other kind of WIRELESS HEADPHONES as you go about your day. (Incidentally, the topic of the episode is Marshal (@verybadwizards • @peez • @tamler) |
| 2023-Mar-28 • 37 minutes The one true story | Janne Teller, Barry C. Smith, Silvia Jonas Janne Teller, Barry C. Smith, Silvia Jonas debate the question of whether philosophy can be devoid of motives or social goals. (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-Mar-28 • 47 minutes Ep. 91: The Ethics of Violence (Part I) In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony begin to discuss the nature of violence and its ethical implications: Is violence a strictly physical phenomena that pertains to the body, or can it go beyond that? What is the relationship between violence and violation? What does a violation of the mind look like? To what extent is our language steeped in metaphors pertaining to violence, and how -- if at all -- can we see through them? How can we differentiate between representations or suggestions of violence an... (@LoveofSophiaPOD) |
| 2023-Mar-28 104 - What will be the economic impact of GPT? In this episode of the podcast, I chat to Anton Korinek about the economic impacts of GPT. Anton is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia and the Economics Lead at the Centre for AI Governance. He has researched widely on the topic of automation and labour markets. We talk about whether GPT will substitute for or complement human workers; the disruptive impact of GPT on the economic organisation; the jobs/roles most immediately at risk; the impact of GPT on wage levels; the skills needed to... (@JohnDanaher) |
| 2023-Mar-28 • 54 minutes Thucydides, Part 2: Lessons from the plague of Athens The plague of Athens struck in 430 BC, violently killing up to half of the Greek city's population. The chronicler Thucydides documented the grim symptoms, as well as the social and psychological fallout. His vivid account holds enduring lessons for us today. *This episode originally aired on June 23, 2020. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-28 • 59 minutes Lived Experience What kind of authority do we appeal to when we invoke lived experience? Isn't all experience "lived"? Why does the *discourse* today so frequently refer to this concept, and what are its philosophical origins? In episode 74 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the phenomenology of lived experience, including its roots in Dilthey, who considered lived experience to be historical. They incorporate Fanon’s work into the conversation to answer the question of if our lived experience of the world... (@overthink_pod • @ellieanderphd • @DrPenaGuzman1) |
 2023-Mar-27 • 52 minutesRegulating Virtual Reality: A Conversation with J Hughes and Alec Stubbs The IEET and the UMB Applied Ethics Center recently released a White Paper on the political, moral and psychological questions involved in regulating the metaverse. J Hughes is the Executive Director of the IEET. Alec Stubbs is the Future of Work Pos... (@UMBEthics) |
| 2023-Mar-27 • 78 minutes #761 Paul Katsafanas - Philosophy of Devotion: The Longing for Invulnerable Ideals Dr. Paul Katsafanas is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Studies at Boston University. He works on ethics, moral psychology, and nineteenth-century philosophy. His latest book is Philosophy of Devotion: The Longing for Invulnerable Ideals. | | In this episode, we focus on Philosophy of Devotion. We start by discussing what devotion is. We talk about the psychological features of sacred values; psychological strategies for treating commitments and fixed and immutable; and the connection betwe... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-27 • 76 minutes Ep. 225 - Problems with Analytic, Continental, and History of Philosophy w/Dr. Mike Huemer In episode 225 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again about Dr. Michael Huemer, this time to discuss the philosophy of philosophy (also called meta-philosophy by some) as well as to discuss some problems with analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, and historical philosophy that Dr. Huemer raised on his blog, FakeNous. | check out more from Dr. Huemer here: https://fakenous.substack.com/ | | If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount he... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-Mar-27 • 81 minutes 231 | Sarah Bakewell on the History of Humanism I talk with Sarah Bakewell about the history of humanism, from the Renaissance to today. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-Mar-27 • 69 minutes 68 - Simon Blackburn: Moral Realism, Antirealism, and Quasirealism Simon Blackburn was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and Edna J. Koury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Though he has worked in many areas of philosophy, he is best known for his contributions to metaethics and the philosophy of language. Simon and Robinson discuss the distinction between ethics and metaethics before primarily focusing on the latter, where they explore the concept of realism. Simon’s latest books are Lust and Mirro... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Mar-27 • 52 minutes Ep. 313: Mozi's Political Ethics (Part Two) Continuing on the central Mohist text, with guest Tzuchien Tho. We talk about Mozi's ideas about encouraging morality, preventing war, restricting music and elaborate funerals, plus the Will of Heaven, identification with one's superiors, and... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Mar-27 • 54 minutes To Know Evil: Philosophy in Wartime What good is philosophy in times of war? Ukrainian scholar Mychailo Wynnyckyj and Yale philosopher Jason Stanley share their thoughts on how philosophy can illuminate the Ukrainian crisis — and inform our response to the war. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-27 • 24 minutes S1E28 - Levin Güver on the Boundaries between Law and Philosophy, Picking a Good Supervisor, and Intention in Law | Today we're going to be joined by Levin Güver, a PhD student at University College London. We'll be talking about Levin’s segue from a career in law to academic philosophy and his research on action and intention in the philosophy of law. If, after listening, you'd like to find out more about Levin’s work, you can find his website at www.levinguever.com, or you can get in touch at [email protected]. | Factual error: at 5:54, Kyle refers to Levin doing a PhD in philosophy. In fact, Levin is doing a P... (@KOosterum • @99lewiswilliams) |
| 2023-Mar-27 • 117 minutes #212 - The World Through Our Senses: A Dialogue with Ashley Ward In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Ashley Ward about the senses and understanding our world. They define what a “sense” is and why we focus on the five senses. They question whether we can know reality outside of our senses and discuss the complexity of the human eye and how they human eye is different from other eyes. They talk about the role of beauty and aesthetics, impact of sound and music, taste and how it evolves over time, smell, the importance of touch, and many other topics. Ashle... (@xavierbonilla87) |
 2023-Mar-27 • 55 minutesHow to Fix a Democracy: Making Margins Matter with Professor Daniel Wodak What’s the problem with U.S. democracy now? How do we facilitate electoral reform to make the system better represent voters’ interests? How do we avoid gerrymandering and other harmful processes tainting democracy now? | Our latest episode features Professor Daniel Wodak, who is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and is also the Associate Director of Penn’s Institute for Law and Philosophy. In this episode, Professor Wodak discusses their paper titled “The Democratic Imp... (@dialexiconorg) |
| 2023-Mar-27 • 38 minutes Hot-take: Gary Lineker was right, and the unexpected reason we should support refugees The first of our hot-take episodes, where we assess current affairs, what our feelings are on it and try to apply a philosophical lens where appropriate - and talk through recent listener questions! This week, we discuss the BBC's temporary suspension of Gary Lineker after comparing descriptions of plans to deal with refugees as akin to the talk of 1930's germany. Please do send in your suggested questions, thoughts etc via instagram. Support the show: Please leave us a review! Spotify even now let's you do... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-Mar-26 • 66 minutes Adam Sandel - Finding Happiness in the Present Moment: The Balance of Achievement & Presence | STM Podcast #166 On episode 166, we welcome Adam Sandel to discuss the consequences of obsessive striving, how the philosophy of the enlightenment helped create a culture obsessed with social progress, why a good life shouldn’t only entail endeavors to make the... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-Mar-26 • 24 minutes 068 - Jung's Personality Types & Hegel: Operating Manual for the Mind The great psychologist Carl Jung was a leading pioneer in psychological type analysis. In fact, he coined the terms "extrovert" and "introvert." His work spawned a whole industry of personality analysis which is as strong today as ever. And key to his psychological type system was his recognition of Intuition, or the "small still voice within." This function has direct correspondence to Hegel's notion of Spirit. In a 1933 lecture on proto-psychologists in philosophy, ... (@CunningofGeist) |
| 2023-Mar-26 • 13 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - The Goodness or Badness of Pleasure - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on his discussion in book 7 about the moral values - good or bad - of varieties of pleasures. Not all pleasures are the same in this respect. Aristotle distinguishes between pleasures (and pains) that have different values, examines the relationship between goodness absolutely and goodness for a particular person, and also discusses the "restorative" pleasures. ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-26 • 63 minutes David Benatar on Affirmative Action Should we implement affirmative action when determining which students are admitted to universities? Should affirmative action be based on race or socio-economic status? Is diversity important when deciding on university admissions? And should we think about race and gender in the same way when considering affirmative action? | | (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-Mar-26 • 89 minutes The Popperian Podcast #25 – Donald Gillies – ‘The Philosophy of Medical Discovery’ This episode of the Popperian Podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Donald Gillies. They speak about Donald’s time at the London School of Economics, his personal and professional experiences with Karl Popper, Imre Lakatos... (@JedLeaHenry) |
| 2023-Mar-26 • 37 minutes Episode 117, ‘The Rationality of Theism’ with Silvia Jonas (Part I - Judaism, Knowledge and Understanding) Welcome to ‘Episode 117 (Part I of II)’, in which we’ll be speaking to Silvia Jonas about Judaism, Maimonides, and understanding God. (@ThePanpsycast • @_JackSymes • @MrMarleyTeach) |
