The Canadian Philosophy Show

Environmental philosophy: The five pillars of nature's value. An analysis of five philosophical reasons nature can be asserted to have value. with: Michael Robert Caditz (University of British Columbi...

12 Mar 202457min

The Herd, the Public, the They In this episode, Brandon and Hale elaborate and discuss Heidegger's notion of the They, and explore two prior concepts anticipating this idea: Nietzsche's idea of the He...

5 Mar 202457min

Media and Rhetoric Description: In this episode, Hale and Brandon discuss forms of media and media theory in relation to current political circumstances, from the Israel-Palestine conflict to the eme...

26 Feb 202457min

Cultural evolution does not exist I will make a highly provocative and controversial claim based in logic that although biological "Darwinian" evolution may be indisputable, the popular notion of "cul...

26 Feb 202457min

Continuation of Part 1 in the introduction to Philosophy of Law. This time, we discuss Dworkin's view, which builds upon the legal positivist view with reference to the natural law theorists mentioned...

26 Feb 202457min

Introduction to the two primary camps in the debate about the nature of law: natural law theory and legal positivism. We explore two natural law theorists, St. Thomas Aquinas and John Finnis, and two ...

26 Feb 202457min

On Certainty A discussion on the concept of certainty and the consequences of being certain.   with: Hale Rothery (Vancouver Island University) Brandon Brownlee Recorded January 26, 2024

26 Feb 202456min

A fresh perspective on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, which entails an uncommon definition of "peace." With Michael Robert Caditz & Zelik Segal.   Recorded January 22, 2024

23 Jan 202457min