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02.05.2021
59 Minuten
Angel was born and raised in a cult called The Family
International which she left the age of 23. She shares her
experiences living and growing up in a cult, how she was able to
get out of it and live a normal life, and her process of recovery
from religious trauma.
Her YouTube channel can be found here, which has more information
on her experiences in the cult and subsequent recovery.
https://www.youtube.com/user/MrAngeladesantis
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24.01.2021
1 Stunde 23 Minuten
Tim returns in this episode to criticize the argument in favor of
abortion that he built up in part 1 (episode 36). He argues that
Marquis' argument against abortion results in contraception also
being classified as immoral.
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17.01.2021
1 Stunde 9 Minuten
Tim & Hans are board members of Esperanto USA.
Esperanto is a language created in 1887 by Polish
opthamologist LL Zamenhof with the goal being to facilitate
international communication between nations. They describe the
history and advantages of the language of Esperanto, their
reasons for learning Esperanto and later becoming fully fluent,
as well as their vision for its future.
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11.01.2021
1 Stunde 26 Minuten
Tim Burkhardt returns for a talk on Don Marquis's essay, "Why
Abortion is Immoral." This famous philosophy paper argues that
abortion is, except in unusual circumstances, seriously morally
wrong. Tim has since earned his Ph.D from Duke University, having
successfully defended his dissertation on Epicureanism. He is now
the Scholar in Residence at the Benson Center for the Study of
Western Civilization at UC Boulder.
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22.12.2020
1 Stunde 4 Minuten
Dr. Francesca Minerva is a philosopher who has recently founded
the Journal of Controversial Ideas. We discuss her motivations
for founding the journal, her views on the ethics of anonymous
publishing and engaging with dangerous ideas, and her perspective
on the role of a philosopher in our society. We also talk about
her work in lookism (discrimination against unattractive peope),
plastic surgery, and representations of unrealistic beauty
standards in the media.
Here's a link to the journal:
https://journalofcontroversialideas.org/
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The object of this philosophy podcast will be to invite on other
deep thinkers as we tackle questions of economics, ethics,
epistemology, and life experience.
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