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A senior philosophy student at the University of Pennsylvania sharing her love of philosophy through podcasts. Emma-ism is presented by Emma Søndergaard Jensen, author of “How to Excel in Undergraduate Philosophy.” Her podcast is for other seekers of knowledge to understand texts more deeply, learn about new philosophers, and discover a new point of view. This will be done through text analyses, modern-day implication discussions, interviews, and lectures.
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In this episode, it is held that love isn’t real, or at the very most, it could exist, but we will never know for sure if we havw experienced it or not. With romantic love, we continually lack certainty. Three conditions for the satisfaction of romantic love are put forth, with 2 being targeted with objections as part of the argument. So what if romantic love doesn’t exist? There are a lot of other outstanding aims in life.
In this episode, contemporary caste in India is discussed. It is evaluated through the 4 criteria for qualifying an ideological state apparatus according to Althusser’s 1970 essay “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses.”
In this episode, the third of a four-part series is presented. Topics inclusde abortion, cloning, surrogacy, and IVF. Is being a human being enough to exact moral obligations from others?
In this episode, the second episode of a four-part series is presented. The Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki, and Belmont Report are all overviewed. How ought we respect individuals’ rights and interests in experiments involving human subjects?
In this episode, the first of a four-part series is presented. This episode covers the Nuremberg Trial (and Code), and human research ethics. In particular, the US human radiation experiments and the Guatemala STD studies are discussed.
In this podcast, informed consent is discussed. This discussion is organized by two article overviews. Beauchamp and Faden’s “The Concept of Informed Consent” and Katz’s “Informed Consent — Must it Remain a Fairy Tale?” are presented and evaluated with the progression of the history of bioethics in mind.
In this episode, medical confidentiality and privacy are discussed. Some of the highlighted authors include James Rachels, David C. Thomasma, and Shelly Schwartz. Is it ever okay to withhold the truth from patients? And, does the ideal conception of medical confidentiality actually exist? A discussion of the current scholarship on these questions may lead us to good answers.
In this episode, medical paternalism, the role of nurses, and truth-telling in clinical practice are discussed. This is the first episode of a three part short series. The articles of Goldman, Ackerman, Newton, and Kuhse are presented in order to adequately motivate the convictions being put forth.
In this episode, the connection between ideology and religious identity in India is discussed. Understanding practices of historicization, biased translation, and temple desecration as contributing to the religious ideological state apparatus can enhance our understanding of how ideology operated alongside identity in religion across India. Applying philosophy to historical concepts aids all students of knowledge in their pursuits of developing a robust understanding of what we ought to deduce about the world’s past development and what the potential is for helping in its future progression.
In this episode, a crash course in bioethics is presented. Everything from argument (re)construction to moral theories and case studies is discussed.
In this episode, Denmark’s “Free Town” is discussed. Christiania is reflected on as a potential implementation of ideal libertarian principles, and thus, may be able to be analyzed as a real-life minimal state. Is Nozick correct in his argument about the positives of creating and maintaining of, and operating in a minimal state? In what ways do ideal libertarian principles characterize important aspects of Christiania?
In this episode, the Barbie movie is discussed. I have a discussion with my mother about four core philosophical themes portrayed in the movie. These themes include existentialism, feminist political philosophy, the role of testimony in feminist epistemology, and questions of personal identity in relationship to others’ identities (especially within a unified and identity-centric community).
In this episode, the philosophical justification for the permissibility of race-blind affirmative action is discussed. Specifically, it is held that race-blind affirmative action in selective college admissions is not a racist institution. This argument is supported by the virtue ethics theory of racism put forth in J.L.A. Garcia’s “The Heart of Racism.” An AI Thought Experiment is presented on behalf of the argument. Two critical objections are discussed —one of an epidemiological nature, and the other concerned with the application of Garcia’s morally insufficient care route condition. Garcia’s framework is ultimately held supportive, and the thesis valid.
In this episode, ideology and U.S. law is discussed. It is held that we must understand the current U.S. system of laws as an Ideological State Apparatus, and that education can work to eliminate the racist ideology it perpetuates.
In this episode, Paul W. Taylor’s Principle of Compensatory Justice is discussed in the context of Rawls’s principles of justice. Moreover, its compatibility with Rawls’s framework is evaluated, and it is argued that it is incompatible. This incompatibility is held to be derived from the necessary violation of Rawls’s first principle (Greatest Liberty Principle) —more specifically, by undermining the Social Basis of Self Respect.
In this episode, market share liability is analyzed through a philosphical lens. It is argued that market share liability ought to be rejected as a legal doctrine. The deontological context for this rejection is presented as three pillars: (1) Predictability Is Not Causation, (2) The Concern of the Nonspecific Actor, and (3) A Kantian Objection: Adherence to the Formula of Humanity. A secondary argument is put forth from a consequentialist foundation. Objections are considered, and the conviction is maintained.
In this episode, solidarity is discussed. An argument is put forth that the innate orientation to others (that the virtue of solidarity calls for) is one essence of pur character, that as a collective, we have lost. This deficiency is attributed to (1) a misunderstanding of the tripartite duty of solidarity (that is, we reduce it to one dimension) and (2) that misunderstanding being perpetuated through ideology. It is suggested that critical thought and institutions that are invested in maintaining avenues that inspire individuals to cultivate their own moral conscience will potentially remedy the deficiency and eliminate the ideological illusions.
In this episode, slavery as an adaptive preference in the Ottoman empire is discussed. An argument is presented for how the role of slavery in the Ottoman Empire supported adaptive preferences among its constituents and how this philosophical interpretation can offer insight into a novel dimension of the historical context by demonstrating that the empire had an active role in dictating the desires and preferences of its population.
In this episode, Emma’s new project is overviewed. In the realm of epistemology, Emma is interested in ensuring that theories of testimony and epistemic justice include provisions for individuals with disabilities. This project in particular argues that to remedy epistemic injustice (as defined by Miranda Fricker), a specific dimension of the virtue of testimonial justice must be established —that which includes an understanding and application of the Extended Mind Thesis.
In this episode, Emma’s new project is overviewed. In the realm of epistemology, Emma is interested in ensuring that theories of testimony and epistemic justice include provisions for individuals with disabilities. This project in particular argues that to remedy epistemic injustice (as defined by Miranda Fricker), a specific dimension of the virtue of testimonial justice must be established —that which includes an understanding and application of the Extended Mind Thesis.
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