Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard

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Welcome to Philosophication, the show where two non-experts philosophize about all things complicated, controversial, or simply interesting. We’ll tackle topics ranging from morality and ethics to current events, from politics to pop culture, and from philosophy to whatever else we happen to find in…

Michael Autery and Jason McGinty


    • Nov 30, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    The Great Books #5 - Job | Man's Place in the Universe and the Meaning of Suffering

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 25:14


    Our thoughts on the Book of Job from the Bible.

    The Great Books #4 - The Odyssey Part 2 | Homer | Beggars and Gods In Disguise

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 39:58


    Part 2 of our discussion after reading Homer's Odyssey. Oxford University Press edition on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Oxford-Classics-Hardback-Collection/dp/0199669104/ref=pd_ybh_a_42?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BCDYGA17SD77JQ3EGC4P Great Books blog: https://philosophication.net Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    The Great Books #3 - The Odyssey Part 1 | Homer | Honor Culture, Hospitality, and Deception

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 48:44


    Part 1 of our discussion after reading Homer's Odyssey. Oxford University Press edition on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Oxford-Classics-Hardback-Collection/dp/0199669104/ref=pd_ybh_a_42?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BCDYGA17SD77JQ3EGC4P Great Books blog: https://philosophication.net Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    The Lonely Beard #6 - The Battle of Winterfell | The Plan Is Stupid and the Commanders Are Idiots

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 15:52


    I just couldn't get over it, so I had to share my thoughts on the idiotic plan the defenders of Winterfell used in their clash with the Night King's army. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Great Books blog: https://philosophication.net

    #11 - Good Fellers and Social Media Ramblings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 50:47


    Probably our most rambley episode to date, but also closer to what actually started this show: two guys talking about stuff on the phone. Check out the Great Books blog at https://philosophication.net/ Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    #10 - Christchurch, Censorship, and Human Capacity for Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 55:50


    A continuation of Lonely Beard #5. Discussing humanity's general unwillingness to look at our capacity for evil. Check out the Great Books blog at https://philosophication.net/ Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    The Lonely Beard #5 - The Gulag Archipelago | What Solzhenitsyn Can Teach Us about Mass Shooters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 81:02


    I read and comment on Part I, Chapter 4 of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "The Gulag Archipelago." Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Great Books blog: https://philosophication.net

    #9 - Covington Catholic, Jussie Smollet, Manipulation, and the Value of Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 62:55


    In this episode, we discuss two recent public scandals: the supposed white privilege MAGA kids at the March for Life and the hoax hate crime perpetrated by actor Jussie Smollett. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Great Books blog: https://philosophication.net

    The Great Books #2 - The Iliad Part 2 | Homer | Fate, Destiny, and the Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 44:08


    Part 2 of our discussion after reading Homer's Iliad. Oxford University Press edition on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Oxford-Classics-Hardback-Collection/dp/0199669104/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547686260&sr=8-1&keywords=oxford+world+classics+odyssey Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    The Great Books #1 - The Iliad Part 1 | Homer | War and Honor Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 86:10


    Part 1 of our discussion after reading Homer's Iliad. Oxford University Press edition on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Iliad-Hardback-Oxford-Classics-Collection/dp/0198797354/ref=pd_ybh_a_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NT74QCSR70CBVFJPFCR9 Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    #8 - Strongman Corporation's New Transgender Athlete Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2018 106:55


    Social justice ideology has crossed over into another sport, and Jason's two interests of strongman and politics have crossed paths in an interesting way. We took this opportunity to discuss transgender policies in sports. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Donate to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/philosophication

    The Lonely Beard #4 - Calibre (Netflix Original Film): A Cautionary Tale (SPOILERS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2018 16:33


    The Netflix original film Calibre stuck with me long after the final credits rolled, so I had to share my thoughts. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Donate to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/philosophication

    #7 - Fatal Maryland Police Shooting and Red Flag Laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 33:45


