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Accented Philosophy Ezechiel Thibaud and Andreas Matthias
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The relevant philosophy podcast with Dr Ezechiel Thibaud and Dr Andreas Matthias. Two philosophers with cute accents and their guests discuss the intricacies of modern life. Brought to you by daily-philosophy.com. Every Tuesday.
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032. Involuntary Heroes, Accidental Saints. Author Catherine Greene on her Book "The Red Hairband"
Do you love science fiction and philosophy? Professor Catherine Greene, author of the post-apocalyptic novel “The Red Hairband”, sits down with us to discuss the future, medicine, pregnancy, time travel, freedom, and the ideal society.
A fascinating and enlightening conversation that you don’t want to miss!
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031. Free Speech and Twitter
In this episode, Ezechiel and Andy discuss their different takes on what free speech means and what its limits should be. How far should the freedom of speech go? Should speech be regulated by law? And is "free speech absolutism" (Elon Musk) a good thing?
Send us your comments and replies by email to podcast@daily-philosophy.com and we'll talk about them in the next episode!
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Music: Nightlife by Michael Kobrin, from: https://pixabay.com/music.
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030. Is Watching True Crime Immoral?
In this episode, Ezechiel and Andy discuss the allure and ethics of True Crime shows. Why do we watch True Crime stories when we wouldn't want to actually be caught in a real crime? What makes True Crime shows attractive? And are we doing anything bad when supporting True Crime productions?
Send us your comments and replies by email to podcast@daily-philosophy.com and we'll talk about them in the next episode!
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Music: Nightlife by Michael Kobrin, from: https://pixabay.com/music.
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029. Deep and Balanced Virtues - Lunchtime Thoughts
In this series, we discuss interesting thoughts from philosophy and how they apply to everyday life, but we do it in small portions that you can listen to during a lunch break or a short commute.
Today, we have a look at virtues, as ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle understood them. Virtues like kindness or courage are good properties of character, but does it matter if we have only some or all of them? Listen to this episode to find out!
Read more on the topic here on Daily Philosophy:
https://daily-philosophy.com/how-to-live-an-aristotelian-life/
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Music: The Open Goldberg Variations, https://www.opengoldbergvariations.org/
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028. Can We Control Our Emotions? - Lunchtime Thoughts
In this series, we discuss interesting thoughts from philosophy and how they apply to everyday life, but we do it in small portions that you can listen to during a lunch break or a short commute.
Today, we have a look at emotions. It seems like emotions can always get in the way of our intentions to behave right. Greed, love, anger seem to make moral behaviour difficult if not impossible. But can we control our emotions?
Read more on the topic here on Daily Philosophy:
https://daily-philosophy.com/how-to-live-an-aristotelian-life/
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Music: The Open Goldberg Variations, https://www.opengoldbergvariations.org/
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027. Abolishing Work
In this episode, Ezechiel and Andy discuss the anti-work movement. Its proponents see work as an instrument of domination, and the abolishment of work as the only way to a free and happy society. But can we really live without working? And what would this look like? Come and discuss with us!
Send us your comments and replies by email to podcast@daily-philosophy.com and we'll talk about them in the next episode!
Join us for your regular dose of Daily Philosophy!
Brought to you by https://daily-philosophy.com.
Music: Nightlife by Michael Kobrin, from: https://pixabay.com/music.
Accented Philosophy - Every Tuesday (or thereabouts)