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Is your gender up to you? | Shaun Stanley
Is your gender up to you? | Shaun Stanley

Season 4 Episode 10

Is gender a social construct? Is gender distinct from sex? And can you be wrong in your beliefs about your own gender?  

Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer…

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The Supreme Court and Abortion | Brian Leiter
The Supreme Court and Abortion | Brian Leiter

Season 3

Should Judges decide if and when women are entitled to abort their pregnancies? Should this choice be left up to congress? If abortion is immoral, sh…

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Martha Nussbaum on Disgust
Martha Nussbaum on Disgust

Season 4 Episode 4

What exactly makes us feel disgusted? Is disgust for a person or group ever justified? And is disgust useful, or should we try to eliminate it?


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Should we silence defectors? | Connor Kianpour
Should we silence defectors? | Connor Kianpour

Do defectors generally do something wrong when they contradict their group's values or beliefs? And is it permissible for the group to silence them, …

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Trans Sports | Jon Pike
Trans Sports | Jon Pike

Season 4 Episode 2

Are transathletes a minority group that warrant special protection?  Is the purpose of sport to be inclusive or fair? Should the Olympics exclude the…

3 years, 11 months ago

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The Problem with Democracy | Jason Brennan
The Problem with Democracy | Jason Brennan

If most voters are misinformed, is democracy legitimate? What sort of voting system should we have in its place? And should some votes count more tha…

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Immortality | John Martin Fischer
Immortality | John Martin Fischer

Is immortality a blessing or a curse? Would eternal life be boring, meaningless, and amoral?

Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff 

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3 years, 11 months ago

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Is Hate Speech Free Speech? | Nadine Strossen
Is Hate Speech Free Speech? | Nadine Strossen

Season 4 Episode 1

Why is free speech valuable? Should there be any limits on what we are allowed to say? Should we tolerate words that are hateful?


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Science and The Big Questions | Alexander Arnold
Science and The Big Questions | Alexander Arnold

Season 3 Episode 33

How do scientists and philosophers work together to make progress on the nature of the cosmos, the meaning of life, and what it means to flourish? Th…

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Music and Philosophy | Mark Linsenmayer
Music and Philosophy | Mark Linsenmayer

Can music be objectively good (or bad)? How should we understand fundamental disagreement about preferences and values? And should philosophical disc…

4 years ago

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