1 hr 7 min
Ian Olasov 'Ask a Philosopher - answers to the most important questions' The New Abnormal
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Series Two
This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the author & philosopher Ian Olasov.
An adjunct professor and doctoral candidate at the City University of New York, he's twice won the American Philosophical Association's Public Philosophy Op-Ed Prize.
He's also the author of "Ask a Philosopher: answers to the most important - and unexpected - questions".
In addition, he set up the first 'Ask a Philosopher' booth in New York City, to answer questions from passers-by. Over the years, the series has received coverage from the likes of Newsweek, The York Times, qz.com and WNYC. His writing has appeared in titles inc Slate, Vox and Public Seminar.
So, in the interview, we discuss issues including truth and post-truth, alternative facts and fake news, echo chambers and media fragmentation, moral accounting and collective action, morality and false obligation, subjective wellbeing and social comparison, plus - of course - his favourite philosopher.
Series Two
This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the author & philosopher Ian Olasov.
An adjunct professor and doctoral candidate at the City University of New York, he's twice won the American Philosophical Association's Public Philosophy Op-Ed Prize.
He's also the author of "Ask a Philosopher: answers to the most important - and unexpected - questions".
In addition, he set up the first 'Ask a Philosopher' booth in New York City, to answer questions from passers-by. Over the years, the series has received coverage from the likes of Newsweek, The York Times, qz.com and WNYC. His writing has appeared in titles inc Slate, Vox and Public Seminar.
So, in the interview, we discuss issues including truth and post-truth, alternative facts and fake news, echo chambers and media fragmentation, moral accounting and collective action, morality and false obligation, subjective wellbeing and social comparison, plus - of course - his favourite philosopher.
1 hr 7 min