| 2023-Mar-26 • 20 minutes HoP 417 - To Kill a King - The Scottish Reformation John Knox polemicizes against idolaters and female rulers, while the humanist George Buchanan argues more calmly for equally radical political conclusions. (@HistPhilosophy) |
| 2023-Mar-25 • 35 minutes #313 — Apocalypse Sam Harris speaks with Bart D. Ehrman about the prophecies contained in the book of Revelation. They discuss his latest book, "Armageddon," and widespread Christian beliefs about the coming end of the world. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your... (@) |
| 2023-Mar-25 • 129 minutes 67 - David Albert & Tim Maudlin: The Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Theory David Albert is the Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, where he directs the Philosophical Foundations of Physics program. Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at NYU. Both David and Tim are renowned as leading philosophers of physics, though their work extends beyond that to the philosophy of science and metaphysics. David is a prior guest (episodes 23 and 30) of Robinson’s Podcast, as is Tim (episode 46). David, Tim, and Robinson discuss the foundations of quantum the... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Mar-25 Shame - Madeleine Shield Shame - Madeleine Shield discusses if there is a connection between shame and self-respect, whether it is possible to force someone to feel shame and if it's possible to overcome the emotion of Shame. (@radphilosophy) |
| 2023-Mar-25 • 46 minutes Michel Foucault’s ”The Punitive Society” (Part 1/4) In this episode, I present the third series of lectures from Michel Foucault's time at the Collège de France titled, "The Punitive Society." This episode covers chapters 1, 2, and 3. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreo... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Mar-24 • 136 minutes Ep. 105 - The Philosophy of AI (pt 1) | Alexandros Marinos The world is ablaze with discussion about the risks and benefits of AI like ChatGPT I have not been persuaded by the doomsdayers concerns about rogue AI, but that doesn't mean the technology is actually safe. I investigate some philosophical concepts... (@steveinpursuit) |
| 2023-Mar-24 • 56 minutes #760 Jonathan Maynard - Ideology and Mass Killing: The Radicalized Security Politics of Genocides Dr. Jonathan Maynard is a Lecturer in International Politics at King's College London's Department of Political Economy. His research is primarily concerned with the role of ideology in collective political violence, especially in forms of violence against civilians such as genocides, mass atrocities and terrorism. He is the author of Ideology and Mass Killing: The Radicalized Security Politics of Genocides and Deadly Atrocities. | In this episode, we focus on Ideology and Mass Killing. We first define mass... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-24 • 70 minutes REPLAY: When is lockdown justified? An ominous anniversary hit us yesterday...3 years since the first UK lockdown. It seemed only fitting to replay this episode. The original description follows. Next up is a hot-take episode for you to let us know what you think of the format, and we then plan to replay our 2nd covid episode as a follow-on to this one, before getting started on the next season! In this episode, Jake and Ant consider the circumstances where restricting personal freedoms in the interest of public health may be morally justifie... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-Mar-24 • 91 minutes Children of Ruin pt3 and The Problem of Unity Curled up in a ball shaking and crying muttering to myself "there are no ends, there is always another adventure. There's always more novelty out there." Seriously, what a ride, loved all of this and hope y'all do to. We're wrapping up Children of... (@0gPhilosophy) |
| 2023-Mar-24 • 53 minutes What’s a Blik? (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M review Glenn Y. Bezalel's "Conspiracy Theories and Religion: Reframing Conspiracy Theories as Bliks” which appeared in Episteme in 2019. —You can contact us at: [email protected] not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspi... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-Mar-24 • 18 minutes David Hume: Hume's Cave Philosopher Peter Kreeft wrote that David Hume was, “the most formidable, challenging, and difficult to refute skeptic in the history of human thought. His logic is powerful.” In this episode we taste the fruits of Hume’s empiricism.... (@RedLetterPhil) |
| 2023-Mar-24 • 54 minutes Alphabet Odyssey: The Middle English Dictionary The Middle English Dictionary was 71 years in the making. Eventually published by the University of Michigan in 2001, it featured 15,000 pages, 55,000 definitions, and had 900,000 examples of usage gleaned from 400 years of medieval texts. Join IDEAS on a romp through the Middle English Dictionary. *This episode was originally broadcast in 2004. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-24 • 60 minutes Late Capitalism In a passage that could be considered the motto of our historical moment, Fredric Jameson writes "It seems to be easier for us today to imagine the thoroughgoing deterioration of the earth and of nature than the breakdown of late capitalism; perhaps that is due to some weakness in our imagination." Why does capitalism seem so inescapable? Why do we see it not just as an economic system that came into existence at a particular time, and will end at some point as well, but as a reflection of some fundamental ... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-Mar-23 103 - GPT: How worried should we be? In this episode of the podcast, I chat to Olle Häggström. Olle is a professor of mathematical statistics at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. We talk about GPT and LLMs more generally. What are they? Are they intelligent? What risks do they pose or presage? Are we proceeding with the development of this technology in a reckless way? We try to answer all these questions, and more. You can download the episode here or listen below. You can also subscribe the podcast on Apple, Spotify,&nbs... (@JohnDanaher) |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 10 minutes The Choice of Hercules This is the famous speech, which we’re told inspired Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, to embark on a life of philosophy. He came across it in Book Two of Xenophon’s Memorabilia Socratis, where Socrates is portrayed reciting a version of it, which he learned from the celebrated Sophist and orator, Prodicus. It’s an exhortation to philosophy, which uses the legend of Hercules as an allegory to illustrate the choice between a life of virtue and one of vice. This story was illustrated in our graphic novel, Veri... (@DonJRobertson) |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 57 minutes #759 Chad Orzel - A Brief History of Timekeeping; from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks Dr. Chad Orzel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Union College in Schenectady, NY, where he teaches a wide range of classes, and does research on atomic, molecular, and optical physics. His latest book is A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks. | In this episode, we focus on A Brief History of Timekeeping. Topics include: timekeeping as a human universal; what a clock is; using the “movements” of the Sun; using othe... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 115 minutes 150: Should Effective Altruism Take Abolitionism More Seriously? - Dhruv Makwana - Sentientism Dhruv is a PhD student at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge. He has interests in psychology, philosophy and animal advocacy. | In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “who matters?” | Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube. | We discuss: | 00:00 Welcome | 01:33 Dhruv Intro | 02:25 What's Real? | - Born in India, m... (@sentientism • @JamieWoodhouse) |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 10 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - Desirability of Bodily Pleasures - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on his discussion about why bodily pleasures are particularly desirable for the majority of human beings. He makes an argument that will later be reappropriated by John Stuart Mill in Utilitarianism, namely that bodily pleasures are those which most people are familiar with. He also distinguishes between more noble and more base pleasures, and discusses some "n... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 64 minutes 66 - Noam Chomsky: History and Philosophy of Linguistics Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics Emeritus at MIT and Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. He not only counts as among the most influential linguists of all time, but he has played a major role in the development of twentieth and twenty-first century philosophy, cognitive science, and political theory. Noam and Robinson talk about some of the major topics in modern linguistics, ranging from generative and universal grammar to innateness hypotheses and the current limitation... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 18 minutes Residency Match Day! In this mini-sode Tyler and Devan discuss match day; the day when medical students if and where they will be spending their residency years. (@BioethicsforPPL • @DevanStahl • @tsgibb) |
 2023-Mar-23 • 79 minutesEpisode #33: Kim Stanley Robinson on COP26 During my trip to the global climate talks in Glasgow in 2021, I had a most serendipitous encounter. I was there as a member of Boston College’s first delegation to the United Nations Conference of the Parties (“COP”), and on day three, I bumped into the science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, whose novel, The … Continue reading "Episode #33: Kim Stanley Robinson on COP26" (@DavidEStorey) |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 43 minutes Is Growth a False God? Is Growth a False God? Last week’s budget was, according to the Chancellor, about growth. Whenever politicians talk about their plans these days, it’s always about growth. The arguments are clear: Until we generate more growth, we can’t get any richer and wages can’t increase either. It’s urgent too: The UK will be the only major economy apart from Russia to shrink this year, according to forecasts from the OECD. But not everyone is convinced that increasing growth makes us happier, or even that it’... (@BBCRadio4) |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 30 minutes Women and the canon Women have always been philosophers, often highly regarded by their male contemporaries. So why are women philosophers often regarded today as second-tier thinkers? And what happens when we try to uncover their histories? (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 54 minutes BBC Reith Lectures #1: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The BBC Reith Lectures return and this year’s theme is The Four Freedoms. In the first lecture, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi-Aidichie analyzes the state of free speech today, including the phenomenon some call “cancel culture.” She argues that moral courage is required to resist threats to freedom of speech, be they political, legal or social. