PREMIUM-Episode 43: Arguments for the Existence of God
Discussing the arguments by Descartes, St. Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, William Paley, Kant, and others, as analyzed in J.L. Mackie's The Miracle of Theism: Arguments For and Against the Existence of God (...
15 Syys 201132min
PREMIUM-Episode 42: Feminists on Human Nature and Moral Psychology
Discussing Charlotte Perkins Gilman's utopian novel Herland (1915) and psychologist Carol Gilligan's In a Different Voice (1983). With guest Azzurra Crispino.
5 Syys 201130min
PREMIUM-Episode 41: Pat Churchland on the Neurobiology of Morality (Plus Hume's Ethics)
Patricia Churchland on her new book Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Morality. We also discussed David Hume's ethics as foundational to her work, reading his Treatise on Human Nature (1739...
19 Heinä 201133min
PREMIUM-Episode 40: Plato's Republic: What Is Justice?
Discussing The Republic by Plato, primarily books 1 and 2.
11 Heinä 201131min
PREMIUM-Episode 39: Schleiermacher Defends Religion
Discussing Friedrich Schleiermacher's "On Religion; Speeches to its Cultured Despisers" (1799, with notes added 1821), first and second speeches. With guest Daniel Horne.
10 Kesä 201133min
PREMIUM-Episode 38: Bertrand Russell on Math and Logic
Discussing Russell's Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919), ch. 1-3 and 13-18. With guest Josh Pelton.
25 Touko 201133min
PREMIUM-Episode 37: Locke on Political Power
Discussing John Locke's Second Treatise on Government (1690). With guest Sabrina Weiss.
6 Touko 201130min
PREMIUM-Episode 36: More Hegel on Self-Consciousness
Part 2 of our discussion of G.F.W. Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit," covering sections 178-230 within section B, "Self-Consciousness."
11 Huhti 201132min
