Reductio

In which Andrew explores the "Identity" in "Identity Politics" and the social groups by which we identify ourselves.https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e05-another-kind-of-identity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Andrew explores various questions surrounding the issue of personal identity. Who are you? Including discussions of Transporters, Theseus' Ship(s), and various other thought experiments. With Guest Amy Kind and narration help from Kellie Marie Lavin.Warning: one bad word in the end credits, but the rest is clean!Amy Kind's Book:Persons and Personal IdentityEpisode Link for Sharing:https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e04-who-are-youReductio on Patreon:Patreon | Reductio is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | PatreonRate and Review us Please!‎Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple PodcastsReductio on SpotifyThe Philosopher and the Newshttps://newsphilosopher.buzzsprout.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Andrew asks the questions: what are ghosts, if anything? How should we think about ghost experiences? What sort of reason do they give us to believe that ghosts are real?Special thanks to "James" and "Dianne" and their family, to Frank McAndrew, and to Casey Smith..Episode Link for Sharing:https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e03-ghostsPlease Support us on Patreon!Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | PatreonOther Philosophy-Themed Podcasts to explore:Big List of Philosophy PodcastsPodcasts Mentioned in the breaks:PanpsycastPartially Examined LifePhilosophy: The Classics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Andrew explores Laurie Paul's concept of a Transformative Experience. With help from John Swanson, Laurie Paul, Jordan Wallace-Wolf, and Count Dracula himself.Laurie Paul's Book Transformative Experience, can be purchased many places, including here.Editing help by Xinjiang Huang. Thank you for all of your help!Episode Share Link:https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e02-transformative-experiencesSupport us on Patreon:Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | PatreonOther Philosophy-Themed Podcasts to explore:Big List of Philosophy Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Reductio for a new Season! We'll be releasing episodes sporadically over the next 6-7 months.In the first episode, Andrew talks with Jonathan Cohen of UCSD about the Inverted Spectrum possibility: the possibility that we might have totally different experiences of the colors around us and we'd never know it!Editing help by Inverted Spectrum Media's new intern: Xinjian HuangSpecial thanks to Jonathan Cohen. Find his book on color here: The Red and the Real.Special thanks also to Troy Jollimore.Episode Share Link:https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e01-whats-an-inverted-spectrumSupport us on Patreon:Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | PatreonOther Philosophy-Themed Podcasts to explore:Unmute (interviews w/ Myisha Cherry)Reductio (narrative w/ Andrew Lavin)Hi-Phi Nation (narrative w/ Barry Lam)Elucidations (interviews w/ Matt Teichman et al.)Wisdom at Work (interviews w/ David E. Storey)Philosophy Talk (conversation w/ Stanford Faculty incl. John Perry, formerly Ken Taylor, Ray Briggs, Debra Satz, Josh Landy, et al.)Philosophy Bites (short interview w/ David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton)Brain in a Vat (interview w/ Jason Werbeloff and Mark Oppenheimer)Partially Examined Life ("reading group" discussions w/ Mark Linsenmayer, Seth Paskin, Wes Alwan, Dylan Casey)The Panpsycast (conversation w/  Jack Symes, Gregory Miller, Andrew Horton, Oliver Marley, et al.)The History of Philosophy without any Gaps (mix of monologue and interview w/ Peter Adamson)The History of Indian and Africana Philosophy (mix of monologue and interview w/ Peter Adamson)Political Philosophy Podcast (interview w/ Tobias Buckle)Embrace the Void (conversation w/ Aaron Rabinowitz)Philosophers in Space (conversation about philosophy and movies/TV w/ Aaron Rabinowitz and Thomas Smith)Short and Curly (ethics podcast for kids w/ ABC Radio)The Dawdler's Philosophy (discussion w/ Harland Grant and RTP McKenna)5 Questions (interview about philosophers themselves w/ Kieran Setiya)Philosophize This (monologue w/ Stephen West)Bad Philosophy (conversation w/ Stephen Torrence and Kevin Saunders)Why? Philosophical