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The Great AnarchistsHenry David Thoreau: State and SlaveryOur best writer, maybe. The assertion that he's an (individualist) anarchist is based on "Civil Disibedience," but Thoreay expresses these positions throughout his authorship.
2025-11-1329 min
The Great AnarchistsProudhon: from Rousseau to MarxThe first person to call himself an 'anarchist' (that we know of), and a central transitional figure between Rousseau and Marx. His 'mutualism' might still be a decent way between individualism and collectivism.
2025-11-0629 min
The Great AnarchistsWarren 2: The Concept of Self-Sovereigntysupplement to the Warren episode. Abolitionism as the source of American anarchism. John Stuart Mill.
2025-10-3108 min
The Great AnarchistsJosiah Warren: the Practical AnarchistThe continuity with Godwin is provided by Robert Owen and the astonishing Frances (Fanny) Wright. Warren (1798-1874) was the founder of American individualist anarchism, but...let's talk about the meaning of individualism and collectivism.
2025-10-3134 min
The Great AnarchistsAnarchism and Human NatureA supplement to the Godwin episode. I argue that anarchists need not have a naively positive view of human nature. Not at all, though Godwin and Emma Goldman did, and though for example absolutist Thomas Hobbes had a very negative one. But anarchism follows from Hobbes's view too, believe it or not. Or if Hobbes is right about human nature, anarchism is just as or more valid than if we're all benevolent Godwinians.
2025-10-2713 min
The Great AnarchistsThe Enlightened Anarchism and Feminism of William GodwinThe first great "philosophical" or non-religious anarchist in the West, author of the novel Caleb Williams or Things as They Are, and the still underrated classic An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice. Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft (whom he married and with whom he had a daughter [Mary Shelley]) are major influences.
2025-10-2629 min
Stage Talks with Bellingcat"Identifying Far-Right Fashion" with Bellingcat ResearchersThis week, we were discussing what role fashion plays for far-right movements. We spoke to Bellingcat's resident experts on the subject. Michael Colborne has been investigating far-right networks for years and Youri van der Weide has just completed a deep dive on russian neo-nazi paramilitary groups with merchandise embedded within their business plans.The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday October 23rd 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks discussed:Some reading material from Michael: https://press...
2025-10-2458 min
Manyetik KonuşmalarBölüm 11 - Bağımlılık, Gerçeklik ve Haz ÜzerineManyetik konuşmalar 11. bölümüyle karşınızda, bildiğiniz
üzere bendeniz genç adam ve zoraki dayımla bol kepçe işkembeden, bir başa merhem olmayacak bilgiler üzerine sohbet ediyoruz.
Vazgeçmek, özgürlük derken manyetik haritamızda bir karanlık
piksel daha açarak bağımlılığı keşfederken başlıklar arasında bağ kuruyoruz.
Dayıma klinik bir araştırmacıymışçasına sorular yöneltirken karşılığında zamanın sınırını gördüğünü iddia ediyor. Bağımlılıkla alakalı ne yapabiliriz diyorum karşılığında ben ateşi içtim rahat bırakın insanları diyor. Yetmiyor acı ve hazz...
2025-10-2132 min
The Great AnarchistsAnarchism and the Radical ReformationGerrard Winstanley and Levellers, but a whole long history including Thomas Müntzer and the German Peasants' Rebellion. Anabaptists, Diggers, Ranters, Quakers and the origin of modern egalitarianism and anti-authoritarianism.
2025-10-0931 min
The Great AnarchistsAnarchism of the Spirit: Laozi (Lao Tzu)And also Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu). Ancient Daoism is a beautiful and profound underpinning for ant-statist political philosophy.
2025-10-0327 min
The Great AnarchistsThe Parrhesia of Diogenes the Cynicthe most wonderful anti-authoritarian philosopher in western historythe book i mention is 'fearless speech' by michel foucault
2025-09-2921 min
2025-09-2624 min
Experience Into A Captivating Full Audiobook Before Bedtime.BEAUTY by Crispin SartwellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/780to listen full audiobooks.
