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Short summaries of big ideas from Western philosophy. A project (started during Covid-19 lockdown) by a high school senior.

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    • Oct 22, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    (BONUS EPISODE) Quick Update - Digital Minimalism & Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 0:55


    Short update episode - I'm going to try the famous (infamous?) 30-day digital declutter that Cal Newport outlines in his book Digital Minimalism, where you basically cut out optional personal technologies (things like Youtube, googling, social media, even texting to an extent) in favor of higher-quality alternatives (I guess respectively that would be like watching great movies, reading, more in-person time with people or just phone calls). We'll see how this goes!

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 2 Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 6:41


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend - it means a lot :)

    Allocating Scarce Resources During Covid-19: Who Gets the Ventilators? (Biomedical Ethics #3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 13:27


    An overview of utilitarian, natural law/Catholic, and Jewish (deontological/consequentialist) approaches to allocating scarce medical resources. Read my article online. Feel free to share the podcast with a friend! CITATIONS: Guidelines for Rationing Treatment During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Catholic Approach.” “An Ethical Framework for Allocating Scarce Inpatient Medications for COVID-19 in the US.” "Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19.” "Currents in contemporary ethics. Should health care providers get treatment priority in an influenza pandemic?.” “Allocation of Scarce Resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Jewish Ethical Perspective.”

    Racism and Patient Autonomy: Should Patients Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Providers? (Biomedical Ethics #2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 6:33


    Connect with me: @tldrphilosophy on Twitter Feel free to share the podcast with a friend!

    Euthanasia: Two Views (Biomedical Ethics #1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 5:06


    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 9:15


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend - it means a lot :) Thanks to Dr. Christopher Anadale for his helpful Nicomachean chapter summaries. ... Soli Deo Gloria

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 3:41


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend - it means a lot :)

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 3:04


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html Professor Richard Feist, Background on Chapters 10/11 If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend - it means a lot :)

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 10:02


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend - it means a lot :)

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 6:39


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html If you enjoyed this episode, please do share with a friend - it means a lot :)

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 8:54


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html If you enjoyed this episode, please do share with a friend - it means a lot :) A helpful summary video (provides better context on Socrates vs Aristotle in the necessity of external goods for happiness)

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 11:33


    Sorry that this episode was a bit rough - hope you still found it interesting! Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html If you enjoyed this episode, please do share with a friend - it means a lot :)

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 18:15


    Sorry that this episode was a bit rough - hope you still found it interesting! Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html If you enjoyed this episode, please do share with a friend - it means a lot :)

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 8:08


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html If you enjoyed this episode, please do share with a friend - it means a lot :)

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 10:25


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html

    TL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 5:26


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html

    TL;DR - Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 12:13


    Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html Free course on the Ethics: https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/aristotles-ethics

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