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What is The Meaning of Life?
Episode 180
What is the meaning of life? When we get down to it, why are we here as individuals? Why does life itself exist? What is all this for?I round off thi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Necessity of Self-Other Consciousness
Episode 179
When we deconstruct paradigms like self and other, it's tempting to dismiss it outright. But self-other consciousness serves a clear function, and wi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Self & Other As A Developmental Achievement
Episode 178
You have not always had a sense of self and other: you had to develop it during childhood. It is not a given, but a construct.This also means you can…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Standard Paradigm Regarding Other People
Episode 177
We tend to assume that other people are separate from us and have their own, independent experiences.Except these are highly questionable assumptions…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Do Other People Exist?
Episode 176
We tend to assume other people are separate and independent from us. But what if this was simply a useful assumption or paradigm, not the be all end …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Do Other People Exist?
Episode 176
We tend to assume other people are separate and independent from us. But what if this was simply a useful assumption or paradigm, not the be all end …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Deeply Questioning the Materialistic Paradigm
Episode 175
I propose that the materialistic paradigm is deeply flawed. While it is extremely useful and explanatory, it is underpinned by some highly questionab…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Do We Believe In Materialism?
Episode 174
There are very good reasons why materialism is the standard philosophical paradigm in the modern world, and here I outline them in a practical way.
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Three Essential Critiques of Materialism
Episode 173
There are three simple, essential critiques of materialism that seriously jeopardise its legitimacy.This is a snippet from yesterday's episode, Is Th…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Is The World Physical?
Episode 172
There's no shortage of big questions this month, and today we discuss whether the world is physical or not.This is part of my February philosophy ser…
4 months ago