Title: BEAUTY
Author: Crispin Sartwell
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
Release date: 05-22-25
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Genres: Art
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2025-05-223h 21Escape To The Thought-Provoking Full Audiobook Now, Book-Lovers!BEAUTY by Crispin SartwellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/780to listen full audiobooks.
Title: BEAUTY
Author: Crispin Sartwell
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
Release date: 05-22-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Art
Publisher's Summary:
2025-05-223h 21
The Reason RoundtableHarris and Trump's Terrible Tax IdeasIn this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman parse the presidential candidates' latest batch of confounding ideas on tax policy before lamenting their various cringe media appearances over the past week.
05:21—Tax policy proposals
31:44—Weekly listener question
43:38—Candidate cringe media hits
54:18—This week's cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
"Trump Panders to Auto Industry, Proposes Making Car Loan Interest Tax Deductible" by Joe Lancaster
"Instead of Vote-Buying Tax Promises, Let's Have Real Plans for Tax Relief" b...
2024-10-141h 07
The Rational EgoistThe Rational Egoist: Trump, the Assassination Attempt, and the Power of Images with Crispin SartwellThe Rational Egoist: Trump, the Assassination Attempt, and the Power of Images with Crispin Sartwell
In this episode of The Rational Egoist, host Michael Liebowitz welcomes Crispin Sartwell, former philosophy professor at Dickinson College and author of "Beauty: A Quick Immersion." Sartwell delves into the multifaceted topics of Donald Trump, the assassination attempt, and the profound influence of images in politics and society. Join them as they explore how visual media shapes public perception and political narratives, and the implications of these dynamics in contemporary discourse. This episode offers a deep dive into the intersection of philosophy...
2024-07-2956 min
Beauty At WorkWhat Is Beauty? with Dr. Michael R. SpicherMichael R. Spicher, PhD is a public philosopher and creator of Aesthetics Research Lab. He writes and speaks about aesthetics in professional and academic contexts. He is a regular contributor to BeautyMatter, a resource for the beauty industry. Michael lectures at both Boston Architectural College and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He co-edited a forthcoming volume with Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Digital Fashion: Theory, Practice, Implications. And he is working on another book called Is Your Business Beautiful?In this episode, we talk about: How Michael found his love for aestheticsHow aesthetic experience is a...
2024-01-011h 24
The Heart Speaks with Chloé ValdarySix Names of Beauty with Chloe ValdaryIn this new video essay, I explore Crispin Sartwell’s book 'Six Names of Beauty' as an approach to understanding the concept of beauty. Recent Interactions between Dr. Jordan Peterson and sports illustrated magazine have presented us with a narrow view so I hope this inspires you to take up a contemplation practice in relationship to beauty & consciously bring more of it into your life.My new episode “Six Names of Beauty" is out now - so let's dive in!– – – On Gluttony and The Good Doctor - https://bit.ly/3ez2zJo Six Names of...
2022-10-0514 minThe Heart Speaks with Chloé ValdarySix Names of Beauty with Chloe ValdaryIn this new video essay, I explore Crispin Sartwell’s book 'Six Names of Beauty' as an approach to understanding the concept of beauty. Recent Interactions between Dr. Jordan Peterson and sports illustrated magazine have presented us with a narrow view so I hope this inspires you to take up a contemplation practice in relationship to beauty & consciously bring more of it into your life.My new episode “Six Names of Beauty" is out now - so let's dive in!– – – On Gluttony and The Good Doctor - https://bit.ly/3ez2zJo Six Names of...
2022-10-0514 minThe Heart Speaks with Chloé ValdaryTantric Buddhism & Higher Purpose with Sun KatayamaCheck out this talk I had with my friend Sun Katayama, we talk about everything from Zen Buddhism to the tantric transmutation of desire in our most desirous domains (aka sex), to the beauties and pitfalls of Allan Watts, to the brilliance of Everything, Everywhere All At Once. Enjoy!My new episode "Tantric Buddhism & Higher Purpose" is out now!-- -- -- Introduction to Tantra by Lama Yeshe - https://bit.ly/3CEq5iaSix Names of Beauty by Crispin Sartwell - https://amzn.to/3Q3vRNdPocke...
