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Sinopsis
Philosophy podcasts from Open Court's supercool Popular Culture and Philosophy book series.
Episodios
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Themes in Contemporary Analytic Philosophy as Reflected in the Work of Monty Python
05/04/2007 Duración: 39minThis podcast features Gary L. Hardcastle giving his world-renowned, nationally acclaimed presentation of "Themes in Contemporary Analytic Philosophy as Reflected in the Work of Monty Python." Includes clips from "The Cheese Shop," "The Argument Clinic," and other Pythonesque episodes in the history of Western philosophy.
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Why Be Moral? Amorality and Psychopathy in Strangers on a Train
20/03/2007 Duración: 23minThis episode features Steven M. Sanders's essay asking the perennial ethical question, Why be moral at all? Can Steven give us a compelling argument to not become a serial killer, for instance? Well?!?
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Chef, Socrates, and the Sage of Love
13/03/2007 Duración: 29minThis episode features Randall E. Auxier's essay on what South Park character Chef and the followers of controversial philosopher Leo Strauss know about love and sex. You don't know what they know, and you need to know!
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The Morality of Bootlegging Bob
06/03/2007 Duración: 28minThis episode features James C. Klagge's essay on the distinction between pirating and bootlegging, the rights of artists and fans, and why it might be no big deal to rip off Columbia Records.
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The Far East of Star Wars
27/02/2007 Duración: 23minThis episode features Walter (Ritoku) Robinson's essay on everything ch'i, ki, and zen in the Star Wars mythology.
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Tony Soprano as Ethical Manager
19/02/2007 Duración: 27minThis episode features Ronald Green's essay on how to be an effective manager like the mob boss Tony Soprano.
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The Moral Status of the Double-0 Agent
12/02/2007 Duración: 22minThis episode features Matthew Tedesco's essay about Agent 007's Liscense to Kill and the moral problems it poses.
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Monty Python and David Hume on Religion
07/02/2007 Duración: 23minThis episode features John Huss's essay about how to prove or disprove the existence of God through the eyes of Monty Python and philosopher David Hume.