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Revolving DoorRevolving Door (01-14-23) E.T. & Rainbow Yantra - Eric SarmientoHost Rob Roark welcomes to the studio E.T. & Rainbow Yantra for the first hour. For the second hour of Revolving Door, we welcome back after 7 years Eric Sarmiento.
2024-01-161h 48
Egg Timer Philosophy96: Transhumanism and Immortality: Part 1Could people in the not too distant future become immortal? Sounds unlikely, right. Well, tune in to find out how this might not be so unlikely.
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2022-04-1507 min
Egg Timer Philosophy95: Ethics and TruthToday's topic is how to best think about ethical truth as it relates with truth in other areas of human inquiry such as mathematics and the natural sciences. Many people believe that truth within ethics is something very different than truth within math, physics, or chemistry. This episode takes a critical look at how well that belief stands up.
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2022-04-0810 min
Egg Timer Philosophy94: Truth: The Basic ViewsDuring this episode of the egg timer three major themes/questions related with truth are covered. What is it that truth applies to? How do subjectivity and objectivity relate with truth? What are the major philosophical approaches to thinking about truth?
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2022-04-0113 min
Egg Timer Philosophy93: The Turing TestIn 1950 Alan Turing introduced an inventive test to explore whether people could distinguish between interacting with another person or with a machine. That test has been come to be known as the Turing test and it continues to be one of most important ideas in the philosophy of technology. Listen in to find out more about Alan Turning's innovative and thought provoking test.
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2022-03-2509 min
Egg Timer Philosophy92: Marx on Alienated LaborToday's episode takes a look at Karl Marx's thoughts about alienated labor. Tune in to find out why Marx valued labor a great deal but thought that capitalistic working conditions tended to alienate people from their labor.
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2022-03-1811 min
Egg Timer Philosophy91: Economic InequalityThis episode of the egg timer takes a look at the relationship between economic inequality and history. Special attention will be given to Robert Nozick's Wilt Chamberlin example.
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2022-03-1110 min
Egg Timer Philosophy90: Secondary Ticket MarketsThis episode of the egg timer takes a look at the economics and ethics of the secondary ticket market. This is a market understandably loathed by many but the existence of the market involves economic and psychological factors that often go ignored.
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2022-03-0409 min
Egg Timer Philosophy89: Thomas Kuhn on Scientific RevolutionsToday's episode looks at some major themes from Thomas Kuhn's 1962 book, 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'. That book was one of the most important and influential philosophical works of the 20th century and led many scientists and others to reconsider the nature of science. Tune in to learn a bit more about Kuhn's groundbreaking approach to scientific inquiry.
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2022-02-2508 min
Egg Timer Philosophy88: Anselm's Ontological Argument for the Existence of GodToday's episode takes a look at St. Anselm's ontological argument to prove the existence of God. Anselm makes the case that the existence of God can be established in a purely rational way without appealing to divine revelation or any empirical features of the world. For Anselm our ability to imagine a being of which none greater can be imagined is enough to establish the existence of God. His argument is often disputed and most philosophers and others think that it goes wrong somewhere but yet its simplicity and eloquence has vexed thinkers for a millennia who disagree with the...
2022-02-1809 min
Egg Timer Philosophy87: Emma Goldman on AnarchismThis episode of the egg timer takes a look at Emma Goldman's defense of anarchism as a viable political theory and approach to life. For many people anarchism is a non-starter but Goldman's defense is thought provoking and well worth considering.
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2022-02-1110 minEgg Timer Philosophy86: Ethical RelativismThis episode of the egg timer takes a critical look at the view of ethical relativism. It is a commonly held belief that the foundation of ethics rests on relative judgments that will differ greatly between different groups of people. Listen in to find out how well that idea holds up.
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2022-02-0408 min
Egg Timer Philosophy85: Max Stirner's Anti-AuthoritarianismMax Stirner is not a household name but his nineteenth century anti-authoritarian views set the stage for anarchist and libertarian views with relevance today. Tune in to find out more about Stirner's pioneering ideas.
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2022-01-2809 min
Egg Timer Philosophy84: Advaita Vedanta and RealityThis episode of the egg timer explores the major themes of Advaita Vedanta within the Indian Philosophical Tradition with special attention given to how the view distinguishes empirical reality from ultimate reality.