2022-08-3149 minThe Heart Speaks with Chloé ValdaryTantric Buddhism & Higher Purpose with Sun KatayamaCheck out this talk I had with my friend Sun Katayama, we talk about everything from Zen Buddhism to the tantric transmutation of desire in our most desirous domains (aka sex), to the beauties and pitfalls of Allan Watts, to the brilliance of Everything, Everywhere All At Once. Enjoy!My new episode "Tantric Buddhism & Higher Purpose" is out now!-- -- -- Introduction to Tantra by Lama Yeshe - https://bit.ly/3CEq5iaSix Names of Beauty by Crispin Sartwell - https://amzn.to/3Q3vRNdPocke...
2022-08-3149 min
The Aesthetic City#16 - Michael Spicher, Aesthetics Research Lab: The Importance of Aesthetics, Beauty vs. Taste, the Value of Interdisciplinary ResearchMichael Spicher is a writer and philosopher, who is specialised in art and aesthetics. He is based in Boston and earned his PhD in Philosophy from the University of South Carolina. He currently teaches at Massachusetts College of Art & Design and Boston Architectural College. Apart from that he also founded the Aesthetics Research Lab in 2016, with an excellent website that showcases a lot of fascinating research and projects that showcase the importance of aesthetics in our everyday lives. He is currently co-editing a book about digital fashion for Bloomsbury Publishing. This episode dives deep into the questions of what...
2022-07-211h 02
SophiaThe Ethics of Compulsory State Education (w/ Crispin Sartwell and Dan Kaufman)Crispin Sartwell (Dickinson College, Entanglements) returns to Sophia to talk about the issues he has with compulsory, state-sponsored k-12 education.
10:50 - Crispin’s schooling experience in Washington DC 20:20 - The tension between learning and compulsion / Formal Compulsion and oppressive atmospheres 25:50 - Compulsion of minors considered more generally 32:20 - What, specifically, is wrong with the fact that my 10-year-old had to go to school? Economic motives; interference by tech moguls; and elitist social engineering. 35:50 - Preparing young people so they can function in the economy. And what would my ten-year-old be doing, if not go...
2021-07-091h 19
Diskutabel - Gespräche aus der Bildungsbehörde020 / Spieltriebe und Waldritter - (Politische) Bildung zwischen Escape Rooms und Drama GamesZu Gast: Daniel Steinbach (Waldritter e.V.) // Crispin Sartwell wird mit folgenden Worten zitiert: "Ein Leben ohne Spiel ist eine Katastrophe, deshalb ist Spiel eine ernste Angelegenheit." Zusammen mit Daniel erkennen wir spielerisch den Ernst der Lage: Wer sind diese Waldritter? Was haben Trolle mit Homophobie, Ausgrenzung und Menschenfeindlichkeit zu tun? Wie kann das Spiel zu einem elementaren Faktor für die politische Bildung werden? Und warum wurde bei Steinbachs Fuchs-Steak gegessen? Diesen und vielen weiteren Fragen gehen wir auf den Grund.
2021-05-071h 04
Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy PodcastWhat is knowledge (and who cares)?Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Crispin Sartwell joins Spencer Case to discuss the nature of knowledge, the relationship between aesthetics and knowledge, and other themes.
2021-03-301h 11
MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaDebating Standpoint Theory (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)The origins of "standpoint theory" ... Are Dan and Crispin white? ... Defining standpoint theory ... Dan: Standpoint theory presents an irrefutable hypothesis ... Crispin: "All knowledge is from some standpoint" ... Dan: There is no single black perspective on race ... Why don't people trust experts? ... Is this argument good for society right now? ...
