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The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure?
From: Open to Debate
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Happiness is a complex emotion and mental state that can be achieved through virtue or pleasure. But should it be for the good of the individual or...

  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
2423: Marcus Aurelius, 6/4/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Do you have to be an emperor to lead a Stoic life?

  • Added: May 14, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
2024-05-12 Mary Wollstonecraft
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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How does inequality distort our personalities and relationships?

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  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
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2422: Logic For Everyone, 5/28/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Does logic always lead us to the truth?

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: :00
2421: Akan Philosophy and Personhood, 5/21/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Mind, soul, body, and breath—how do all of these go together for the Akan people of West Africa?

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
2420: Mary Wollstonecraft, 5/14/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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How does inequality distort our personalities and relationships?

  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
2024-05-05 The Legacy of Freud
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Sigmund Freud was born May 6, 1856.

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  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
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Is Free Speech Threatened on Campus?
From: Open to Debate
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Tensions have been ramping up at universities across the country as students continue to protest the war in Gaza. Reports of antisemitism, islamoph...

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
2418: Why Is the World So Weird?, 4/30/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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No matter how you slice it, our universe is a strange place.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Ban the Box: Should We Banish the Criminal History Check Box from Job Applications?
From: Open to Debate
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Former criminal offenders in the United States face challenges reentering the job market after incarceration and so-called “Ban the Box” policies a...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
2024-04-07 Could Robots Be Persons?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What would it mean to assign legal or moral responsibility to algorithms in human form?

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
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Is Religion a Force for Good?
From: Open to Debate
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Religion has long shaped human civilization, and many have wondered whether it’s good for society. Those who argue “yes” say it offers a sense of i...

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  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
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Childhood Obesity Guidelines: Good Medicine or Too Extreme?
From: Open to Debate
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released new guidelines to address childhood obesity, affecting over 14 million children, including rec...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
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2415: Could Robots Be Persons?, 4/9/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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What would it mean to assign legal or moral responsibility to algorithms in human form?

  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
2024-03-24 Margaret Cavendish
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What would it mean to believe in the radical equality of all things—humans, animals, trees, even rocks?

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
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Should the U.S. Ban TikTok?
From: Open to Debate
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The House of Representatives recently passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its parent company, Bytedance, does not divest from it. Th...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Does Taylor Swift Deserve Her Billion Dollar Fortune?
From: Open to Debate
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Taylor Swift achieved her billionaire status because of her talent, work ethic, and support from her fans. But some question whether any individual...

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  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
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2024-02-25 Im Yunjidang
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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The life and thought of the first Confucian feminist.

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  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
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2408: The Social Lives of Robots, 2/20/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Can social intelligence be taught to non-social beings?

  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
2024-01-21 The Mysterious Timelessness of Math
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is math like an abstract painting—beautiful equations, with no connection to the world—or is it more like a blueprint for the universe?

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 53:58
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Is the American Dream in Decline?
From: Open to Debate
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The American Dream – the idea that anyone can achieve success in the U.S. through hard work and determination – is under scrutiny, and some worry i...

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
2404: The Mysterious Timelessness of Math, 1/23/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Is math like an abstract painting—beautiful equations, with no connection to the world—or is it more like a blueprint for the universe?

  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
2023-12-31 American Futures (Ken Taylor Memorial Episode)
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Where might America be headed as a nation?

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
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2023-12-10 Nonduality and the Oneness of Being
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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If Brahman is all and all is Brahman, is there still room for stuff like tables, chairs, and wombats?

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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2023-12-03 In Awe of Wonder
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is there a purpose to our sense of wonder, or is it gloriously useless?

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2