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Effective Altruism | Theron Pummer
Season 3 Episode 28
Are we obligated to save strangers? Does it matter whether those strangers are in different countries or our in own? And even if we are not obligated…
4 years ago
The Philosophy of Apology | Jeff Helmreich
What makes a good apology? Are we ever obligated to apologize even though we did nothing wrong? And how should we deal with apologies in this highly …
4 years ago
The Philosophy of Everything Everywhere All at Once | Taylor Cyr
Season 3 Episode 25
Everything Everywhere All at Once is a magnificent mess. The film raises questions around the meaning of life, the nature of the multiverse, and how …
4 years ago
Lionel Shriver on Should We Stay or Should We Go
Season 3 Episode 24
When is death preferable to living? Are there fates worse than death? And what sort of future society should we build?
Lionel Shriver discusses her …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Philosophy of Severance | Travis Timmerman
Season 3 Episode 23
Ben Stiller's superb series, Severance, raises fascinating questions about the nature of personal identity. Are we minds or brains? Is it possible fo…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Ethics of Killing in War | Jeff McMahan
Season 3 Episode 22
As Russia wages an unjust war against Ukraine, questions around the ethics of war abound. Are soldiers fighting for the wrong side ever justified in …
4 years, 1 month ago
Eureka! Why epiphanies matter | Sophie Grace Chappell
Season 3 Episode 21
What is an "Aha" moment, and why does it matter for our lives? Sophie Grace Chappel argues that our ethics and value system should be formed around o…
4 years, 1 month ago
David Chalmers on Virtual Reality and The Simulation Argument
Season 3 Episode 20
Could you be a brain in a vat, or be living in a simulated or virtual reality? Could you live a meaningful, valuable existence even if you were?
Pre…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Value of Truth | Simon Blackburn
Season 3 Episode 19
Why is the truth important? Who decides what the truth is? Is there such a thing as objective, eternal truth, or is truth simply a matter of perspect…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Creative Life | Theresa Hardman
Season 3 Episode 18
What is creativity and how does it work? Is all creativity valuable? What are the pre-conditions for creativity, and how should Jason overcome his wr…
4 years, 2 months ago