Podcast Episodes

Episode #249 ... The Trap of Modern Cynicism - Peter Sloterdijk

Today we talk about the book Critique of Cynical Reason by Peter Sloterdijk. Cynicism as a defense mechanism. Why the cynic isn't crazy. The way it l…

22 hours ago

Episode #248 ... What philosophers say about lying.

Today we talk about some of the best arguments for and against lying in the history of philosophy. Hope you love it. :)

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4 weeks ago

Episode #247 ... The Failure of the Modern University - Alasdair MacIntyre

Today we talk about some of Macintyre's later work. How he thinks philosophy isn’t optional. It’s already hiding inside everything we do. How he thin…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Episode #246 ... The Myth of the Self-Made Person - Alasdair Macintyre

Today we talk about Macintyre's book Dependent Rational Animals. Hope you love it. :)

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2 months ago

Episode #245 ... The Rival Moral Approaches of the Modern World - Alasdair Macintyre

Today we talk about the book Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry by Alasdair Macintyre. We talk about each of the different sets of assumptions peo…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode #244 ... After Virtue - Alasdair MacIntyre (why moral conversations feel unsatisfying)

Today we talk about the book After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre. We talk about his genealogy of moral discourse. The teleologies of Aristotle. The fa…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode #243 ... Hamlet - William Shakespeare

Today we talk about the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare. We compare more traditional takes on the themes of the play to a more modern, phi…

6 months ago

Episode #242 ... Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

Today we talk about the philosophy behind the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. We talk about how ineffective violence and honor codes ar…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode #241 ... The Tragedy of Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare

Today we talk about the philosophical themes of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. We talk about the hypocrisy and false nostalgia …

7 months, 1 week ago

Episode #240 ... Varieties of Religion Today (Charles Taylor)

Today we talk more about the work of Charles Taylor and his book The Varieties of Religion Today. We look at different answers to a classic question …

7 months, 2 weeks ago