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-23 “A heart that cannot humble itself” — The virtue of intellectual humility What does it mean to be intellectually humble? How might such humility be cultivated? What are its benefits — both to ourselves and to those around us? (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 65 minutes Apology (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://m... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 50 minutes Is There Math Beyond the Equal Sign? Can mathematics handle things that are essentially the same without being exactly equal? Category theorist Eugenia Cheng and host Steven Strogatz discuss the power and pleasures of abstraction. (@QuantaMagazine • @stevenstrogatz) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 16 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethic Bk 7 - Virtue & Vice, Brutality & Heroic Virtue, Akrasia & Self-Control This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on passages early on in book 7, where he distinguishes and (at least for some of them) discusses six distinct moral states or conditions: superhuman virtue, virtue, self-control, lack of self-control, vice, and brutality. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - ww... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 11 minutes 562: The Philosophy of Smell More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/phi... philosophers think about human perception, they tend to focus on vision and turn their noses up at olfaction, the sense of smell. So what insights can we gain about perception, thought, and language by focusing on olfaction? How culturally variable is the ability to distinguish one scent from another? Do we need to learn certain concepts before we can detect certain odors, or can our noses pick up things we can’t yet name? And why do we have so many words ... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 53 minutes Tom Holland on History, Christianity, and the Value of the Countryside Any why Herodotus is underrated. (@tylercowen) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 55 minutes Žižek Responds! Alright, the gang is back and this week we're talking the newly published book "Žižek Responds!" where we focus on Todd McGowan's entry in the collection: "Slavoj Žižek Is Not Violent Enough". Is the violence of the death drive and its self-sabotage the first emancipation that subsequently establishes the pattern for all later political acts of emancipation? Can Will grow a moustache? Does Žižek play classical piano? Stick around to the end to hear the fellas talk about their recent meet... (@zizekand) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 55 minutes Jean Renoir's The Grand Illusion This week, the guys take another trip down to the silver screen to analyze Jean Renoir's 1937 movie, The Grand Illusion. Hidden underneath the POW escape plot of the movie are deep and serious themes about the role of what was at the time... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 54 minutes Thucydides, Part 1: The First Journalist About 2,500 years ago, Thucydides travelled ancient Greece, gathering stories about a brutal war that plunged the ancient world into chaos. He set high standards for accuracy, objectivity and thoroughness in his reporting. IDEAS producer Nicola Luksic explains why his account of the Peloponnesian War is relevant today. *This episode originally aired on Jan. 7, 2011. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 76 minutes Nicholas Humphrey on Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness Neuropsychologist Nicholas Humphrey discusses his new book, Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness. He tackles the hard problem, Phenomenal Consciousness vs. Cognitive Consciousness, and Identity Theory, while providing insight into his theory of ... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 20 minutes Episode 191: A Chat With Hunter In this week's episode Danny and Mike have a cosy chat with American friend-of-the-pod Hunter Campbell Royall! With a focus on our relationship to the land, Identity and culture we ask who we really are and where did we come from? (@PhilosophyWtf) |
| 2023-Mar-22 • 33 minutes Episode #177 ... Susan Sontag - Do you speak the language of pictures and videos? Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethi... Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: philosophizethispodcast TikTok:... (@iamstephenwest) |
| 2023-Mar-21 • 11 minutes 133: Camus's 'The Stranger': Part 1 This episode of the egg timer scrambles up existential themes from the first half of Albert Camus's 'The Stranger'. | | You can find the full text of 'The Stranger' here: https://archive.org/stream/CamusAlbertTh... | Send your comments, questions, and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] | Image Attribution: By Lantz, Gunnar - Stockholms källan, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.ph... (@MillikinU) |
| 2023-Mar-21 • 68 minutes Ep. 224 - The Philosophy and Theology of the First Amendment w/Dr. Owen Anderson In episode 224 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Owen Anderson. This time we discuss philosophical and theological implications of the First Amendment to the US Constitution. | | Check out more of Owen's work here: https://drowenanderson.com/ | | If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their relea... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-Mar-21 • 26 minutes Breaking through the consciousness stalemate | Philip Goff Distinguished philosopher and panpsychist Philip Goff argues for a new approach to understanding consciousness. (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-Mar-21 • 74 minutes Episode 166 - Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. David Glidden on "Epicurean Prolepsis" "Welcome to episode 166 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you too find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-Mar-21 • 54 minutes The Librarian Who Won’t Stay Quiet Libraries are under literal attack in Ukraine, and ideological attack amid North America’s culture wars. Oxford librarian and author Richard Ovenden is not about to stay quiet about it. He argues that libraries defend our democratic freedoms, and deserve our defence in return. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-21 • 61 minutes Ep. 53 Buddhism, Eastern Philosophy, Part 3 The Four Noble Truths, The Eight Fold Path, the interdependent nature of all things, and licking honey from a razor blade. Buddhism has a tremendous following world wide, but with such notoriety comes many misconceptions, or at least misguided approximations, from those who do not practice or live in a region where it is widely practiced. Join us this episode as we focus on some of the more philosophical claims Buddhism makes such as the nature of suffering.Episode ResourcesOld Path White Cloud :Walking in ... (@opendoorphil • @d_parsonage) |
| 2023-Mar-20 • 38 minutes #758 Eli Alshanetsky: Articulating a Thought Dr. Eli Alshanetsky is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Temple University. Previously, he was an Andrew W. Mellon fellow in the Humanities at Stanford University. He received his PhD in philosophy from NYU. Dr. Alshanetsky's research and teaching interests are at the intersection of the philosophy of mind and language, epistemology, and cognitive science. He is the author of Articulating a Thought. | In this episode, we focus on Articulating a Thought. We start by talking about self-knowledge, how pe... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-20 • 11 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - Self-Restraint (Enkrateia)- Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on his discussion in book 7 about a good moral state, self-control or self-restraint (enkrateia). A person who is self-controlled knows what the right or good thing to do is, and does that, but has to struggle against their desire to do something else. This is the state opposed to akrasia, or lack/loss of self-control. Self-control is not the same state as moral... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-20 • 85 minutes 65 - Tania Lombrozo: Explanation and Human Psychology Tania Lombrozo is Arthur W. Marks ’19 Professor of Psychology at Princeton University, where she directs the Concepts & Cognition Lab. Before that, she did her undergraduate work at Stanford University (!), her graduate work at Harvard University, and then taught at the University of California, Berkeley. Robinson and Tania discuss her work on explanation. Among other things, they touch on our intuitions about what makes explanations good, what makes certain observations seem to demand explanation, some... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Mar-20 • 118 minutes 230 | Raphaël Millière on How Artificial Intelligence Thinks I talk with philosopher and cognitive scientist Raphaël Millière about the capacities and limitations of modern AI systems. (@seanmcarroll) |
| 2023-Mar-20 • 47 minutes Ep. 313: Mozi's Political Ethics (Part One) On selections of the central Mohist text, from ca. 430 B.C.E., with guest Tzuchien Tho. Mozi claims that we should regard everyone on the same level as our family and believe whatever doctrines will be most beneficial to the people. Get more at .... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Mar-20 • 66 minutes 61 | Frantz Fanon, Racism, and the Alienation of Reason In this episode, we take a deep dive into Frantz Fanon’s first book Black Skin, White Masks. We discuss his views on racism as a form of alienation and narcissism, assess that status of reason throughout his argument, and interrogate his emphasis on futurity over history. Throughout we defend his theory of social pathology and his embrace of reason and universal humanism. This episode should be a stimulating introduction to the anticolonial and revolutionary work of Fanon for both newcomers and experts!left... (@leftofphil • @whitherutopia • @oglynwil • @classreductress) |
| 2023-Mar-20 • 54 minutes Indigenous Sexuality and Gender When Europeans colonized North America, they brought very specific ideas about gender and sexuality. Following the 2022 CBC Massey Lectures, Tomson Highway joined panellists to discuss Indigenous sexuality in the aftermath of colonialism — from Cree mythology to the Vancouver dating scene. *This episode originally aired on Nov. 21, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-20 • 46 minutes Episode 55: Blameworthiness and Forgiveness with Per-Erik Milam In this episode, we talk with Per-Erik Milam about blameworthiness and forgiveness. Along the way, we talk about two types of view about what forgiveness is.Per's website: http://www.pererikmilam.com/Per's chapter discussed in the episode is called "Forgiveness," and it is in the Oxford Handbook of Moral Responsibility: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/... https://twitter.com/thefreewillshowInsta... https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillsho... https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will... (@thefreewillshow • @taylorwcyr • @MatthewFlummer) |
