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In episode 258 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Jess of the Shire to compare and contrast Arrakis and Middle-earth, Frank Herbert and J.R.R. Tolkien. We had a lot of fun covering everything from dragons to sandworms, to personality quirks of Herbert and Tolkien.

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0:00 - Jess the Face-Essayist Cosplayer
13:24 - Jess's favorite LOTR character
15:54 - Technology in LOTR and Dune
23:50 - Frank Herbert the Philosopher
26:02 - Would Tolkien and Herbert have been friends?
32:44 - Is Paul Atreides the baddie?
34:33 - Why Did Tolkien Dislike Dune?
44:36 - Dragons or Sand Worms?
56:50 - Tolkien's Eucatastrophe vs. Herbert's Recurrent Shape
1:01:42 - What about Space Wizards?
1:06:37 - Jess's script writing and video production process

In episode 257 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Christopher Ruoccio, author of the Sun Eater series. Christopher is an encyclopedia of science fiction, fantasy, and Roman Empire information. He is the man. A really thoughtful guy and a brilliant writer.

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0:00 - Why people love the Sun Eater books
6:13 - CS Lewis vs Tolkien on teaching through fiction
14:52 - The Golden Age vs the New Wave of Science Fiction
24:05 - Dune
41:00 - Are Superheroes Science Fiction?
45:18 - What is Science Fantasy, Space Opera, SF vs Sci-Fi
56:52 - Favorite SF stories
1:03:40 - is it okay to borrow from other stories?
1:12:47 - Scholiasts, Mentats, and Analytic Philosophy
1:20:54 - Roman Catholicism and the Chantry
1:35:34 - How to Write Science Fiction Novels

In episode 256 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ben Goertzel to talk about Artificial General Intelligence. Last time we talked about the philosophy of AGI, this time we discuss the state of the art of AGI and just a bit about machine consciousness. Check the time stamps for a full topic list.

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0:00 - what is artificial "general" intelligence?
8:44 - does generalization have more to do with logic or imagination?
15:46 - How far back does the idea of AI go?
18:45 - Why does the East and West think differently about AI?
24:08 - The State of the AI race
31:05 - Can AI be wise?
37:57 - How important are Large Language Models?
59:14 - Machine Consciousness and AGI
1:13:25 - Can an AGI system have a psychedelic exerience?

Curt Jaimungal joins me for episode 255 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast to discuss theories of everything, phsyics, the simulation hypothesis, worldviews, and more!

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0:00 - What's this episode about?
3:32 - What is a Theory of Everything?
5:57 - Worldview (weltanschauung) and God
21:14 - Why Host an Academic Level Podcast?
29:08 - The Simulation Hypothesis
47:23 - Ben Goertzel is a genius
51:30 - Theolocutions and Office Hours podcasting
1:14:40 - Being your authentic self
1:20:13 - what kind of thing are you?
1:28:12 - What is Human Value Grounded in?

In episdoe 254 of the Parker's I'm joined once again by Dr. Tom Morris. Dr. Morris is a legendary philosopher and an expert on the philosophy of Stoicism. In this episode he schools me on Stoicism from his brand new book, Stoicism for Dummies. Grab the book here to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/47NnKgP

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0:00 - Introduction
4:55 - What is Stoicism?
8:31 - Stoic Philosophy is a Way of Life
11:58 - The Core of Stoicism
14:09 - Theoretical vs. Practical Philosophy
23:11 - the four big instagram philosophies today
25:44 - What is Wisdom?
31:57 - Diogenes the Cynic's influence on Stoicism
36:24 - Only Virtue Leads to Happiness
40:23 - Stoic Theology and Stoic arguments for God
52:33 - Jesus the Philosopher Sage and Logician
56:18 - Stoicism and Christianity?
1:04:34 - Who Gets to Call Themselves a Stoic?
1:08:06 - The Demise of Ancient Stoicism

In episode 253, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ross Inman, this time we discuss his new book "Christian Philosophy As a Way of Life: An Invitation to Wonder".

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0:00 - Intro
4:18 - How'd this project come about?
7:32 - Wonder as the Lifeblood of Philosophy
15:47 - Is Philosophy Relevant?
21:49 - The Therapeutic use of Philosophy
31:28 - How to live philosophical life