Reductio: Recent Episodes
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A seasonal podcast that brings the ideas and tools of philosophy to everyone. Featuring interviews with professional philosophers, personal stories, and lots of fun thought experiments. We'll start with about 5 episodes per season.
Monads are shorts that tend to involve less production than full seasonal episodes.
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A show called "Philosophy v. Improv" graciously had me on as a guest. This is actually my second appearance! I'll post the other one soon. In this one, appropo of recent episodes, we talk about political liberalism!
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A conversation with Robert Jones of CSU, Dominguez Hills about animal welfare/rights and the ethics of food. We also touch on experimentation and captivity and the legal status of animals.
WARNING: has unbleeped curses and plenty of uncomfortable topics not appropriate for kids.
Robert references John Sanbonmatsu, this is his personal webpage.
With the aptly named "Ranch Hand" from BlueDot Sessions. Used under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Reductio is produced by Inverted Spectrum Media, a non-profit.
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Note: this is part two. Listen to part one first!
A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well.
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A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well.
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In which Andrew talks with Chris Freiman (of William and Mary) and Michael Fitzpatrick (of Stanford, De Anza College, and Menlo College) about one of the most famous political philosophers of the 20th Century: John Rawls. We also discuss a number of critiques one might bring against Rawls' system of thinking about justice.
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Chris Freiman's Book:Link to Taylor and Francis site
Podcasts mentioned:Hi-Phi Nation
The Philosopher and the News
Elucidations
Overthink
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Quill Kukla's book City Living: How Urban Spaces and Urban Dwellers Make One Another
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Here is The Philosopher and the News. Check them out! They have some really insightful discussions on timely topics.
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William Scheuerman's Paper: Political Disobedience in the Climate Emergency
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A little update on my life and the branching possible futures for Reductio. Thank you for your continued support and listening!
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A conversation with Carneades of Carneades.org about the new book he has released: Are All Lives Equal? Why Cost Benefit Analysis Values Rich Lives More and How Philosophy Can Fix It.
Enjoy the conversation!
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A conversation with Carneades of Carneades.org about the new book he has released: Are All Lives Equal? Why Cost Benefit Analysis Values Rich Lives More and How Philosophy Can Fix It.
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Thaddeus Metz schools us on Ubuntu Ethics and the Good Life. A more interview-driven monad rather than something highly narrated.
Thaddeus Metz
a talk by Matt Strohl with comments by Nick Riggle. Thanks to the Humanities Center at the University of Montana!
Matt's Book:
Why It's Okay to Love Bad Movies
In which Andrew explores the "Identity" in "Identity Politics" and the social groups by which we identify ourselves.
https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e05-another-kind-of-identity
In which Helen De Cruz reads her short story "Soul Sleep". Enjoy!
Hi Phi Nation's "The Wishes of the Dead"
De Cruz's new book: Philosophy Illustrated
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Andrew talks with Rev. Ben Colahan about themes from s02e04 Who Are You? If you haven't already, listen to that episode before this one. Here's a link: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e04-who-are-you
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This is just the first part of the episode "Who Are You?" in standalone format so that it can be used on its own if useful for teaching or other uses. If you enjoy this, listen to the full episode published just before this one. Here's a link.
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In which Andrew explores various questions surrounding the issue of personal identity. Who are you? Including discussions of Transporters, Theseus' Ship(s), and various other thought experiments. With Guest Amy Kind and narration help from Kellie Marie Lavin.
Warning: one bad word in the end credits, but the rest is clean!
Amy Kind's Book:Persons and Personal Identity
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In which Andrew asks the questions: what are ghosts, if anything? How should we think about ghost experiences? What sort of reason do they give us to believe that ghosts are real?
Special thanks to "James" and "Dianne" and their family, to Frank McAndrew, and to Casey Smith.
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Other Philosophy-Themed Podcasts to explore:Big List of Philosophy PodcastsPodcasts Mentioned in the breaks:Panpsycast
Partially Examined Life
Philosophy: The Classics
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A monad in which Professor Eric Schwitzgebel shares his fantastic philosophical short story "The Passion of the Sun Probe."
The text of the story is available where it is published and also on Schwitzgebel's blog, where you can leave comments for the author.
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In which Andrew explores Laurie Paul's concept of a Transformative Experience. With help from John Swanson, Laurie Paul, Jordan Wallace-Wolf, and Count Dracula himself.
Laurie Paul's Book Transformative Experience, can be purchased many places, including here.
