Welcome to Jackass Philosophy. Here we will be talking about some of the most influential ideas in human history in the most casual way possible. The goal here at Jackass Philosophy is to make philosophy fun. Philosophy shouldn't just be for intellectuals it should be for average Jackasses like you and me.
Hey ya'll in this episode we talk about one of the founders of Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Mr. Alan Turing. Not only was he a hero in world war two, but he also did a lot of work for the computer science community, mathematics and of course philosophy. In this episode we talk about his idea of the Turing test and how that idea has influenced us in a variety of ways. Enjoy!
In this episode I talk to my friend Angelo Jimenez. We took to google and tried to answer some very interesting life questions that were really fun to ponder. Hope you all enjoy!
In this episode I have on my good friend Quentin Baldwin. He recently graduated from Sacramento State with a degree in psychology, trains with Team Alpha Male MMA in Sacramento, and is extremely interested in pursing sports psychology. In this episode we dive deep into motivation, the need fore challenges, and building resilience. Hope you all enjoy!
In this episode I talk with my friend Michael Perrin. Topics include aliens, dinosaurs, birds, and the endless possibilities of space. Hope you enjoy!!!
Hey ya'll in this episode I have on my friend Kayla. She is currently a nursing student and during quarantine she got really interested in the determinism vs free will debate. So in this episode we talk about determinism vs free will and the pros and cons to both of these ideas. I hope you guys enjoy!
In this episode we look up how Aristotles' categorical logic relates to the biggest TV debacle of all time. That's right Game of Thrones. Hope you all enjoy!!!
In this episode I talk to my good friend Josh Jones. He is a teacher with a masters degree in elementary educational studies and has been teaching for two years. In this episode we dive deep into education in covid America and issues the past year has created for students. Hope you enjoy!
Today we talk about the highly controversial topic of cancel culture. Many people think cancel culture is brand new, but if we look back in history people have been "cancelling" people for a very long time. I mean, the grand-daddy of philosophy Socrates was cancelled two thousand years ago. In this episode, we talk about how and why he got cancelled and how sticky cancelling people really is. Enjoy!
In this episode I talk with my friend Iman Pour. Iman is a first generation immigrant who brings unique views to a variety of different topics. We hit on a variety of things such as taking ownership, success, privilege, and everything in between. Enjoy!
In this episode we talk about Platos Allegory of the Cave and how it relates to simulation theory. Ultimately, we are trying to tackle the possibility of us living in a simulation and how to cope with it. Maybe movies and tv has the answer?