148 episodes
Egg Timer Philosophy Eric Roark
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A podcast where philosophical ideas are scrambled up in about five to ten minutes. From ancient philosophy to contemporary approaches and everything in between, if you are looking for accessible, interesting, and relevant philosophy served up fast then you are in the right spot. New episode dished out weekly. Check out the egg timer philosophy website at: www.eggtimerphilosophy.com
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147: Thomas Malthus on Population
Today's episode of the egg timer takes a look at Thomas Malthus's ideas about population and the significant influence that they had on 19th century thought.
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146: Hardin on The Tragedy of The Commons
in 1968 Garrett Hardin published 'The Tragedy of the Commons' and since that time his ideas have proved highly influential to a wide range of thinkers including philosophers, political scientists, economists, ecologists, and biologists. Tune to learn what the tragedy of the commons is and what solutions have been offered to try to address the problem.
A link to Hardin's article can be found here: https://math.uchicago.edu/~shmuel/Modeling/Hardin,%20Tragedy%20of%20the%20Commons.pdf
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145: The Commons
This episode of the egg timer takes a critical look at what the commons are and why they matter to the history of ideas.
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144: Confirmation Bias
Tune into today's episode to learn more about confirmation bias. What is it? Why do we have it? What can be done about it?
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143: Bioethics and Organ Donation
Tune in for a discussion of ethical issues related with organ donation and specifically what a system of organ donation ought to be like.
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142: Philosophy and 1984: Part 4
This fourth and final installment of the Summer Series takes a look at the philosophical themes from the last quarter of 1984. Winston is being interrogated by O'Brien and what ensues in their encounter is a vivid description of totalitarianism at its worse and lots of ground for philosophical consideration.
A free copy of 1984 can be found here: http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100021.txt
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Customer Reviews
Thought provoking analysis
Mr. Roark does a great job at jogging perspective on historical literature, events, and philosophical views of iconic figures