| 2023-Mar-20 • 9 minutes PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap Late March 2023 Mark, Seth, and Dylan talk about what makes for a fitting tribute for those departed, mourning customs, how Daoism has personally affected us, and more. If you're not hearing , sign up via one of the options described at . (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 10 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - Obstinacy, Stubbornness, and Self-Restraint - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 7, and examines the difference between self-restraint or control - which is a good moral state - and obstinacy or stubbornness. People who are obstinate are difficult to convince or persuade, and it is not because they actually know or understand the good and rationally stick with it against resistance or temptation. ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 54 minutes Eric G. Wilson - Unleashing Your Unique Self: Insights from How to Be Weird | STM Podcast #165 On episode 165, we welcome Eric Wilson to discuss how to embrace the weird parts of ourselves and why it’s important to do so, various exercises to help us along the way, why being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder caused Eric to feel like an... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 53 minutes S2E16: BONUS EP - Questions for a Literary Theorist on Consciousness Research with Dr. Mette Høeg This week we sat down to chat with Dr. Mette Leonard Høeg who is a literary theorist and philosopher studying theories of consciousness. Dr. Høeg speaks about how we can use works of literature in the field consciousness research. We discuss everything from free will to what future societies might be imagined from different theories of consciousness! (@bethfisher_1 • @avamadesousa) |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 72 minutes #211 - Armageddon: A Dialogue with Bart Ehrman In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Bart Ehrman about armageddon and the apocalypse as detailed in the Bible. They discuss why many people have a fascination with the end times and many of the things detailed in the book of Revelation. They talk about the role of interpretation, various views of the tribulation, and where the idea of the rapture originated. They discuss the importance of genre in the Bible, the historical view of Revelation, negative messaging of Revelation, and many more to... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 52 minutes Holocaust Responsibility | Spencer Case Were indoctrinated or brainwashed Nazi soldiers morally responsible for their actions? Were they responsible for their repugnant beliefs? And were Nazi soldiers obligated to be conscientious objectors even if that meant they would be killed as a result? (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 66 minutes High Weirdness with Erik Davis My guest this week is Erik Davis (@erik_davis), author of High Weirdness and many other worthwhile reads on counterculture topics. We discuss the history of High Weirdness and how it has shaped our modern world for better and for worse. Erik Davis: https://techgnosis.com/ https://www.burn... Erik Davis Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pods: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepo... us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid If you ... (@ETVPod) |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 119 minutes Episode 32 - Climate Science Rebellion with Ernst-Jan Kuiper Ernst-Jan Kuiper obtained his Master's degree in Climate Physics In 2014, after which he focused on research into the dynamics of the Greenland ice sheet. After 5 years, including 6 weeks of fieldwork on the Greenland ice sheet, he obtained his doc... (@lifeplatoscave • @MarioVeen) |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 25 minutes HAP 120 - Redemption Songs - Reggae and Rastafari How the Rastafari movement grew from trends within Africana philosophy, and then passed into global popular culture in the music of Bob Marley and other reggae artists. (@HistPhilosophy • @ChikeJeffers) |
| 2023-Mar-19 • 10 minutes 510: Science and Skepticism More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/sci... recent decades, we’ve witnessed intense cultural wars waged on scientifically established phenomena, such as climate change and the benefit of vaccines. Of course, we might agree that some degree of skepticism about the world around us is good—it would be impractical and even dangerous for us to blindly accept everything we are told as fact. But is skepticism always healthy? Or is there a point at which one’s skepticism regarding a given phenomenon becomes... (@philtalkradio) |
| 2023-Mar-18 • 90 minutes Western In their second episode devoted to the classical Hollywood genres, Ryan and Todd explore the western by focusing on some of the most popular and some of the most theoretically compelling. They discuss directors John Ford, Howard Hawks, and Anthony Mann, as well as devoting time to the western 3:10 to Yuma. Their theorization of the western stresses the way that the genre lays out the social antagonism between law and lawlessness, in which the western hero functions as a vanishing mediator. (@UVMcas) |
| 2023-Mar-18 • 152 minutes 64 - Sarah Moss: Probabilistic Knowledge Sarah Moss is the William Wilhartz Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law by courtesy at the University of Michigan. She works primarily in epistemology and the philosophy of language, though in the case of this conversation her work has an important bearing on legal philosophy. Robinson and Sarah talk about her book Probabilistic Knowledge, which argues that you can know something that you believe even if you do not believe it fully, and as she quite aptly points out, “The central theses of the book ... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Mar-18 • 60 minutes Episode 165 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 19 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 01 Welcome to Episode 165 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of o... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-Mar-18 • 43 minutes Angela Davis’ ”Women, Race, & Class” (Part 3/3) In this episode, I cover chapters 10-13 of Angela Davis' "Women, Race, & Class" If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion I... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 10 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - Softness, Endurance, and Pain - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 7, and examines his discussion in book 7 about two states analogous to self-control (enkrateia) and lack/loss of self-control (akrasia) but dealing with aversion to pain, rather than desire for pleasure - endurance (karteia) and softness (malakia). To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sa... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 63 minutes #757 Quentin Atkinson: Comparing Cultures, Climate Change, and Religion Dr. Quentin Atkinson is a Professor in Psychology at the University of Auckland, where he runs the Language, Cognition and Culture Lab, and co-Director of the University of Auckland Behavioural Insights Exchange (UoABIX). He uses lab and field experiments, computer modelling and evolutionary theory to answer questions including the origins of linguistic diversity, the function of religion, and the psychology of climate change. | In this episode, we talk about politics, culture, and religion. We first talk a... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 52 minutes Ethics in Social Epistemology: “Insidious Ignorance” with Professor Bailey Thomas Why is it necessary to integrate ethical and political frameworks into social epistemology? How should non-Black people engage within the Black Radical Tradition? | Our latest episode features Dr. Bailey Thomas, who is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Philosophy while on research leave from the University of Louisville, where they are an Assistant Professor of Philosophy. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Thomas explore central questions around different ethical and political framew... (@dialexiconorg) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 70 minutes 149: "Why is it so hard to talk about meat?" - Cross-post bonus episode with Jenny Splitter from her FutureFeed substack talking to Jamie Woodhouse This episode is a bonus cross-post of my conversation about "Why is it so hard to talk about meat?", and of course Sentientism, with Jenny Splitter for her FutureFeed substack - make sure you go and subscribe! Jenny is managing Editor for Sentient Media. She is an award-winning journalist and contributor to outlets like Vox, Everyday Health, Popular Mechanics, The Guardian and others. She’s one of the founding members of, and a contributor to SciMoms. I was also lucky to have Jenny as my guest on Sentientis... (@sentientism • @JamieWoodhouse) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 52 minutes How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep4 with Clare Chambers and Lucy O'Brien (@JulianBaggini) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 60 minutes The Thule Society M and Josh discuss the Thule Society, the Vril Societies, and... Kerry Thornley! — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcaste... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 14 minutes RLP Holiday: The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde Is St. Patrick’s Day a celebration of the Irish; Irish history, Irish storytelling, Ireland herself, or is St. Patrick’s Day a celebration of a saint and of the one who molded the saint? We couldn’t decide. So, on this episode we... (@RedLetterPhil) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 55 minutes ChatGPT The HBS hosts try to figure out how much of the ChatGPT panic is warranted.There seems to be a real panic among not only the professoriate, but also employers, about what ChatGPT is doing to "kids these days." The concern in higher education is that ChatGPT makes cheating easier and, by extension, the worry among employers is that all of the college-educated candidates they might interview in the coming years are really not as "college-educated" as they may appear on paper. Is this panic justified?ChatGPT, ... