Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Philosophy themes • Critiques of society and economics • Analysis of consciousness and free will • Ethical discussions • Historical and modern thinkers • Connections between philosophy and daily life • Mysticism and metaphysics
This podcast, "Philosophize This!," offers an educational journey into the world of philosophy, accessible to listeners without requiring prior philosophical expertise. The show is designed to be beginner-friendly, breaking down complex thinkers and ideas that have shaped our world, and presenting them in chronological order to help listeners better understand the evolution of philosophical thought.
The episodes delve into a wide array of philosophical topics, addressing both historical and contemporary issues. Common themes include critiques of modern societal structures, such as capitalism, meritocracy, and consumerism. The podcast engages with prominent philosophers and ideas, exploring, for instance, Heidegger's thoughts on metaphysics and the framing of reality, Nietzsche's views on Western society and the concept of the Ubermensch, and Deleuze's interpretations of difference and art.
Mysticism and the limitations posed by modern life on our connection with Being are also explored, as well as discussions of philosophical frameworks like Phenomenology and Existentialism. The show addresses ethical and moral questions, highlighting approaches to justice, capitalism, and the role of education and activism.
Philosophical figures such as Slavoj Zizek, Martha Nussbaum, Mark Fisher, and Simone Weil are featured prominently, each bringing unique perspectives on ideology, emotions, and societal issues. Episodes touch on the interplay between freedom and security, the impact of technology on society, and the evolution of thought on consciousness and free will. Critical discussions include the challenges posed by neoliberalism, the effects of fear on democracy, and the concept of capitalist realism.
Overall, "Philosophize This!" seeks to distill complex philosophical ideas, making them accessible and relevant to contemporary listeners. The podcast offers a diverse exploration of philosophical traditions, encouraging listeners to engage with and reflect on the world around them.
Episodes:
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Episode #215 ... How Mysticism is missing in our modern lives. (Critchley, Heidegger)
2024-Oct-30
31 minutes
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Episode #214 ... Framing our Being in a completely different way. (Heidegger)
2024-Oct-21
37 minutes
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Episode #213 ... Deleuze Interprets Nietzsche (Difference, Joy, Affirmation)
2024-Oct-13
37 minutes
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Episode #212 ... Nietzsche and Critchley on the tragic perspective. (Amor Fati pt. 2)
2024-Sep-30
38 minutes
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Episode #211 ... Nietzsche returns with a hammer!
2024-Sep-22
40 minutes
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Episode #210 ... The Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paulo Freire, Education)
2024-Sep-12
38 minutes
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Episode #209 ... Improving our world through applied ethics. (Peter Singer, Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek)
2024-Aug-26
36 minutes
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Episode #208 ... The moral evolution of a philosopher. (Peter Singer)
2024-Aug-18
44 minutes
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Episode #207 ... Fear is toxic to a democracy. (Martha Nussbaum)
2024-Aug-01
35 minutes
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Episode #206 ... Capitalism is dead. This is Technofeudalism. (Yanis Varoufakis)
2024-Jul-21
37 minutes
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Episode #205 ... Why a meritocracy is corrosive to society. (Michael Sandel)
2024-Jul-01
32 minutes
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Episode #204 ... The importance of philosophy, justice and the common good. (Michael Sandel)
2024-Jun-24
37 minutes
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Episode #203 ... Why the future is being slowly cancelled. - Postmodernism (Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism)
