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Ep. 363: Franz Brentano's Moral Epistemology (Part One)
On "The Origin of the Knowledge of Right and Wrong" (1889). What justifies basic moral facts? Brentano claims that right there in our experience, we …
1 year, 6 months ago
PEL Presents PMP #192: Exhibitionist Reality TV
We acknowledge this hugely popular form of "entertainment" recently embodied by The Baldwins, but popularized by shows like The Osbournes and The Kar…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 362: Ecclesiastes: Biblical Existentialism? (Part Two)
Continuing on Ecclesiastes with guest Jesse Peterson, getting into some more close reading of particular sections. We make some connection from the a…
1 year, 6 months ago
PEL Presents PMP#191: Saturday Night Liver
Are we taking for granted this unique, talent-filled weekly nationally televised live comedy event that's been around for 50 years? (as in "What do w…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 362: Ecclesiastes: Biblical Existentialism? (Part One)
Ecclesiastes is often cited as one of the most philosophical books of the Bible, so we approached it in that spirit with the help of Jesse M. Peterso…
1 year, 7 months ago
PEL Presents NEM#228: John "JR" Robinson: Omnipresent Drummer
JR has drummed on over 200 US Billboard Hot 100 songs and 50 Grammy winning tunes. He was in Rufus w/ Chaka Khan in the late 70s/early 80s, has relea…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 361: Marx on Machines (Part Two)
On "Fragment on Machines" (1858). Shouldn't automating work free workers? Not according to Marx, until capitalism is overthrown. Until then, automati…
1 year, 7 months ago
PEL Presents PMP#190: The Substance: Act Your Age!
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al discuss the Coralie Fargeat/Demi Moore film The Substance in light of its Oscar nominations, along with related refle…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 361: Marx on Machines (Part One)
We finish our treatment of Capital, Ch. 1, covering the little bit that Marx says about actual communism (he was wary of utopianism, contra his reput…
1 year, 7 months ago
PEL Presents PvI#89: Improv 4 Change w/ Shawn and Aaron from srsly wrong
Mark and Bill are joined by two north-of-the-border podcasters, Shawn Vulliez and Aaron Moritz, who incorporate both improv and philosophy in their d…
1 year, 7 months ago