Emma•ism

Emma Søndergaard Jensen
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Emma•ism

A recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s philosophy department and current Thouron Scholar in the London School of Economic’s MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy program shares her love of philosophy through podcasts. Emma-ism is presented by Emma Søndergaard Jensen, author of “How to Excel in Undergraduate Philosophy.” Her podcast is for other seekers of knowledge to understand texts more deeply, learn about new philosophers, and discover a new point of view. This will be done through text analyses, modern-day implication discussions, interviews, and lectures.

  1. JAN 17

    Mechanisms and Pharmaceutical RCTs

    In this episode, mechanisms and research are discussed. The question, ‘if we have a randomized control trial (RCT), can we do without knowledge of a mechanism?’ is answered. It is held that mechanisms do make a substantive difference to the optimization of a RCT. This is defended through two cases — the failed Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Phase 3 trials in 2024 ran by Sarepta Therapeutics and Pfizer and the daptomycin 2005 trial to test its efficacy in patients Gram-positive community acquired pneumonia. Nancy Cartwright’s INUS contributors are put forth as a potential objection. However, an as-complete-as-possible concept of mechanistic understanding and reasoning is advocated for ultimately.

    17 min

  2. 10/13/2024

    On the Permissible Use of Race in Medicine

    In this episode, philosopher Ian Peeble’s 2021 article, “To Race or Not to Race: A Normative Debate in the Philosophy of Race,” is discussed. An argument is put forth that Peeble’s argument for the morally permissible use of race in medicine is not deductively sound. This opinion is held as I believe that Peebles misses an important fourth necessary condition for the permissible use of race in medicine — the patient consent requirement.

    20 min

  3. 08/04/2024

    Feminism, Tradwives, and Sour Grapes

    In this episode, the resurgence of the traditional wife lifestyle on social media is examined. The recent outrage from women about this lifestyle and the receiving opposing reaction to that outrage is discussed. It is held that this reception boils down to the perception that these tradwives could be experiencing a case of adaptive preference that limits their boundless freedom (that which is the aim of a transcendent existence). Even if it might not be the case that these tradwives suffer from seeing other possibilities as “sour grapes,” the second issue of internalized toxic femininity is discussed. Generally, we should be conscious of the kind of content we choose to consume and how we shape our preferences and choose to act based on new information we learn from interactions with others. The bottom line here is that we should be aiming for a vision beyond capabilities: a world in which “throwing like a girl” is meaningless because there is no particular way girls throw.

    23 min

  4. 06/15/2024

    Creation Science (The Baramin) vs. Boydian Natural Kind Classification

    In this episode, an argument is put forth asserting that the baramin is a Boydian Natural Kind within the disciplinary matrix of baraminology. Listen to find out how this aspect of creation science seems to satisfy the epistemic access and accommodation conditions that Richard Boyd advanced in his 1999 work “Homeostasis, Species, and Higher Taxa.”

    21 min

  5. 02/14/2024

    Love Isn’t Real

    In this episode, it is held that love isn’t real, or at the very most, it could exist, but we will never know for sure if we havw experienced it or not. With romantic love, we continually lack certainty. Three conditions for the satisfaction of romantic love are put forth, with 2 being targeted with objections as part of the argument. So what if romantic love doesn’t exist? There are a lot of other outstanding aims in life.

    23 min

  6. 01/28/2024

    Qualifying Contemporary Caste in India as an Ideological State Apparatus

    In this episode, contemporary caste in India is discussed. It is evaluated through the 4 criteria for qualifying an ideological state apparatus according to Althusser’s 1970 essay “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses.”

    19 min

  7. 12/09/2023

    Applications of Personhood in Bioethics

    In this episode, the third of a four-part series is presented. Topics inclusde abortion, cloning, surrogacy, and IVF. Is being a human being enough to exact moral obligations from others?

    26 min

  8. 12/08/2023

    Influential Codes in the History of Bioethics

    In this episode, the second episode of a four-part series is presented. The Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki, and Belmont Report are all overviewed. How ought we respect individuals’ rights and interests in experiments involving human subjects?

    19 min
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A recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s philosophy department and current Thouron Scholar in the London School of Economic’s MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy program shares her love of philosophy through podcasts. Emma-ism is presented by Emma Søndergaard Jensen, author of “How to Excel in Undergraduate Philosophy.” Her podcast is for other seekers of knowledge to understand texts more deeply, learn about new philosophers, and discover a new point of view. This will be done through text analyses, modern-day implication discussions, interviews, and lectures.

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  • Creator
    Emma Søndergaard Jensen
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    84
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Emma Søndergaard Jensen
  • Show Website
    Emma•ism

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