2024-Jun-17
39 minutes
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Episode #202 ... Why we can't think beyond capitalism. - Neoliberalism (Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism)
2024-Jun-03
35 minutes
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Episode #201 ... Resistance, Love, and the importance of Failure. (Zizek, Byung Chul Han)
2024-May-06
36 minutes
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Episode #200 ... The Postmodern subject and "ideology without ideology" (Zizek, Byung Chul Han, Marx)
2024-Apr-27
34 minutes
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Episode #199 ... A conservative communist's take on global capitalism and desire. (Zizek, Marx, Lacan)
2024-Apr-15
44 minutes
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Episode #198 ... The truth is in the process. - Zizek pt. 3 (ideology, dialectics)
2024-Mar-24
37 minutes
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Episode #197 ... New Atheists and cosmic purpose without God - (Zizek, Goff, Nagel)
2024-Mar-10
38 minutes
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Episode #196 ... The improbable Slavoj Zizek - Part 1
2024-Feb-24
33 minutes
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Episode #195 ... Could Anarcho-Capitalism be the solution to our problems? - Anarchism pt. 4 (Rothbard, Friedman, Malice)
2024-Feb-10
31 minutes
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Episode #194 ... Do we really need the police? - Anarchism pt. 3 - (Gelderloos, Security)
2024-Jan-27
31 minutes
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Episode #193 ...The chief export of the western world is trash. - Anarchism pt. 2 (Bookchin, Social Ecology)
2024-Jan-09
32 minutes
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Episode #192 ... Should we overthrow the government tomorrow? - Anarchism pt. 1 (Chomsky, Malatesta)
2023-Dec-25
28 minutes
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Episode #191 ... The modern day concentration camp and the failure of human rights. (Giorgio Agamben)
2023-Dec-05
29 minutes
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Episode #190 ... Are emotions a waste of time? - Neo-Stoicism (Martha Nussbaum)
2023-Nov-27
31 minutes
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Episode #189 ... Everything that connects us is slowly disappearing. - Byung Chul Han pt. 2
2023-Oct-03
30 minutes
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Episode #188 ... Achievement Society and the rise of narcissism, depression and anxiety - Byung-Chul Han
2023-Sep-07
32 minutes
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Episode #187 ... How much freedom would you trade for security? (Foucault, Hobbes, Mill, Agamben)
2023-Aug-31
37 minutes
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Episode #186 ... Are we heading for a digital prison? - Panopticon (Foucault, Bentham, Cave)
2023-Aug-24
36 minutes
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Episode #185 ... Should we prepare for an AI revolution?
2023-Aug-10
38 minutes
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Episode #184 ... Is Artificial Intelligence really an existential risk?
2023-Aug-02
35 minutes
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Episode #183 ... Is ChatGPT really intelligent?
2023-Jul-22
29 minutes
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Episode #182 ... What if free will is an illusion?
2023-Jul-02
28 minutes
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Episode #181 ... What if consciousness is an illusion?
2023-Jun-23
25 minutes
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Episode #180 ... What if everything is consciousness? - Phillip Goff on Panpsychism
2023-May-24
35 minutes
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Episode #179 ... Why is consciousness something worth talking about?
2023-Apr-24
35 minutes
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Episode #178 ... Susan Sontag - How Much Is Your View Of Everything Affected By Metaphors?
2023-Apr-05
36 minutes
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Episode #177 ... Susan Sontag - Do you speak the language of pictures and videos?
2023-Mar-22
33 minutes
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Episode #176 ... Susan Sontag - Do you criticize yourself the way you criticize a movie?
