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The Socratic Sessions navigates philosophy's diverse landscapes—metaphysics, epistemology, religion, ethics, and more—delving deep to unravel the concepts shaping our existence. We challenge norms by inviting diverse experts to provide nuanced insights into these profound subjects.

Samuel Devis


    • Jun 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Which Jesus? Why Scholars Can't Agree w/ Dale C. Allison Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 6:01


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    No Religion, No Chaos: Debunking the Godless Myth | Phil Zuckerman | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #36

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 76:51


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    Godless Lives Still Have Meaning — Most People Prove It w/ Phil Zuckerman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 6:50


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    Is Christianity Making a Comeback? w/ Phil Zuckerman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 5:50


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    Morality Comes from People, Not Religion w/ Phil Zuckerman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 10:17


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    The Self-Made Soul: Objectivism, Ethics, and Ayn Rand | Don Watkins | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #35

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 83:13


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    Why Christianity's Idea of Love is Morally Wrong w/ Don Watkins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 6:07


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    What Does a Truly Fulfilling Life Look Like? w/ Don Watkins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 8:22


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    Is Ayn Rand Actually a Serious Philosopher? w/ Don Watkins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 5:27


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    A Battle for Meaning: Truth vs. Ideology | Michael Huemer | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #34

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 108:37


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    How Progressivism Overlooks Real Systemic Injustice w/ Michael Huemer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 7:24


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    Deterministic Propensities: On Choice and Causality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 17:34


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    Paths Without Belief: Embracing the Divine | Carl-Johan Palmqvist | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #33

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 100:37


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    Semi-Secularity: Balancing Naturalism & Supernaturalism w/ Carl-Johan Palmqvist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 16:19


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    Religious Fictionalism: Playing the Believer w/ Carl-Johan Palmqvist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 5:35


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    The Philosophy Behind Magic, Ritual, and Illusion | David Alnwick | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #32

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 87:00


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    The Occult, Evil, and ‘Pejorative Magic' – What's Really Going On? w/ David Alnwick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 9:11


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    Magic vs. Hecklers: How David Alnwick Handles Disruptions Like a Pro

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 7:06


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    The Ethics of Deception: When Does Magic Cross the Line? w/ David Alnwick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 14:49


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    Pantheism: Cognitive Unity and The Divine Mind | Andrei Buckareff | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #31

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 96:08


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    Metaphysical Worldviews & Personal Preference w/ Andrei Buckareff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 5:38


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    Defining Pantheism & Dispelling Misconceptions w/ Andrei Buckareff

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 9:16


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    My Story of Loss and Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 18:10


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    Atheism's Problem of Evil: Expectation Mismatch | Yujin Nagasawa | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #30

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 91:47


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    Logical Loops: Are Theists Stuck on the Problem of Evil? w/ Yujin Nagasawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 11:46


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    Atheism's Problem of Evil Explained w/ Yujin Nagasawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 7:12


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    Does Axiarchism Collapse Under Population Ethics? w/ Yujin Nagasawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 7:04


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    God and Reason: Lewis, Hume, and Russell | Erik Wielenberg | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #29

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 104:20


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    Behavioural Genetics: DNA & Individual Differences | Robert Plomin | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #28

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 110:29


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    Unpacking Fatalism: Are We Fated or Free?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 12:13


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    Evolutionary Design: Nature's Watchmaker | Jon Perry | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #26

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 130:32


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    Introductions | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 0:54


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    An Evolutionary Dichotomy? On Chance and God w/ Jon Perry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 9:30


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    Cataclysmic Events and Evolutionary Mutations w/ Jon Perry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 9:50


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    Do We Really Have 'Free Will'? Examining the Debate | Taylor Cyr | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 101:06


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    Taylor Cyr on Divine Foreknowledge and Determinism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 9:24


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