2020-11-061h 20MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaDebating Standpoint Theory (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)The origins of "standpoint theory" ... Are Dan and Crispin white? ... Defining standpoint theory ... Dan: Standpoint theory presents an irrefutable hypothesis ... Crispin: "All knowledge is from some standpoint" ... Dan: There is no single black perspective on race ... Why don't people trust experts? ... Is this argument good for society right now? ...
2020-11-061h 20MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaDebating Standpoint Theory (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)The origins of "standpoint theory" ... Are Dan and Crispin white? ... Defining standpoint theory ... Dan: Standpoint theory presents an irrefutable hypothesis ... Crispin: "All knowledge is from some standpoint" ... Dan: There is no single black perspective on race ... Why don't people trust experts? ... Is this argument good for society right now? ...
2020-11-061h 20MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProlegomena: Ontological Commitments (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Explaining Crispin’s position on explanatory unity ... Dan: Meaning is part of social reality, it’s not all in our heads ... What is the substance of our ontological commitments? ... Why Dan thinks philosopher W.V.O. Quine is almost right ... The conspicuous absence of philosophers from the public discourse about values ... Metaphysics is not as complicated and important as people think it is ...
2020-08-1800 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProlegomena: Ontological Commitments (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Explaining Crispin’s position on explanatory unity ... Dan: Meaning is part of social reality, it’s not all in our heads ... What is the substance of our ontological commitments? ... Why Dan thinks philosopher W.V.O. Quine is almost right ... The conspicuous absence of philosophers from the public discourse about values ... Metaphysics is not as complicated and important as people think it is ...
2020-08-1800 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProlegomena: Ontological Commitments (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Explaining Crispin’s position on explanatory unity ... Dan: Meaning is part of social reality, it’s not all in our heads ... What is the substance of our ontological commitments? ... Why Dan thinks philosopher W.V.O. Quine is almost right ... The conspicuous absence of philosophers from the public discourse about values ... Metaphysics is not as complicated and important as people think it is ...
2020-08-1800 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProlegomena: What Are Persons? (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)What are persons? ... Why don't we say "my legs went to the store"? ... Actions and intentions ... The case of the robot who voted ... Are addicts in control of their actions? ... The moral culpability of a naughty dog ...
2020-07-1300 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProlegomena: What Are Persons? (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)What are persons? ... Why don't we say "my legs went to the store"? ... Actions and intentions ... The case of the robot who voted ... Are addicts in control of their actions? ... The moral culpability of a naughty dog ...
2020-07-1300 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProlegomena: What Are Persons? (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)What are persons? ... Why don't we say "my legs went to the store"? ... Actions and intentions ... The case of the robot who voted ... Are addicts in control of their actions? ... The moral culpability of a naughty dog ...
2020-07-1300 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProlegomena for a Pluralist Metaphysics (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Dan's in-progress book, Prolegomena for a Pluralist Metaphysics ... Avoiding the "crazy positions" ... A stereoscopic view of the "scientific" and "manifest" images ... Dan: A world with people in it is only explainable in fragmentary terms ... Crispin sees the leading edge of the new dualism ... On the ontological status of coming-of-age stories ... Previewing future fights ...
2020-05-2100 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProlegomena for a Pluralist Metaphysics (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Dan's in-progress book, Prolegomena for a Pluralist Metaphysics ... Avoiding the "crazy positions" ... A stereoscopic view of the "scientific" and "manifest" images ... Dan: A world with people in it is only explainable in fragmentary terms ... Crispin sees the leading edge of the new dualism ... On the ontological status of coming-of-age stories ... Previewing future fights ...
2020-05-2100 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProlegomena for a Pluralist Metaphysics (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Dan's in-progress book, Prolegomena for a Pluralist Metaphysics ... Avoiding the "crazy positions" ... A stereoscopic view of the "scientific" and "manifest" images ... Dan: A world with people in it is only explainable in fragmentary terms ... Crispin sees the leading edge of the new dualism ... On the ontological status of coming-of-age stories ... Previewing future fights ...
