Promises, Oaths, and Morality (does swearing make it right to do?)
Can you take an oath that changes your moral obligations? Can you make a personal decision to follow a specific set of moral guidelines? Why do Veterinarians and soldiers take an oath but not (typical...
8 Maj 20251h 21min
When to Tell a Story Out of Order
Would Casablanca have been as good if it started in Paris? Ben, Logan and Sara ask why you should tell a story out of order, using flashbacks, flash-forwards and a handful of stranger options. Natural...
24 Apr 20251h 4min
Who Wouldn't Want The Right to Own a Pet?
Sara, Ben, Mike and Logan embark on a broad discussion that goes to the heart of public policy making and comes back again. We begin by taking a situational test designed to assess the social skills o...
24 Mars 20251h 38min
Philosophy Club Afterthoughts! Mansplaining
In this first of its kind episode, Kyra and Mackenzie revisit the "Mansplaining" episode of Philosophy club. Mackenzie initially argues against the usefulness of the term and bemoans that the label Ma...
20 Jan 202532min
Mansplaining
Sara, Logan and Ben ask "What is mansplaining?" "Why is it so aggravating?" and "How do you avoid mansplaining?" Along the way we discuss Essentialism and Bell Hooks, relevant knowledge, and we discov...
9 Jan 20251h 24min
Talking with a Good Therapist
In this special episode of Philosophy Club, Evan, a practicing Therapist (and roommate of Kitty), helps Aaqib, Ben, Kitty, Logan, Mackenzie and Mike to answer what makes a good therapist? As it turns ...
31 Okt 20241h 46min
What is the purpose of Grammar?
Ben, Katie, Logan and Mike discuss why we call one way of speaking proper and another colloquial. Along the way, we learn about Ben's hardships at an Orioles' game, David Foster Wallace and Descriptiv...
3 Okt 20241h 7min
The Qualities of a Classic
Beau, Ben and Logan first discuss how to find a what to read, and Ben introduces the question: What makes a classic? It seems endurance, quality and popularity have something to do with it. And surely...
20 Aug 20241h 29min