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2022-01-2108 min
Egg Timer Philosophy83: Martin Luther King Jr. on Just and Unjust LawsFor today's episode of the egg timer the topic will be Martin Luther King's distinction between just and unjust laws. King had a well developed view about the difference between just and unjust laws. Tune in to find out what King has to say about this important difference.
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2022-01-1412 minEgg Timer Philosophy82: AssumptionsThis episode of the egg timer is focused around exploring the nature of assumptions. What is an assumption and how do they play a crucial role in our thinking? Tune in to find out how assumptions are crucial to thinking but as the same time lead to a vexing paradox.
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2022-01-0707 min
Egg Timer Philosophy81: God and ForeknowledgeThis episode of the egg timer takes a look at the implications that God's foreknowledge has for free will. If God knows all there is to know about the future can people make free choices and can those free choices involve alternative possibilities for the person making the choice? William James thought the answer was yes, tune in to find out why he thought this and how well his view stands up.
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2021-12-3108 min
Egg Timer Philosophy80: Gifts and Gift GivingFor this Holiday edition of the egg timer the topic will be the economic, social, and philosophical aspects of gifts and gift giving. Can all gifts be given an economic analysis or is there something about gifts and gift giving that cannot be quantified into dollars and cents? Listen in as the economy of gifts gets a new ribbon.
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2021-12-2509 min
Egg Timer Philosophy79: Public Goods, Free Riders, and Rose GardensThis episode of the egg timer will focus on public goods and free riders. Do people have obligations to pay for things that generally benefit them? Listen is as this question is cracked open.
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2021-12-2210 min
Egg Timer Philosophy78: The Morality of TaxationThis episode of the egg timer takes a look at the morality of taxation and compares taxation to other types of economic exchange.
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2021-12-1610 min
Egg Timer Philosophy77: Kant on Space and TimeThis episode of the egg timer continues with themes from Kant's epistemology and metaphysics within his Critique of Pure Reason and looks specifically at the topics of space and time. Listen in to find out how Kant thought that space and time where necessary for understanding anything at all.
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2021-12-1014 min
Egg Timer Philosophy76: Kant on the Phenomena and NoumenaThis episode of the egg timer cracks open Immanuel Kant's discussion of the Phenomena and Noumena. The Phenomena are objects which we apprehend through our 'sensible intuition' or appearances, while the Noumena are the transcendental 'things in itself'. Tune in to listen to how Kant attempts to navigate these key aspects of his metaphysical worldview.
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2021-12-0310 min
Egg Timer Philosophy75: Freedom and Mental ConflictThis episode of the egg timer takes a look at the relationship between freedom and mental conflict. Could a person who experiences mental peace value freedom? Probably not. Tune in to find out why.
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2021-11-2607 min
Egg Timer Philosophy74: Review of 'The Truman Show'Today on the egg timer a film review of, 'The Truman Show'
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2021-11-1908 min
Egg Timer Philosophy73: Camus and the Myth of SisyphusThis episode of the egg timer cracks open Albert Camus existential interpretation of the Myth of Sisyphus. Listen in as Greek mythology and French existential thought are scrambled up.
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2021-11-1209 min
Egg Timer Philosophy72: Tattoos and End of Life Medical CareThe topic for this episode is how to morally evaluate cases where a person has a 'do not resuscitate tattoo' and is brought to a hospital in need of life saving medical interventions but is unable to verbalize or outwardly express their wishes. What's a doctor to do?
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2021-11-0507 min
Egg Timer Philosophy71: Locke on Tacit ConsentThe focus of this egg timer will be John Locke's thoughts about tacit consent and the role it plays in justifying the legitimacy of government.
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2021-10-2913 min
Egg Timer Philosophy70: ConsentConsent is the topic for this egg timer. Along with thinking about the role of consent within an ethical system focus will also be given to the various types of consent that philosophers often focus upon: direct, tacit, and hypothetical.
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2021-10-2209 min
Egg Timer Philosophy69: Marx on False ConsciousnessThis episode of the egg timer explores Karl Marx's idea of false consciousness. Marx suggested that many people/workers are radically wrong about what is in their best interest. How could this be true? Tune in to learn more about this provocative idea.