Discussions about Everyday Life (discussion w/ Jack Russell Weinsstein)Dilemma (interview/discussion w/ Jay Shapiro)Philosophy 24/7 (interview w/ David Edmonds)The Big Idea (interview w/ David Edmonds)Philosophy Bakes Bread (interview w/ Eric Thomas Weber and Anthony Cashio)The Philosopher's Zone (Interview w/ David Rutledge (ABC Radio))Very Bad Wizards (conversation w/ Tamler Sommers and David Pizarro)Sacred and Profane Love (interview w/ Jennifer Frey)Out of the Tower (interview w/ Peter O’Meara)New Books in Philosophy (Interview w/ Marshall Poe)Philosophical Disquisitions (interview w/ John Danaher)Stoic Meditations (monologue w/ Massimo Pigliucci)Nous (interview w/ Ilan Goodman)The New Thinkery (conversation w/ Gregory McBrayer, Alex Priou, and David Bahr)The Free Will Show (interview w/ Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer)Journal Entries (interview w/ Wesley Buckwalter)Overthink (Conversational/Interview pop culture and philosophy podcast aimed at Millenial and Gen Z listeners)Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society (lectures)Out of the Vat (Interviews w/ LSE Philosophy department)Forum for Philosophy Podcast (monologue)Philosophy for Our Times (Conversations w/ iai Podcasts)Upon Reflection (Monologue w/ Nick Byrd)Consciousness Live! (Interview w/ Richard Brown)Generous Questions (Interview w/ Joe Morrison)Premise (Interviews w/ Angelos Sofocleous)Plato’s Cave (Interview w/ Jordan Myers)Dilemma (Interview w/ Jay Shapiro)Philosophical Trials (Interview w/ Tedy Nenu)Common Room Philosophy (Conversation w/ Warwick Philosophy Department)Philosophy? WTF?? (Conversation w/ Danny O’Donnell and Dr. Michael Alsford)Examining Ethics (Interview w/ Christiane Wisehart and Eleanor Price)The Meaning of… (Conversation w/ Tim Dean amd Monty Badami) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew explores Jacques Ellul's theory of "Technique" with the help of Professor Joel Zimbelman. Appearances also from Quinn Troester and Poet Chesko.Episode Link for Sharinghttps://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e05-technocracyPlease Rate and Review Us!‎Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple PodcastsReductio on PatreonReductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | PatreonVideos MentionedKey and Peele - Text Message ConfusionWeekend Update - Fred Armisen as Randall Meeks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Andrew explores a simple question very carefully: why does stuff cost money? Including critiques of Capitalism from the infamous Karl Marx.Special thanks to my friend and her daughter, to Kellie Marie Lavin, and to Olúfémi O. Táíwò of Georgetown University.Warning: most is child-friendly, but we start talking about "naked violence, genocide, theft, and plunder" at about 34:00. Not necessarily suitable for younger listeners. Discretion advised!Olúfémi O. Táíwòhttp://www.whyeverythingcostsmoney.com/Episode Link for Sharinghttps://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e04-why-does-stuff-cost-moneyPlease Rate and Review Us!‎Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple PodcastsReductio on PatreonReductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | PatreonOther Podcasts Plugged during the Breakshttps://hiphination.org/Thanks to freesound.com users benbojangles, jmbphilmes, marjan83, squashy555,cunningar0807, and neilraouf for producing sounds used in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Andrew explores the Trolley Problem with the help of some friends and Jordan Wallace-Wolf of UCLA.Special Thanks to: especially Christy Harrington for lending us her narration skills, to Bill Harrington, Owen Roth, Max Feiler, Garvey Peterson, and of course, the inimitable Dustin Rainey.Episode Link for Sharinghttps://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e03-the-trolley-problem-and-its-discontentsPlease Rate and Review Us!‎Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple PodcastsReadings Mentioned in the PodcastThomson: https://philpapers.org/rec/THOKLD-2Taurek: https://philpapers.org/rec/TAUSTNDancy: https://philpapers.org/rec/DANEWP & https://philpapers.org/rec/DANMROther Podcasts Plugged during the BreaksPhilosophy Bites: https://philosophybites.com/Elucidations: https://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/elucidations/Thank you to freesound.org users 1sticky8, benbojangles, jace, unclesigmund, zesoundresearchinc, ecfike, organicmanpl, thegreatperson, ajexk, yugi16dm, werra, squashy555, klankbeeld, and pappabert for producing some of the sound effects in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Andrew explores Aristotle's reductio proof for the existence of a god-like "prime mover". Joined by Stanford's Michael Fitzpatrick.Episode Link for sharinghttps://shows.acast.com/reductio/aristotles-reductioReductio on iTunes‎Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple PodcastsReductio on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/reductioHi-Phi Nationhttps://hiphination.