Best Samuel Loncar Podcasts (2024)

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Philosophy, Roomba, and Taco Carts: A Conversation with Chef Arturo Franco Camacho, Explorations, Ep. 5 1:04:47

5M ago1:04:47

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Chef Arturo Franco Camacho is the Culinary Director and Executive Chef of three of New Haven’s best restaurants: Geronimo’s Southwestern Kitchen, Shell & Bones Oyster Bar, and Camacho Garage. His restaurants are not only a destination for great food but fantastic atmosphere. Trained at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the world’s premiere c…

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Scientific Facts and How They Grow: Science as Self-Subverting Tradition 58:07

6M ago58:07

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Science is the only tradition that actively admits its own errors, gaining deeper knowledge by overcoming its tendency to orthodoxy. This happens when scientific revolutions shatter existing paradigms. The process begins with anomalies, potential facts that do not fit the paradigm. The physicist Sabine Hossenfelder sees many anomalies in current ph…

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Things Ancient and New: The Logic of Scientific Discovery in Thomas Kuhn 48:30

6M ago48:30

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According to Thomas Kuhn, the most mature sciences have only a limited tolerance for novelty. Contrary to the common image of scientific progress as a continuous series of discoveries, Kuhn shows it’s actually the progress of paradigms towards ever greater precision. Progress in normal science thus does not aim at novelty but the enrichment of the …

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Can Science Be Complete? Thomas Kuhn, Progress, and the Eschatology of Science 52:26

7M ago52:26

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The longing for a complete science is one of the great dreams of modernity. Is such a complete science possible, and can Kuhn’s idea of a paradigm help us realize it? This episode explores the origins and power of the search for completeness and unity in Western science, and reveals the unexpected spiritual origins of this ideal. Ep. 4, The Structu…

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What is a Paradigm? Normal Science and Pseudo-Science 52:11

7M ago52:11

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Thomas Kuhn coined the concept of a paradigm to describe the unique achievement of science. Since Kuhn, the terms “paradigm” and “paradigm shift” have entered into popular culture, but what really is a paradigm? How does it connect to normal science? And can it help us distinguish real science from pseudo-science? All these questions, and more, are…

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The Revolution is History: Kuhn and the History of Science 46:11

7M ago46:11

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Thomas Kuhn argued that history would change our image of science, causing a revolution we are still unprepared to face. This Kuhnian revolution challenges traditional epistemology by arguing we must look to science itself to understand how knowledge develops, and looking to science demands facing history. This episode of my course on Kuhn’s The St…

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Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: An Introduction 41:30

8M ago41:30

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What is Science? What happened in the Scientific Revolution? How does Science progress? Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is the most influential book in the history and philosophy of science, addressing these and other key questions. This public series offers an introduction to this major work and includes a discussion of Kuhn'…

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How to Become an Individual: The Eternal in Kierkegaard 1:02:08

9M ago1:02:08

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On Nov. 11, 1855, after an astoundingly rich yet brief life, Søren Aabye Kierkegaard died. He requested his epitaph read simply: “That Individual.” The “single individual” is the soul of Kierkegaard’s work, but what does it mean to become an individual? This final episode of Kierkegaard: The Poet of Existence, explores the mystery of freedom and tr…

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October 7: Why Antisemitism is a Global Philosophical Problem and an Existential Crisis 1:05:49

9M ago1:05:49

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As a philosopher and scholar who writes about Christian-Jewish relations and modern German thought, I offer in this lecture an analysis of antisemitism as a philosophical problem, show its global scope, and explore its historical and existential significance as a threat to any vision of universal human flourishing. Referenced Materials Becoming Hum…

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Existential Ontology, Consumer Capitalism, & The Religious Stage | The Poet of Existence, Ep. 7 49:23

9M ago49:23

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Kierkegaard's theory of the three stages of life, the aesthetic, ethical, and religious offers profound insight into the existential realities of human life. Building on the prior two episodes on the aesthetic and ethical stages, this episode explores the meaning of the religious phase by exhibiting existential ontology in relationship to sexual an…

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Kierkegaard's Theory of Stages: Fear and Trembling & The Ethical Stage | The Poet of Existence, Ep. 6 38:42

10M ago38:42

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Fear and Trembling is the most famous book by Kierkegaard, but to understand it we have to understand his theory of stages. This episode explores the ethical stage and illustrates it through Fear and Trembling and Judge Wilhelm of Either /Or. Additional topics covered include esotericism in philosophy, romantic marriage, the erotic sphere, the reli…

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Kierkegaard's Theory of Stages: The Aesthetic Stage | The Poet of Existence, Ep. 5 56:56

1y ago56:56

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Kierkegaard is famous for his theory of the three stages on life's way, the aesthetic, the ethical, and the religious. Though much discussed, the stages are enigmatic and confusing to many readers. This episode outlines the nature of the theory of stages in its profound significance, and it introduces the aesthetic phase and its emphasis on possibi…

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Kierkegaard and the Irony of Existence: From Existentialism to Modernism | The Poet of Existence: Ep. 4 50:50

1+ y ago50:50

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On Sept 29 1841, Søren Kierkegaard defended a genre-bending dissertation at the University of Copenhagen. Both rigorous scholarship and dazzling literary genius, Kierkegaard’s The Concept of Irony, with Continual Reference to Socrates is the first major work in Kierkegaard’s authorship. Laying the foundation for his future pseudonymous works, the d…