2023-Mar-01
33 minutes
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Episode #175 ... Simone Weil - Vessels of God
2023-Feb-02
28 minutes
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Episode #174 ... Simone Weil - The Mathematician
2023-Feb-02
30 minutes
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Episode #173 ... Simone Weil - The Need for Roots
2023-Jan-10
31 minutes
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Episode #172 ... Simone Weil - Attention
2022-Nov-21
37 minutes
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Episode #171 ... Guy Debord - The Society of the Spectacle
2022-Nov-01
40 minutes
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Episode #170 ... Albert Camus - The Fall
2022-Sep-23
38 minutes
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Episode #169 ... Bruno Latour - We Have Never Been Modern
2022-Aug-20
28 minutes
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Episode #168 ... Introduction to an Ethics of Care
2022-Jul-13
42 minutes
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Episode #167 ... Jose Ortega - Revolt of the Masses
2022-Jun-25
26 minutes
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Episode #166 ... Jose Ortega - Circumstance
2022-Jun-01
29 minutes
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Episode #165 ... Ralph Waldo Emerson - Nature and Other Things
2022-Apr-30
27 minutes
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Episode #164 ... Ralph Waldo Emerson - Self Reliance
2022-Apr-22
33 minutes
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Episode #163 ... The Creation of Meaning - Escape From Evil
2022-Mar-02
29 minutes
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Episode #162 ... The Creation of Meaning - The Denial of Death
2022-Jan-25
26 minutes
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Episode #161 ... Karl Popper - The Open Society and Its Enemies
2022-Jan-15
32 minutes
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Episode #160 ... The Creation of Meaning - Kierkegaard - Silence, Obedience and Joy
2022-Jan-05
36 minutes
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Episode #159 ... The Creation of Meaning - Nietzsche - Amor Fati
2021-Nov-10
29 minutes
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Episode #158 ... The Creation of Meaning - Nietzsche - The Ascetic Ideal
2021-Oct-05
30 minutes
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Episode #157 ... The Creation of Meaning - Beauvoir
2021-Sep-01
24 minutes
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Episode #156 ... Emil Cioran part 2 - Failure and Suicide
2021-Aug-10
28 minutes
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Episode #155 ... Emil Cioran - Absurdity and Nothingness
2021-Jul-08
23 minutes
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Episode #154 ... Pragmatism and Truth
2021-Jun-22
20 minutes
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Episode #153 ... The Frankfurt School - Walter Benjamin pt. 2 - Distraction
2021-Apr-01
24 minutes
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Episode #152 ... The Frankfurt School - Walter Benjamin pt. 1
2021-Mar-19
23 minutes
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Episode #151 ... The Frankfurt School - Erich Fromm on Freedom
2021-Feb-06
25 minutes
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Episode #150 ... The Frankfurt School - Erich Fromm on Love
2021-Jan-31
22 minutes
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Episode #149 ... On Media pt. 2 - Marshall McLuhan
2021-Jan-05
26 minutes
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Episode #148 ... On Media pt. 1 - Manufacturing Consent
2020-Dec-14
24 minutes
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Episode #147 ... Being and Becoming
2020-Nov-10
22 minutes
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Episode #146 ... Bergson on Laughter pt. 2 - Vitalism
2020-Oct-20
25 minutes
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Episode #145 ... Bergson on Laughter pt. 1 - History
2020-Sep-19
23 minutes
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Episode #144 ... Max Weber - Iron Cage
2020-Jun-29
23 minutes
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Episode #143 ... Jürgen Habermas pt. 1 - The Public Sphere
2020-Apr-30
25 minutes
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Episode #142 ... Richard Rorty
2020-Apr-15
28 minutes
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Episode #141 ... Isaiah Berlin pt. 2 - Pluralism and Culture
2020-Mar-28
23 minutes
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Episode #140 ... Isaiah Berlin pt. 1 - Pluralism
2020-Mar-11
22 minutes
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Episode #139 ... Friedrich Von Hayek - The Road to Serfdom
2020-Feb-12
23 minutes
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Episode #138 ... Robert Nozick - The Minimal State
2020-Jan-21
23 minutes
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Episode #137 ... John Rawls - A Theory of Justice
2019-Dec-30
27 minutes
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Episode #136 ... Hannah Arendt - The Banality of Evil
2019-Oct-31
29 minutes
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Episode 135 ... Leo Strauss - Ancients vs. Moderns
2019-Oct-08
25 minutes
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Episode #134 ... Consequences of Reason
2019-Aug-07
25 minutes
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Episode #133 ... Carl Schmitt on Liberalism pt. 2
2019-Jul-01
22 minutes
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Episode #132 ... Carl Schmitt on Liberalism pt. 1
2019-Jul-01
22 minutes
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Episode #131 ... Gramsci - Cultural Hegemony
2019-May-22
24 minutes
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Episode #130 ... Dewey and Lippman on Democracy
2019-Apr-30
21 minutes
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Episode #129 ... Gilles Deleuze pt. 5 - Difference
2019-Mar-16
22 minutes
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Episode #128 ... Gilles Deleuze pt. 4 - Flows
2019-Mar-16
22 minutes
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Episode #127 ... Gilles Deleuze pt. 3 - Anti-Oedipus
2019-Feb-07
29 minutes
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Episode #126 ... Gilles Deleuze pt. 2 - Immanence
2018-Dec-22
22 minutes
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Episode #125 ... Gilles Deleuze pt. 1 - What is Philosophy?
