Philosophize This!
For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.
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Episode #067 ... What Hegel Was Saying!
We continue our unfortunately abridged discussion on Hegel from last ...
We continue our unfortunately abridged discussion on Hegel from last episode.
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#066 ... Hegel pt. 1 - Introduction
Introduction of the philosophy of Hegel
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#065 ... Mary Wollstonecraft
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the feminist ...
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft. First, we learn about the unexpected origin of The Royal Humane Society and how they assisted Mary Wollstonecraft. Next, we learn about the many ways...
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Episode #064 ... Interpreting Interpretations
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Hermeneutics, or ...
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Hermeneutics, or “the art of avoiding misunderstanding.” First, we meet Johnny--a disgruntled Philosophize This! listener who is bored and frustrated by episodes about philosophers who make...
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Episode #063 ... Kant pt. 8 - Limits of Knowledge
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Kant’s views ...
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Kant’s views on the limits of human knowledge. First, we ask ourselves why we seek knowledge at all and whether there will ever be an endpoint to our search for it. Next, we discuss our human experience...
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Episode #062 ... Kant pt. 7 - Suicide
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the morality ...
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the morality of suicide. We begin by questioning our own biases and assumptions about suicide and where they come from. Next, we examine suicide from a Christian perspective by considering the arguments posed...
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Episode #061 ... What is Enlightenment?
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Kant’s answer ...
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Kant’s answer to the question “What is enlightenment?” We begin by recounting the story of how Kant came to answer this question in the first place and why this was an important question to...
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Episode #060 ... The Sublime
On this episode of the podcast, we attempt to tackle ...
On this episode of the podcast, we attempt to tackle the elusive concept of the sublime. We begin by clarifying everything the sublime is NOT, and then attempt to pin it down by considering a common motif that is has been associated with the sublime...
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Episode #059 ... Kant pt. 4 - Categorical Trolley Cars
On this episode of the podcast, we analyze the infamous ...
On this episode of the podcast, we analyze the infamous Trolley Car Problem and think about it in relation to Kant’s categorical imperative. First, we discuss the value of thought experiments and call into question the concept of “common...
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Episode #058 ... Deontology vs Consequentialism
On this episode of the podcast, we continue our discussion ...
On this episode of the podcast, we continue our discussion of Kant, this time focusing on ethics. We begin with a thought experiment that calls into question whether or not lying is morally justifiable if it results in preserving human life. Next, we...