2020-05-2100 min
ANOMALYCrispin Sartwell on Aesthetics & PhilosophyCrispin Sartwell (@CrispinSartwell) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his views on aesthetics and philosophy.
2020-02-0956 min
Cup of TaoThe Tao is elusiveIn this episode: I discuss how the Tao seems to elude us just when we think we have hope and maybe some answers to our ultimate questions - and when we lose hope and fall into nihilism, the Tao seems to give us glimpses of hope and faith. I will be reading from the Crispin Sartwell 2016 version of the Tao Te Ching Chapter 38.
2019-12-2111 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaIs Wittgenstein Overrated? (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Why Crispin loves writing takedowns of cultural icons ... Crispin: Ludwig Wittgenstein is overrated ... Dan objects to people who try to live their lives philosophically ... Hume and the limits of human reason ... Wittgenstein's critique of representationalism ... Did Wittgenstein debunk philosophical skepticism? ... Crispin: I want my metaphysics to be compatible with my common sense ...
2019-10-2300 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaIs Wittgenstein Overrated? (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Why Crispin loves writing takedowns of cultural icons ... Crispin: Ludwig Wittgenstein is overrated ... Dan objects to people who try to live their lives philosophically ... Hume and the limits of human reason ... Wittgenstein's critique of representationalism ... Did Wittgenstein debunk philosophical skepticism? ... Crispin: I want my metaphysics to be compatible with my common sense ...
2019-10-2300 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaIs Wittgenstein Overrated? (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Why Crispin loves writing takedowns of cultural icons ... Crispin: Ludwig Wittgenstein is overrated ... Dan objects to people who try to live their lives philosophically ... Hume and the limits of human reason ... Wittgenstein's critique of representationalism ... Did Wittgenstein debunk philosophical skepticism? ... Crispin: I want my metaphysics to be compatible with my common sense ...
2019-10-2300 min
Non Serviam MediaNon Serviam Podcast #11 - Why Justifications for State Power Fail with Crispin SartwellCrispin Sartwell is a professor of philosophy at Dickinson College. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland, a Master of Arts from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Crispin is an individualist anarchist and political philosopher, with significant interests in Analytic Philosophy, Aesthetics and Theory of Knowledge. He has extensive and professional experience in journalism & music criticism, and has written and published around 20 books.
In this episode, Crispin and I discuss why common justifications for state power fail, the role anarchism has played in western political philosophy, problems with the...
2019-08-111h 26MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaWestern Philosophy as White Supremacism (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin's recent essay, "Western Philosophy as White Supremacism" ... Dan accuses Crispin of ahistorical revisionism ... Descartes as a product of his age ... Privileging the intellectual over the physical ... Is "the conquest of nature" a good or bad thing? ... Crispin: Metaphysics and racism feed each other ... Is self-mastery a key to freedom, or antithetical to it? ... The worst political philosophy, except for all the others? ...
2019-08-0900 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaWestern Philosophy as White Supremacism (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin's recent essay, "Western Philosophy as White Supremacism" ... Dan accuses Crispin of ahistorical revisionism ... Descartes as a product of his age ... Privileging the intellectual over the physical ... Is "the conquest of nature" a good or bad thing? ... Crispin: Metaphysics and racism feed each other ... Is self-mastery a key to freedom, or antithetical to it? ... The worst political philosophy, except for all the others? ...
2019-08-0900 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaWestern Philosophy as White Supremacism (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin's recent essay, "Western Philosophy as White Supremacism" ... Dan accuses Crispin of ahistorical revisionism ... Descartes as a product of his age ... Privileging the intellectual over the physical ... Is "the conquest of nature" a good or bad thing? ... Crispin: Metaphysics and racism feed each other ... Is self-mastery a key to freedom, or antithetical to it? ... The worst political philosophy, except for all the others? ...
2019-08-0900 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaRealism, Anti-Realism and "Rabbity Moments" (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Realism vs. anti-realism ... Is reality the sum of human senses? ... Why Crispin is allergic to idealism ... “Rabbity moments” and Quine’s radical translation scenario ... What does it mean to say someone lives “in another world”? ... Davidson’s closet analogy for conceptual schemes ... What makes a given statement true? ...
