9 episodi
Free Will is a Scam! Luke
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- Cultura e società
In which I try not to fight with my brother while we both try to shut up and listen to my sister-in-law. This is a periodic Philosophy podcast, in the form of a free-flowing conversation on a central text. It was incepted as an aid to my high school students in their Philosophy studies.
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Episode 9: Wang Yangming - Inquiry on the Great Learning and Instructions for Practical Living
This one stretched to a discussion of Art, particularly Bada Shanren (1626-1705 CE), then we wandered into a discussion of teleology, religion, and progress in society. For some background on Wang and the tradition of Neo-Confucianism that he was at once a part and a critic of, click here.
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Episode 8: Søren Kierkegaard, The Present Age
Excerpt from Two Ages: A Literary Review 1846
It is a review of Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd's 1845 novel, Two Ages
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Episode 6: Is Free Will a Scam? (Part 1)
We broke this week's content up into two episodes. In this first part we mostly wrestle with Spinoza's logic and the question of a naturally determined reality vs. a pre-determined one.
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Episode 5: David Foster Wallace - E Unibus Plurum
In the "Depressingly Prophetic" file, just behind Forster's The Machine Stops, lies this week's essay, E Unibus Plurum, by David Foster Wallace.
We enjoyed the conversation, and promise zero irony, and only minimal cynicism.
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Episode 4: Kwame Anthony Appiah
This week we discuss Appiah's In My Father's House chapters 1-5, and assorted other works by and about Appiah.