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2021-10-1510 min
Egg Timer Philosophy68: Marx on Relative DeprivationThis episode of the egg timer focuses on Karl Marx's thoughts about relative deprivation. Special focus will be given to how relative deprivation relates with the principle of 'equal pay for equal work'.
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2021-10-0807 min
Egg Timer Philosophy67: Poisonous Balloons and Vaccine MandatesThis episode of the egg timer considers the topic of governmentally imposed vaccine mandates. Specific attention is given to the types variables that ought to be considered when the government sets policy surrounding harms and risk.
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2021-10-0110 min
Egg Timer Philosophy66: Freedom, Moral Responsibility and Alternative PossibilitiesDoes freedom require alternative possibilities? That's the question for this episode of the egg timer. Tune in as Harry Frankfurt's enduring answer to this question is cracked open.
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2021-09-2409 min
Egg Timer Philosophy65: Justin McBrayer Discusses His Book 'Beyond Fake News: Finding the Truth in a World of Misinformation'For Today's episode of the Egg Timer Justin McBrayer discusses ideas related with his book, 'Beyond Fake News: Finding the Truth in a World of Misinformation'. Listen in as Justin discusses the increasingly prominent problem of navigating the media in an environment of disinformation and falsehoods.
For further information about Justin's book you can check out his webpage about his book here: https://www.justinmcbrayer.com/fake-news
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2021-09-1708 min
Egg Timer Philosophy64: Cooley's Looking Glass SelfOn this episode of the egg timer the topic is Charles Horton Cooley's looking glass self. Cooley offers a fascinating and dynamic social interpretation of the self. Tune in to find out more.
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2021-09-1008 min
Egg Timer Philosophy63: Paley, Watches, and GodOn today's episode of the egg timer the topic is William Paley's watchmaker analogy to prove the existence of God. Paley suggests that a person who finds a watch on a beach is right to think that someone designed the watch. And likewise by analogy someone who realizes the complexity of a person is right to think that people are designed and that their designer is God. Does this analogy work to prove the existence of God? Tune in as that question is explored.
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2021-09-0308 min
Egg Timer Philosophy62: HarmThis episode of the egg timer delves into the topic of harm. Harm is often treated is a purely comparative way by asking if a person has been made 'worse off' than they were before the harm. But as we'll see this idea is not nearly so iron clad as it is often treated.
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2021-08-2708 min
Egg Timer Philosophy61: Science, Evolution, and Circular ReasoningOn this episode of the egg timer the topic is the bootstrapping problem within the empirical sciences. In particular, the question of what reasons do we have to think that vision is a reliable and true representation of reality will be discussed. Often answers to this question double down on using vision as an answer to this question, but as we'll discover that answer just gets caught in the wheels of circular reasoning.
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2021-08-2009 min
Egg Timer Philosophy60: Moral LuckWhat role should luck play in our moral assessments? If a person intends to harm another but as luck would have it is not able to do so should we morally assess their action the same as if they had succeeded in harming another? Tune in as those and other questions related with moral luck are discussed on this episode of the egg timer.
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2021-08-1309 min
Egg Timer Philosophy59: Nietzsche and The ArtsOn this last episode of the Nietzsche Summer Series the topic will be Nietzsche and The Arts. Tune in to learn more about the forces of Greek Tragedy that helped to carve out Nietzsche's artistic and philosophical views.
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2021-08-0610 min
Egg Timer Philosophy58: Nietzsche and NihilismOn this fourth installment of the Nietzsche Summer Series the topic will be Nietzsche's ideas and nihilism. Nietzsche is sometimes mistakenly treated as a nihilist and this episode of the egg timer seeks to be better clarify his position toward questions of value.
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2021-07-2308 min
Egg Timer Philosophy57: Martin Bunzl Discusses His Book 'Thinking While Walking: Reflections on the Pacific Crest Trail'Today on the egg timer we are joined by guest host Martin Bunzl. Join in as Dr. Bunzl discusses his new book, Thinking While Walking: Reflections on the Pacific Crest Trail.
