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Ep. 369: Philippa Foot's Naturalistic Ethics (Part Two)
Continuing on Natural Goodness, getting more into concrete cases of moral reasoning. How and why do we decide to keep promises, even in cases where v…
10 months ago
PEL Presents PvI#94: Storifying Philosophy w/ Kolby Granville
Kolby runs After Dinner Conversations, which curates short stories about philosophy. He's also been a "producer" of improv shows.
We talk about what …
10 months, 1 week ago
NEM#232: Chris Church Refines Power Pop
Chris has around 20 releases since 1991, mostly under his own name, while moonlighting as a metal guy and otherwise collaborating.
We discuss "She Lo…
10 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 369: Philippa Foot's Naturalistic Ethics (Part One)
On Natural Goodness (2001). Can we base ethics on the model of biology? Foot argues that just as we understand what a healthy specimen of a plant or …
10 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 368: Hume on Reason in Ethics (Part Two)
We conclude our discussion of A Treatise of Human Nature (1739): Book III, "Of Morals," plus a bit more discussion of An Enquiry Concerning the Princ…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
PEL Presents PMP#198: Andor: Grown-Up Star Wars
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al discuss Tony Gilroy's Star Wars Disney+ two-season TV show. Should this actually be a Star Wars show given how diffe…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
PEL Presents PvI#93: Poetry Stands its Ground w/ Shannon Bass and Audrey Kohler
Shannon the philosopher and Audrey the poet are Seattle improv buddies that form a duo called Closer to Clarity that uses improv to answer audience m…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 368: Hume Reason in Ethics (Part One)
We talk a bit more about David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), and add some parts of A Treatise of Human Nature (1739):…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
PEL Presents PMP#197: Medically Dramatic
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al discuss The Pitt and other medical dramas like ER, Gray's Anatomy, ad nauseam.
Doctors and patients grappling with…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 367: Hume on the Foundations of Ethics (Part Two)
Continuing on An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), talking about justice (i.e. property laws), why utility is pleasing and what all…
11 months ago