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In this episode we learn how philosophers have evaluated the morality of abortion.  Of course, common political approaches to the issue come up, but we try to keep on track and stick with the key philosophers. Sorry this is such a long one, but it's just a thorny issue, friends.  

In this episode we discuss the problem of evil - Philosophy's most successful argument against the existence of God. 00:00  Intro and non-Philosophy chat 02:09  Background concepts and topic introduction 16:25  The Problem of Evil 18:46  Preliminary Defenses to the Problem of Evil 33:05  Free Will Defense to the Problem of Evil 1:18:26  Conclusion  

In this episode we discuss the major categories of arguments that have been made to attempt to logically prove the existence of God. Time stamps: 00:00  Non-philosophy chat 06:13  Introduction to the topic 08:29  The Cosmological Argument 22:03  The Teliological Argument 44:55  The Ontological Argument 1:17:16  Closing   For more shownotes, visit http://www.getthinkypodcast.com  

This episode is all about ways of thinking about free will and moral responsibility for your actions. Time stamps: 00:00  Introduction 05:03  Introducing the Topic - the I'm Not Really a Waitress anecdote 12:14  Determinism 30:09  Libertarianism 56:25  Compatibilism 1:22:39  Closing   For more shownotes, visit http://www.getthinkypodcast.com  

Welcome to the Get Thinky Podcast, where we explore philosphical topics and some occasional life updates and pop culture chatter. This episode discusses a common philosophical thought exercise we refer to as The Sheriff's Dilemma, through which we learn about the main philosophical approaches to Ethics. Time stamps: 00:00  Introduction 02:44  Non-philosophical things on our minds 19:10  Introducing the Topic 30:14  The Utilitarian approach 38:15  Kant's approach 54:13  Virtue Ethics/Ethics of Care approach 1:06:05  Wrap-Up 1:08:44  More non-philosophical stuff and closing   For more shownotes, visit http://www.getthinkypodcast.com