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2021-07-1610 min
Egg Timer Philosophy56: Nietzsche's UbermenschOn this third installment of the Nietzsche Summer Series the topic will be Nietzsche's Ubermensch. Join in for an episode that takes a look how Nietzsche developed this vexing idea. Check out details about the Nietzsche Summer Series at eggtimerphilosophy.com
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2021-07-0909 min
Egg Timer Philosophy55: Nietzsche's Will to PowerIn the second Nietzsche summer series episode the topic will be the Will to Power with specific focus on the text 'Beyond Good and Evil'. The Will to Power played a critical role in Nietzsche's thoughts and he considered it to be a more basic aspect of humanity than even self preservation. Tune in to find out just how Nietzsche thought that conventional morality was little more than a human creation to deny this most basic aspect of humanity. Check out details about the Nietzsche Summer Series at eggtimerphilosophy.com
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2021-06-2508 min
Egg Timer Philosophy54: The Non-Identity Problem in BioethicsOn today's episode the topic is the non-identity problem which has become central in many bioethics debates surrounding the beginning of life.
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2021-06-1905 min
Egg Timer Philosophy53: Nietzsche and TruthOn this episode of the egg timer, and the first in the Nietzsche Summer series, we explore Nietzsche 1873 essay 'On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense'. Special attention is given to the strong connection that Nietzsche makes between conventional notions of truth and the formation of metaphor. Check out details about the Nietzsche Summer Series at eggtimerphilosophy.com
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2021-06-1108 min
Egg Timer Philosophy52: Nietzsche Summer Series AnnouncementOver the course of the Summer the egg timer will be having a Summer podcast series covering the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche. See release dates below for episodes topics in the series and also check out the egg timer website at eggtimerphilosophy.com for associated readings for each episode.
June 11, 'Truth and Perspectivism': June 25, 'Will To Power': July 9, 'Ubermensch': July 23, 'Nihilism': August 6, 'The Arts'
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2021-06-0902 min
Egg Timer Philosophy51: Hobbes on GovernmentUnder what conditions should people living without a government agree to form a government? On this episode of the egg timer we see the answer that Thomas Hobbes gave nearly four hundred years ago to this long standing question among political philosophers.
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2021-06-0407 min
Egg Timer Philosophy50: Durkheim on ReligionOn today's episode the topic will be Emile Durkheim's treatment of religion with special emphasis given to the distinction between the sacred and the profane.
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2021-05-2806 min
Egg Timer Philosophy49: The Communist ManifestoThis episode of the egg timer is devoted to taking a critical look at the Communist Manifesto or more formally titled 'Manifesto of the Communist Party'. Specifically the topics of history and power as well as the definition that Marx and Engels give to communism will be explored.
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2021-05-2111 min
Egg Timer Philosophy48: The Detachable BodyOn this episode of the egg timer the topic will revolve around questions concerning what constitutes the body as well how advanced technology will force people to rethink the rights that protect the body.
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2021-05-1407 min
Egg Timer Philosophy47: The Euthyphro DilemmaDo the Gods love the good because it is good or is something good because the Gods love it? That's the dilemma that Plato posed through the voice of Socrates in his dialogue Euthyphro and the topic for this episode of the egg timer.
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2021-05-0708 min
Egg Timer Philosophy46: The Trolley Problem: Part IIOn today's episode we delve deeper into the ethical conundrum of the trolley problem.
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2021-04-3007 min
Egg Timer Philosophy45: The Trolley Problem: Part 1Imagine you are conducting a trolley and the break gets stuck. If you do nothing the trolley will kill five workman on your path. But you can quickly switch tracks where the trolley will kill one person. Should you pull the lever and switch tracks? That's the question on this episode of the egg timer.
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2021-04-2308 min
Egg Timer Philosophy44: Nietzsche on Eternal RecurrenceHow would you respond to the offer to live life again forever exactly as you have lived it? That's the question Nietzsche poses with his eternal recurrence thought experiment. This episode explores how the notion of regret plays a strong role in how this offer is treated.
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2021-04-1606 min
Egg Timer Philosophy43: Vegetarianism and Animal WelfareIs eating meat a moral practice? Today's episode explores this question with specific attention given to a very interesting analogy between eating meat and swinging a baseball bat into a cow's skull offered by Robert Nozick.