    In this episode, we discuss the implications of a particular gun control measure in light of a recent incident in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. CBS News Story: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maryland-officers-serving-red-flag-gun-removal-order-fatally-shoot-armed-man/ Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Donate to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/philosophication

    The Lonely Beard #3 - How to Respond to Experts Who Say Things That Sound Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 16:10


    It doesn't take much time on social media before you'll find someone reflexively ridiculing an expert who said something they disagree with on some political or ideological topic. Maybe we should not do that most of the time. Bret Weinstein article: https://inference-review.com/article/on-being-a-fish Great Books reading list: https://thinkingasleverage.wordpress.com/book-lists/mortimer-adlers-reading-list/ Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/philosophication

    #6 - Thoughts on the Peterson/Harris Debates

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2018 66:16


    In this episode, we give our thoughts on the first two Jordan Peterson/Sam Harris events in Vancouver. Two more debates have been released since the time of recording. Debate 1 - Vancouver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jey_CzIOfYE Debate 2 - Vancouver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEf6X-FueMo Debate 3 - Dublin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqpYxD71hJU Debate 4 - London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aALsFhZKg-Q Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Donate to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/philosophication

    The Lonely Beard #2 - Why We Should Maybe NOT Be so Excited About the Democratic Implosion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 11:03


    For people on the political right, it might be easy to laugh and get excited over the seeming incompetence of the Democratic party lately. I'm going to try to convince you that maybe we shouldn't be so excited about it. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Donate to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/philosophication

    #5 - Belated Kavanaugh Talk, Serena Williams Cries Sexism, and Institutional Cover-Your-Ass-Ism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2018 72:43


    Michael and Jason give the world's most belated take on the Kavanaugh debacle. This was recorded after the first sexual assault allegation came out, but before Christine Blasey Ford's name was released to the public. Both of us stand by everything we said. We also discuss Serena Williams' meltdown at the US Open final, the fatal shooting of Botham Jean in Dallas, systemic racism, and Colin Kaepernick. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com Donate to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/philosophication

    The Lonely Beard #1 - Polarization, Worlds of Facts, and the Second American Civil War

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 13:19


    Ginger and the Beard, minus the Ginger. Trying out something new while Michael is gone on detachment doing Navy stuff, Jason discusses the separate worlds of facts inhabited by the political right and left wings, and thinks out loud about the possibility of a second American Civil War. Pew Research Study on American political polarization: http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/12/political-polarization-in-the-american-public/ Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    #4 - Our Sun the Hate Criminal, and Other Topics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 80:45


    Michael and Jason discuss right-wing aversion to political dissent, shouting abortions, Kelly Marie Tran, and the relentless oppression of Michael's race (gingers) by the massive ball of gas at the center of our solar system. Note: this episode was uploaded late, so some of the topics are a little outdated as of the time of upload. But our first episode was uploaded more than 70 years after the fact, so we're getting better. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    #3 - Brett Kavanaugh, Bad Argumentation, and Burdens of Proof

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 50:08


    Michael and Jason explore some bad arguments given by their own side of the Brett Kavanaugh issue, as well as discuss their takes on the issue itself. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    #2 - Gas Lighting, Demonizing, Double Standards, White Nationalist Problem/Lack Thereof

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2018 41:15


      For this episode, Michael and Jason have a conversation about conversations.  They dive into so many of the problems with how people talk to each other these days.  They discuss gas lighting, demonizing the other side, the white nationalist problem and the media's exaggeration of it, the double standard of Sarah Jeong vs. Roseanne Barr, and the real racism of the left. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

    #1 - Dropping the Atomic Bombs on Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 62:21


    For our inaugural episode, we decided to discuss one of the hottest topics in current events... the atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki in World War 2. We discuss the utilitarian argument for dropping the bombs as well as the just war theory argument against dropping the bombs. Walk through this ethical minefield with us, and don't be afraid to question your previous assumptions. Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

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