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 21 minutes #57: Understanding your productivity shame It's bad enough that you're nowhere near as productive as you ought to be (according to you) - but, to make things worse, you can't ever get any help with this problem, because that would involve fessing up to the shameful truth that you are a terrible human being who doesn't work as hard as they ought to work and therefore deserves to be shunned from civilised society forever. Is there any way out of this hellish situation without revealing your villainous nature? Don't worry, frie... (@AcademicImp • @rebecca_roache) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 54 minutes 2022 CBC Massey Lectures | # 5: On Death Tomson Highway's final Massey lecture is an uplifting and joyous conclusion to his series — a message that the worldview of Indigenous people suggests ways of seeing and believing that make our journey on Earth joyous, hilariously funny and rich in diversity. *This episode aired on Nov. 18, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 80 minutes 85. That Thing You Do! (w/ Matt Pais) We're joined by Matt Pais (author of Talk 90s with Me) to discuss a favorite 90s nostalgia flick, made thirty years ago about a time thirty years prior to when it came out. So it's nostalgia about nostalgia, or what some might call meta-nostalgia! We talk about the desire to hold on to the ephemeral, how the film explores the loss of innocence in the 1960s (and compares that with the kind of Gen-X cynicism that gripped the US in the 90s), connections to another film starring Tom Everett Scott (La La Land), ... (@cowspod • @juskhoo) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 62 minutes The Rockstar Educator: Breaking Rules with Rich Balling Gwendolyn Dolske and Rudy Salo welcome musician/producer/educator/education consultant, Rich Balling (RX Bandits, The Sound of Animals Fighting). What is it like to follow the two paths of music and education? How to balance creativity... (@InTheDetailsPod • @GDolske • @SaloRudy) |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 100 minutes Episode 61: St. Augustine's Confessions with Russell Hittinger, Part I In this episode, I speak with professor Russell Hittinger about one of the great masterworks of the Western literary tradition: St. Augustine's Confessions. We discuss the structure of the book as a whole, its intended audience, the reasons Augustine wrote it, and its first five books, detailing Augustine's birth, boyhood, and young adulthood. This is part one in a three part series on this book. As always, I hope you enjoy our conversation! Dr. Russell Hittinger is a leading scholar of Catholic political... (@eudaimoniapod • @jennfrey) |
| 2023-Mar-16 • 30 minutes Data privacy and informed consent Ninety-four per cent of Australians do not read privacy policies that apply to them – because who has the time? But the amount of data we all create and share has dramatic implications for privacy and safety. Informed consent is taken very seriously in the medical community, is it time for companies using AI and Big Data to follow suit? (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-Mar-16 • 90 minutes #756 Donald Hoffman: The Case Against Reality, and the Interface Theory of Perception Dr. Donald Hoffman is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes. | In this episode, we focus on The Case Against Reality, and the interface theory of perception. We start by discussing the interface theory of perception, shape as an effective code for fitness, different ways of perceiving “reality”, and what is “real”. We address scientific and philosophical obj... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-16 • 13 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - Brutality and Morbid Dispositions - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 7, and examines his discussion in book 7 about the moral state called "theriotes" in Greek, typically translated as "brutality" or "bestiality" in English. This is a condition in which the higher, rational, part of the person is not just corrupted (as is the case in vice), but is either not present or not working in any sign... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-16 • 100 minutes 63 - Thomas Ryckman & Mark Wilson: The State of Analytic Philosophy Thomas Ryckman is Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, where he works on the philosophy of physics. Mark Wilson is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, where he works at the intersection of the philosophy of math and physics on the one side and metaphysics and the philosophy of language on the other. Tom, Mark, and Robinson discuss the present state of analytic philosophy, the dominant tradition in the United States, including some potential obstacles and importa... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Mar-16 • 43 minutes Is pacifism admirable, immoral, or just impractical? Is pacifism virtuous, admirable, impractical, immoral or stupid? War and militarism are in the news every day. In the Budget, the Chancellor announced an extra £11bn in defence spending over the next five years, to counter threats from hostile states. It comes alongside news of a new defence pact with the US and Australia in response to Chinese military power. The war in Ukraine has seen advanced weapons rushed in by Western countries to support the fight against Russia. But alongside the talk of battl... (@BBCRadio4) |
| 2023-Mar-16 • 22 minutes Can We Turn Off a Pacemaker? In this mini-sode Tyler and Devan discuss whether it is ethical to turn off a pacemaker that is keep a patient alive. (@BioethicsforPPL • @DevanStahl • @tsgibb) |
| 2023-Mar-16 • 54 minutes 2022 CBC Massey Lectures | # 4: On Sex and Gender In his fourth Massey lecture, Tomson Highway explores some of the limits monotheism imposes our understanding of the human body and gender. In the world of Indigenous peoples, Highway writes, "the circle of pantheism has space for any number of genders" — an idea with fresh relevance for understanding our own times. *This episode originally aired on Nov. 17, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-16 Should Fawlty Towers’ farcical vision of Britain be “rebooted”? Now that John Cleese has announced that the iconic series will return, it’s worth examining what made Fawlty Towers a masterpiece — and whether its interaction with the political climate of the 1970s had anything to do with it. (@RadioNational) |
| 2023-Mar-15 • 63 minutes Experts vs. Elites (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/... | Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. | Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mi... (@AgnesCallard • @robinhanson) |
| 2023-Mar-15 • 8 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - The Practical Syllogism and Human Action - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 7, and examines his discussion in book 7 about the practical syllogism - a topic that remains murky and rather underdeveloped in Aristotle's work as a whole (and an object of controversy within the secondary literature). To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-15 • 63 minutes Making Sense of Belief and Unbelief | Episode 6 of The Essential Sam Harris In this episode, we examine a series of Sam’s conversations centered around religion, atheism, and the power of belief. First, we hear the stories of three guests who have fled their respective oppressive religious organizations. We begin with... (@) |
| 2023-Mar-15 • 81 minutes Episode 142: The Music of the Spheres: On Jóhann Jóhannsson's "Last and First Men" Phil and JF discuss the Icelandic's composer posthumous science fiction film. (@weirdstudies • @JF_Martel) |
| 2023-Mar-15 • 59 minutes Jacob Klein's The Problem of Freedom With the gang back together this week, the guys jump into a short essay on a punchy topic, the problem of freedom, using Jacob Klein's essay by the same name as a starting point. They discuss the framing of freedom, its types, and to what extent... (@thenewthinkery • @alexpriou • @GregMcBrayer3 • @Tempest1610) |
| 2023-Mar-15 • 27 minutes Is Time Travel Possible? Some scientists take time travel seriously. Should you? What does time travel reveal about the nature of space and time and the laws of physics under extreme conditions? This episode features interviews with Michio Kaku, J. Gott, Kip Thorne, Fred Wol... (@CloserToTruth • @RobertLawrKuhn) |
| 2023-Mar-15 • 54 minutes 2022 CBC Massey Lectures | # 3: On Humour In his third CBC Massey lecture, Tomson Highway invites us into the Cree world of scatological, wild laughter. He invokes the Trickster — a central figure to mythologies of many Indigenous communities across Turtle Island. The audience is invited to experience the world through joy and laughter. *This episode originally aired on Nov. 16, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-15 • 48 minutes Ep. 90: The Theory of Forms (Part II) In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony continue their conversation on Plato's theory of forms: Are the forms just a metaphor for ideas and the activity of thinking? Or should the realm of forms be interpreted as a literal "place?" What is the allegory of the cave, and what are its metaphysical and epistemological implications? How exactly do numbers fit into all of this? What is the ontological status of mathematics? Is it more primary than, on par with, or secondary to pure logic? (@LoveofSophiaPOD) |
| 2023-Mar-14 • 97 minutes Episode 256: The Right to Punish? Here’s an episode with something for both of us – a healthy serving of Kantian rationalism for David with a dollop of Marxist criminology for Tamler. We discuss and then argue about Jeffrie Murphy’s 1971 paper “Marxism and Retribution.” For Murp (@verybadwizards • @peez • @tamler) |
| 2023-Mar-14 • 25 minutes Greta Thunberg is selling a book...noble move or total sellout? A quick one for you today spawned from a real discussion that Anthony and Jake recently had. Ever the cynic and hater of celebrity culture, upon hearing that Greta Thunberg was releasing a book, Anthony was a little miffed - is this capitalist/celebrity co-opting? Jake fights the case in defence of what he rates as quite a good book! Hear it all here. If you're a fan of the show, please do follow, review and recommend it to a friend - it does far more good than you may realize! :) Support the show: Please l... (@MoralityofThe • @AnthonyNCollias) |
| 2023-Mar-14 • 49 minutes Is our search for an objective morality misguided? | Slavoj Žižek, Joanna Kavenna, Simon Blackburn Slavoj Žižek, Joanna Kavenna and Simon Blackburn grapple with morality. (@IAI_TV) |
| 2023-Mar-14 • 59 minutes Cultural Appropriation What do Gwen Stefani, Iggy Azalea, and Camille Monet have in common? They are all blonde women who are probably guilty of cultural appropriation. In episode 73 of Overthink, Ellie and David tackle cultural appropriation, starting with the kerfuffle over Claude Monet’s painting La Japonaise at The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Pulling from their own experiences of cultural appropriation and from academic explorations of the topic, they consider whether individuals should even be called out for cultural appr... (@overthink_pod • @ellieanderphd • @DrPenaGuzman1) |
