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Existentialism
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Being and Nothingness, the for-itself and the in-itself, bad faith, and the existential predicament; these Existentialist concepts were central to the philosophical scene in Europe and America after World War II. Join the Philosophers as they examine ... more |
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Beauty
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Are there objective standards of beauty? Or is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Must art be beautiful to be great art? What is the role of the experience of beauty in a good life?
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Can Science Explain Consciousness?
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Humans are conscious, billiard balls are not, and computers aren't either. But all three are just collections of molecules, aren't they? What is consciousness, and does it go beyond what science can explain? Join John and Ken as they probe the limits ... more |
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Postmodernism
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What are the main hallmarks of the postmodern? How does the "postmodern" differ from the "modern?" Is the postmodern an improvement over the modern?
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Consciousness
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Is the conscious mind just the brain or something more? Can science explain consciousness? How does Ken know that John is a conscious being and not just an automaton programmed to act like a conscious being? Or is John just an automaton?
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Language and Thought
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You might think our thought simply determine what we say. But maybe the language we speak is what really determines the thoughts we can have. As Wittgenstein famously wrote, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world." And Benjamin Lee ... more |
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Happiness
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Is happiness a mere psychological state? And if so, what's so important about it? Is there anything more to being happy than just thinking you're happy? Or is happiness a way of life?
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Believing in God
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Some have argued that there aren't any good arguments for believing in God. Is belief in God just an act of faith without reason? Plenty of philosophers would disagree. Why are philosophers so divided on the matter? In this episode Ken and John ... more |
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American Pragmatism
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Pragmatism is perhaps America's most distinctive contribution to philosophy. Developed by Pierce, Dewey, and James in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, pragmatism holds that both the meaning and the truth of any idea is a function of its ... more |
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Wittgenstein
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What are the basic tenets of Wittgenstein's philosophy? What is their enduring legacy?
The Austrian/British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein exercised enormous influence over philosophy in the middle third of the last century, and his view and his ... more |
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Descartes
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The 17th Century philosopher René Descartes is often considered the father of modern philosophy. His Meditations are a staple in introductory philosophy courses, and his views on the relation of mind and body have dominated philosophical ... more |
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Nietzsche
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Was Friedrich Nietzsche a mysogynistic Nazi-supporter, or an artistic visionary who sought to set us free from our moralistic chains?
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Where Does Morality Come From?
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School teachers, preachers, parents, and even a few philosophers often claim to be authorities on the dictates of morality, but where does morality really come from? From society's customs? From God's commandments? From the cold, impersonal ... more |
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What Is Art?
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Anything someone wants to call art? Or are there some objective criteria, that not every instance of paint smeared on canvas and not every murder mystery meets? What are the main philosophies of art? Are any of them plausible?
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Hegel
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is without doubt one of the most influential philosophers of all time. He has, however, been largely ignored by American "analytic" philosophers of the twentieth century. John in particular, and Ken to a lesser extent, ... more |
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Aristotle
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Aristotle's philosophical doctrines have permeated and helped shape Western Culture in spheres as disparate as cosmology, biology, ethics, physics, politics, and logic. John and Ken are joined by Chris Bobonich, from Stanford University, author of ... more |
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Stoicism
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Who were the original Stoics? What were their arguments? And is being stoic a good idea?
People who don't seem affected by emotions are often called "stoic." But there's a lot more to Stoicism than simply being unaffected. Stoicism dates back to ... more |
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The Indispensable Emotions
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Where would we be without emotions?
Many philosophers throughout history have thought the emotions serve only to cloud our judgments and actions. Phrases like "He's just acting emotionally" or "Her judgment is clouded by emotion" are phrases of ... more |
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Aging and the Well-Lived Life
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Aging is a physical process that will always be with us. But conceptions of aging, views about the contributions older people can make to society, and what society owes them change from era to era and differ from culture to culture. In conjunction ... more |
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The Mystery of Mind
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Could our confidence that the mind is just the brain working possibly be misplaced?
Modern science tells us that the mind is just the brain working. But science cannot yet tell us how consciousness, rationality, free will, autonomy, or even our ... more |
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Artificial Intelligence
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At least some versions of artificial intelligence are attempts not merely to model human intelligence, but to make computers and robots that exhibit it: that have thoughts, use language, and even have free will. Does this make sense? What would it ... more |
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