2019-05-071h 27MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaRealism, Anti-Realism and "Rabbity Moments" (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Realism vs. anti-realism ... Is reality the sum of human senses? ... Why Crispin is allergic to idealism ... “Rabbity moments” and Quine’s radical translation scenario ... What does it mean to say someone lives “in another world”? ... Davidson’s closet analogy for conceptual schemes ... What makes a given statement true? ...
2019-05-071h 27MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaRealism, Anti-Realism and "Rabbity Moments" (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Realism vs. anti-realism ... Is reality the sum of human senses? ... Why Crispin is allergic to idealism ... “Rabbity moments” and Quine’s radical translation scenario ... What does it mean to say someone lives “in another world”? ... Davidson’s closet analogy for conceptual schemes ... What makes a given statement true? ...
2019-05-071h 27MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaAnalytic vs. Continental Philosophy (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)What explains the sharp divide between analytic and continental philosophy? ... Continental philosophy’s association with romanticism and fascism ... How Richard Rorty, Crispin’s dissertation advisor, bridged the gap between the two schools ... Heidegger’s skepticism of science ... Crispin articulates the divide in terms of substance and style ... How continental philosophy challenges the primacy of argument ...
2019-04-111h 07MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaAnalytic vs. Continental Philosophy (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)What explains the sharp divide between analytic and continental philosophy? ... Continental philosophy’s association with romanticism and fascism ... How Richard Rorty, Crispin’s dissertation advisor, bridged the gap between the two schools ... Heidegger’s skepticism of science ... Crispin articulates the divide in terms of substance and style ... How continental philosophy challenges the primacy of argument ...
2019-04-111h 07MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaAnalytic vs. Continental Philosophy (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)What explains the sharp divide between analytic and continental philosophy? ... Continental philosophy’s association with romanticism and fascism ... How Richard Rorty, Crispin’s dissertation advisor, bridged the gap between the two schools ... Heidegger’s skepticism of science ... Crispin articulates the divide in terms of substance and style ... How continental philosophy challenges the primacy of argument ...
2019-04-111h 07MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaThe Truth about "Truth" (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s book chapter on the nature of truth ... Do different uses of the word “truth” have a family resemblance? ... The challenge of connecting truth with reality ... Where does linguistics enter the picture? ... How Crispin bucks expectations of academic philosophical writing ... Dan: Analytic philosophy misses the forest for the trees ... What’s missing from Crispin’s exploration of truth? ...
2019-02-121h 11MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaThe Truth about "Truth" (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s book chapter on the nature of truth ... Do different uses of the word “truth” have a family resemblance? ... The challenge of connecting truth with reality ... Where does linguistics enter the picture? ... How Crispin bucks expectations of academic philosophical writing ... Dan: Analytic philosophy misses the forest for the trees ... What’s missing from Crispin’s exploration of truth? ...
2019-02-121h 11MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaThe Truth about "Truth" (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s book chapter on the nature of truth ... Do different uses of the word “truth” have a family resemblance? ... The challenge of connecting truth with reality ... Where does linguistics enter the picture? ... How Crispin bucks expectations of academic philosophical writing ... Dan: Analytic philosophy misses the forest for the trees ... What’s missing from Crispin’s exploration of truth? ...
2019-02-121h 11
Upstream IdeasWIND: What’s Worse Than Facebook?<p>Is government the biggest threat on the internet? Is the hysteria over social media giants overblown? Is it more important to be morally right than technically correct? Is there anyone who reaches the degree of purity to host the Oscars? Dickinson College professor, Crispin Sartwell joins Dan to discuss.</p>
2019-01-1127 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaThe Aesthetics of Politics (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s essay on the politics of geography and representation ... Why did rural Americans feel that Trump’s victory was their victory? ... Is “one person, one vote” a wrong-headed view of political representation? ... Where political representation meets art and aesthetics ... Can Americans' interests be represented accurately? ... Is being from a rural area akin to being a racial minority? ... What does our current system of political representation get right or wrong? ...
