Sophist Symposium

Sophist Symposium

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Doug and Kris tackle heavy philosophical topics through everyday dialogues.

Douglas Daffin and Kris Bindeman


    • May 30, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 12m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Sophist Symposium

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 107:33


    Doug and Kris end their show

    Alred-y Gone (Feat. Ben Alred)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 70:30


    Kris, Doug, and Ben discuss the integrity of ideas.

    Quoteception: The Fully Integrated Person (Feat. Emily Eby)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 100:16


    Doug, Kris, and Emily closely read a passage on self-acceptance from Alan Watts and Carl Jung.

    Virtue (Feat. Joshua Windsor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2018 71:03


    Doug, Kris, and Josh compare the sources of virtue.

    They Took Our Jobs! (Feat. Jack Wilson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 59:09


    Kris, Doug, and Jack discuss the upcoming labor revolution and what post-scarcity means for society.

    An Exposé on Exposition (Feat. Doug Coonfield)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2018 85:56


    Doug, Kris, and Doug discuss what makes good exposition.

    The Jester (Feat. Zach Daniel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2018 77:11


    Doug, Kris, and Hat Trick Zach discuss the power comedians have to shield themselves from criticism.

    A Constitutional Unconvention (Feat. Andrew Parks)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 71:03


    Doug, Kris, and guest Andrew Parks discuss jurisprudence through a mock constitutional convention.

    True Statements

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 71:06


    Kris and Doug talk about truth and Star Trek

    The Good Word (Feat. Zach Daniel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2017 66:35


    This episode marks the beginning of season 2 of Sophist Symposium. Doug, Kris, and Zach discuss the usefulness of words and their limitations.

    Time Cubes, Gay Frogs, and Other Conspiracies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017 75:31


    Doug and Kris discuss the appeal of conspiracy theories.

    It's Tribes All the Way Down (Feat. Andrew Parks)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 76:36


    Doug, Kris, and guest Andrew talk about tribalism.

    Seeking a Lawyer for the End of the World (Feat. Kyle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 74:56


    Doug, Kris, and special guest Kyle talk about the apocalypse.

    Games of Thrones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 75:10


    Doug and Kris talk about how governing a nation in a video game compares to governing a nation in real life.

    The Inevitable Topic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2017 52:12


    Doug and Kris talk about the theory of determinism.

    Hedonism (Feat. Zach Daniel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2017 61:29


    Warning: poor audio quality. Kris, Doug, and Zach discuss the ethics of Hedonism.

    The Cartesian Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2017 78:49


    Doug and Kris talk about something?

    Sophistry and the Symposium

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2017 34:51


    Welcome to Sophist Symposium! Doug and Kris talk about the rules of the podcast, what sophistry is, and why the symposiums you go to are probably not real symposiums.

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