Terrifying Questions

Terrifying Questions

Eric Kaplan, a comedy writer (Futurama, Big Bang Theory) and doctor of philosophy, and Taylor Carman (Barnard College, Columbia University), a philosophy professor specializing in phenomenology, existentialism, and hermeneutics, host a podcast that addresses unsettling questions concerning human existence and the order of things with the goal of finding a path to courage using comedy, imagination, and dialogue. Along the way they occasionally grapple with the deep uncanniness of being.

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Episoder(43)

Episode 11: Is God Dead?

Episode 11: Is God Dead?

Is God Dead? If He is, did we kill Him?  If God is dead does that mean Humanity is dead too -- or at least that the category of being a human being is in need of some serious re-appraisal?  Taylor and...

15 Mai 202353min

Episode 10: What If the Best I Can Do Just Isn’t Good Enough?

Episode 10: What If the Best I Can Do Just Isn’t Good Enough?

This week Eric and Taylor wonder and worry about what it means to try hard and still feel like you’re falling short. Are there objective standards of excellence or does happiness require just staying ...

8 Mai 202344min

Episode 9: Is Free Will an Illusion?

Episode 9: Is Free Will an Illusion?

Is free will an illusion? Are we puppets? When we think we are thinking (or acting) freely, are we actually just cogs in a heartless, meaningless, deterministic cosmic machine?

1 Mai 202352min

Episode 8: Do We Need Other People?

Episode 8: Do We Need Other People?

Are we utterly dependent on others or should we look inward and try to be true to ourselves? Can we do both? Or neither? This week Eric and Taylor look to Ralph Waldo Emerson for some help with this d...

24 Apr 202353min

Episode 7: Should Masculinity Be Abolished?

Episode 7: Should Masculinity Be Abolished?

This week Eric and Taylor talk with Cristen Conger, host of the podcast Unladylike, about whether we might all be better off without masculinity, or maybe femininity, or maybe gender altogether. Would...

17 Apr 202352min

Episode 6: Is Being a Good Person Just a Matter of Luck?

Episode 6: Is Being a Good Person Just a Matter of Luck?

In this episode Eric and Taylor grapple with the problem of moral luck. Are we in control of being decent human beings and doing the right thing or are we at the mercy of circumstance and maybe even o...

10 Apr 202348min

Episode 4: Is It Possible to Have a Truly Meaningful Conversation?

Episode 4: Is It Possible to Have a Truly Meaningful Conversation?

In this week’s episode, Eric and Taylor wonder whether truly meaningful conversation with another person is possible, or if everything is just a matter of objective fact or subjective opinion, so that...

27 Mar 202350min

Episode 3: Are We Living in a Simulation?

Episode 3: Are We Living in a Simulation?

This week Eric and Taylor wonder if we might be living in a simulation. Are we brains in a vat? Are we dreaming? Could all of our beliefs be false? Take a deep breath, tune in, and find out.

20 Mar 202352min

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