2018-09-2700 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaThe Aesthetics of Politics (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s essay on the politics of geography and representation ... Why did rural Americans feel that Trump’s victory was their victory? ... Is “one person, one vote” a wrong-headed view of political representation? ... Where political representation meets art and aesthetics ... Can Americans' interests be represented accurately? ... Is being from a rural area akin to being a racial minority? ... What does our current system of political representation get right or wrong? ...
2018-09-2700 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaThe Aesthetics of Politics (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s essay on the politics of geography and representation ... Why did rural Americans feel that Trump’s victory was their victory? ... Is “one person, one vote” a wrong-headed view of political representation? ... Where political representation meets art and aesthetics ... Can Americans' interests be represented accurately? ... Is being from a rural area akin to being a racial minority? ... What does our current system of political representation get right or wrong? ...
2018-09-2700 min
New Persuasive WordsOriginal SinIn this episode, inspired by a piece in the New York Times by a contemporary philosopher, we reflect on the contemporary relevance of an often maligned ancient Christian doctrine.
The article we mention by Professor Crispin Sartwell can be found here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/opinion/original-sin-ethics.html.
2018-05-2333 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaAmerica's Children: Our Treasure, Our Target (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Is masculinity treated as a pathology? ... Why girls are outperforming boys in class ... Disentangling gender and sex, culture and biology ... “Girl power” was a success, but at what social cost? ... Crispin’s years as a teen revolutionary ... The modern school as a totalitarian institution ... What really explains high-security schools? ... How safe can we reasonably expect to be in society? ... Is the media distorting our narratives of crime and danger? ...
2018-04-2600 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaAmerica's Children: Our Treasure, Our Target (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Is masculinity treated as a pathology? ... Why girls are outperforming boys in class ... Disentangling gender and sex, culture and biology ... “Girl power” was a success, but at what social cost? ... Crispin’s years as a teen revolutionary ... The modern school as a totalitarian institution ... What really explains high-security schools? ... How safe can we reasonably expect to be in society? ... Is the media distorting our narratives of crime and danger? ...
2018-04-2600 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaAmerica's Children: Our Treasure, Our Target (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Is masculinity treated as a pathology? ... Why girls are outperforming boys in class ... Disentangling gender and sex, culture and biology ... “Girl power” was a success, but at what social cost? ... Crispin’s years as a teen revolutionary ... The modern school as a totalitarian institution ... What really explains high-security schools? ... How safe can we reasonably expect to be in society? ... Is the media distorting our narratives of crime and danger? ...
2018-04-2600 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaWhy Michelangelo sucks (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s “Why They Suck” essay series ... Why in particular does Michelangelo suck? ... The contrasts in humanism represented in Italian and Northern Renaissance art ... The “ennobling quality” of human emotion in early Renaissance art ... Why Dan is a humanist and Crispin is not ... Identifying the internal incoherence of Michelangelo’s work ... Dan: Judaism’s approach to moral agency begins in the Garden of Eden ... Crispin questions emphasizing human endeavors over all others ...
2018-03-0200 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaWhy Michelangelo sucks (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s “Why They Suck” essay series ... Why in particular does Michelangelo suck? ... The contrasts in humanism represented in Italian and Northern Renaissance art ... The “ennobling quality” of human emotion in early Renaissance art ... Why Dan is a humanist and Crispin is not ... Identifying the internal incoherence of Michelangelo’s work ... Dan: Judaism’s approach to moral agency begins in the Garden of Eden ... Crispin questions emphasizing human endeavors over all others ...
2018-03-0200 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaWhy Michelangelo sucks (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s “Why They Suck” essay series ... Why in particular does Michelangelo suck? ... The contrasts in humanism represented in Italian and Northern Renaissance art ... The “ennobling quality” of human emotion in early Renaissance art ... Why Dan is a humanist and Crispin is not ... Identifying the internal incoherence of Michelangelo’s work ... Dan: Judaism’s approach to moral agency begins in the Garden of Eden ... Crispin questions emphasizing human endeavors over all others ...
