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Seizoen 2014
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Jan 10, 2014
Lots of things could be considered human rights, but is living a democracy one of them?
Lots of things could be considered human rights, but is living a democracy one of them?
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Jan 17, 2014
The link between Night Vale, the Nazis, Albert Camus and the Meaning of Life!
The link between Night Vale, the Nazis, Albert Camus and the Meaning of Life!
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Jan 24, 2014
Hume's famous discussion of miracles is actually still used in the philosophy of religion today.
Hume's famous discussion of miracles is actually still used in the philosophy of religion today.
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Feb 07, 2014
Descartes in his Meditations tries to prove that mind and body are separate and fundamentally different substances, but is he right?
Descartes in his Meditations tries to prove that mind and body are separate and fundamentally different substances, but is he right?
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Feb 22, 2014
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
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Mrt 07, 2014
Is there any strength to be found in the Teleological argument, or its fraternal twin the Fine-Tuning augment?
Is there any strength to be found in the Teleological argument, or its fraternal twin the Fine-Tuning augment?
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Mrt 14, 2014
Emily at BlinkPopShift will tell you whether making something harder to watch makes it better and we'll delve into YouTube Poops!
Emily at BlinkPopShift will tell you whether making something harder to watch makes it better and we'll delve into YouTube Poops!
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Mrt 21, 2014
Do you have free will? Are you sure? David Hume might know.
Do you have free will? Are you sure? David Hume might know.
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Mrt 26, 2014
The practical ethical discussion about pornography continues. We discuss lolicon and shotacon hentai, and My Little Pony Rule 34.
The practical ethical discussion about pornography continues. We discuss lolicon and shotacon hentai, and My Little Pony Rule 34.
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Apr 04, 2014
Can you do other than what you judge to be best? Questions abound about rationality, judgement and action.
Can you do other than what you judge to be best? Questions abound about rationality, judgement and action.
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Apr 11, 2014
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one? Or is it more complex than that?
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one? Or is it more complex than that?
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Apr 18, 2014
Who are you? And how do you know? And what makes it so? We explore the question of what makes you you over time.
Who are you? And how do you know? And what makes it so? We explore the question of what makes you you over time.
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Apr 25, 2014
Perhaps one of the most important and widely used axioms in philosophy. What is it? What does it mean and how does it work?
Perhaps one of the most important and widely used axioms in philosophy. What is it? What does it mean and how does it work?
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Apr 30, 2014
One of my favourite novels, Huxley's Brave New World, contains some great philosophy! So I enlisted a pal, Jon @TheLitCritGuy!
One of my favourite novels, Huxley's Brave New World, contains some great philosophy! So I enlisted a pal, Jon @TheLitCritGuy!
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Mei 02, 2014
You look beautiful! But is that an objective thing, or a subjective thing? Maybe Kant and Hume can help us find out...
You look beautiful! But is that an objective thing, or a subjective thing? Maybe Kant and Hume can help us find out...
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Mei 09, 2014
Is this even a useful distinction to make in philosophy?
Is this even a useful distinction to make in philosophy?
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Mei 16, 2014
A general introduction to the philosophy of time, explaining the distinction between A-theory and B-theory.
A general introduction to the philosophy of time, explaining the distinction between A-theory and B-theory.
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What are Necessary and Sufficient Conditions? - Gentleman Thinker
Episode overview
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Mei 23, 2014
Some logic this week, with necessary and sufficient conditions! A useful bit of jargon.
Some logic this week, with necessary and sufficient conditions! A useful bit of jargon.
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Mei 30, 2014
Is the passage of time a real or just an illusion? What would happen if time flowed backwards?
Is the passage of time a real or just an illusion? What would happen if time flowed backwards?
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Jun 06, 2014
What are the biggest fails when talking about philosophy? If you've committed any of these, train your brain to avoid them!
What are the biggest fails when talking about philosophy? If you've committed any of these, train your brain to avoid them!
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Jun 13, 2014
What would the UK look like if it was secular? Should the church and state be separate?
What would the UK look like if it was secular? Should the church and state be separate?
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Jun 20, 2014
Are your arguments valid? Are they sound? What does those terms even mean?
Are your arguments valid? Are they sound? What does those terms even mean?
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Jun 27, 2014
Lots of people "support the troops" even if they don't support the cause for which they fight, but is that a morally defensible position?
Lots of people "support the troops" even if they don't support the cause for which they fight, but is that a morally defensible position?
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Jul 03, 2014
Doubt and scepticism are an important philosophical tool, and epistemic scepticism is the strongest form.
Doubt and scepticism are an important philosophical tool, and epistemic scepticism is the strongest form.
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Jul 18, 2014
"Rick and Morty" is a hilarious and bleak send-up of popular science fiction, but what could it tell us about Western attitudes towards science, or science at the exclusion of other pursuits? Watch and learn!
"Rick and Morty" is a hilarious and bleak send-up of popular science fiction, but what could it tell us about Western attitudes towards science, or science at the exclusion of other pursuits? Watch and learn!
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Jul 25, 2014
SEX! How much is too much? Is there a moral limit at all? Time for feminism!
SEX! How much is too much? Is there a moral limit at all? Time for feminism!
