Philosophize This!

Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.

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Episode #200 ... The Postmodern subject and "id...
38 min
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Episode #199 ... A conservative communist's tak...
47 min
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Episode #198 ... The truth is in the process. -...
41 min
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Episode #197 ... New Atheists and cosmic purpos...
41 min
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Episode #196 ... The improbable Slavoj Zizek - ...
38 min
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Episode #195 ... Could Anarcho-Capitalism be th...
34 min
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Episode #194 ... Do we really need the police? ...
36 min
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Episode #193 ...The chief export of the western...
36 min
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Episode #192 ... Should we overthrow the govern...
33 min
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Episode #191 ... The modern day concentration c...
29 min
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Episode #190 ... Are emotions a waste of time? ...
31 min
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Episode #189 ... Everything that connects us is...
Today we talk about the disappearance of rituals, truth, community, communication, public spaces and talk about the importance sometimes of being an idiot. Hope you love it! :)   Sponsor: Better Help   Get more: Website: Patreon: ...
30 min
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Episode #188 ... Achievement Society and the ri...
Today we talk about positive power, neoliberalism, narcissism as a reaction to modern life, how technology makes isolation easier, and some tactics to find peace in the digital panopticon.    Thanks for supporting the podcast by checking out...
32 min
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Episode #187 ... How much freedom would you tra...
On today's episode we talk about the upsides of a surveillance state. The ongoing social dilemma of freedom vs security. The value of privacy. States of exception. And Deleuze's Postscript on Societies of Control.  Sponsor:  Rocket Money - ...
37 min
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Episode #186 ... Are we heading for a digital p...
Today we talk about Jeremy Bentham's concept of the Panopticon. Michel Foucault's comparison to society in 1975. The historical role of intelligence as a justification for dominance. The anatomy of free will, and how a digital world may systematically...
36 min
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Episode #185 ... Should we prepare for an AI re...
Today we talk about the revolutionary potential of generative AI. For better or worse.    Support the podcast by checking out our sponsors: Better Help - LMNT -   Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips:   Be...
38 min
17
Episode #184 ... Is Artificial Intelligence rea...
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35 min
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Episode #183 ... Is ChatGPT really intelligent?
Today we discuss ideas from John Searle and Noam Chomsky and consider several questions surrounding machine intelligence.  Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips:   Be social: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok:  
29 min
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Episode #182 ... What if free will is an illusion?
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28 min
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Episode #181 ... What if consciousness is an il...
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25 min
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Episode #180 ... What if everything is consciou...
Today we talk about one theory of consciousness known as Panpsychism.      
35 min
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Episode #179 ... Why is consciousness something...
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35 min
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Episode #178 ... Susan Sontag - How Much Is You...
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36 min
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Episode #177 ... Susan Sontag - Do you speak th...
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33 min
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Episode #176 ... Susan Sontag - Do you criticiz...
Today we talk about the essay titled Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag. :)    
33 min