Editing help by Xinjiang Huang. Thank you for all of your help!
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Welcome back to Reductio for a new Season! We'll be releasing episodes sporadically over the next 6-7 months.
In the first episode, Andrew talks with Jonathan Cohen of UCSD about the Inverted Spectrum possibility: the possibility that we might have totally different experiences of the colors around us and we'd never know it!
Editing help by Inverted Spectrum Media's new intern: Xinjian Huang
Special thanks to Jonathan Cohen. Find his book on color here: The Red and the Real.
Special thanks also to Troy Jollimore.
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Other Philosophy-Themed Podcasts to explore:* Unmute (interviews w/ Myisha Cherry) * Reductio (narrative w/ Andrew Lavin) * Hi-Phi Nation (narrative w/ Barry Lam) * Elucidations (interviews w/ Matt Teichman et al.) * Wisdom at Work (interviews w/ David E. Storey) * Philosophy Talk (conversation w/ Stanford Faculty incl. John Perry, formerly Ken Taylor, Ray Briggs, Debra Satz, Josh Landy, et al.) * Philosophy Bites (short interview w/ David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton) * Brain in a Vat (interview w/ Jason Werbeloff and Mark Oppenheimer) * Partially Examined Life ("reading group" discussions w/ Mark Linsenmayer, Seth Paskin, Wes Alwan, Dylan Casey) * The Panpsycast (conversation w/ Jack Symes, Gregory Miller, Andrew Horton, Oliver Marley, et al.) * The History of Philosophy without any Gaps (mix of monologue and interview w/ Peter Adamson) * The History of Indian and Africana Philosophy (mix of monologue and interview w/ Peter Adamson) * Political Philosophy Podcast (interview w/ Tobias Buckle) * Embrace the Void (conversation w/ Aaron Rabinowitz) * Philosophers in Space (conversation about philosophy and movies/TV w/ Aaron Rabinowitz and Thomas Smith) * Short and Curly (ethics podcast for kids w/ ABC Radio) * The Dawdler's Philosophy (discussion w/ Harland Grant and RTP McKenna) * 5 Questions (interview about philosophers themselves w/ Kieran Setiya) * Philosophize This (monologue w/ Stephen West) * Bad Philosophy (conversation w/ Stephen Torrence and Kevin Saunders) * Why? Philosophical Discussions about Everyday Life (discussion w/ Jack Russell Weinsstein) * Dilemma (interview/discussion w/ Jay Shapiro) * Philosophy 24/7 (interview w/ David Edmonds) * The Big Idea (interview w/ David Edmonds) * Philosophy Bakes Bread (interview w/ Eric Thomas Weber and Anthony Cashio) * The Philosopher's Zone (Interview w/ David Rutledge (ABC Radio)) * Very Bad Wizards (conversation w/ Tamler Sommers and David Pizarro) * Sacred and Profane Love (interview w/ Jennifer Frey) * Out of the Tower (interview w/ Peter O’Meara) * New Books in Philosophy (Interview w/ Marshall Poe) * Philosophical Disquisitions (interview w/ John Danaher) * Stoic Meditations (monologue w/ Massimo Pigliucci) * Nous (interview w/ Ilan Goodman) * The New Thinkery (conversation w/ Gregory McBrayer, Alex Priou, and David Bahr) * The Free Will Show (interview w/ Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer) * Journal Entries (interview w/ Wesley Buckwalter) * Overthink (Conversational/Interview pop culture and philosophy podcast aimed at Millenial and Gen Z listeners) * Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society (lectures) * Out of the Vat (Interviews w/ LSE Philosophy department) * Forum for Philosophy Podcast (monologue) * Philosophy for Our Times (Conversations w/ iai Podcasts) * Upon Reflection (Monologue w/ Nick Byrd) * Consciousness Live! (Interview w/ Richard Brown) * Generous Questions (Interview w/ Joe Morrison) * Premise (Interviews w/ Angelos Sofocleous) * Plato’s Cave (Interview w/ Jordan Myers) * Dilemma (Interview w/ Jay Shapiro) * Philosophical Trials (Interview w/ Tedy Nenu) * Common Room Philosophy (Conversation w/ Warwick Philosophy Department) * Philosophy? WTF?? (Conversation w/ Danny O’Donnell and Dr. Michael Alsford) * Examining Ethics (Interview w/ Christiane Wisehart and Eleanor Price) * The Meaning of… (Conversation w/ Tim Dean amd Monty Badami)
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Andrew explores Jacques Ellul's theory of "Technique" with the help of Professor Joel Zimbelman. Appearances also from Quinn Troester and Poet Chesko.
