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Surprise Round #5

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 58:16


In this episode, we surprise each other with philosophical thought experiments: Norm's: The Finely Wrought Object Joel's: Zeno's Dichotomy/Arrow

Surprise Round #4

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 59:26


In this episode, we surprise each other with philosophical thought experiments: Norm's: Hedonine and Pononine Joel's: The Two-Space Myth

Surprise Round #3

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 68:45


In this episode, we surprise each other with philosophical thought experiments: Norm's: The Language Game Joel's: The Split Brain

Surprise Round #2

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 49:02


In this episode, we surprise each other with philosophical thought experiments: Norm's: Eternal Recurrence Joel's: The Inquiring Murderer

Surprise Round #1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 53:55


In this episode, we surprise each other with philosophical thought experiments: Norm's: The Experience Machine Joel's: The Problem of the Speckled Hen

Thought Experiments

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 56:24


In this episode, we lay the groundwork for a series of shows focusing on philosophical Thought Experiments by examining a couple of familiar examples and discussing their constituent elements.

Compliance

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 55:09


In this episode, we discuss some technical and definitional aspects of Compliance, including concepts of authority, power, obedience, and perspective.

Dr. Michael Passmore

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 44:34


In this episode, I talk with Dr. Michael Passmore about consciousness, biological bases of behavior, and reality.

Schwarzschild Cosmology

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 61:44


In this episode, we try to wrap our minds around recent scientific and ancient philosophical questions regarding the nature of reality and infinity through the theory of nesting-doll black hole universes.

Wetware

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 65:17


In this episode, we discuss the interfacing of biological and traditional computing systems.

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Entitativity

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 60:25


In this episode, we look at the definition, perception, influence, and malleable characteristics of groups holisitically.

Poetry

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 67:32


In this episode, we wrestle with form, content, expression, truth, and the abstract nature of Poetry.

Hatred

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 66:05


In this episode, we delve into the biopsychosocial facets of Hatred, contextualized by historical philosophical thoughts and personal reflections.

Metaphors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 64:30


In this episode, we "dive in" to the concept of Metaphors and how they interact with our language, cognitions, and reality.

Return Environments

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 62:45


In this episode, we look at the numerous antecedents, facets, and consequences of immediate and delayed return environments on individuals and society.

Medical Assistance in Dying

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 70:26


In this episode, we take a hard look at the difficult considerations involved in physiological and psychological suffering, autonomy, and ethics in chosen death. 

Longtermism

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 64:37


In this episode, we wrestle with the theoretical and practical considerations of thinking about future generations.

Mirror-Souls

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 58:56


In this episode, we examine Mirror-Souls: the concept that a perfect counterpart for us exists in the world.

Human Potential

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 67:55


In this episode, we examine the multifaceted and paradoxical implications of defining Human Potential.

Brian Hite

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 62:54


In this episode, Dr. Brian Hite discusses his background as a stuntman and academic, providing a philosophical discussion about the psychological influence of stress and pressure on potential and performance    

Mike Oppenheim

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 60:56


In this episode, we interview Mike Oppenheim, an author, filmmaker, musician, and much more, as well as the host of the podcast "Coffin Talk."

Self-Regard

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 71:12


In this episode, we examine a constellation of abstractions related to the healthy and unhealthy, individual and sociocultural facets of Self-Regard.

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Anniversaries

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 62:36


In this episode, we examine the meaning we give to events and their temporal markers from objective and subjective viewpoints.

Brain Organoids

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 61:08


In this episode, we go through the process of examining the many extant and potential benefits, pitfalls, and psychological as well as ethical conundrums concerning Brain Organoids.

Organic Robotics*

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 63:05


In this episode, we look at biobots, anthrobots, xenobots, and many of their accompanying philosophical issues.

AI Sentience

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 73:57


In this episode, we explore the concept of AI Sentience by looking at various models, their limitations, and how a coherent synthesis might emerge. 

Personal Eschatology

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 66:48


In this episode, we examine death and conceptions of the afterlife in light of scientific, philosophical, and religious frameworks.

Metaphysical Eschatology

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 62:54


In this episode, we take a big-picture approach to discussing the study of "last things."

Groups

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 64:44


In this episode, we tackle the idea of what constitutes, coheres, and paradoxically defines a Group.

International Podcast Day Update!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 2:32


An appreciative update for the audience :)

Choice

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 73:09


In this episode, we attempt to parse apart the calculus of individual and group Choice dynamics.

Addiction

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 60:02


In this episode, we dissect the complex notion of Addiction and highlight the convoluted issues associated with identifying specific contributions of various elements.

Generosity

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 61:38


In this episode, we use in-depth thought experiments to discuss the conceptual history and contextual complexity of Generosity. 

Charity

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 59:11


In this episode, we weave together various philosophical views of Charity with previous discussions we've had regarding human nature and social activism.  

Prioritarianism

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 63:50


In this episode, we hash out the thorny issues associated with applying aggregate policy to solve sociopolitical problems through the lens of Prioritarianism.

Absurdism

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 55:30


In this episode, we contrast Absurdism with other philosophical paradigms and integrate diverse concepts from previous shows to create a cohesive view.

Entertainment Consumption

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 60:17


In this episode, we build upon the previous episode's overview and examine more nuanced aspects of Entertainment's effects on consumers and society.

Entertainment

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 66:43


In this episode, we chip away at the definitional groundwork of the psychophysiological, moral/ethical, and purposive elements of the abstraction Entertainment.

Personhood

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 63:30


In this episode, we scrutinize the concept of Personhood and the criteria used to define and ascribe such status.

Mereology

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 63:10


In this episode, we walk through the complexity of both abstract and grounded part-whole relationships.

Causality

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 59:15


In this episode, we weave connections between metaphysical and down-to-earth topics related to how we comprehend Causality.

Postmodernism

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 53:47


In this episode, we critically examine the philosophical paradigm of Postmodernism.

Jordan Miller

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 73:19


In this episode, I interview Jordan Miller about Blockchain, AI, and his Satori project.

Tribalism

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 68:50


In this episode, we delve into the messy, misapplied, and contradictive nature of Tribalism.

Daniel Dennett

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 67:47


In this episode, we reflect on Daniel Dennett: his life, outlook, and philosophical ideations. 

Commitment

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 63:23


In this episode, we delineate Commitment as a concept and explore ontological and ethical paradigmatic viewpoints and interactions.

Work.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 65:20


In this episode, we discuss the life-encompassing yet nuanced concept of Work. 

Shadow

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 66:05


In this episode, we discuss Shadow from the view of physics, mythology, psychology, and cultural tradition.

Locality

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 58:41


In this episode, we discuss Substantivalism and Relationalism, as well as human ontological aspects of defining locations.   

The Case Against Reality

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 71:41


In this episode, we examine the intriguing ideas of Donald Hoffman from his book, "The Case Against Reality," and talk about how fitness and interface theories affect our views of reality and consciousness.

Death Makes Life Possible

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 65:22


In this episode, we examine a few brief scenes from the titular documentary and discuss metaphysical, epistemological, and ontological aspects of consciousness. Check out the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfY2gAP9QCw 

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