Philosophize This!
Beginner friendly if listened to in order! 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.
- Website
- http://www.philosophizethis.org
- Description
- Beginner friendly if listened to in order! 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.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-04-16 08:00
- last episode published
- 2024-04-15 12:20
- publication frequency
- 20.03 days
- Contributors
- Stephen West
- Author
- Stephen West
- Owner
- steve@stephenwestshow.com (steve@stephenwestshow.com)
- Managing editor
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 199
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture Education Philosophy Fiction
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-04-15 | Today we talk about the distinction between left and right. Lacan's thoughts on desire. How Capitalism captures desire and identity. I would prefer not to. Moderately conservative communism. Hope you enjoy it! :) Sponsors: Exclusive NordVPN Deal: http... |
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| 2024-03-24 |
Episode #198 ... The truth is in the process. - Zizek pt. 3 (ideology, dialectics) Today we go into a deeper explanation of ideology and dialectics. Liberal democratic capitalism is featured as a special guest. Hope you enjoy it! :) Sponsors: Nord VPN: https://www.NordVPN.com/philothis Better Help: https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHI... |
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| 2024-03-10 |
Episode #197 ... New Atheists and cosmic purpose without God - (Zizek, Goff, Nagel) As we regularly do on this program-- we engage in a metamodernist steelmanning of different philosophical positions. Hopefully the process brings people some joy. Today we go from ideology, to New Atheism vs Creationism, to Aristotle, to Thomas Nagel, ... |
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| 2024-02-24 | Today we give an introduction to the thinking of Slavoj Zizek-- at least as much as is possible in ~35 mins. The goal is for this to be a primer for the rest of the series. Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Spon... |
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| 2024-02-10 | Today we talk more about anarchism. Sponsors: Better Help: https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS Factor: http://www.FactorMeals.com/pt50 Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.or... |
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| 2024-01-27 |
Episode #194 ... Do we really need the police? - Anarchism pt. 3 - (Gelderloos, Security) Today we answer some questions about the potential security risks of an anarchist society. Sponsors: https://www.DrinkLMNT.com/philo https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS https://www.DrinkAg1.com/philo Thank you so much for listening! Could never do t... |
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| 2024-01-09 | Today we talk about some of the work of Murray Bookchin. We talk about anarchism as a historical trend in human thought that keeps recurring. Then we talk about the superficiality of typical approaches to being environmentally conscious. We talk about ... |
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| 2023-12-28 |
Episode #192 ... Should we overthrow the government tomorrow? - Anarchism pt. 1 (Chomsky, Malatesta) Today we talk about some common misconceptions about Anarchism, the weaknesses of traditional government structures, a possible alternative way of cooperating and whether or not the government is the hierarchy we should be focusing on. Sponsors: Rocke... |
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| 2023-12-05 | Today we talk about the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben. Human rights, a political tactic to dehumanize groups that has been growing in popularity, governments declaring states of emergency and how the concept of potential may in fact be a unifying force... |
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| 2023-11-27 |
Episode #190 - Are emotions a waste of time? - Neo-Stoicism (Martha Nussbaum) Today we talk about the lessons found in the ancient Greek play titled Hecuba. We talk about the great Stoic ethicists Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius. We talk about Martha Nussbaum and her work looking to infuse classical Stoic ideas with all th... |
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