Branches of Philosophy Podcast

An introduction and summary of "Self Comes to Mind Constructing the Conscious Brain" By Antonio Damasio 2010 The trailblazing investigation of a question that has confounded us for centuries: how is c...

3 Dec 202432min

An introduction and summary of "Origins of Human Communication" By Michael Tomasello 2010 A leading expert on evolution and communication presents an empirically based theory of the evolutionary origi...

2 Dec 202426min

An introduction and summary of "Range How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" By David Epstein 2019 The essential guide to improving your performance, and a powerful playbook for success in a...

2 Dec 202423min

An introduction and summary of Elements of Episodic Memory By Endel Tulving 1985 Elements of Episodic Memory was a seminal text in the memory literature, highly cited and influential. It has been unav...

30 Nov 202423min

An introduction and summary of "The Gap: The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals" By Thomas Suddendorf 2013 There exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of a...

29 Nov 202423min

An introduction and summary of "Psychology from An Empirical Standpoint"By Franz Brentano 1874 Franz Brentano is one of the founding fathers of twentieth century philosophy, celebrated for introducing...

28 Nov 202422min

An introduction and summary of "Kantian Subjects Critical Philosophy and Late Modernity" By Karl Ameriks 2019 In this volume, Karl Ameriks explores 'Kantian subjects' in three senses. In Part I, he fi...

27 Nov 202425min

An introduction and summary of "Sensation, Perception and Action An Evolutionary Perspective" By Johannes Zanker 2010 With a style that is both detailed and accessible, this new text from Johannes Zan...

26 Nov 202421min