Episode 73: Greg Salmieri discusses Ayn Rand's moral philosophy
In this episode, Greg Salmieri explains why Ayn Rand thought a good life is oriented, first and foremost, toward the goal of benefitting oneself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
15 Juli 201539min
Episode 72: Robert May discusses pejorative expressions
In this episode, Robert May explains what racial, ethnic, and homophobic slurs literally mean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 Juni 201538min
Episode 71: Kent Schmor discusses Carnap's Aufbau
In this episode, Kent Schmor introduces us to Rudolf Carnap's classic work, _The Logical Construction of the World_. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Juni 201534min
Episode 70: Susan James discusses Spinoza on the good embodied life
In this episode, Susan James explains Spinoza's view that the mind and the body are really just different aspects of the same thing, and how that view led him to think of moral reasoning as having an ...
6 Maj 201533min
Episode 69: Christel Fricke discusses Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments
In this episode, Christel Fricke discusses a view in ethics according to which you determine the right thing to do by imitating the perspective of an ideal, impartial spectator. Hosted on Acast. See a...
25 Mars 201532min
Episode 68: Mark Lance discusses anarchism
In this episode, Mark Lance defends the view that instead of answering to a central authority, our society should self-govern, only scaling up what it has to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
18 Feb 201542min
Episode 67: John Protevi discusses Darwin, disaster, and prosociality
In this episode, John Protevi discusses research across several different disciplines which supports the hypothesis that human beings evolved to cooperate with each other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
12 Jan 201531min
Episode 66: Haim Gaifman discusses mathematical reasoning
In this episode, Haim Gaifman argues that there are mathematical facts about real, objective, mathematical entities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Dec 201440min
