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2022-06-28 Leibniz
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What made Gottfried Leibniz the last so-called "universal genius?"

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
I&I — Can our democracy survive social media?
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week is our June edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which I speak with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the...

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  • Added: Jun 22, 2022
  • Length: 28:26
  • Purchases: 2
2022-06-19 The Changing Face of Antisemitism
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Where did antisemitism come from—is it racism? Religious bigotry? Something else?

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
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2225: The Changing Face of Antisemitism, 6/21/2022
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Where did antisemitism come from—is it racism? Religious bigotry? Something else?

  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
2022-06-12 Jean-Paul Sartre
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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The father of Existentialism was born on June 21, 1905.

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2022
  • Length: 53:58
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2022-06-05 Conscious Machines
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Would a race of thinking, autonomous, conscious machines be our slaves, our masters, or our partners?

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Gun Violence in Montana with Stephanie Wittles-Wachs
From: Justin Angle
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This week’s guest is Stephanie Wittles-Wachs, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Lemonada Media. Stephanie is host of the powerful podcast La...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
2022-05-22 The Allure of Autoritarianism
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Democracy may not be in great shape, but why would anyone prefer to be ruled by a despot?

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  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
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2022-05-15 J.S. Mill and the Good Life
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Philosopher, political economist, and civil servant John Stuart Mill was born May 20, 1806.

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  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
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2022-04-24 Explantation at Its Best
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is the most elegant explanation always the best one?

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
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2022-03-27 Changing Minds on Climate Change
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What could we possibly still say to people who don't believe that human activity is destabilziing the global climate?

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
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2022-04-03 The Doomsday Doctrine
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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How do we justify keeping so many nuclear weapons—and continually threatening to use them?

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
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2202-03-13 Reading the Troubled Past
From: Philosophy Talk
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What should we do with literature and philosophy from a discredited moral past?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
2023-03-12 #MeToo: Retribution, Accountability, and Justice
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is trial by Twitter mob a substitute for justice?

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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2022-02-13 Polyamory
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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We don't have only one friend at a time, so why have only one lover at a time?

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2022
  • Length: 53:58
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2022-01-16 The Art of Non-Violence
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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In a violent world, what can nonviolence really achieve?

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  • Added: Jan 15, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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2022-01-14 Should Nature Have Rights?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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If corporations can be legal persons, why can’t Mother Earth? In 2017, New Zealand granted the Whanganui River the full legal rights of a person....

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
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220114: Should Nature Have Rights?, 1/14/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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If corporations can be legal persons, why can’t Mother Earth? In 2017, New Zealand granted the Whanganui River the full legal rights of a person....

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
2021-12-26 The Examined Year: 2021
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Because the un-examined year is not worth reviewing!

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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2021-12-05 What Is Religious Belief?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is believing in God different from believing in the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus?

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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2021-10-15 Zen and Coping with Climate
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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How do we manage our own anxiety around an uncertain climate future – let alone help our children work through their feelings and fears? In his la...

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2021
  • Length: 58:56
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211015: Zen and Coping With Climate, 10/15/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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How do we manage our own anxiety around an uncertain climate future – let alone help our children work through their feelings and fears? In his la...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2021
  • Length: 58:56
2021-10-03 Immigration and Multiculturalism
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Should ethnic or cultural identity ever be considered in any country’s immigration policy?

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  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 53:58
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2021-09-26 Gandhi as a Philosopher
From: Philosophy Talk
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What were the philosophical bases of Gandhi's ideas?

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
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2021-09-19 What Do We Owe Future Generations?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is it possible to have obligations to people who don't yet exist?

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2021
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 8