Description (podcaster-provided):
In this show we will try to explore deeply philosophical questions & the work of important philosophers. The aim is to have a philosophical dialogue with experts in their fields.
Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Expert interviews on philosophy • Kant scholarship • Chomsky, generative linguistics, mind, cognition, neuroscience • moral psychology, animal morality, evolution • philosophy of law, rule of law, natural law • climate ethics • social ontology, identity, open society • food philosophy, taste, recipes, gastrophysics, local food movements • corporate governance, sustainability, business ethics
This podcast features long-form philosophical conversations with academics and researchers, aiming to explore major questions in philosophy through dialogue with domain experts. Across the episodes, the show regularly combines close engagement with influential thinkers and traditions with interdisciplinary work that connects philosophy to empirical research and contemporary public issues.
A major strand centers on Immanuel Kant, with discussions of how Kant’s views bear on topics such as reason and autonomy, faith and religion, moral philosophy applied to business ethics, the mind and perception, and Kant’s approach to anthropology, emotion, and the human sciences. Another sustained strand examines Noam Chomsky’s influence across philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science, including debates about rationalism and empiricism, semantics and meaning, innate ideas, language acquisition and evolution, mental representation and computation, and the relationship between linguistic theory and neuroscience. These conversations also touch on Chomsky’s political and moral thought, including media critique and questions about human nature.
Beyond these two focal series, the podcast includes thematic explorations of the philosophy of law—covering jurisprudence, natural law theory, objectivity, and the rule of law—as well as social and political philosophy topics such as open society, social ontology, collective ethics, and identity. Additional series address applied and environmental themes, including philosophical perspectives on climate change and comparative Eastern–Western approaches, and a substantial set on food that spans aesthetics of taste, recipes and food ontology, gastrophysics and multisensory perception, local food movements, and the connections between eating and the good life. The podcast also includes discussions informed by biology and primatology on animal morality, evolution, and human nature.
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Episodes:
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The Open Society in the Age of Identity - Frank Hindriks
2025-Dec-09
86 minutes
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Re-Conceptualizing the Corporation: A New Approach
2025-Mar-05
106 minutes
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The Climate Crisis, Eastern-Western Philosophies, and The "China Question" | Graham Parkes | EP. 1
2022-Jul-20
99 minutes
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Moral Behavior in Animals, Evolution, & Human Nature | Frans de Waal | EP. 1 MMM
2022-Jan-03
95 minutes
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Taste as Experience: The Philosophy and Aesthetics of Food | Nicola Perullo | EP. 8 Food Series
2021-Dec-12
99 minutes
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Local Food Movements: An Evaluation | Ian Werkheiser | EP. 7 Food Series
2021-Nov-27
114 minutes
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Thinking Through Food: A Philosophical Introduction | Alexandra Plakias | EP. 6 Food Series
2021-Oct-20
76 minutes
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A Philosophy of Recipes | Food Ontology | Andrea Borghini | EP. 5 Food Series
2021-Sep-27
112 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #15: Language and Emotion: Perfect Imperfections? (with Norbert Corver)
2021-Sep-21
95 minutes
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Food & The Good Life | Nietzsche & Interpretation | Robert T. Valgenti | EP. 4 Food Series
2021-Sep-01
129 minutes
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Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating | Charles Spence | EP 3. Food Series
2021-Aug-29
148 minutes
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The Hierarchy of the Senses | Philosophy of Taste | Carolyn Korsmeyer | EP. 2 Food Series
2021-Jul-31
91 minutes
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On Food and Being Human | How Are We to Eat? | Lisa Heldke | EP. 1 Food Series
2021-Jul-18
79 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #14: Nim Chimpsky & Human Language Acquisition (with Laura-Ann Petitto)
2021-Jul-01
113 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #13: Intentionality, Ontology, & The Galilean Method (with Georges Rey)
2021-Jun-02
109 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #12: What Kind of Creatures Are We? (with Carol Rovane & Akeel Bilgrami)
2021-Apr-24
64 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #11: Language and Evolution (with Robert C. Berwick)
2021-Apr-18
92 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #10: Chomsky, France, & Human Nature (with Jean Bricmont)
2021-Mar-30
69 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #9: Philosophy of Generative Linguistics (with Peter Ludlow)
2021-Mar-07
113 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #8: Manufacturing Consent (with Anthony DiMaggio)
2021-Feb-17
85 minutes
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Kant on the Human Sciences, Biology, & Emotions (with Alix Cohen) | Immanuel Kant Philosophy #9
2020-Nov-24
52 minutes
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Kant and the Philosophy of Mind (with Anil Gomes) | Immanuel Kant Philosophy #8
2020-Oct-11
61 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #7: Semantics, Meaning, & Innate Ideas (with Paul Pietroski)
2020-Sep-15
58 minutes
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Noam Chomsky: Science, Philosophy, Morality, & Anarchism (INTERVIEW)
2020-Aug-27
63 minutes
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Introduction to Natural Law Theory (with Brian Bix) | Philosophy of Law #4
2020-Aug-20
48 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #6: Rationalism vs. Empiricism (with Norbert Hornstein)
2020-Aug-13
95 minutes
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Lon Fuller & The Morality of Law (with Colleen Murphy) | Philosophy of Law #3
2020-Aug-04
79 minutes
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Kant and the Foundations of Analytic Philosophy (with Robert Hanna) | Immanuel Kant Philosophy #7
2020-Jul-27
118 minutes
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Objectivity and the Rule of Law (with Matthew H. Kramer) | Philosophy of Law #2
2020-Jul-18
59 minutes
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Philosophy of Law (with Andrei Marmor) | Philosophy of Law #1
2020-Jul-12
77 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #5: Science, Common Sense, & Constructivism (with James McGilvray)
2020-Jul-08
97 minutes
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Kant on Religion & Rational Faith (with Lawrence Pasternack) | Immanuel Kant Philosophy #6
2020-Jul-04
88 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #4: The Neuroscience of Language (with David Poeppel)
2020-Jul-01
82 minutes
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Business Ethics: A Kantian Perspective (with Norman Bowie) | Immanuel Kant Philosophy #5
2020-Jul-01
45 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #3: Moral Cognition & Moral Competence (with John Mikhail)
2020-Jun-30
70 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #2: Naturalism, Mental Representation, & Computation (with Frances Egan)
2020-Jun-30
58 minutes
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Understanding Noam Chomsky #1: Philosophy, Science, Language, & Cognition (with John Collins)
2020-Jun-30
131 minutes
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Kant on Reason, Authority, & Autonomy (with Onora O'Neill) | Immanuel Kant Philosophy #4
2020-Jun-30
45 minutes
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Kant on Anthropology, Human Nature, & Education (with Robert Louden) | Immanuel Kant Philosophy #3
2020-Jun-30
60 minutes
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Robert Hanna: Kant's 'Sensibility First' approach & Affect of Reason (#2) | Philosophy Podcast
2020-Jun-30
55 minutes
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Robert Hanna: Interpreting Immanuel Kant & The Three Faces of Kant (#1) | Philosophy Podcast
2020-Apr-19
50 minutes
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