2018-03-0200 min
Charles Moscowitz LIVEAre Left and Right Anachronistic terms?Chuck Morse, host of "Left-Right Radio with Chuck Morse" is joined by Dickinson College Professor of Philosophy and author Crispin Sartwell in a discussion about the definition and relevance of the terms "left" and "right."
2018-03-0153 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaWhat art is (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)How philosopher Arthur Danto attempted to define art ... Danto’s preoccupation with Warhol’s Brillo Boxes ... Is art just “aboutness”? ... Crispin: Danto’s historicity constrained his concept of art ... Dan questions Hegel on art’s inherent purpose ... Why common crafts may come to replace high art ...
2017-11-0100 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaWhat art is (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)How philosopher Arthur Danto attempted to define art ... Danto’s preoccupation with Warhol’s Brillo Boxes ... Is art just “aboutness”? ... Crispin: Danto’s historicity constrained his concept of art ... Dan questions Hegel on art’s inherent purpose ... Why common crafts may come to replace high art ...
2017-11-0100 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaWhat art is (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)How philosopher Arthur Danto attempted to define art ... Danto’s preoccupation with Warhol’s Brillo Boxes ... Is art just “aboutness”? ... Crispin: Danto’s historicity constrained his concept of art ... Dan questions Hegel on art’s inherent purpose ... Why common crafts may come to replace high art ...
2017-11-0100 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaENTANGLEMENTS, PART 2 (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)What is knowledge? ... What are values made of? ... Free will and moral responsibility ... Imagining stateless, coercion-free politics ... What’s wrong with the left-right dichotomy ... The purpose of political philosophy ...
2017-07-2200 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaENTANGLEMENTS, PART 2 (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)What is knowledge? ... What are values made of? ... Free will and moral responsibility ... Imagining stateless, coercion-free politics ... What’s wrong with the left-right dichotomy ... The purpose of political philosophy ...
2017-07-2200 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaENTANGLEMENTS, PART 2 (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)What is knowledge? ... What are values made of? ... Free will and moral responsibility ... Imagining stateless, coercion-free politics ... What’s wrong with the left-right dichotomy ... The purpose of political philosophy ...
2017-07-2200 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaEntanglements, Part 1 (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s new book Entanglements: A System of Philosophy ... Individuals as knots on a thread ... Crispin’s materialism: The world is real, but it is "all the ways" ... A materialist’s way of understanding social reality ... Perception as being penetrated by the world ... How distinct from the rest of the world are we? ... Knowledge, power, and politics ...
2017-07-1600 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaEntanglements, Part 1 (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s new book Entanglements: A System of Philosophy ... Individuals as knots on a thread ... Crispin’s materialism: The world is real, but it is "all the ways" ... A materialist’s way of understanding social reality ... Perception as being penetrated by the world ... How distinct from the rest of the world are we? ... Knowledge, power, and politics ...
2017-07-1600 minMeaningofLife.tv: SophiaEntanglements, Part 1 (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)Crispin’s new book Entanglements: A System of Philosophy ... Individuals as knots on a thread ... Crispin’s materialism: The world is real, but it is "all the ways" ... A materialist’s way of understanding social reality ... Perception as being penetrated by the world ... How distinct from the rest of the world are we? ... Knowledge, power, and politics ...
2017-07-1600 min
The Speak Life PodcastApologetics Part 2 – SLP74Send us a textLast episode, we started talking about the use of ‘Apologetics’ in Evangelism? This time we respond to questions raised from that episode. Also, a look at an article by Crispin Sartwell, admitting that his Atheism is not based on rationalism.Get your virtual livestream pass for Responding to the Rebirth: rebirthconference.net To find out more about our January 2026 Intensive and sign up, go to: speaklife.org.uk/intensivesSupport the show
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