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Philosophize This!

99 episodes · 12 with AI analysis

Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.

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Amor Fati (Love of Fate)×2University Education ReformPractical Wisdom and Professional EthicsPhilosophy of EducationMoral Tradition and Intellectual InquiryEpistemological Crisis and Information LiteracyProfessional Expertise Without JudgmentInstitutional Critique and DesignAristotelian vs. Enlightenment Moral PhilosophyKnowledge Compartmentalization in Academia

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May 10, 2026

Episode #247 ... The Failure of the Modern University - Alasdair MacIntyre

University Education ReformPractical Wisdom and Professional EthicsPhilosophy of Education

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Apr 26, 2026

Episode #246 ... The Myth of the Self-Made Person - Alasdair Macintyre

Virtue Ethics and Moral FormationDependency and Human VulnerabilityCritique of Enlightenment Liberalism

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Sep 13, 2025

Episode #236 ... Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

Stoic Philosophy and Marcus AureliusVirtue Ethics and Moral DevelopmentAncient vs. Modern Stoicism

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Sep 30, 2025

Episode #237 ... The Stoics Are Wrong - Nietzsche, Schopenhauer

Stoic Philosophy CritiqueNietzsche's Life-Affirmation PhilosophySchopenhauer's Suffering and Compassion Ethics

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Oct 8, 2025

Episode #238 ... Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

Scientific Ethics and ResponsibilityTechnology Governance and AccountabilityAI Safety and Ethical Development

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Oct 17, 2025

Episode #239 ... Authenticity and the history of the self. (Charles Taylor)

History of Western philosophy and the selfCharles Taylor's genealogical methodAuthenticity as moral ideal

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Nov 8, 2025

Episode #240 ... Varieties of Religion Today (Charles Taylor)

William James' philosophy of religious experienceCharles Taylor's critique of individualistic spiritualityEmil Durkheim's sociology of religion

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Apr 12, 2026

Episode #245 ... The Rival Moral Approaches of the Modern World - Alasdair Macintyre

Alasdair MacIntyre's moral philosophyThree rival versions of moral inquiryEncyclopedic moral viewpoint and liberalism

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Nov 16, 2025

Episode #241 ... The Tragedy of Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare

Political violence and assassination in republicsRhetoric and persuasion in democratic systemsStoic philosophy and moral duty

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Nov 29, 2025

Episode #242 ... Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

Honor codes and their role in perpetuating violenceAuthority and governance failures in conflict resolutionRomantic love as religious or quasi-religious experience

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Feb 11, 2026

Episode #244 ... After Virtue - Alasdair MacIntyre (why moral conversations feel unsatisfying)

Virtue Ethics and TeleologyEnlightenment Philosophy and Moral FoundationsEmotivism and Meta-Ethics

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Dec 27, 2025

Episode #243 ... Hamlet - William Shakespeare

Nietzschean philosophy and action theoryLacanian psychoanalysis and vulnerabilityRenaissance humanism vs. medieval moral frameworks

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