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2021-04-0907 min
Egg Timer Philosophy42: EuthanasiaThis episode of the egg timer explores James Rachels's influential essay, 'Active and Passive Euthanasia'. Rachels suggests that the distinction based upon the difference between killing and letting die that has shaped medical policy surrounding euthanasia in the United States is deeply flawed. Tune in to find out why Rachels holds this position.
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2021-04-0206 min
Egg Timer Philosophy41: Crito: The Death of SocratesThis episode of the egg timer is devoted to the Platonic Dialouge of Crito. In this Dialouge Socrates finds himself in prison awaiting a death sentence and his friend Crito has come to visit. Crito comes with the enticing offer of helping Socrates escape from prison. Listen to why find out why Socrates rejects the offer and accepts his sentence of death.
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2021-03-2706 min
Egg Timer Philosophy40: Weakness of WillDoes weakness of will exist? It sure seems like the answer is yes but as we will see, by looking at the basic views of Plato and Aristotle, the answer is more nuanced and interestingly complex than it first appears.
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2021-03-2007 min
Egg Timer Philosophy39: Threats, Offers, and The GodfatherThis episode of the egg timer considers the distinction between threats and offers. Many people typically think that offers are morally permissible and threats are not. This thought is normally right but as we will explore things are more complicated than they first appear.
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2021-03-1306 min
Egg Timer Philosophy38: Human Nature and FreedomCan human nature and freedom coexist? Maybe, but if so a new way to look at both ideas will probably be needed. Enjoy this episode of the egg timer as the topic of how human nature and freedom might relate with one another is explored.
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2021-03-0606 min
Egg Timer Philosophy37: Act vs. Rule UtilitarianismOn this episode of the egg timer the distinction between act and rule utilitarianism is given a closer look.
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2021-02-2807 min
Egg Timer Philosophy36: UseThis episode of the egg timer is devoted to exploring and attempting to define the concept of use.
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2021-02-2008 min
Egg Timer Philosophy35: Milton Friedman on Business EthicsDo people conducting business have any ethical obligations beyond following the law and making as much profit as possible? On Today's episode we will explore Milton Friedman's influential answer to this question.
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2021-02-1307 min
Egg Timer Philosophy34: UtilitarianismThis episode of the egg timer is devoted to exploring the basic aspects of utilitarian ethical thought.
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2021-02-0608 min
Egg Timer Philosophy33: George Berkeley's IdealismWhat exists? George Berkeley argued that the only things that exists are minds and ideas. Find out more about this odd but strangely compelling view on this episode of the egg timer.
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2021-01-3010 min
Egg Timer Philosophy32: William James on Free Will and DeterminismToday on the egg timer the topic will be how William James makes the case that a deterministic view of the world is confronted with a very challenging dilemma.
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2021-01-2309 min
Egg Timer Philosophy31: Free Will: The Basic ViewsThis episode of the egg timer is devoted to reviewing the basic positions that philosophers take toward free will. Are alternatives possibilities necessary for free will? That's just one question that will be scrambled up on this episode.
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2021-01-1608 min
Egg Timer Philosophy30: Ought Implies Can, or Does it?This episode of the egg timer is devoted to exploring the moral principle that 'ought implies can'. The principle enjoys lots of philosophical support but is more questionable than it first appears.
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2021-01-0906 min
Egg Timer Philosophy29: Music, Money, and ValueHow much money would it take for you to sell your ability to experience music? That's the question for this episode of the egg timer.
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2021-01-0206 min
Egg Timer Philosophy28: Self-OwnershipWhat does it mean for a person to own their self? This episode of the egg timer explores the basic answer that political philosophers have given to this vexing question.
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2020-12-2609 min
Egg Timer Philosophy27: OwnershipThis episode of the egg timer explores the concepts of ownership and property. Do you own, in any sense, a car that you have just rented at the airport counter? Tune in, as this and other examples are discussed.
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2020-12-1909 min
Egg Timer Philosophy26: Science and FalsificationWhat separates science from other areas of inquiry? Karl Popper argued that it is the activity of falsification. Tune in to hear about Karl Popper's falsification driven view of scientific inquiry.
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2020-12-1207 min
Egg Timer Philosophy25: Aristotle's EthicsThis episode of the egg timer is devoted to discussing the major themes within Aristotle's approach to ethics.