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Videos MentionedKey and Peele - Text Message Confusion
Weekend Update - Fred Armisen as Randall Meeks
In which Andrew explores a simple question very carefully: why does stuff cost money? Including critiques of Capitalism from the infamous Karl Marx.
Special thanks to my friend and her daughter, to Kellie Marie Lavin, and to Olúfémi O. Táíwò of Georgetown University.
Warning: most is child-friendly, but we start talking about "naked violence, genocide, theft, and plunder" at about 34:00. Not necessarily suitable for younger listeners. Discretion advised!
Olúfémi O. Táíwòhttp://www.whyeverythingcostsmoney.com/
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In which Andrew explores the Trolley Problem with the help of some friends and Jordan Wallace-Wolf of UCLA.
Special Thanks to: especially Christy Harrington for lending us her narration skills, to Bill Harrington, Owen Roth, Max Feiler, Garvey Peterson, and of course, the inimitable Dustin Rainey.
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Readings Mentioned in the PodcastThomson: https://philpapers.org/rec/THOKLD-2
Taurek: https://philpapers.org/rec/TAUSTN
Dancy: https://philpapers.org/rec/DANEWP & https://philpapers.org/rec/DANMR
Other Podcasts Plugged during the BreaksPhilosophy Bites: https://philosophybites.com/
Elucidations: https://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/elucidations/
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In which Andrew explores Aristotle's reductio proof for the existence of a god-like "prime mover". Joined by Stanford's Michael Fitzpatrick.
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A portrait of Joyce to go with the theme of Nguyen's work.
This is an unabridged audio rendition of a work of academic philosophy. It is accessible in content, but be forewarned: it's long and was not written for a public audience. It's not the normal style of Reductio, so we've set it apart as part of a series called "AudioSophia".
I hope you enjoy it!
Thi Nguyen's Website:
https://objectionable.net/
In which Andrew explores the namesake of the podcast, with expertise on the Flat Earth Hypothesis from Jolyon Johnson and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster with Jessica Gonzalez.
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I speak with Brian Hutler about an argument that certain religious exemptions shouldn't be used in certain circumstances.
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Hutler's Paperhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/papa.12150
Some relevant news articles* https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2019/10/24/catholic-anti-nuke-activists-guilty-all-counts-georgia-court * https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/02/688260025/new-trump-rule-protects-health-care-workers-who-refuse-care-for-religious-reason
In which Andrew discusses a potential economic system in which large businesses are turned into co-ops. Help from Laurie Niles, President of the Board, Chico Natural Foods, Co-Op.
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GK Chesterton on Distributism
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In which Andrew discusses one of his favorite arguments from Plato's Phaedo.
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The first in a potential series of high quality audio renditions of available philosophy texts. My current thought is to call the series "AudioSophia" which isn't what I call it in the intro here. What do you think?
Honestly, there are better pictures of Russell, but this one was taken at UCLA and so has a special place in my heart.
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Andrew's dissertation is done and ready to be filed! So he celebrated by creating a Monad discussing the basics of his dissertation on Normality. A trailer for Season One too!
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In which the thought experiment of the "Floating Man" from Arabic philosopher Ibn Sina is discussed. Are you always necessarily aware of yourself (so long as you are aware of anything at all)? What is the structure of experience?
Warning: the music featured after the episode contains some harsh language, discretion advised. The monad itself is totally child friendly.
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Article on Zeno's Paradoxes and the "Standard Solution"https://www.iep.utm.edu/zeno-par/
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Andrew explores a simple question that might be overdue at this point: what is philosophy anyways?
With contributions from June Brown, Michael Fitzpatrick (and his kitty Cozette), Kimberly Engels, Kelby Peeler, Olufemi Taiwo, and Dean Dominguez.
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In which Andrew talks with JJ Lang about the concept of a "dog whistle"—especially when applied to the political realm—and about recent charges of dog whistling against Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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Andrew tries out an argument that it's often best to be inconsistent and so being consistent might not be a good thing in the first place.
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NPR stories about rebuilding in Santa Rosahttps://www.npr.org/2018/10/16/656532029/getting-back-what-you-lost-rebuilding-in-a-wildfire-zone
https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/built-to-burn/
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Kyle Kulinski
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Stefan Molyneux
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Andrew takes a deep dive into Leibniz's theory of "monads" to set up a series of Bonus Features playfully called "Monads."
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