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Infinity
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What is infinity? What kind of things are infinite? How can some infinities be larger than others? If you subtract infinity from infinity, you are still left with infinity! But what does that mean?
Infinity is a puzzling concept. Mathematicians say ... more |
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Prostitution
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Is prostitution morally objectionable? Should it be illegal? Or is it simply a market transaction, where one party sells a service for a price that another party is willing to pay, and no third party is harmed?
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Imagination
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What is the imagination? What led Mother Nature to make it such an important part of our make-up?
A lot of our thinking, and even our perception, has to do not only with what is, but what might be, and what would have been. That is, the imagination ... more |
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Science vs. Pseudoscience
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Is cultural anthropology a science? Are abstract economics, string-theory, and evolutionary psychology sciences or pseudo-sciences? Is pseudo-science just politically incorrect science? Or is there an objective difference?
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Forgiveness
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- Is forgiveness really a virtue?
Justice is a virtue and so, many claim, is forgiveness. But they seem inconsistent. John and Ken discuss South African reconciliation, truly evil people, and the virtue of forgiveness with Charles Griswold from ... more |
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Experimental Philosophy
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Philosophical reasoning relies on intuitions--but where do these intuitions come from? Are our intuitions always correct? Are they ever correct? How can we determine what people really think about important issues?
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Jewish Philosophy
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Who or what is God? By what rules should people live? And what does Maimonides have to say about diets and bathing?
Rabbis and Talmudic scholars have spent centuries puzzling over theology, texts, and life. In the process they came up with many ... more |
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Ethics In Sport
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Once upon a time, student athletes were students first, athletes second; the Olympics was about amateurism and the pursuit of excellence, not the pursuit of endorsements; and professional athletes enhanced the physics through rigorous work-outs, not ... more |
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Would You Want to Live Forever?
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Pick your favorite age. You are healthy, career thriving, family intact (at least pretend!). Would you like to live forever at that age, in that health, with those friends and family members also living forever with you? Immortality, on earth? How ... more |
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El poder de la mercadotecnia audaz de Joe Vitale
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FonoLibro se complace en presentar el audiolibro en español “El poder de la mercadotecnia audaz” de uno de los maestros de El Secreto y experto del comportamiento humano y la mercadotecnia, Joe Vitale.
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La ley de atraccion en el mundo del pensamiento de William W. Atkinson
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FonoLibro se complace en presentar el audiolibro de uno de los títulos de metafísica más leídos de todos los tiempos, “La Ley de Atracción en el Mundo del Pensamiento,” o conocido también como ... more |
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Blink de Malcolm Gladwell
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FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el bestseller del New York Times “BLINK” – El Poder de Pensar, Sin Pensar- de Malcolm Gladwell.
En su aclamado bestseller, “El Punto Clave,” Malcolm Gladwell redefine como ... more |
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Drug Legalization
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Does America's drug problem rest on confused philosophy?
Listen in and get more confused as Ken and John discuss the philosophical issues underlying arguments for and against the legalization of drugs with Peter de Marneffe from Arizona State ... more |
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Patriotism versus Cosmopolitanism
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Is your loyalty to America and Americans more important than the common humanity you share with everyone on the globe?
John and Ken are joined by Debra Satz, Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, to cast a critical eye on patriotism, ... more |
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Suicide
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Taking human life is wrong, but what if it is one's own life? Is suicide worse or less bad than murder? Is it wrong at all? Can suicide be rational? How about helping another commit suicide?
The Philosophers discuss the metaphysics and morality of ... more |
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Philosophical Shout-out
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John and Ken open the phones and the inbox to their listeners, answering questions about art, politics, proof, and philosophy itself. On this special edition of Philosophy Talk our devoted listeners are our guests, as they call in and ask John and ... more |
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What Is A Child?
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What is a child? How are their minds different? And what are the moral implications of these differences for how we should treat them?
Back in the middle ages, people thought of children simply as little adults. Modern psychology has destroyed that ... more |
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Humor
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What is humor? What makes some jokes funny? Why did the chicken cross the road? And what's so funny about philosophy anyway?
Tune in for deep thoughts and big laughs as John and Ken welcome Ted Cohen, Professor in Philosophy, the College, the ... more |
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Philosophy of Flirting
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What is flirting? Can you flirt without intending to? Can you flirt by dressing a certain way? By walking a certain way? Is flirtatious behavior culturally relative? Could you flirt with a robot? With your own long-term partner? With an idea?
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Immigration
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What are the effects of immigration on culture in America? Does it promote homogenization, diversity, or both? Cultural enrichment, or assimilation? What challenges does immigration raise? What immigration policies should the American government ... more |
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Humans: The Irrational Animal
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Some psychologists claim to have demonstrated that humans are systematically, deeply and perhaps irredeemably irrational in their reasoning and decision making. But what is rationality and why does it matter? If we are really so irrational, how have ... more |
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Liberty vs. Security
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Edward Gibbon and James Madison both noted how liberties in Rome were among the victims of its growing empire. Is our society facing a similar problem, given what some public figures have said about choosing between how much liberty and how much ... more |
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Varieties of Love
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Is love just a (second-hand) emotion? Is love a single thing, or just a word we use to express any number of unrelated emotions? Is love intrinsically irrational? What have philosophers said about love? Did they know what they were talking ... more |
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Autonomy
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Philosophers call a person autonomous if she is responsible not just for what she does but also for the principles and rules that guide her. But does this really make sense? Aren't we all just products of culture, education and genes? Join John and ... more |
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Philosophy and the Law
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With what right do governments make and enforce laws? To what extent are citizens obligated to obey the law, even if a law is unjust?
John and Ken talk about philosophy and the law with Jules Coleman from Yale University, author of The Practice of ... more |
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