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2020-12-0512 min
Egg Timer Philosophy24: Veblen's Conspicuous ConsumptionWhat forces drive us to economically consume? Today's egg timer will take a look at the philosophical and socially engaging answer that Thorstein Veblen gives to this question.
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2020-11-2709 min
Egg Timer Philosophy23: Pirsig on Time and ExperienceThis episode of the egg timer explores a passage from Robert Pirsig's 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' to better understand the relationship between time and experience.
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2020-11-2109 min
Egg Timer Philosophy22: Mill's Marketplace of IdeasShould society regulate objectionable speech? This episode of the egg timer considers and critiques John Stuart Mill's answer to this long standing and difficult question.
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2020-11-1506 min
Egg Timer Philosophy21: Voluntary Choice and BeliefDo we have voluntary control over our beliefs? It turns out probably not in the vast majority of cases. This episode explains why this is the case and explore the relationship between freedom and belief.
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2020-11-0707 min
Egg Timer Philosophy20: God and the Problem of EvilDo the evils of the world provide evidence against the existence of God? Listen in as this question is explored on this episode of the egg timer.
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2020-11-0109 min
Egg Timer Philosophy19: Justice in Rawls's Veil of Ignorance: Part IIWhat principles of justice would people agree to under a veil of ignorance that prevents them from knowing things about themselves such as their ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation? John Rawls says, the 'difference principle' and the 'liberty principle'. This episode breaks down and discuss each of these ideas.
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2020-10-2410 min
Egg Timer Philosophy18: Justice In Rawls's Veil of Ignorance: Part 1How do we create a just society? In this episode of the egg timer we take a look at how John Rawls used the idea of ignorance to provide a very inventive answer to this question.
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2020-10-1608 min
Egg Timer Philosophy17: RightsThis episode of the egg timer tackles the question: what are rights? In order to answer this question the relationship between rights and obligations is cracked open.
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2020-10-1107 min
Egg Timer Philosophy16: Experience, Knowledge and QualiaIf you knew every physical fact about the world but had only experienced the confines of a black and white room would you learn anything new when you see a ripe red tomato for the first time? This episode of the egg timer considers this thought experiment and the threats to the physicalist world view that it poses.
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2020-10-0207 min
Egg Timer Philosophy15: Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: Part IIThis episode of the egg timer delves into the depths of Nirvana through Buddha's third and fourth noble truths. This episode is a continuation of last week's episode that explored Buddha's first and second noble truths.
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2020-09-2507 min
Egg Timer Philosophy14: Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: Part 1This episode of the egg timer takes a look at Buddha's first and second noble truths. Particular attention will be given to the idea of attachment.
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2020-09-1707 min
Egg Timer Philosophy13: The State as a Force MonopolizerHow should the state be defined? This episode of the egg timer takes a look at Max Weber's influential attempt to answer this question.
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2020-09-0910 min
Egg Timer Philosophy12: Pascal's WagerIs believing that God exists a good rational bet to place? Blaise Pascal thought so. This episode of the egg timer takes a closer look at this divine wager.
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2020-09-0207 min
Business Leaders PodcastActivArmor™ With Diana Hall, Dr. Kevin Kaplan And Eric Miller
The industry leader for custom-made 3D-printed casts and splints in the United States, ActivArmor™ empowers patients with the freedom to be able to maintain their active lifestyles. Now, they begin producing custom-fit, low-cost reusable face masks that achieve a 98.9% to 99.9% bacterial filtration efficiency (BFE) test score. On today’s show, Bob Roark chats with Diana Hall, the President and Founder of ActivArmor™, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kevin Kaplan, and critical care flight nurse and paramedic Eric Miller about the face masks. Dr. Kaplan and Eric share their experiences wearing the face mask, while Diana explains how they’ve added the product line using t...
2020-08-2749 min
Business Leaders Podcast: One More TurnActivArmor™ With Diana Hall, Dr. Kevin Kaplan And Eric MillerThe industry leader for custom-made 3D-printed casts and splints in the United States, ActivArmor™ empowers patients with the freedom to be able to maintain their active lifestyles. Now, they begin producing custom-fit, low-cost reusable face masks that achieve a 98.9% to 99.9% bacterial filtration efficiency (BFE) test score. On today’s show, Bob Roark chats with Diana Hall, the President and Founder of ActivArmor™, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kevin Kaplan, and critical care flight nurse and paramedic Eric Miller about the face masks. Dr. Kaplan and Eric share their experiences wearing the face mask, while Diana explains how they’ve added the product line using...
