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| 1. |  | Kate Kirkpatrick on the life and work of Simone de Beauvoir 17 minutes In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Kate Kirkpatrick, author of a new biography of Beauvoir, Becoming Beauvoir, discusses the relationship between the life and work of Simone de Beauvoir. Beauvoir is often portrayed as applying Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism to the condition of women. Is this a fair assessment? We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation. |
| 2. | | Amia Srinivasan on What is a Woman? 20 minutes 'What is a woman?' may seem a straightforward question, but it isn't. Feminist philosophers from Simone de Beauvoir onwards have had a great deal to say on this topic. Amia Srinivasan gives a lucid introduction to some of the key positions in this debate in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. She is talking to Nigel Warburton. |
| 3. |  | YOLO Apologetics 44 minutes Drake coined “YOLO,” short for “you only live once” in 2011, and then later apologized for all the douchiness it subsequently engendered. But the spirit is ancient, and cross-cultural, speaking deeply to the kind of decision-making that is supposed to make for the good life. It seems to be saying that risk and spontaneity should be valued above prudence and planning. Is that true? This week we take calls from listeners about their YOLO stories. We follow two college buddies who venture into the Malaysian j... |
| 4. | | Christopher Janaway on Nietzsche on Morality 14 minutes Friedrich Nietzsche's The Genealogy of Morality provides a radical view of the origins of our values. Nigel Warburton interviews Christopher Janaway about this important book in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. |
| 5. | | Sebastian Gardner on Sartre on Bad Faith 15 minutes Jean-Paul Sartre's notion of Bad Faith lies at the core of his existentialist classic Being and Nothingness. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Sebastian Gardner explains what Sartre meant by Bad Faith. |
| 6. |  | #045 Failure With Jean-Paul Sartre and Olivia Goldhill 36 minutes How Existentialism Can Help Us Fail Better |
| 7. |  | Episode 108: Mariam Thalos discusses freedom 36 minutes This episode is about the labels we use to categorize ourselves and whether it's possible to create our own labels. |
| 8. | | Clare Carlisle on Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling 13 minutes Soren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling retells and interprets the story of Abraham and Isaac. In Kierkegaard's hands the story becomes a model for the human predicament. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Clare Carlisle provides an interesting overview of some of Kierkegaard's themes in this book. |