2018-Dec-08
22 minutes
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Episode #124 ... Simulacra and Simulation
2018-Oct-25
30 minutes
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Episode #123 ... Michel Foucault pt. 3 - Power
2018-Sep-24
21 minutes
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Episode #122 ... Michel Foucault pt. 2 - The Order of Things
2018-Sep-24
21 minutes
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Episode #121 ... Michel Foucault pt. 1
2018-Aug-15
34 minutes
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Episode #120 ... Logical Positivism
2018-Jul-27
26 minutes
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Episode #119 ... Derrida and Words
2018-Jun-25
20 minutes
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Episode #118 ... A Basic Look At Postmodernism
2018-May-21
22 minutes
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Episode #117 ... Structuralism and Mythology pt. 2
2018-Mar-18
26 minutes
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Episode #116 ... Structuralism and Mythology pt. 1
2018-Mar-18
27 minutes
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Episode #115 ... Structuralism and Context
2018-Jan-28
32 minutes
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Episode #114 ... The Frankfurt School pt. 7 - The Great Refusal
2017-Dec-23
37 minutes
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Episode #113 ... The Frankfurt School pt. 6 - Art As A Tool For Liberation
2017-Dec-02
22 minutes
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Episode #112 ... The Frankfurt School pt. 5 - Civilization
2017-Nov-06
29 minutes
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Episode #111 ... The Frankfurt School pt. 4 - Eros
2017-Oct-20
25 minutes
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Episode #110 ... The Frankfurt School pt. 3 - The Culture Industry
2017-Sep-07
27 minutes
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Episode #109 ... The Frankfurt School pt. 2 - The Enlightenment
2017-Aug-26
25 minutes
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Episode #108 ... The Frankfurt School pt. 1 - Introduction
2017-Aug-17
29 minutes
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Episode #107 ... Simone De Beauvoir pt .3 - Responsibility
2017-Jul-29
25 minutes
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Episode #106 ... Simone De Beauvoir pt. 2 - The Ethics of Ambiguity
2017-Jul-19
24 minutes
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Episode #105 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 6 - The Self
2017-Jul-09
26 minutes
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Episode #104 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 5 - Consciousness is Freedom
2017-Jun-01
29 minutes
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Episode #103 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 4 - The Quest For Certainty
2017-May-24
31 minutes
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Episode #102 ... Heidegger pt. 3 - Authenticity
2017-May-12
31 minutes
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Episode #101 ... Heidegger pt. 2 - Science and Technology
2017-Apr-30
25 minutes
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Episode #100 ... Heidegger pt. 1 - Phenomenology and Dasein
2017-Apr-14
30 minutes
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Episode #099 ... Schopenhauer pt. 2 - Ethics
2017-Mar-29
22 minutes
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Episode #098 ... Schopenhauer pt. 1 - Metaphysics and Love
2017-Mar-14
22 minutes
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Episode #097 ... Wittgenstein ep. 1
2017-Mar-01
25 minutes
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Episode #096 ... Is Ayn Rand A Philosopher?
2017-Jan-20
24 minutes
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Episode #095 ... Are you living in a simulation?