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What do 'Necessary and Contingent' Mean? - Gentleman Thinker
Episode overview
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Aug 02, 2014
What is necessary? What is contingent? What is the difference?
What is necessary? What is contingent? What is the difference?
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Hamlet Philosophy: what does 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead' say about Free Will?
Episode overview
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Aug 08, 2014
Do you have free will? Does it even matter? And how can Shakespeare help you find out? Let’s examine Stoppard’s ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ and see what it can tell us about free will…
Do you have free will? Does it even matter? And how can Shakespeare help you find out? Let’s examine Stoppard’s ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ and see what it can tell us about free will…
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Aug 15, 2014
A common philosophical mistake! Have you told somebody that they've begged the question? Did you use the term correctly?
A common philosophical mistake! Have you told somebody that they've begged the question? Did you use the term correctly?
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Aug 22, 2014
The Friendzone, an emotional purgatory, and Immanuel Kant, notoriously difficult philosopher. Feminism and moral philosophy!
The Friendzone, an emotional purgatory, and Immanuel Kant, notoriously difficult philosopher. Feminism and moral philosophy!
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Aug 29, 2014
Are you listening to music wrong? How should you listen in order to make accurate aesthetic judgements?
Are you listening to music wrong? How should you listen in order to make accurate aesthetic judgements?
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Sep 05, 2014
Climate change and environmental damage are occurring, but do you have to do anything about it?
Climate change and environmental damage are occurring, but do you have to do anything about it?
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Sep 12, 2014
Here are 4 more examples of bad thinking, arguing or reasoning that really get my goat!
Here are 4 more examples of bad thinking, arguing or reasoning that really get my goat!
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Sep 19, 2014
Should you look at leaked nudes or revenge porn? Should you peek at those naked snaps of Jennifer Lawrence?
Should you look at leaked nudes or revenge porn? Should you peek at those naked snaps of Jennifer Lawrence?
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How To Talk About Batman (& Other Fictional Characters)
Episode overview
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Sep 26, 2014
How can you make true statements about Batman when he doesn’t exist? Will a fictional quantifier do the job, or will it lead to logical contradictions? Do we need 3-valued logic? Watch and find out!
How can you make true statements about Batman when he doesn’t exist? Will a fictional quantifier do the job, or will it lead to logical contradictions? Do we need 3-valued logic? Watch and find out!
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Okt 03, 2014
Are numbers, sets, colours and Hamlet really objects? Are they abstract? What does that mean?
Are numbers, sets, colours and Hamlet really objects? Are they abstract? What does that mean?
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Okt 10, 2014
What is impossibility? What sorts of things are impossible? Let the Gentleman Thinker explain!
What is impossibility? What sorts of things are impossible? Let the Gentleman Thinker explain!
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Okt 17, 2014
What are possible worlds? What does it mean to say something might have been true? Watch Part 1 of our discussion on David Lewis’ modal realism to find out!
What are possible worlds? What does it mean to say something might have been true? Watch Part 1 of our discussion on David Lewis’ modal realism to find out!
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Okt 24, 2014
Why is philosophy even important? It helps us overcome our natural limits of thinking, for one, and it’s depressingly rare for two.
Why is philosophy even important? It helps us overcome our natural limits of thinking, for one, and it’s depressingly rare for two.
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"Another Earth" and the Humphrey Objection, Modal Realism Part 2
Episode overview
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Okt 31, 2014
What does scifi film “Another Earth” say about possible worlds and the famous Humphrey objection?
What does scifi film “Another Earth” say about possible worlds and the famous Humphrey objection?
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Nov 07, 2014
‘Mouse-X’ is an awesome little scifi film with clones in it, but what does it teach us about free will?
‘Mouse-X’ is an awesome little scifi film with clones in it, but what does it teach us about free will?
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Nov 14, 2014
Who do natural resources belong to? Why are many resource-rich countries so poor and what can we do about it? Watch and find out!
Who do natural resources belong to? Why are many resource-rich countries so poor and what can we do about it? Watch and find out!
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Nov 21, 2014
Can you believe in both evolution and God? Let me and the Messianic Manic help you out!
Can you believe in both evolution and God? Let me and the Messianic Manic help you out!
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Nov 28, 2014
What is the purpose of art, and what does Buddhism have to do with it? Let’s dive into Schopenhauer and find out!
What is the purpose of art, and what does Buddhism have to do with it? Let’s dive into Schopenhauer and find out!
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Dec 12, 2014
One of the most famous and difficult problems in ethics! The issue that killed moral noncognitivism – The Frege-Geach Problem!
One of the most famous and difficult problems in ethics! The issue that killed moral noncognitivism – The Frege-Geach Problem!
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Dec 19, 2014
How does TomSka’s Epic Girlfriend Pranks connect to Descartes and Hobbes and take the piss out of pranksters?
How does TomSka’s Epic Girlfriend Pranks connect to Descartes and Hobbes and take the piss out of pranksters?
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Seizoensfinale
Overanalyzing The Nativity - Is it Sexist?
Episode overview
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Dec 26, 2014
Feminist critique of the Nativity. Where does it go wrong, historically and morally?
Feminist critique of the Nativity. Where does it go wrong, historically and morally?
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