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Kierkegaard and Existentialism: A Spiritual Revolution | The Poet of Existence: Ep. 3 41:54

1+ y ago41:54

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Welcome to Episode Three: Kierkegaard and Existentialism: A Spiritual Revolution, where I explore the complex character of Existentialism as a spiritual revolution connected to ancient philosophy. Often called the "Father of Existentialism," Kierkegaard is essential for understanding the rise of Existentialism, its nature, and why it has so deeply …

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The Genius of Kierkegaard | The Poet of Existence: Ep. 2 48:23

1+ y ago48:23

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Welcome to Episode Two: The Genius of Kierkegaard, where I explore the idea of genius, our discomfort and fascination with it, and why genius is important for understanding Kierkegaard. Series Description Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher and religious thinker, created one of the most consequential bodies of writing in human history. One of…

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Why Does Kierkegaard Matter? | The Poet of Existence: Ep. 1 35:24

1+ y ago35:24

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Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher and religious thinker, created one of the most consequential bodies of writing in human history. One of the greatest literary writers, he is also widely regarded as the most important philosophers and theologians to create much of the 20th century: movements like existentialism, modern theology, and even fo…

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Makoto Fujimura on Art and Faith: Explorations, Ep. 4 1:09:58

1+ y ago1:09:58

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Makoto Fujimura is an internationally recognized artist who has developed a unique fusion of traditional Japanese painting, Nihonga, with abstract expressionism. A leading writer, speaker, and thinker on the intersection of art, faith, and culture, Fujimura published Art and Faith: A Theology of Making, with Yale University Press in 2021. In this c…

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Are We Alone? Harvard's Avi Loeb on ET, Astrophysics, and the Future of Humanity: Explorations, Ep. 3 45:35

2+ y ago45:35

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Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb discusses his book, Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth, which lays out his scientific hypothesis that 'Oomuamua, the first interstellar object detected in our solar system, is likely equipment from an Extraterrestrial civilization. We discuss the state of science, why it has been closed…

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The Modern Crisis of Choice | Explorations: Ep. 2 25:21

2+ y ago25:21

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Freedom without choice is an illusion, but choice is not freedom. This episode features the first part of my series on how modernity traps us by increasing meaningless choices while destroying our freedom. Learning why we have so many choices is the first step towards accepting out situation, then transforming it with philosophy as a way of life.…

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The Revolution of the Electric Word | Explorations: Ep. 1 41:20

2+ y ago41:20

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Since the modern age is over and modernity is a myth, what comes next? This episode offers a history of the current revolution in our greatest knowledge technology: the decline of literary and the rise of a new Aural Age. To respond to the end of reading, we need a new vision of philosophy and education. Welcome to the Becoming Human Project.…

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Ep. 1: Religious Atheists: Philosophy's Untold Story 40:27

4+ y ago40:27

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This episode exposes modern myths about philosophy, religion, and science. To see the truth about ourselves and our culture, we need to recognize Socrates for who he really was: a religious revolutionary. Series 1, Origins: How Philosophy Remade Science and Religion

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Becoming Human

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Philosophy, Roomba, and Taco Carts: A Conversation with Chef Arturo Franco Camacho, Explorations, Ep. 5 1:04:47

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Scientific Facts and How They Grow: Science as Self-Subverting Tradition 58:07

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Things Ancient and New: The Logic of Scientific Discovery in Thomas Kuhn 48:30

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Can Science Be Complete? Thomas Kuhn, Progress, and the Eschatology of Science 52:26

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What is a Paradigm? Normal Science and Pseudo-Science 52:11

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The Revolution is History: Kuhn and the History of Science 46:11

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Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: An Introduction 41:30

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How to Become an Individual: The Eternal in Kierkegaard 1:02:08

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October 7: Why Antisemitism is a Global Philosophical Problem and an Existential Crisis 1:05:49

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Existential Ontology, Consumer Capitalism, & The Religious Stage | The Poet of Existence, Ep. 7 49:23

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Kierkegaard's Theory of Stages: Fear and Trembling & The Ethical Stage | The Poet of Existence, Ep. 6 38:42

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Kierkegaard's Theory of Stages: The Aesthetic Stage | The Poet of Existence, Ep. 5 56:56

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Kierkegaard and the Irony of Existence: From Existentialism to Modernism | The Poet of Existence: Ep. 4 50:50

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Kierkegaard and Existentialism: A Spiritual Revolution | The Poet of Existence: Ep. 3 41:54

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The Genius of Kierkegaard | The Poet of Existence: Ep. 2 48:23

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Why Does Kierkegaard Matter? | The Poet of Existence: Ep. 1 35:24

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Makoto Fujimura on Art and Faith: Explorations, Ep. 4 1:09:58

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Are We Alone? Harvard's Avi Loeb on ET, Astrophysics, and the Future of Humanity: Explorations, Ep. 3 45:35

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The Modern Crisis of Choice | Explorations: Ep. 2 25:21

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The Revolution of the Electric Word | Explorations: Ep. 1 41:20

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Ep. 1: Religious Atheists: Philosophy's Untold Story 40:27

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