Wed, 6 September 2023
![]() Today we talk about positive power, neoliberalism, narcissism as a reaction to modern life, how technology makes isolation easier, and some tactics to find peace in the digital panopticon.
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Wed, 30 August 2023
On today's episode we talk about the upsides of a surveillance state. The ongoing social dilemma of freedom vs security. The value of privacy. States of exception. And Deleuze's Postscript on Societies of Control. Sponsor: Rocket Money - https://www.RocketMoney.com/PT
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Wed, 23 August 2023
Today we talk about Jeremy Bentham's concept of the Panopticon. Michel Foucault's comparison to society in 1975. The historical role of intelligence as a justification for dominance. The anatomy of free will, and how a digital world may systematically limit our free will without us knowing it.
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Wed, 9 August 2023
Today we talk about the revolutionary potential of generative AI. For better or worse.
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Wed, 2 August 2023
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Fri, 21 July 2023
Today we discuss ideas from John Searle and Noam Chomsky and consider several questions surrounding machine intelligence. Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethisclips
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Sun, 2 July 2023
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Fri, 23 June 2023
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Wed, 24 May 2023
Today we talk about one theory of consciousness known as Panpsychism.
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Mon, 24 April 2023
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Wed, 5 April 2023
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Tue, 21 March 2023
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Wed, 1 March 2023
Today we talk about the essay titled Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag. :) www.patreon.com/philosophizethis www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast www.twitter.com/iamstephenwest
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Thu, 2 February 2023
Today we continue talking about the work of Simone Weil.
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Thu, 2 February 2023
Today we continue talking about the work of the brilliant Simone Weil. Hope you love it.
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Mon, 9 January 2023
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Mon, 21 November 2022
Today we begin some general discussions in the direction of the thought of Simone Weil and tell some stories from her life. |
Mon, 31 October 2022
Today we talk about a famous call to action by the philosopher Guy Debord. |
Fri, 23 September 2022
Today we explore some of the themes discussed in The Fall by Albert Camus.
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Sat, 20 August 2022
Today we cover thought provoking pieces of an early work by a great philosopher named Bruno Latour. Hope you love it. |
Tue, 12 July 2022
Today we begin discussing an Ethics of Care. @iamstephenwest on twitter for updates.
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Sat, 25 June 2022
Today we continue talking about the work of Ortega. This time about his book Revolt of the Masses. Twitter - @iamstephenwest for updates
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Wed, 1 June 2022
Today we begin talking about the work of Jose Ortega Y Gasset. |
Sat, 30 April 2022
Today we continue our discussion of Emerson.
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Thu, 21 April 2022
Today we talk about Emerson and his essay about self reliance.
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Wed, 2 March 2022
Today we continue talking about the work of Ernest Becker. |
Tue, 25 January 2022
Today we begin talking about the work of Ernest Becker. |
Fri, 14 January 2022
Today we talk about a famous book from the work of Karl Popper.
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Wed, 10 November 2021
Today we continue our discussion on the creation of meaning. |
Wed, 1 September 2021
Today we talk about the creation of meaning. |
Mon, 9 August 2021
Today we continue talking about Cioran. |
Thu, 8 July 2021
Today we begin our discussion on Emil Cioran. |
Tue, 22 June 2021
Today we discuss Pragmatism. |
Thu, 1 April 2021
Today we continue talking about Walter Benjamin. |
Fri, 19 March 2021
Today we begin discussing the work of Walter Benjamin. |
Sat, 6 February 2021
Today we continue our discussion of the work of Erich Fromm. |
Sat, 30 January 2021
Today we discuss Erich Fromm and his work The Art of Loving. |
Mon, 4 January 2021
Today we discuss the work of Marshall McLuhan. |
Mon, 14 December 2020
Today we discuss the 1988 work of Chomsky and Herman entitled Manufacturing Consent. |
Tue, 10 November 2020
Today we discuss the ancient philosophical debate of being and becoming. |
Tue, 20 October 2020
Today we continue our discussion on the work of Henri Bergson. |
Fri, 18 September 2020
Today we begin our discussion on the work of Bergson. |
Sun, 28 June 2020
Today we discuss some of the work of Max Weber in preparation for an upcoming series. |
Thu, 30 April 2020
Today we begin our discussion of the work of JΓΌrgen Habermas. |
Wed, 15 April 2020
Today we begin our discussion of the work of Richard Rorty. |
Sat, 28 March 2020
Today we continue talking about the work of Isaiah Berlin. |
Wed, 11 March 2020
Today we begin discussing the work of Isaiah Berlin. |
Tue, 11 February 2020
Today we begin our discussion of the work of Friedrich Hayek. |
Mon, 20 January 2020
Today we begin our discussion of the work of Robert Nozick. |
Mon, 30 December 2019
Today we discuss the work of John Rawls. |
Thu, 31 October 2019
Today we discuss the work of Hannah Arendt. |
Wed, 22 May 2019
Today we discuss the work of Antonio Gramsci. www.philosophizethis.org for additional content. Thank you for wanting to know more today than you did yesterday. :) |
Mon, 29 April 2019
Today we talk about a famous debate from the early 20th century. |
Wed, 24 October 2018
Today we begin our discussion of Jean Baudrillard's book Simulacra and Simulation. www.philosophizethis.org for additional content. Thank you for wanting to know more today than you did yesterday. :) |
Sun, 23 September 2018
Today we talk about the work of Michel Foucault. www.philosophizethis.org for additional content. Thank you for wanting to know more today than you did yesterday. :) |
Sun, 23 September 2018
Today we talk about the work of Michel Foucault. www.philosophizethis.org for additional content. Thank you for wanting to know more today than you did yesterday. :) |
Sat, 5 November 2016
Today we look at the concept of love from several different angles in an attempt to better understand our own thoughts on love. www.philosophizethis.org for additional content. Thank you for wanting to know more today than you did yesterday. :) |
Tue, 26 July 2016
Today we talk about the great post WW2 debate between Sartre and Camus. www.philosophizethis.org for additional content. Thank you for wanting to know more today than you did yesterday. :) |
Sat, 31 October 2015
Today we talk about whether killing animals for food is morally justifiable. www.philosophizethis.org for additional content. Thank you for wanting to know more today than you did yesterday. :) |