| 2023-Mar-14 • 54 minutes 2022 CBC Massey Lectures | # 2: On Creation In his second CBC Massey lecture, Tomson Highway questions how the universe came to be. He explores ancient Greek and Christian beliefs and suggests the Indigenous worldview offers something else: "Those who lived in ages before us... who have died, our loved ones — they live here with us, still, today, in the very air we breathe." *This episode originally aired on Nov. 15, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 57 minutes “A Traveller’s Guide to the Stars” with Physicist, Author and Nasa Technologist Les Johnson The ancient ambition of exploring the cosmos and possibly even inhabiting other planets may one day come true, as we discover more and more exoplanets and intend to develop innovative propulsion techniques suitable for interstellar travel. Projects like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot enable us to study the challenges involved with a view to develop solutions, furthering the idea of interstellar travel. In his new book “A Traveller’s Guide to the Stars” physicist and Nasa Technologist Les Johnso... (@BTG_ie) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 51 minutes Ep. 223 - Should We Give Rights to Robots? w/Dr. David Gunkel I'm joined by emerging technology philosopher, Dr. David Gunkel, to discuss robot rights, consciousness, the philosophy of technology, and the ethics of machines. | If you like these in-person episodes, then help me get to Mind Fest in March 2023 to film lots of in-person episodes with cutting edge philosophers of mind, AI theorists, and neuroscientists. You can help me get there buy giving here: https://gofund.me/0542e89c | Find more from Dr. Gunkel here: https://gunkelweb.com/ | If you like this pod... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 67 minutes #755 Alexandra Kalev - Getting to Diversity: What Works and What Doesn't Dr. Alexandra Kalev is Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel Aviv University. She is developing an evidence-based approach to managing diversity in corporations and universities. She is the author, together with Frank Dobbin, of Getting to Diversity: What Works and What Doesn't. | In this episode, we focus on Getting to Diversity. We start by discussing what a diversity program is, and its different types. We talk about bias. We discuss if current diversity programs work. We get into hara... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 11 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - Is Akrasia Due To Anger Better? - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 7, and examines his discussion in book 7 about whether a qualified forms of akrasia (lack or loss of self-control) stemming from anger (thumos) is better than akrasia proper, which has to do with lack or loss of self-control when faced with desire for physical pleasures. Aristotle does in fact think akrasia due to ang... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 47 minutes Bonus Episode: "Philosophy in the Classroom" On this bonus episode, Jack Russell Weinstein and Ashley Thornberg explore philosophy in the classroom, his students, and how to present philosophers he doesn’t agree with. (@whyradioshow) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 105 minutes 62 - David Papineau: Realism, Antirealism, and The Philosophy of Science David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Science at King’s College London. He also teaches at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and before that he lectured in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge. Robinson and David speak broadly about the philosophy of science. Some topics they touch on include the distinction between realism and antirealism, the role of a philosopher of science in actual scientific practice, and the current replication crisis. They finish wit... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 42 minutes Ep. 312: The Dao De Jing on Virtue (Part Two) Concluding our discussion of the Daodejing with guest Theo Brooks. We cover some more ambiguous cosmological passages and return to political philosophy. Get more at . Visit to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Get 3... (@PartiallyExLife • @MarkLinsenmayer • @wesalwan • @DylanPEL) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 72 minutes 229 | Nita Farahany on Ethics, Law, and Neurotechnology I talk with law professor and bioethicist Nita Farahany about the challenges of mind-reading neurotechnologies. (@seanmcarroll) |
 2023-Mar-13 • 31 minutesIs AI bad for democracy? Analyzing AI’s impact on epistemic agency Professor Mark Coeckelbergh considers whether AI poses a risk for democracy n this St Cross Special Ethics Seminar Cases such as Cambridge Analytica or the use of AI by the Chinese government suggest that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) creates some risks for democracy. This paper analyzes these risks by using the concept of epistemic agency and argues that the use of AI risks to influence the formation and the revision of beliefs in at least three ways: the direct, intended manipulation of beliefs,... (@ethicsinthenews) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 27 minutes S1E27 - Jack Symes on The Panpsycast, the Evil God Challenge, and Stephen Fry | Jack Symes is a PhD student at Durham University, producer and co-host of The Panpsycast, and editor of the Talking about Philosophy book series. We'll be talking about Jack's thoughts on and experiences in public philosophy and his doctoral research on the evil God challenge. Click here to find out more about Jack's book series: Talking about Philosophy. (@KOosterum • @99lewiswilliams) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 54 minutes 2022 CBC Massey Lectures | # 1: On Language In his 2022 CBC Massey Lectures, acclaimed Cree writer Tomson Highway explores fundamental questions of human existence through the lens of Indigenous mythologies, and contrasts them with the ideas from ancient Greece and Christianity. In the first lecture, Highway argues that language shapes the way we see the world. Without language, we are lost creatures in a meaningless existence — which is why we tell stories. *This episode originally aired on Nov. 14, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-13 • 91 minutes #210 - Trauma and Justice: A Dialogue with Judith Herman In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a discussion with Judith Herman about trauma and justice. They discuss how her new book on trauma is connected to her previous book on trauma. They define trauma and its potential overuse, role of dominance and submission before violence in intimate partner violence (IPV), and the role of patriarchy in our society. They talk about modern feminism working for trauma work, acknowledgement, apology, and forgiveness in trauma work, and restorative justice. They also talk abou... (@xavierbonilla87) |
| 2023-Mar-12 • 62 minutes Parental Licensing | Connor Kianpour Should you be required to get a parental license from the State before you can raise your own children? Do the wishes of parents matter at all – or should we only care about the best interests of their children? (@JasonWerbeloff) |
| 2023-Mar-12 • 11 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - Qualified Forms Of Akrasia - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 7, and examines his discussion in book 7 about qualified forms of akrasia (lack or loss of self-control). Akrasia proper has to do with lack or loss of self-control when faced with desire for physical pleasures. Qualified forms of akrasia have to do with other goods, desires for which can cause a person to do what th... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-12 • 55 minutes Natalia Petrzela - America's Exercise Obsession: The History of American Fitness | STM Podcast #164 On episode 164, we welcome Natalia Petrzela to discuss America’s obsession with fitness; fitness as a symbol of status and its expression on social media; masculinity’s historical aversion to fitness; Alen’s fitness weight-loss journey; issues... (@seize_podcast • @EgoEndsNow • @leonscafe31) |
| 2023-Mar-12 • 46 minutes Episode 116, 'Why Honour Matters’ (Part II – Further Analysis and Discussion) Welcome to ‘Episode 116 (Part II of II)’, in which we’ll be speaking to Tamler Sommers about restorative justice and the dark side of honour. (@ThePanpsycast • @_JackSymes • @MrMarleyTeach) |
| 2023-Mar-12 • 27 minutes HoP 416 - God’s is the Quarrel - The English Reformation The historical context of English philosophy in the sixteenth century, with particular focus on Thomas Cranmer, and the role of religion in personal conscience and social cohesion. (@HistPhilosophy) |
| 2023-Mar-12 • 97 minutes What is it like to be a philosophy student? In a special episode, Jack visits with four of his students — Samuel Amendolar, Terese Azure, Madilyn Lee, and Sara Rasch — about what it's like to study philosophy. (@whyradioshow) |
| 2023-Mar-11 • 76 minutes 148: "Vegan pets... They're enjoying their lives more & they're living longer" - Dr. Andrew Knight - Professor and Dog & Cat Vet - Sentientism Andrew is Professor of Animal Welfare & Ethics & Founding Director of the University of Winchester Centre for Animal Welfare. He also holds many other academic and veterinary positions. | Ever since helping launch Australia’s campaign against the live sheep trade to the Middle East in the early 1990s, he has advocated on behalf of animals. For nearly a decade prior to 2012 he practiced veterinary medicine, mostly around London. In 2013 – 2014 he directed the Clinical Skills Laboratory and taugh... (@sentientism • @JamieWoodhouse) |
| 2023-Mar-11 • 130 minutes 61 - Keith Frankish: Illusionism and The Philosophy of Mind Keith Frankish is an Honorary Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Sheffield, a Visiting Research Fellow with the Open University, an Adjunct Professor with the Brain and Mind Program at the University of Crete, and editor of the Cambridge University Press series Elements in Philosophy of Mind. He is best known for his “two-level” view of the human mind, covered in his book Mind and Supermind, and his defense of the philosophical thesis known as illusionism, which holds that phenomena... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Mar-11 • 36 minutes Angela Davis’ ”Women, Race, & Class” (Part 2/3) In this episode, I cover chapters 4-9 of Angela Davis' "Women, Race, & Class." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphiloso... paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion I... (@DavidGuignion) |
| 2023-Mar-11 • 77 minutes S3 Ep2 - 11th March 2023 Public Interest - WhatsApp / Religion in Politics / Hate / IWD. Julian Baggini and Sophie-Grace Chappell chat with Simon Kirchin. (@KirchinSimon) |
