The Philosophemes Podcast

<p>In this episode we discuss the philosophy involved in the True Crime case of Luigi Mangione and United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson. A number of the documentaries regarding this</p><p>case raise interesting...

<p>Thank you for a great Season 1! Here's to an even better Season 2!</p><p>.</p><p>Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel. </p><p>Accessible through this Linktree...

<p>This episode is part 2 of 2, which concludes my discussion with the computational theorist Dr. Jason M. Pittman regarding Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Hermeneutics, Artificial Life, & Simulation Theory. Dr...

<p>In this episode we have the honor and the pleasure of speaking with the computational theorist Dr. Jason M. Pittman. We had a lot of fun talking about AI and Simulation Theory. Dr. Pittman and I wrote a book together...

<p>In this episode we discuss Jean Baudrillard’s philosophical conception of “Symbolic Ex-termination.” There is a YouTube video with slides that accompanies this podcast, it can be accessed...

<p>In this episode we discuss the philosophy involved in the True Crime trial known as "The Cult Baby Murder Trial." The trial recently aired on CourtTV, which is where the name of the trial comes from [Link...

<p>In this episode we discuss the relation between Nihilism and Absurdism. It's not surprising that Absurdism is so popular in Postmodernity. However, I haven't found anyone on the information superhighway - including...

<p>In this episode we explore the question: Should we call ourselves philosophers? We'll consider the term "philosopher" from multiple points of view. We'll look at the origin of the term with Pythagoras; the logic of...

<p>According to Google, Dr. Robert Sapolsky is “An American Academic and Neuroscientist. He studied baboons for almost 30 years, starting in the late 1970s and continuing into the early 1990s, spending several months...

<p>In this episode we discuss the five (5) reasons The Trolley Problem is "junk philosophy."</p><p>.</p><p>Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel.</p><p>Accessible through this...

<p>In this episode we explore the correct context for understanding Kant’s relation to the historical period known as “the Enlightenment” or “the Age of Reason.” On the one hand, Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason may be...

<p>Seemingly everyone wants to be "authentic"! But, what does that mean? Contemporary existential philosophy provides us with different understandings that can be generally called, "French" and "German." The former...

<p>This is the first in a series of episodes discussing Kant, specifically his relation to Descartes, Aquinas, and the philosophically-correct historical context of his Critique of Pure Reason. The most common mistake...

<p>Here we go! From this point forward all episodes are new! The back catalog from the previous podcast - the Basic Philosophical Questions podcast - is now completely posted. Going forward the goal is to make the new...

<p>In this episode I had the honor and pleasure to speak with Dr. Sebastián Marincolo. His research into the psychopharmacology of cannabis is fascinating, and I hope you enjoy this succinct presentation of his...