Best Mary Wollstonecraft Podcasts (2024)

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593: Nísia Floresta 10:28

18m ago10:28

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/nisia-floresta.Nísia Floresta was a 19th-century writer and translator known as “the Brazilian Mary Wollstonecraft.” She published the first book on women’s rights in South America, when Brazil was gaining independence from Portugal and a new post-colonial nation was being built. She also argued for the …

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592: Daniel Dennett Retrospective 14:49

10d ago14:49

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/daniel-dennett-retrospective.In April 2024, we lost one of the greatest American philosophers of our time—Daniel Dennett. Known for his brilliant mind and controversial views, his contributions to philosophy include topics like consciousness, AI, evolution, atheism, intentions, free will and moral respon…

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567: What Is Gender? 9:17

12d ago9:17

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/what-gender.Gender is a controversial topic these days, but people can't seem to agree about what gender is. Is it an inner identity, a biological fact, or an oppressive system? Should we respect it or resist it? Should it even be a thing? Josh and guest-host Blakey Vermeule question gender with regular …

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540: Righteous Rage 10:19

20d ago10:19

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/righteous-rage.Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote that anger is a form of madness. Other philosophers share this suspicion, viewing anger as a destructive emotion that leads to cruel and vengeful acts. But don't certain kinds of injustice, like the murders of black and brown people in the US, deserve our rag…

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Walter Sinnott Armstrong on AI and Morality 13:58

20d ago13:58

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Can AI help us make difficult moral decisions? Walter Sinnott Armstrong explores this idea in conversation with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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591: Summer Reading List 2024 15:10

1M ago15:10

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/summer-reading-list-2024.Looking for some deep dives into pop culture this summer? Josh and Ray talk to Sandra Laugier from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, author of "TV-Philosophy in Action: The Ethics and Politics of TV Series," and Nathaniel Goldberg from Washington & Lee University, co-a…

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Let's Talk Roger Corman 1:04:22

1M ago1:04:22

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Glen, Dave, Scarah, and newest FHC member Foose have a lively discussion on the life and career or Roger Corman, with an intro from FHC member Paul.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ghoulcast/support

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539: Marcus Aurelius 9:32

1M ago9:32

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/marcus-aurelius.Marcus Aurelius was a 2nd century Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. He is most famous for his Meditations, which was written as a private guide to himself on how to live a life where virtue is the only good and vice the only evil. So how do we figure out how to live a truly Stoic life?…

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590: Logic For Everyone 10:21

2M ago10:21

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/logic-everyone.Logic may seem like a dry, abstract discipline that only the nerdiest of philosophers study. After all, logic textbooks are full of weird symbols and proofs about abstruse entities, like "the set of all sets." On the other hand, don’t we all try to think logically, at least in some context…

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532: Akan Philosophy and Personhood 9:31

2M ago9:31

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/akan-philosophy.The Akan people of West Africa have developed a system of metaphysics, epistemology, and moral philosophy with a special focus on personhood. For the Akan, their conception of a person is not just a matter of theoretical interest—it has far reaching practical implications for their social…

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589: Mary Wollstonecraft 11:10

2M ago11:10

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/mary-wollstonecraft.Mary Wollstonecraft is often labeled as a “liberal feminist” because of her concern for women’s rights and conceptions of freedom. But that label narrows her work, which was broadly critical of all social inequalities that distort human relations. So why did Wollstonecraft think that …

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Underwater Terror in Horror Movies 1:16:22

2M ago1:16:22

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Glen, Scarah, and David brave the dark waters of the seas and oceans of horror. And an anniversary tribute to the Gillman!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ghoulcast/support

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335: The Legacy of Freud 10:12

2M ago10:12

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More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/legacy-freud.Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly thinking about your mother? Sigmund Freud, who might have suggested the latter, established the unconscious mind as a legitimate domain for scientific research. He was the first to seriously study dreams and slips of the ton…

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588: Why Is the World So Weird? 9:36

2M ago9:36

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/why-world-so-weird.Quantum mechanics, mathematics, human consciousness.... whichever way you slice it, the universe is weird. How can our conscious minds be made from unconscious atoms? What should we make of quantum entanglement, or the fact that light can be both a particle and a wave? Why is it that t…

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544: What Would Kant Do? 10:55

3M ago10:55

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/what-would-kant-do.German idealist and moral philosopher Immanuel Kant is probably best known for his "Categorical Imperative," which says that you should act following moral rules you could rationally support as universal law. In other words, do only what you would have everyone else do. But are Kant's …

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587: Shakespeare's Outsiders 10:59

3M ago10:59

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/shakespeares-outsiders.Over 400 years after his death, Shakespeare is still widely regarded as the greatest dramatist of all time. His many plays tackle questions about power, influence, identity, and moral and social status. His characters—be they villains or heroes—are often disdained because of their …

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David Edmonds on the Life and Philosophy of Derek Parfit 20:32

3M ago20:32

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David Edmonds discusses the life and work of Derek Parfit who died in 2017 in this episode of the Bio Bites strand of Philosophy. David is the author of a recent biography of Parfit.