| 2023-Mar-11 • 51 minutes Josephine von Zitzewitz & The Myth of the Russian Soul February 24th marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some still blame the expansion of NATO in Russia’s neighbourhood as the deeper cause of this war. Others see it as Putin’s mad personal plan to go down in the history books. But some are pointing the finger to something much deeper than any of that: the Russian soul. A concept that originated in Russia’s literary tradition of Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and other great authors, is seen as animating today’s national exceptionalism, fue... (@newsphilosophy • @philosopher1923) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 13 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - Knowledge, Opinion, and Akrasia - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 7, and examines the connection between knowledge or opinion about the good and akrasia (lack or loss of self control). Is it possible for a person to do what they know or think to be something bad or wrong? A lack or loss of self-control would seem to imply that one does on some level understand the moral value of th... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 77 minutes Ep. 222 - Quantum Mechanics Proves Theistic Idealism NOT Simulation Hypothesis? w/ Michael Jones (InspiringPhilosophy) Michael Jones of InspiringPhilosophy joins me for Episode 222 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast to discuss theistic idealism, the idea that we live in the mind of God. We discuss quantum physics, simulation hypothesis, philosophy of mind, the doctrine of the Trinity and much more! | If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their r... (@trendsettercase) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 88 minutes #754 Jerome Wakefield: What is a Mental Disorder?; Depression, and Anxiety Dr. Jerome Wakefield is a Professor at NYU Silver as well as an NYU University Professor with multidisciplinary appointments. Dr. Wakefield’s scholarly specialty is the conceptual foundations of clinical theory. He’s the author of several books, including The Loss of Sadness, and All We Have to Fear. | In this episode, we talk about the concept of mental disorder, depression, and anxiety. After addressing the issues with the definition of mental disorder, we tackle depression, and discuss how to disti... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 55 minutes Fake News and Misinformation with Professor Eliot Michaelson What is fake news? How does it spread? Does the classification of fake news require intent? Does AI make misinformation worse? | Our latest episode features Professor Eliot Michaelson, who is a Reader in the Department of Philosophy at King’s College London, and an Honorary Associate Professor of Linguistics at University College London. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Michaelson explore central questions around fake news and misinformation and what we ought to do to recognize it, as well as how the ... (@dialexiconorg) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 85 minutes Children of Ruin pt2 and Radically Distributed Cognition Everybody get loose and do the excited Paul dance, cause it's OCTO TIME! We got a tiny taste of the tentacles in pt1 but this ep is all about our favorite squishy little escape bois. We discuss their beautiful weirdness and introduce the also truly... (@0gPhilosophy) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 56 minutes The Race to the Space Moon! (Back to the Conspiracy) Josh and M revisit both episode 29 and 191, as they revisit the space race and the most important question of all time: does the Moon actually exist? — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Co... (@PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 23 minutes David Hume: Party Guy David Hume was the last of the great British Empiricists. He is the empiricist, nay, the philosopher of the Enlightenment, outside of perhaps Kant, who has exhibited the most influence over contemporary philosophers. He was also a party... (@RedLetterPhil) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 72 minutes Matthew Ratcliffe, "Grief Worlds: A Study of Emotional Experience" (MIT Press, 2022) The grief we feel when someone close to us dies is characterized by a complex and profound experience of loss. But what is this experience? In Grief Worlds: A Study of Emotional Experience (MIT Press, 2022), Matthew Ratcliffe articulates a common structure to grief experiences even while emphasizing that each person’s experience is highly individual. In his account, we live in experiential worlds structured by valued possibilities and anticipations that are integral to our identities as persons, and in grie... (@NewBooksPhil) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 54 minutes Of Dogs and Derrida Dogs are lauded as 'man's best friend.' But PhD student Molly Labenski argues that, in America, the real picture is of a dysfunctional, toxic 'friendship' between the human and canine species. She points to a revealing source of cultural attitudes — the use of fictional dogs by authors of 20th-century literature. An episode from our series, IDEAS from the Trenches. *This episode originally aired on April 5, 2022. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 58 minutes Death The HBS hosts confront the inevitable.It is most obviously true that we are all going to die. The very fact that anything is alive seems to entail that it is going to die. Death confronts us as an ultimate cancellation and nullification in the face of which one might ask, “what does it matter if I am going to die?” The chorus in Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus says that the best thing is never to have been born at all. This is especially true if one’s life is filled with suffering and then death. Kant, not ab... (@hotelbarpodcast • @DrLeighMJohnson • @c_fpeterson • @rickleephilos) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 50 minutes How to Think Like a Philosopher Ep3 With Peter Adamson and Tom Kasulis (@JulianBaggini) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 65 minutes Episode 164 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 18 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, and Feelings 05 Welcome to Episode 164 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of o... (@NewEpicurean) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 42 minutes Breach of Trust Breach of Trust When the journalist Isabel Oakeshott broke her promise and passed Matt Hancock's personal WhatsApp messages to the Daily Telegraph, was she morally justified in doing so? She didn't just go back on her word to the former health secretary, but broke a legally-binding Non Disclosure Agreement. She claims that "no journalist worth their salt" would have acted otherwise and insists her obligations to Mr Hancock were outweighed by the public interest served by releasing the messages. But other... (@BBCRadio4) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 64 minutes #753 R. Paul Thompson: Evolution, Morality and the Fabric of Society Dr. R. Paul Thompson holds appointments as Professor in the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. He has published extensively on evolutionary theory, population genetics, mathematical modelling in biology, theory structure in biology, philosophy of medicine, and ethics. He is the author of Evolution, Morality and the Fabric of Society. | In this episode, we focus on Evolution, Morality and the ... (@TheDissenterYT) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 13 minutes Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 7 - Akrasia: Lack Or Loss Of Self Control - Sadler's Lectures This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 7, and examines his discussion of lack of self control, called in Greek "akrasia". He discusses how this lack of self-control can take place, and whether it involves knowing something to be bad or wrong and nevertheless choosing it. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd ... (@philosopher70) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 144 minutes 60 - Joel David Hamkins & Graham Priest: The Liar Paradox & The Set-Theoretic Multiverse Joel David Hamkins is the O’Hara Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of Notre Dame, where he recently moved from the University of Oxford. Joel is one of the world’s leading set theorists and philosophers of mathematics. Graham Priest is a Distinguished Professor in the philosophy department at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is one of the most influential philosophers of the past fifty years, and has done important work on a wide range of topics, ranging from the philosophy of mathematic... (@RobinsonErhardt) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 64 minutes Stoicism, Cognitive Therapy, and Resilience In this episode, I answer questions about Stoicism, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), and emotional-resilience from Valentin Lehodey, a digital journalism student at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Highlights* What is Stoicism?* How Stoicism influenced cognitive therapy* Stoicism as a preventative resilience-building approach* How Stoici... (@DonJRobertson) |
 2023-Mar-09 • 62 minutesSh*tposting and Algorithm Hygiene w/Jess Rauchberg Content note: Because of the topic, this episode will contain some mild swearing. | The end of season 3 has arrived! To go out with fanfare, Élaina interviews digital communications scholar Jess Rauchberg about the rhetoric act of sh*tposting on various social media platforms and how various hygiene policies change the ways in which a wide variety of people (from Nazis to disability activists) engage with culture. This is the perfect episode to listen to if you are curious about the philosophy of social med... (@PhiloCCpod • @ElainaGMamaril) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 22 minutes William MacAskill on Longtermism In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds interviews Will MacAskill on the controversial idea that we ought to give the interests of future people substantial weight when deciding what we ought to do now. (@philosophybites • @DavidEdmonds100) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 19 minutes Kieran Setiya on Loneliness What is loneliness and why is it harmful? How does it differ from just being on your own? In the latest episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Kieran Setiya discusses this important topic with Nigel Warburton. (@philosophybites • @DavidEdmonds100) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 79 minutes Episode 31 - How to Talk to a Science Denier with Lee McIntyre Lee McIntyre is a philosopher and a scholar of science denial. He is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. Lee is the author of many bo... (@lifeplatoscave • @MarioVeen) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 30 minutes Women philosophers in antiquity If you don't know much about women philosophers in the ancient Graeco-Roman world, you have a good excuse. They're known to have existed, but hardly any of their works have survived, and historical accounts of their lives tend to come from biographies written by men. This week we try to unravel the mystery. (@DavidPZone) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 54 minutes Picturing the Past: History Movies History films get the most awards at the Oscars. But they’re more than just entertainment. They colour our understanding of the past, and sometimes discolour it. Film scholar Kim Nelson explores the complex power of how history films shape our sense of who we are. (@NahlahAyed) |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 20 minutes Vasectomies for Young Men In this mini-sode Devan and Tyler discuss whether it is ethical to provide vasectomies to 18-year-old men (@BioethicsforPPL • @DevanStahl • @tsgibb) |
| 2023-Mar-09 What does the failure of Robodebt tell us about the government’s “duty of care”? What made the Online Compliance Initiative — better known as the Robodebt scheme — so egregious is the way it was designed to treat those purported to be “welfare cheats” with utter contempt. (@RadioNational) |
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... Why would evolution select for deceiving ourselves?
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... What is the relationship between text, author, and understanding?
