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Philosophize This!

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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    Episode #007 ... Daoism

    You will acquire great knowledge about the way of the ...

    You will acquire great knowledge about the way of the Dao in the coming hour. Lucky numbers: 1 6 14 27 51 79

    Aug 10, 2013 Read more
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    Episode #006 ... Aristotle Pt. 2

    On this episode of the podcast, we continue learning about ...

    On this episode of the podcast, we continue learning about Aristotle, a man who created the first system of biological classification, the first system of logic, and the first formal scientific method. We find out why Aristotle was anti-women and...

    Jul 26, 2013 Read more
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    Episode #005 ... Aristotle Pt. 1

    This week we talk about various different applications of Aristotle's ...

    This week we talk about various different applications of Aristotle's ethics in modern life. We discuss making a "plan" for your life, the underlying similarities between all human desires and the best way to live life.

    Jul 14, 2013 Read more
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    Episode #004 ... Plato

    In this week's episode, we learn about Plato's "Symposium", which ...

    In this week's episode, we learn about Plato's "Symposium", which you might think of as philosophy's version of fan fiction. We also learn about Plato's "Theory of Forms" and ask ourselves what makes a tree, well, a tree. This leads to discussion of...

    Jul 1, 2013 Read more
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    Episode #003 ... Socrates and the Sophists

    This week we talk about the prosperity of athens and ...

    This week we talk about the prosperity of athens and how it led to the rise and ideas of a group of philosopher teachers called the Sophists, we tied up some loose ends and helped put all that we've learned in the last two episodes into context with a...

    Jun 23, 2013 Read more
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    Episode #002 ... Presocratic Philosophy - Italian

    Today we talk about why philosophy is taken for granted, ...

    Today we talk about why philosophy is taken for granted, the crazed cult leader of ancient Greek philosophy, Pythagoras, the annoying dark cloud of deductive reasoning, Parmenides and the super hero Empedocles.

    Jun 15, 2013 Read more
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    Episode #001 ... Presocratic Philosophy - Ionian

    Today we discussed the "Out of Africa" theory, the adversity ...

    Today we discussed the "Out of Africa" theory, the adversity of early humans, the term "Pre-Socratic", the first philosopher Thales, the meanest philosopher Heraclitus and Democritus, the godfather of the theory of atomism.

    Jun 6, 2013 Read more
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