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Yascha Mounk on the Identity Trap 30:52

3M ago30:52

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Yascha Mounk discusses some of the ways in which focussing on gender, racial, and sexual identities can distort political argument and be counterproductive for oppressed minorities.

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538: Could Robots Be Persons? 8:54

3M ago8:54

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/could-robots-be-persons.As we approach the advent of autonomous robots, we must decide how we will determine culpability for their actions. Some propose creating a new legal category of “electronic personhood” for any sufficiently advanced robot that can learn and make decisions by itself. But do we real…

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586: Mind Sharing 9:20

3M ago9:20

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/mind-sharing.Mind reading might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But in philosophy and psychology, mind reading is something that human beings do whenever we try to guess what another person is thinking. Could it be that people are also natural born mind sharers, unconsciously shaping our behavio…

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March Madness 1:37:56

3M ago1:37:56

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The Flint Horror Collective reveal some of their favorite (and most memorable) movie psychos!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ghoulcast/support

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585: Margaret Cavendish 10:45

4M ago10:45

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/margaret-cavendish.Margaret Cavendish was a writer of poetry, philosophy, polemics, histories, plays, and utopian fiction. She employed many different genres as a way to overcome access barriers for women and build an audience for her subversive philosophical ideas. So, what was so radical about Cavendis…

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536: What Can Virtual Reality (Actually) Do? 9:50

4M ago9:50

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/what-can-virtual-reality-actually-do.VR transports users into all kinds of different realities, some modeled on the real world, others completely invented. Though still in its infancy, the technology has become so sophisticated, it can trick the brain into treating the virtual experience as real and unme…

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Mark Rowe on J.L.Austin 22:58

4M ago22:58

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J.L.Austin was the best known exponent of what came to be known as Ordinary Language Philosophy. He was also a war hero. In this episode of the Bio Bites strand of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds discusses Austin's life and work with his biographer Mark Rowe.

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584: The 2024 Dionysus Awards 15:51

4M ago15:51

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/2024-dionysus-awards.What movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things in new ways? Josh and guest co-host Jeremy Sabol present our annual Dionysus Awards for the most thought-provoking movies of 2023, including:• Best Film about Social Justice that Wonders What Mak…

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535: Should All Ages Be Equal? 10:17

4M ago10:17

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/should-all-ages-be-equal.Age determines a lot about your position in society—what activities you can do, what benefits you can access, and what rights and responsibilities you have. While it seems appropriate to treat people at different stages of life differently, we also consider certain kinds of unequ…

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583: Im Yunjidang 10:03

5M ago10:03

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/im-yunjidang.8th-century Korean philosopher Im Yunjidang was the first Confucian to argue for women’s equality in matters of morality and to claim that women, just like men, can be sages. She also argued that it isn't just what you do that matters morally—it's also how you decide. So what does it mean to…

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James Klagge on Wittgenstein 20:50

5M ago20:50

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In this episode James Klagge discusses the life and times of Ludwig Wittgenstein with David Edmonds. This is part of our mini series on the biographies of philosophers, Bio Bites.

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534: The Social Lives of Robots 10:40

5M ago10:40

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/social-lives-robots.Machines might surpass humans in terms of computational intelligence, but when it comes to social intelligence, they’re not very sophisticated. They have difficulty reading subtle cues—like body language, eye gaze, or facial expression—that we pick up on automatically. As robots integ…

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195: Lincoln as a Philosopher 10:22

5M ago10:22

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More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/lincoln.More than any other President, Abraham Lincoln is known for his words, from the Lincoln-Douglass debates to the second inaugural address, as well as his deeds. What was Lincoln's basic philosophy, and did it change over the course of his Presidency? Ken and John welcome back Chicago Public Radio's Res…

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582: Can A.I. Help Us Understand Babies? 9:17

5M ago9:17

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/can-ai-help-us-understand-babies.Artificial intelligence is everywhere in our day-to-day lives and our interactions with the world. And it's made impressive progress at a variety of visual, linguistic, and reasoning tasks. Does this improved performance indicate that computers are thinking, or is it just…

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581: 20th Anniversary Quiz Night 17:55

5M ago17:55

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More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/20th-anniversary-quiz-night.Philosophy Talk made its radio debut on August 20, 2003 with a live pilot on KALW San Francisco and weekly broadcasts beginning in January 2004. To celebrate two decades on the air, in November 2023 we held our first-ever Quiz Night. Longtime listeners and first-time fans fill…

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