... What even is a 'text' in the first place?
... What is a symbol?
... Is there a distinction between symbols and other kind of representations?
why did I survive when so many other pilots perished?
From Émile Zola to Edward Said, from Antonio Gramsci to… Joe Rogan?
... Who are intellectuals, what do they do, and what are they for?
Are human beings social creatures?
... Do social groups have an important role to play in political life?
Is there something all these species have in common?
... Are neurons and ganglia required, or can evolution generate consciousness in different ways?
... What can the study of evolutionary biology tell us about the nature of the mind?
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... Are we objects?
... How can persons not be objects?
Was the loss of Tasmanian environmentalist Brenda Hean a tragic accident, or was there something mo...
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... To what extent can the Trump administration be considered fascist, and so on?
Can ultrasound enhance meditation?
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... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
Should we all be rushing to buy digital images of gorillas wearing sunglasses?
... Or are there better ways of supporting struggling artists?
What’s the meaning of a work of art?
... Does the text mean just what the author intends it to mean?
... Clark thinks about the end of 2001?
Is materialism a fundamental mistake?Looking for a link we mentioned?
What is hope?
... Can hope ever be justified?
... What are the uses of hope?
... And what do different philosophical schools say about hope?
What is the meaning of journalism?
... How has it changed over the years?
... How can we distinguish between entertainment and news?
Can art make us better people?
But how much of the problem is a failure of imagination?
... Could the arts help us see our way out of the problem?
... How can literature, painting, and movies redraw the landscape in our minds?
Are some ideas too controversial to publish in your own name?
... Is it cowardly to use a pseudonym?
How depressing?
Perhaps our search for what truth and reality is not only an intellectual search?
... Perhaps the heart can have reasons of which reason knows nothing?
how do we know if we're getting where we're going?
Right?
What do we mean by good leadership?
What would they discuss?
... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
OK, so where are they, these "innumerable alien intelligences and civilizations"?
What are the limits of free speech when it comes to comedy?
What exactly does it mean to understand something?
... What does it have to do with context and connections between things?
... What does is mean when someone says that they _don't_ understand something?
... How does it relate to hermeneutic vantage points and horizons?
... How does technology affect our capacity to understand anything?
He wrote the books "Animal Liberation", Why Vegan?
What can boredom teach us about existence?
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Why does this show matter?
What is the fundamental element of reality?
What would they discuss?
... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
What’s more intense than leading the IMF during a financial crisis?
How much should we expect from ourselves when it comes to fighting climate change?
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What does it mean to study and teach philosophy in prison?
Should we preserve monuments, even if they offend us?
... Do we have a right to call for monuments to be removed in other countries?
But does the responsibility truly all fall to them?
... How can we identify precisely whose fault it is, for example, that we are experiencing climate chan...
What makes an argument successful?
... What’s a good argument?
... How should we think about arguments in areas of deep disagreement?
After all, nobody could keep that up, right?
But can a monarch ever really have democratic legitimacy?
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... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
Is the multiverse real?
... What could be more startling than many universes – multiple universes, innumerable universes, perha...
... But does the multiverse really exist?
Can we make ultimate moral judgements?Looking for a link we mentioned?
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... How are digital representations of things different from the things themselves -- are they?
... If a thing produces real effects, should we consider that thing real?
00:00 Intro 00:37 How did you manage to be so productive?
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But is this gratitude warranted?
Can't we all just get along?
... What can be done?
Can shame be positive?
Hyperconnectivity has coincided with an epidemic of loneliness — but is loneliness simply part of t...
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... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
What happens when people start speaking in tongues?
This week, the fellas speak to Clint Burnham, professor at Simon Frasier University, and author of ...
Could western societies see the return of exile as punishment?
How can we reconcile ourselves to the existence of evil and suffering?
Is it wrong to bring new life into the world?
... Is adopting a child a moral obligation?
Self-acceptance is overrated, right?
Can we owe duties to people who do not yet exist?
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... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
Or does it?
... What if instead of directly perceiving the world around us, the brain is more like a prediction mac...
... If that were the case, could we still rely on the so-called “evidence of our senses”?
The great Paul Bloom returns to the show to explore the many mysteries of Todd Field’s 2022 film “T...
... A movie about cancel culture and abuse of power?
... Guilt?
... Professional disappointment?
Did 10 cents seem right?
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How is artificial intelligence distinct from "organic" intelligence?
... What exactly can it do?
... What are its limitations?
But the Great Acceleration?
How should we situate these paradoxical figures?
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... How did the ivy league discriminate against Jews?
So where does all this hate come from?
... Do we hate others because we feel a deeper sense of alienation or fear towards them?
... Is hating always the wrong response, or is there an appropriate kind of hate?
... Can we love and hate at the same time?
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... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
How do we deal with grief?
... And how can we better prepare ourselves?
What would extra dimensions be like?
... Is time the fourth dimension?
... Could deep reality be so strange?
... And, anyway, why would we care?
What would that look like?
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What's the best way to be a virtuous person and hence an effective leader?
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... Truth in a Crossface Chickenwing?
... Meaning in a Turnbuckle Thrust?
what happens when AI is doing all the work, will enough be left for us?
... How should we renumerate people to survive, if not for work?
... does AI ACTUALLY understand me?
... What does it even mean to understand?
So why does Parfit argue that it's wrong to place a special value on your own survival?
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... Is there an ultimate point to our existence?
... Can we enrich our lives with the pursuit of love, knowledge and friendship?
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Are there any situations where there is universal agreement about whether the use of violence is wa...
... Can an action that violates rights nevertheless be considered morally justified?
How does being silent reveal the inner and outer noise that so often surrounds us?
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Those are some weighty (no pun intended) topics of identity politics of recent years, but have they...
| Will technology improve or worsen our lives?
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... Are they just a pleasant way of whiling away some empty hours or escaping the daily grind?
... Or do we play games to form social bonds and build important life skills?
... Are there some games we should never play?
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... Aren't they just harmless words?
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... But is it okay to do the same thing back to them?
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... And how can we be curious about someone's difference without hurting their feelings?
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... What will the norms be around beloved robots?
... Should we let the machines hijack our emotional circuitry?
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... Or how language can reveal people's lies about groups they dislike?
Why do we laugh at some jokes but not at others?
... Is dark humor always funnier?
... Should some comedians be censored?
So what explains the enduring appeal of poetry as an art form?
... Are there any limits to who counts as a poet, or what counts as poetry?
... And what makes a poem good anyway?
AI – the end of humanity or the next evolutionary step?
what does Plato actually say in the Allegory of the Cave?
How do you avoid feeling like a complete failure?
How should we engage with the work of immoral artists?
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... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
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... What is the relationship between violence and violation?
... What does a violation of the mind look like?
... To what extent is our language steeped in metaphors pertaining to violence, and how -- if at all --...
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... Isn't all experience "lived"?
... Why does the *discourse* today so frequently refer to this concept, and what are its philosophical ...
What good is philosophy in times of war?
democracy now?
... How do we facilitate electoral reform to make the system better represent voters’ interests?
... How do we avoid gerrymandering and other harmful processes tainting democracy now?
Should we implement affirmative action when determining which students are admitted to universities
... Should affirmative action be based on race or socio-economic status?
... Is diversity important when deciding on university admissions?
... And should we think about race and gender in the same way when considering affirmative action?
Why does capitalism seem so inescapable?
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... Are they intelligent?
... What risks do they pose or presage?
... Are we proceeding with the development of this technology in a reckless way?
| 00:00 Welcome | 01:33 Dhruv Intro | 02:25 What's Real?
Is Growth a False God?
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... How might such humility be cultivated?
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... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
Can mathematics handle things that are essentially the same without being exactly equal?
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... How culturally variable is the ability to distinguish one scent from another?
... Do we need to learn certain concepts before we can detect certain odors, or can our noses pick up t...
Is the violence of the death drive and its self-sabotage the first emancipation that subsequently e...
... Can Will grow a moustache?
... Does Žižek play classical piano?
Were indoctrinated or brainwashed Nazi soldiers morally responsible for their actions?
... Were they responsible for their repugnant beliefs?
But is skepticism always healthy?
Why is it necessary to integrate ethical and political frameworks into social epistemology?
... How should non-Black people engage within the Black Radical Tradition?
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... Would they talk past each other?
... Make any progress?
... Would anyone want to hear them?
Should you?
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... What is the allegory of the cave, and what are its metaphysical and epistemological implications?
... How exactly do numbers fit into all of this?
... What is the ontological status of mathematics?
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... How does it spread?
... Does the classification of fake news require intent?
... Does AI make misinformation worse?
does the Moon actually exist?
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Breach of Trust
When the journalist Isabel Oakeshott broke her promise and passed Matt Hancock's p...
What is loneliness and why is it harmful?
... How does it differ from just being on your own?