2016-Dec-30
26 minutes
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Episode #094 ... A Look at Suffering
2016-Nov-24
29 minutes
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Episode #093 ... Nietzsche pt. 4 - Love
2016-Nov-06
26 minutes
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Episode #092 ... Nietzsche pt. 3 - Thus Spoke Zarathustra
2016-Oct-04
29 minutes
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Episode #091 ... Nietzsche pt. 2 - The Will to Power
2016-Sep-21
27 minutes
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Episode #090 ... Nietzsche pt. 1 - God is dead and so is Captain Morgan
2016-Aug-26
27 minutes
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Episode #089 ... Simone De Beauvoir - The Second Sex
2016-Aug-17
30 minutes
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Episode #088 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 3 - The Great Debate
2016-Jul-27
26 minutes
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Episode #087 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 2
2016-Jul-14
23 minutes
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Episode #086 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 1 - Freedom
2016-Jun-29
22 minutes
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Episode #085 ... Peter Singer on Effective Altruism
2016-Jun-21
23 minutes
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Episode #084 ... William James on Truth
2016-Jun-14
26 minutes
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Episode #083 ... Henry David Thoreau
2016-Jun-04
25 minutes
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Episode #082 ... Austrians and Marx
2016-May-26
25 minutes
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Episode #081 ... Capitalism vs. Communism
2016-May-11
24 minutes
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Episode #80 ... Feuerbach on Religion
2016-May-03
28 minutes
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Episode #079 ... Kierkegaard on Anxiety
2016-Mar-23
21 minutes
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Episode #078 ... Marx and Kierkegaard on Religion pt. 2
2016-Jan-27
23 minutes
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Episode #077 ... Marx and Kierkegaard on Religion pt. 1
2016-Jan-17
24 minutes
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Episode #076 ... Hegel's God
2015-Dec-31
24 minutes
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Episode #075 ... How To Win An Argument Pt. 2
2015-Dec-21
23 minutes
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Episode #074 ... Hegel Returns
2015-Dec-17
26 minutes
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Episode #073 ... How To Win An Argument Pt. 1
2015-Dec-01
28 minutes
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Episode #072 ... Insecurity
2015-Nov-18
32 minutes
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Episode #071 ... Is Killing Animals For Food Morally Justifiable?
2015-Nov-01
28 minutes
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Episode #070 ... Off Moodiness
2015-Oct-20
22 minutes
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Episode #069 ... An Appeal To Reason
2015-Oct-12
29 minutes
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Episode #068 ... On Moodiness
2015-Oct-06
21 minutes
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Episode #067 ... What Hegel Was Saying!
2015-Sep-21
21 minutes
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Episode #066 ... Hegel pt. 1 - Introduction
2015-Sep-14
18 minutes
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Episode #065 ... Mary Wollstonecraft
2015-Sep-07
22 minutes
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Episode #064 ... Interpreting Interpretations
2015-Aug-19
20 minutes
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Episode #063 ... Kant pt. 8 - Limits of Knowledge
2015-Jul-01
28 minutes
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Episode #062 ... Kant pt. 7 - Suicide
2015-Jun-23
32 minutes
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Episode #061 ... Kant pt. 6 - What is Enlightenment?
2015-Jun-14
26 minutes
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Episode #060 ... Kant pt. 5 - The Sublime
2015-Jun-01
30 minutes
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Episode #059 ... Kant pt. 4 - Categorical Trolley Cars
2015-May-28
27 minutes
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Episode #058 ... Kant pt. 3 - Deontology vs Consequentialism
2015-May-20
26 minutes
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Episode #057 ... Kant pt. 2 - The Actual Introduction
2015-May-11
23 minutes
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Episode #056 ... Kant pt. 1 - An Introduction to the Introduction
2015-Apr-22
25 minutes
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Episode #055 ... Interview on Hume with Massimo Pigliucci
2015-Apr-01
30 minutes
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Episode #054 ... Hume pt. 4 - Art
2015-Mar-27
29 minutes
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Episode #053 ... David Hume pt. 3 - Custom
2015-Mar-16
23 minutes
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Episode #052 ... David Hume pt. 2 - Design
2015-Mar-05
29 minutes
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Episode #051 ... David Hume pt. 1
2015-Feb-25
29 minutes
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Episode #050 ... Are You Left Or Right?
2015-Feb-07
26 minutes
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Episode #049 ... Adam Smith pt. 2 - The Tip of the Iceberg of Wealth
2015-Jan-27
29 minutes
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Episode #048 ... Adam Smith pt. 1 - Specialization
2015-Jan-18
23 minutes
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Episode #047 ... Rousseau pt. 3 - The General Will
2015-Jan-10
24 minutes
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Episode #046 ... Rousseau pt. 2 - Democracy, Aristocracy or Monarchy?
