The Socratic Sessions

🔍 Overview: In this clip, David J. Hand explores the philosophical shift over the last 300 years from the belief in a clockwork, deterministic universe to today's understanding of a universe governed...

8 Marras 20246min

🔍 Overview: In this clip, statistician David J. Hand explores how prescientific and ancient cultures explained synchronicity and highly improbable events through beliefs in gods, spirits, luck, and e...

5 Marras 20248min

🔍 Overview: This episode with Professor Erik Wielenberg explores objective moral reality and what it looks like if there is, in fact, no God to substantiate it. Erik and Sam also explore various othe...

1 Marras 20241h 45min

🔍 Overview: In this clip, philosopher Erik Wielenberg explores humanity's reliance on religion as a source of solace against the evils we encounter and the unknowns of the future. He then challenges ...

29 Loka 202410min

✍️ Substack: If you'd rather read than listen, you can do so over on ⁠Substack⁠! 🔍 Overview: A few people have contacted me following the publication of ‘Christianity: My Desires For and Some Argumen...

27 Loka 202424min

🔍 Overview: In this clip, philosopher Erik Wielenberg explores the concept of 'The Divine Guarantee of Perfect Justice.' He questions whether someone who sacrifices their life for another, while beli...

25 Loka 20247min

🔍 Overview: In this clip, philosopher Erik Wielenberg explores the concept of objective morality and discusses how we uncover moral truths. He argues that the fact that morality is discoverable rathe...

22 Loka 20246min

🔍 Overview: In this episode, David Edmonds delves into the life, ideas, and work of Derek Parfit, exploring the profound impact of his contributions to philosophy. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lo...

18 Loka 20241h 19min