In this episode we attempt to rescue metaphysics from obscurity and irrelevancy. We begin by rating the branches of philosophy from the perspective of a layperson. Bethany then provides a summary of metaphysics and goes on to suggest that, although the hard sciences are a worthwhile endeavor, we have forgotten that science doesn't happen in a vacuum and that through metaphysics we can explore what is happening around these scientific claims. Ultimately, metaphysics is promoted as a way to play with different ways of seeing reality and helps us to notice when a paradigm has blinded us to a reality that is urgent. 

Also, we might be guilty of kink-shaming Kant. 

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