Think Like A Human

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“Think Like A Human” takes a philosophical perspective on human nature and experience, bringing philosophy closer to the modern world.

Will Sileo


    • Jan 25, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    Think Like A Human S2 E2: Imagination and Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 28:27


    In this episode I sit down with three of my classmates, Aryam, Chandler, and Gino, to discuss fantasy and imagination, focusing in on guided fantasy through the media today. We recorded this episode as a group project for our Imagination class with Professor Kind at CMC, and it came out pretty well! so thought I'd share as a bit of a part two to my conversation with Professor Kind about the Philosophy of Imagination. Enjoy!

    Think Like A Human S2 E1: Imagination and Transformative Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 47:07


    In this episode I sit down with Professor Amy Kind of CMC to talk about the philosophy of imagination and how it applies to helping us make our way through life. 

    Think Like A Human S1 E7: Meaning In Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 43:52


    In this episode I sit down with Michael Perrone and Mariah Dekkenga, both painters who live in a church in Vermont that they are converting into an artist residency, to talk about meaning in life!

    Think Like A Human S1 E6: The Internet and Information

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 42:37


    This episode is part 2 of my talk with Lawrence Wilkinson, where our conversation delves into ideas surrounding the internet, knowledge, and Lawrence's specialty of Scenario Planning. Part 1 is not required listening for part 2!

    Think Like A Human S1 E5: Truth, Lies and Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 37:02


    This episode is part 1 of my talk with Lawrence Wilkinson, where we talk about truth, lies and Trump-era politics, bringing in philosopher Seana Shiffrin's deontological perspective, and Plato's concept of the Noble Lie. 

    Think Like A Human S1 E4: Gender and Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 44:56


    In this episode I sit down with April Underwood, formerly of Slack and Twitter, for a conversation about gender in the workplace, which flowed into identity and stereotyping within advertising, technology, and politics. 

    Think Like A Human S1 E3: Music and Emotion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 55:41


    In this episode I sit down with Professor Alex Rajczi of Claremont McKenna to discuss the aesthetics of music, how it interacts with emotion, and some of the larger themes surrounding how we listen to music today. 

    Think Like A Human S1 E2: Empathy or Compassion?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 40:03


    In this episode I sit down with Elliot Behling, a fellow CMC philosophy student and close friend to discuss ideas presented by philosopher/psychologist Paul Bloom, who recently presented a talk at CMC's Athenaeum. (intro and outro music by Quincy Sileo). 

    Think Like A Human S1 E1: Virtue Ethics and Buddhism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 35:17


    Sitting down with my dad, Ed Sileo, to discuss his Buddhist meditation practice and the connections to Aristotelian virtue ethics (intro and outro music by Quincy Sileo). 

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