2015-Jan-02
29 minutes
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Episode #045 ... Rousseau Government pt. 1
2014-Dec-15
26 minutes
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Episode #044 ... Slavery
2014-Dec-02
36 minutes
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Episode #043 ... Tolerance
2014-Nov-21
27 minutes
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Episode #042 ... Optimism
2014-Nov-12
28 minutes
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Episode #041 ... Belief
2014-Nov-04
36 minutes
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Episode #040 ... Superstition
2014-Oct-16
49 minutes
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Episode #039 ... The Limits of Empiricism
2014-Oct-08
26 minutes
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Episode #038 ... Leibniz pt. 2 - The Best of All Possible Worlds
2014-Oct-02
26 minutes
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Episode #037 ... Leibniz pt. 1 - A Million Points of Light
2014-Sep-23
32 minutes
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Episode #036 ... John Locke pt. 2 - The Blank Slate
2014-Sep-15
28 minutes
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Episode #035 ... John Locke pt. 1
2014-Sep-09
30 minutes
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Episode #034 ... Spinoza pt. 2 - Force of Nature
2014-Sep-02
27 minutes
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Episode #033 ... Spinoza pt. 1 - From Baruch to Benedicto
2014-Aug-26
26 minutes
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Episode #032 ... Blaise Pascal pt. 2 - +EV your way to success!!
2014-Aug-19
28 minutes
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Episode #031 ... Pascal's Wager
2014-Aug-12
27 minutes
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Episode #030 ... Descartes pt. 3 - God Exists
2014-Aug-05
24 minutes
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Episode #029 ... Descartes pt. 2 - See episode description
2014-Jul-16
26 minutes
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Episode #028 ... Rene Descartes pt. 1 - Context
2014-Jul-09
26 minutes
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Episode #027 ... Thomas Hobbes pt. 2
2014-Jul-01
28 minutes
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Episode #026 ... Thomas Hobbes pt. 1 - The Social Contract
2014-Jun-17
29 minutes
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Episode #025 ... A Scientific Method For Your Life!
2014-Jun-10
28 minutes
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Episode #024 ... Montaigne
2014-Jun-04
26 minutes
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Episode #023 ... Machiavelli
2014-May-20
25 minutes
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Episode #022 ... Blast off to the Renaissance!
2014-May-13
26 minutes
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Episode #021 ... One God - St. Thomas Aquinas
2014-May-05
25 minutes
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Episode #020 ... Two Medieval Approaches To God
2014-Apr-24
34 minutes
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Episode #019 ... Three Islamic Truths
2014-Apr-14
31 minutes
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Episode #018 ... Avicenna
2014-Apr-04
25 minutes
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Episode #017 ... Boethius
2014-Mar-26
23 minutes
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Episode #016 ... Saint Augustine
2014-Feb-28
29 minutes
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Episode #015 ... A Period of Transition - Plotinus
2014-Feb-13
37 minutes
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Episode #014 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 5 - A Race To The Dark Ages
2014-Jan-18
43 minutes
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Episode #013 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 4 - Skepticism
2014-Jan-05
46 minutes
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Episode #012 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 3 - Hallmarks of Stoic Ethics
2013-Dec-20
48 minutes
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Episode #011 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 2 - The Early Stoa and the Cynics
2013-Dec-07
41 minutes
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Episode #010 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 1 - Epicurus
2013-Nov-24
47 minutes
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Episode #009 ... The Buddha
2013-Nov-11
43 minutes
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Episode #008 ... Confucianism
2013-Oct-29
40 minutes
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Episode #007 ... Daoism
2013-Aug-10
39 minutes
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Episode #006 ... Aristotle Pt. 2
2013-Jul-26
37 minutes
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Episode #005 ... Aristotle Pt. 1
2013-Jul-14
38 minutes
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Episode #004 ... Plato
2013-Jul-01
45 minutes
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Episode #003 ... Socrates and the Sophists
2013-Jun-23
39 minutes
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Episode #002 ... Presocratic Philosophy - Italian
2013-Jun-15
36 minutes
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Episode #001 ... Presocratic Philosophy - Ionian
2013-Jun-06
49 minutes
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