37 episodes

A seasonal podcast that brings the ideas and tools of philosophy to everyone. Featuring interviews with professional philosophers, personal stories, and lots of fun thought experiments. We'll start with about 5 episodes per season.
Monads are shorts that tend to involve less production than full seasonal episodes.
Contact us at invertedspectrum@outlook.com

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Reductio Inverted Spectrum Media

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    • 5.0 • 18 Ratings

A seasonal podcast that brings the ideas and tools of philosophy to everyone. Featuring interviews with professional philosophers, personal stories, and lots of fun thought experiments. We'll start with about 5 episodes per season.
Monads are shorts that tend to involve less production than full seasonal episodes.
Contact us at invertedspectrum@outlook.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 - Andrew does Improv - Liberalism

    34 - Andrew does Improv - Liberalism

    A show called "Philosophy v. Improv" graciously had me on as a guest. This is actually my second appearance! I'll post the other one soon. In this one, appropo of recent episodes, we talk about political liberalism!

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    Link to PvI pagehttps://philosophyimprov.com/pvi64-liberalism-linda-orr-andrew-lavin/

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    • 1 hr 15 min
    33 - Are Animals Food?

    33 - Are Animals Food?

    A conversation with Robert Jones of CSU, Dominguez Hills about animal welfare/rights and the ethics of food. We also touch on experimentation and captivity and the legal status of animals.
    WARNING: has unbleeped curses and plenty of uncomfortable topics not appropriate for kids.
    Robert references John Sanbonmatsu, this is his personal webpage.
    With the aptly named "Ranch Hand" from BlueDot Sessions. Used under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Reductio is produced by Inverted Spectrum Media, a non-profit.
    www.patreon.com/reductio


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    • 1 hr 27 min
    32 - Idealism part two

    32 - Idealism part two

    Note: this is part two. Listen to part one first!
    A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well.

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    • 52 min
    31 - Idealism part one

    31 - Idealism part one

    A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well.

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    • 2 hr 8 min
    30 - The Veil of Ignorance

    30 - The Veil of Ignorance

    In which Andrew talks with Chris Freiman (of William and Mary) and Michael Fitzpatrick (of Stanford, De Anza College, and Menlo College) about one of the most famous political philosophers of the 20th Century: John Rawls. We also discuss a number of critiques one might bring against Rawls' system of thinking about justice.

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    Chris Freiman's Book:Link to Taylor and Francis site

    Podcasts mentioned:Hi-Phi Nation
    The Philosopher and the News
    Elucidations
    Overthink
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    • 1 hr 22 min
    29 - City Living

    29 - City Living

    Photo Credit Andrew Lavin
    Quill Kukla's book City Living: How Urban Spaces and Urban Dwellers Make One Another
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    • 1 hr 12 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

hyunaisred ,

Favorite philosophy podcast

As a philosophy undergrad that listens to many different podcasts, this is my favorite! I get so excited every time a new episode is released. Super digestible for newcomers and advanced philosophers alike!

lostinasong ,

Recommended for people who love thinking

High quality philosophy with high quality audio - stimulating and intellectual while also accessible and funny. Dr Lavin delivers insightful content about philosophical traditions and modern dilemmas alike.

Liker707 ,

Very interesting

This is a highly produced and organized podcast that brings up interesting topic in philosophy that are not often discussed.

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