The Philosophemes Podcast

In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Shannon Conrad. Shannon is a Chinese Medicine practitioner and licensed psilocybin facilitator, working at the intersectionof ancient healing and modern psychedelic therapy. As part of the first wave of licensed psilocybin facilitators in Oregon, she hosts both private and group journeys, offering a deeply intentional and somatically-informed approach to transformation.

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In this episode, I had the honor and the privilege to interview Dr. Rebekah Spera and Dr. David Peña-Guzmán, regarding their book: Professional Philosophy & Its Myths. Excellent book! I recommend you buy it and read it, and I recommend you ask your local library to purchase a copy also. As I say in the Introduction, these philosophers were willing to go into deep water with me, and they unflinchingly discussed timely, sensitive...

This episode is a recording of my invited paper presentation to the Ecstatic Naturalism Circle. Thinking in terms of "The Humanism Spectrum" makes discussing the relationship between humans and technology lucid, consistent, and coherent. The logic of The Humanism Spectrum makes it very easy to understand and think about concepts like "Post-Humanism" and the relation between human and artificial intelligence.

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In this episode we discuss the philosophy involved in the True Crime case of Luigi Mangione and United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson. A number of the documentaries regarding this

case raise interesting philosophical questions without engaging in a philosophical discussion of the questions. 20/20 and TMZ, for example, ask questions regarding justice, violence, and social sentiment regarding corporations without attempting to provide...

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This episode is part 2 of 2, which concludes my discussion with the computational theorist Dr. Jason M. Pittman regarding Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Hermeneutics, Artificial Life, & Simulation Theory. Dr. Pittman and I wrote a book together titled: Artifacts of the Simulation: A Reference Book for Simulation Theory. Link to the book is here: https://amzn.to/4cM6nzf

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In this episode we have the honor and the pleasure of speaking with the computational theorist Dr. Jason M. Pittman. We had a lot of fun talking about AI and Simulation Theory. Dr. Pittman and I wrote a book together titled: Artifacts of the Simulation: A Reference Book for Simulation Theory. Link to the book below.

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In this episode we discuss Jean Baudrillard’s philosophical conception of “Symbolic Ex-termination.” There is a YouTube video with slides that accompanies this podcast, it can be accessed here:

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This episode is the culmination of a series of episodes beginning in late 2023 and appearing throughout 2024 regarding Post-Modernism and Post-Humanism.

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In this episode we discuss the philosophy involved in the True Crime trial known as "The Cult Baby Murder Trial." The trial recently aired on CourtTV, which is where the name of the trial comes from [Link here:https://bit.ly/4fYZXPs]. Specifically, our philosophical analysis centers on the question of Chloe's Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) defense and her Google searches prior to the event, namely: Is it okay to kill, if t...

In this episode we discuss the relation between Nihilism and Absurdism. It's not surprising that Absurdism is so popular in Postmodernity. However, I haven't found anyone on the information superhighway - including Wikipedia - who has correctly characterized Absurdism yet. By the end of this episode we'll see that Absurdism is performative. That is to say, Absurdism is performative Nihilism.

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In this episode we explore the question: Should we call ourselves philosophers? We'll consider the term "philosopher" from multiple points of view. We'll look at the origin of the term with Pythagoras; the logic of its traditional use stemming from Plato; and, we'll consider the use of the term "philosopher" in the context of Postmodernism.

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According to Google, Dr. Robert Sapolsky is “An American Academic and Neuroscientist. He studied baboons for almost 30 years, starting in the late 1970s and continuing into the early 1990s, spending several months each year observing the same troop in the Serengeti plains of Africa."

Coincidently, today is the exact day Dr. Sapolsky’s best-selling book was published last year, in October 17th 2023. His book is titled Determined: A S...

In this episode we discuss the five (5) reasons The Trolley Problem is "junk philosophy."

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In this episode we explore the correct context for understanding Kant’s relation to the historical period known as “the Enlightenment” or “the Age of Reason.” On the one hand, Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason may be understood as “critiquing reason to make room for faith.” On the other hand, the Method of Kant’s Transcendental Philosophy reveals Spirit as the condition for the possibility of the unity of Mind and Body. We’ll understa...

Seemingly everyone wants to be "authentic"! But, what does that mean? Contemporary existential philosophy provides us with different understandings that can be generally called, "French" and "German." The former associated with Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre and the latter with Martin Heidegger. Which resonates more with you? After the episode pop over to corresponding Sartre video on YouTube (with this link: https://youtu...

This is the first in a series of episodes discussing Kant, specifically his relation to Descartes, Aquinas, and the philosophically-correct historical context of his Critique of Pure Reason. The most common mistake - by far - we encounter when listening to Postmodern Academics discuss Kant is that they are not discussing Kant, they are discussing Descartes. Dr. Jordan Peterson, Bishop Barron, Dr. Stephen Hicks, and (now even) Ben S...

Here we go! From this point forward all episodes are new! The back catalog from the previous podcast - the Basic Philosophical Questions podcast - is now completely posted. Going forward the goal is to make the new content more like a podcast than a college course. New episodes air on Thursdays at 10am EST. Thanks for tuning in!

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In this episode I had the honor and pleasure to speak with Dr. Sebastián Marincolo. His research into the psychopharmacology of cannabis is fascinating, and I hope you enjoy this succinct presentation of his research. A link to his latest book, along with links suggested by Dr. Marincolo, may be found below. I enjoyed listening to Dr. Marincolo’s presentation of his research. I hope you enjoy it too!

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Join me in this episode, where we discuss a "History & Systems" approach to philosophy. The term "paradigm," as we use it here, comes from Thomas Kuhn's celebrated book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Using paradigms to think about philosophies is not difficult, though it is very high level. This episode should help you organize philosophy in your thinking, and it pairs well with the episodes from July 4th, 2024 on "th...