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Drunken Philosophy
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Dan has a degree in Philosophy. Connor has a degree in High School. Together they have a bit of a drinking problem. Each week they explore the work of a new philosopher or a new philosophical idea and do their best to learn something before getting distracted.
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#311 - The Finale
Jul 1700:50:52Tap to summarizeFive years after abruptly ending their beloved podcast, Connor and Dan resuscitate the corpse and take her around town for one final spin. Not a ton of hard-hitting philosophy in this one! Just a good old fashioned hang sesh, and a much-needed opportunity for Connor and Dan to catch everyone up on what's been happening, where their heads are at in the year 2025, and which fantasy book they read most recently. Finally, some closure!
Transcribe →#310.5 - Going On Hiatus
Apr 2, 202000:07:25Tap to summarizeA very special episode of Drunken Philosophy.
Transcribe →#310 - Diogenes
Apr 1, 202000:43:06Tap to summarizeIn addition to being the patron saint of cynicism, the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes is basically the patron saint of Drunken Philosophy. He was famous for living in an overturned wine barrel on the streets of Athens and generally thumbing his nose at the educated citizens of that old world metropolis. This week, Connor and Dan investigate Diogenes' whole deal and see if he had anything worth while to say.
Transcribe →#309 - Liberty, Harm, and a Ride on the Bus
Mar 25, 202000:51:58Tap to summarizeThis week, Connor and Dan break quarantine in order to venture into the land of make believe. It's thought experiment time! Should people be free to do harmless actions? What if they're really gross? What if I'm just trying to get to work and they're being really gross? These are the pressing questions answered on this week's episode (sort of).
Transcribe →#308 - Jean Gebser, Structures of Consciousness
Mar 18, 202000:39:38Tap to summarizeAre we approaching end times or just a monumentally shift in the way we understand the world? If you were to ask European poet, philosopher, and student of culture Jean Gebser he would emphatically say it was the latter. This week, Connor and Dan discuss Gebser's various structures of consciousness to see where we've been, where we are, and where we're going.
Transcribe →#307 - Henri Bergson, Time and Free Will
Mar 11, 202000:41:47Tap to summarizeThis episode is going to require some imagination, some creativity, and some intuition on the part of the listener. Connor and Dan aren't quite sure they understand what Henri Bergson is talking about, but they like the cut of his jib and they like the way he makes them feel. Sometimes that's good enough.
Transcribe →#306 - Bertrand Russell
Mar 4, 202000:43:38Tap to summarizeThe time has come to finally get analytical on this podcast and, in order to do so, Connor and Dan head straight to the source: The father of analytic philosophy, Bertrand Russell. We're talking logic, we're talking math, and we're talking paradoxes. But we're also talking about an anti-war atheist who managed to hang around on this Earth for a century. Pretty neat guy!
Transcribe →#305 - Problems in Quantum Physics
Feb 26, 202000:45:16Tap to summarizeWhere my science-heads at? This week, Connor and Dan do their best to wade through the murky waters of quantum theory and modern physics to see what kind of philosophical conundrums they can kick up. What will they find? An excuse to talk about the '90s TV show 'Sliders' of course!
Transcribe →#304 - Leon Trotsky Part 3: Downfall, Exile, and Death
Feb 19, 202000:37:22Tap to summarizeAll things must come to an end, including the brief saga of Leon Trotsky. The once central figure of a global revolution finds himself far from home and with very few friends. But Connor and Dan learn that, much like the other socialists of his ilk, Trotsky wasn't going down without a fight.
Transcribe →#303 - Leon Trotsky Part 2: Permanent Revolution
Feb 12, 202000:36:00Tap to summarizeContinuing their series on Mr. Trotsky, the boys get into the nitty gritty of his particular brand of revolutionary socialism, i.e. Trotskyism. They also discuss Trotsky's military career and the first grumblings of discontent between him and a certain Joseph Stalin.
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