The Philosophy and Therapy Podcast John T Maier

Lydia Amir is Lecturer in Philosophy at Tufts University and a leading expert in philosophical practice. She is the author of The Legacy of Nietzsche's Philosophy of Laughter, Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition, Taking Philosophy Seriously, and Rethinking Philosophers' Responsibility, as well many other books and articles on philosophy and the transformative power of philosophical practice.

More about Lydia Amir:
• Profile at Tufts
• Profile at Philpeople
• New Yorker article featuring Amir and her work

Selected books:
• The Legacy of Nietzsche's Philosophy of Laughter: Bataille, Deleuze, and Rosset
• Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition: Taking Ridicule Seriously
• Taking Philosophy Seriously
• Rethinking Philosophers' Responsibility
• Humor and the Good Life in Modern Philosophy: Shaftesbury, Hamann, Kierkegaard

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Robert Kelly is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California. He is the author of several publications on addiction and ontology, including his paper 'Towards a dispositionalist (and unifying) account of addiction' (Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 2023). 

Robert Kelly:
• Profile at Bakersfield College
• Profile at Philpeople

Work discussed in this episode:
• Robert Kelly, Towards a dispositionalist (and unifying) account of addiction

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Shane McLoughlin is Lecturer in Character Education at the Jubilee Center for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham. His research involves designing and testing interventions that help people to clarify their values and to engage in valued action. He is the author of multiple peer-reviewed articles on the empirical evaluation of interventions, therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and practices of value and value clarification.

Shane McLoughlin:
• Profile at University of Birmingham
• Website
• Twitter/X
• The Jubilee Center for Character and Virtues

Research discussed in this episode:
• ACT: A Process-Based Therapy in Search of a Process (McLoughlin & Roche)
• Development and preliminary validation of the value clarity questionnaire in adults and adolescents (McLoughlin et al.)


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Matt Lundquist is Founder and Director of Tribeca Therapy, a group therapy practice with offices in Lower Manhattan and Park Slope. He holds an MSW from Columbia as well as a Master's in Special Education. His clinical work is influenced by his background in philosophy, and has both expertise and a distinctive perspective on the interplay of philosophy and clinical work.

• Matt Lundquist
Profile at Tribeca TherapyProfile at Psychology TodayCarrie Lobman and Matt Lundquist, Unscripted Learning: Using Improv Activities Across the K-8 Curriculum• Tribeca Therapy
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Céline Leboeuf is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Florida International University, and received her PhD from Harvard in 2016. She is the author of many publications on gender, race, and embodiment, as well as the philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir, among other topics.

Céline Leboeuf:
• Website at Florida International University
• Personal website
• @cc_leboeuf

Articles discussed in this episode:
• Céline Leboeuf, "Phenomenology at the Intersection of Gender and Race"
• Céline Leboeuf,  "'What Are You?' Addressing Racial Ambiguity"
• Céline Leboeuf, "What Is Body Positivity? The Path from Shame to Pride"

Other readings from this episode:
• William James, "Is Life Worth Living?"
• Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul



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Riana Betzler is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at San Jose State University, and previously held positions at Washington University (St Louis), the University of Cambridge, and the Konrad Lorenz Institute (Austria). She received her Ph.D. in the History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge. Her primary research project, "The Science and Ethics of Empathy" is an interdisciplinary project addressing debates about empathy and its value in contemporary society.

This interview is an exploration of empathy: the concept of empathy, empirical work on empathy, the history of empathy in philosophical thought, the relationship between empathy and morality, the role of empathy in medicine and clinical work, and much more.

• Riana Betzler, "How the Case for Empathy Overreaches"
• Riana Betzler, "How to Clarify the Aims of Empathy in Medicine"
• Riana Betzler's website
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