2020-08-2749 min
Egg Timer Philosophy11: Sartre and Bad FaithThis episode of the egg timer takes a look at Jean Paul Sartre's notions of bad faith and authenticity. Many claim to value freedom a great deal but bad faith threatens to make that valuing an act of self-deception. The roots of this self-deception are explores as well as whether authenticity offers a path to genuine freedom.
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2020-08-2607 min
Egg Timer Philosophy10: ExistentalismThis episode of the egg timer is devoted to existential philosophy. In particular Sartre's existential slogan that 'existence proceeds essence' will be discussed and its implications explored.
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2020-08-2007 min
Egg Timer Philosophy9: Plato's Allegory of the CaveThis episode of the egg timer is devoted to Plato's infamous allegory of the cave.
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2020-08-0507 min
Egg Timer Philosophy8: Aquinas, Big Rocks, and GodCan God make a rock so big that He cannot lift it? This episode of the egg timer explores the answer that Thomas Aquinas gave to this seeming paradox.
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2020-07-2609 min
Egg Timer Philosophy7: Thoreau's Civil DisobedienceThis episode of the egg timer explores Henry David Thoreau's 1849 essay 'Civil Disobedience' . Thoreau's approach to civil disobedience is put in the spotlight and we see how his view compares and contrasts with that of major 20th century advocates for civil disobedience such as Gandhi and King.
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2020-07-0808 min
Egg Timer Philosophy6: Knowledge and Classical Islamic PhilosophyThis episode of the egg timer continues on the theme of knowledge from last week's episode. But a shift in focus is made toward the work of the 11th century Islamic thinker, Al-Ghazali. As we see, Al-Ghazali masterfully demonstrated the case for epistemic skepticism roughly 400 years before Descartes is often credited with accomplishing this feat.
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2020-06-0310 min
Egg Timer Philosophy5: Descartes and KnowledgeWhat, if anything, can we know with absolute certainty? This episode of the egg timer takes a critical look at the answer Rene Descartes gives to this question. His answer has provided the foundation for the last 400 years of philosophical thought surrounding knowledge.
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2020-05-2708 min
Egg Timer Philosophy4: Robert Nozick's Experience MachineIf you could plug into in a machine that would provide you with the experience of any desire and wish that you had while all the time your brain were hooked up to electrodes running to the machine would you flip the switch and plug into the machine? This thought provoking question posed by Robert Nozick is the topic of this week's egg timer. And yes Nozick wrote about this idea roughly 25 years before the first Matrix film was released on the big screen.
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2020-05-2006 min
Egg Timer PhilosophyEgg Timer Philosophy TrailerA podcast where philosophical ideas are scrambled up in about five minutes. From ancient philosophy to contemporary approaches and everything in between, if you are looking for accessible, interesting, and relevant philosophy served up fast then you are in the right spot. New episode weekly.
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2020-05-1901 min
Egg Timer Philosophy3: Identity Puzzles and The Ship of TheseusIf we dismantle a ship one plank at a time and replace the rotting wood with new planks of wood slowly over a few decades and then wake up to find that the ship no longer has any of the original parts left is it the same ship? This is the puzzle of the Ship of Theseus. During this episode questions about identity over time will float past ships and be applied to persons as well.
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2020-05-1209 min
Egg Timer Philosophy2: Mill's Harm PrincipleThis episode of the egg timer explores John Stuart Mill's 'harm principle'. Mill offers this principle to suggest when the liberty of the person can be legitimately restricted. The basic idea is that the liberty of people can be restricted when they harm or threaten to harm others. What exactly this amounts to will be the crux of this episode.
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2020-05-0509 min
Egg Timer Philosophy1: StoicismThis inaugural episode of the Podcast starts things off by looking at the Ancient tradition of Stoicism. The life approach where one is ever-cautious to avoid basking too much in glory or worrying about the problems that life might hold for us in the future. The stoic faces life as it is and refuses to become shaped and molded by that which is outside of themselves.
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2020-05-0109 min