52 episodes
Thinkin' Bros Podcast Chris and Alex
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- Society & Culture
Your favorite corner-store philosophers trying to figure out life one conundrum at a time. We are two brothers in love with thinking. Our dream is to use casual philosophy to figure out most of life's uncertainties. Delusional? Perhaps. One thing is certain: we will not arrive at this goal without engaging in meaningful discourse with others. Help us achieve this dream.
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51. Me No Know Virtue | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives.
👉 We discuss Plato's "Meno", a dialogue on virtue. After somewhat determining what virtue is, Socrates moves on to determining whether virtue is innate, can be taught, or something else. Despite Plato's many peculiarities and rich ideas, such as the theory of forms and the distinction between true opinion and knowledge, we believe we did a good job at deciphering the point of the book.
🤔 “Figured it Out” rating: 8/10
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50. Passions Within Reason 2 | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives.
👉 We discuss Robert H. Frank's "Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of Emotions". As stated last week, this book gives us an economist's perspective on the role of emotion in optimal decision-making (which can often not be solved through rationality). This is the second and last episode of a two-part series.
🤔 “Figured it Out” rating: 8/10
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49. Passions Within Reason 1 | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives.
👉 We discuss Robert H. Frank's "Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of Emotions". This book is a Very Bad Wizards favorite, so we could not miss it. Frank is a professor of economics, and gives us a look into the interplay between reason and emotion on an interpersonal and societal scale. To illustrate his points, he gives various thought experiments, evolutionary pathways, and mathematical frameworks, which makes his work very holistic and straightforward. Easy to understand, rich and with a deep point. This is the first episode of a two-part series.
P.S. Sorry for the bad audio, we had to improvise.
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48. I Wonder if the Joke Will Land | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives.
👉 We look into the rich but confusing work of Lewis Carroll. "Alice in the Wonderland" has become a classic, and it seems well-deserved. But is its message any good? How does the story influence children? What can be extracted from it for adults? Are the disturbing elements about Carroll relevant to the interpretation of the story? All of this is discussed in the episode!
🤔 “Figured it Out” rating: 6/10
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47. A Freudian Breakdown of Shrek (Kinda) | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives.
👉 This week, our veteran philosopher clashes with an up-and-coming psychologist on the movie "Shrek". In this timeless masterpiece, there is a rich display of introversion, extraversion, anxiety, social expectations and determinism. Can happiness be reached by pursuing an imposed goal? Come find out in this week's episode.
🤔 “Figured it Out” rating: 9/10
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46. You Have to Be There | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives.
👉 We finally discuss almost everything that remains of Alan Watts' "The Way of Zen". From the history of Zen Buddhism to fundamental misunderstandings about meditation, Watts' simple yet effective storytelling style essentially makes us monks within the duration of the episode. Of course, all this confidence gained in our understanding of Zen is characteristic of a misguided Zen student...
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