This podcast contains underlying themes of philosophy and psychology, with the intention of better understanding the two. Liam Wilfong shares experiences, thoughts, theories, stories, as well as frequent guests to discuss the matter(s).
Today, I discuss issues at American colleges and universities such as the shift from intrinsic to instrumental knowledge, academic freedom, student loan debt, and academic dishonesty.Show Notes:-DELHEZ, JULIEN. “Who Is Afraid of Academic Freedom?” Saeculum (12212245), vol. 50, no.2, Dec. 2020, pp. 5–10. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=147608449&site=ehost-live&scope=site.-June, Audrey Williams. “Undergraduate Enrollments This Spring See Steepest Drop SincePandemic Began.” Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 67, no. 18, 14 May 2021, p. 1. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=151168831&site=ehost-live&scope=site.-IULIANO, JASON. “The Student Loan Bankruptcy Gap.” Duke Law Journal, vol. 70, no. 3,Dec. 2020, pp. 497–543. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=147694718&site=ehost-live&scope=site.-Hanson, Melanie. “Student Loan Debt Statistics” EducationData.org, November 12, 2021-Weinstock, Henry R., and Charles J. Fazzaro. Democratic Ideals and the Valuing of Knowledge in American Education: Two Contradictory Tendencies. Mellen Press, 1990. -What's the Difference between College and University in ... www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2018-02-14/understand-the-difference-between-a-college-and-university-in-the-us.
In this episode I discuss a work in progress philosophy I've been writing regarding contentness (please note "contentness" is not a real word) and happiness.Subscribe to the Self Aware podcast for more episodes - Thank you!
In today's episode, I rant about what people call the "real world" and other problems I have with the "system" the world runs by as a person who struggles to fit in.
In this episode, I (Liam Wilfong) talk about absurdism, its history, its place in the modern world, as well as its personal impact on me.Show Notes:-Camus, Albert (1991). Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays. Vintage Books-Dotterweich, John (March 11, 2019). "An Argument for the Absurd"-Kierkegaard, SørenSubscribe to the Self Aware podcast for more episodes - Thank you!
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