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Andrew explores the namesake of the podcast, with expertise on the Flat Earth Hypothesis from Jolyon Johnson and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster with Jessica Gonzalez.Episode Link:https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e01Reductio on iTunes‎Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple PodcastsReductio on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/reductio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A show called "Philosophy v. Improv" graciously had me on as a guest. This is actually my second appearance! I'll post the other one soon. In this one, appropo of recent episodes, we talk about political liberalism!Episode Link to Sharehttps://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/33-andrew-does-improv-liberalismLink to PvI pagehttps://philosophyimprov.com/pvi64-liberalism-linda-orr-andrew-lavin/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A conversation with Robert Jones of CSU, Dominguez Hills about animal welfare/rights and the ethics of food. We also touch on experimentation and captivity and the legal status of animals.WARNING: has unbleeped curses and plenty of uncomfortable topics not appropriate for kids.Robert references John Sanbonmatsu, this is his personal webpage.With the aptly named "Ranch Hand" from BlueDot Sessions. Used under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Reductio is produced by Inverted Spectrum Media, a non-profit.www.patreon.com/reductio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Note: this is part two. Listen to part one first!A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well.Episode Link to Sharehttps://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/32-idealism-part-two Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well.Episode Link to Sharehttps://shows.acast.com/reductio/31-idealism-part-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Andrew talks with Chris Freiman (of William and Mary) and Michael Fitzpatrick (of Stanford, De Anza College, and Menlo College) about one of the most famous political philosophers of the 20th Century: John Rawls. We also discuss a number of critiques one might bring against Rawls' system of thinking about justice.Episode Link to Share:https://shows.acast.com/reductio/30-the-veil-of-ignoranceChris Freiman's Book:Link to Taylor and Francis sitePodcasts mentioned:Hi-Phi NationThe Philosopher and the NewsElucidationsOverthinkOur Patreon if you want to help us keep paying our hosting billsPatreon Link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Note about episode numbering: I've decided to start numbering each episode sequentially not including AudioSophia episodes. This is the 28th overall episode.Here is The Philosopher and the News. Check them out! They have some really insightful discussions on timely topics.Here is our Patreon if you want to drop us a buck a month to help keep the lights on.William Scheuerman's Paper: Political Disobedience in the Climate EmergencyA link to this episode for sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/28-climate-protests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A little update on my life and the branching possible futures for Reductio. Thank you for your continued support and listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A conversation with Carneades of Carneades.org about the new book he has released: Are All Lives Equal? Why Cost Benefit Analysis Values Rich Lives More and How Philosophy Can Fix It.Enjoy the conversation!Episode Link for Sharing:https://shows.acast.com/reductio/m16-are-all-lives-equal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thaddeus Metz schools us on Ubuntu Ethics and the Good Life. A more interview-driven monad rather than something highly narrated.Thaddeus Metz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.