Azim Premji University Philosophy Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. More about philosophy at Azim Premji University: https://tinyurl.com/y2zt85jj
Supposedly, most of us get more right wing as we get older. Or is it just that the world moves around us? And if people do shift to the right, why is that worrying? The Azim Premji Philosophers, young and old, put their heads together to find out.
With Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Almost nothing we say is entirely precise. It's all a bit vague. So why do we spend so much time trying to pin down what other people say precisely? The philosophers of Azim Premji University get their heads together to find out.
Also in this episode: how should you do the history of philosophy? Is being supertrue enough for being consistent? And is ambiguity beautiful or ugly?
With Dr Patrick, Dr Kashyap, Nishok GU and Dr Chaturvedi.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Scientist often disagree. Some say wine is good for you, others say it's bad. Some say milk causes cancer, some say it cures cancer. Should we just admit that science is more in the business of being bold than being right?
Also in this episode: was Newton really wrong? the virtue of being bold, and much more.
With Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
You can be very successful without going to college. But that doesn't mean you should drop out of college. Is education an investment that must pay off in wages? Is education too expensive? The philosophers of Azim Premji University discuss the purposes of education, and try their best to be impartial about it all.
With Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Some of us keep hoping even when things seem hopeless, even when we have every reason to think that things ARE hopeless. Is this folly or is it strength of character. Is it even possible?
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
In this episode, we discuss ‘Guesthouse for Young Widows’ and consider the case against empathy. Shouldn’t we spend our limited energy on fixing immediate problems rather than trying to empathise with people who commit atrocities?
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
In this episode, we chat about True History by the 2nd century Syrian writer, Lucian of Samosata. Along the way : moon people, parodies vs hoaxes, and three theories of humour.
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
If your favourite author turns out to be a bad person, should you stop reading them? Should the fact that Tolstoy was a terrible husband affect our reading him in any way? Does the character of the artist matter when we engage with their art works? Should some kinds of artists be morally perfect?
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
If the evidence suggests that your friend did something bad, should you give the evidence the same weight as you would if it were someone else, a stranger? Does friendship require epistemic partiality? Does this then mean that being a good friend requires being a less-than-good knower?
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Can cricket be art? Do we speak literally when we say that football is beautiful? In this episode, we talk about ‘the beautiful game’ – and the beauty of games. Can sport be compared to theatre or dance? How can our existing aesthetic theories help us make sense of all this?
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Is there any connection between being a philosopher and being a good person? Can an excellent philosopher nonetheless go badly wrong when it comes to the issues that matter? Does philosophy do more than give us the opportunity to be good? Does it even do that? We try to find some answers!
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
We grapple with another ethical dilemma: if you can only save yourself or someone else, what should you do? What would you do? Along the way we talk about how to do ethics — are normative ethical principles helpful when it comes to concrete cases?
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Is there something wrong with the common sense attitudes towards self-sacrificial altruism? We consider an argument that moral heroes should sometimes resist the urge to save people.
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Is there a virtue to being musically curious? Does this mean that we should listen to more kinds of music? But why? And how do we even carve up 'kinds' of music? We try to find some answers!
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Krishna and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
What’s the difference between solitude and loneliness? What’s the value of solitude? And if loneliness is a bad thing, what’s so bad about it? Is loneliness an issue of justice? We try to find some answers.
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Krishna and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
In this episode, we talk about the proliferation of ‘therapy speak’. Are objections to it just some form of old-fashioned linguistic prescriptivism? Or is there a deeper problem with using the language of psychiatry to think about our emotional states?
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
In this episode, we debate ecological restoration. We wonder what’s best for the ecosystem and whether we are even in a position to assess this. Quite apart from the practicalities of being able to ‘reset’ nature to some pristine state, we discuss whether we should this even if we could.
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
In this episode, have you ever done something tough and wondered whether you should give up? Don't worry - philosophers are on the case
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
'Seek truth!' we are told. But is truth really valuable? Is it even the sort of thing that can be valued? We turn our attention to the questions that no-one else is asking, but they probably should.
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
In this episode - what's the point of grades anyway? Education seems like it can achieve all sorts of good things, but it's hard to see how grades fit into the picture. Along the way we talk about what's right in an imperfect world, and the problems of school.
With Azim Premji University philosophers Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick, Dr Chaturvedi and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Three words that philosophy teachers dread hearing: 'It's all subjective'. Students who say this sometimes don't know what they really mean, and mysteriously think it ends further discussion. In this episode, we carry on the discussion, work out what it means, and why it's become so common to use it.
The Azim Premji University philosophers, Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick and Nishok GU search for answers together.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
This episode, a Rabbi and a rabbit walk into a bar. The barman asks the rabbit 'what's your blood type'. She replies 'probably Type-O'. Puns: you are more likely to groan than to laugh. But can puns be good? And if so, what makes a pun a good one?
The Azim Premji University philosophers, Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick and Nishok GU search for answers together.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Space travel - what's the point? Would it be a good thing to inhabit a new planet if earth becomes uninhabitable? Do I owe anything to the human race as a whole? Is space travel good in itself, or is it just useful? The philosophers of Azim Premji University gather together to ask the questions.
The Azim Premji University philosophers, Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick and Nishok GU search for answers together.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
The Azim Premji University philosophers get philosophical about laziness. Is it harder to do nothing than to do something? Does being lazy require strength of character? Do we value productivity too much? What's the relationship between laziness and leisure? Have a listen -- if you're not feeling too lazy!
Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick and Nishok GU search for answers together.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
The philosophers of Azim Premji University discuss Zhuang Zi's claim that people "do not know the usefulness of uselesness" in the context of the university. Can useless things be valuable? Is there a paradox here? Along the way, we talk about metaphysics, counting sheep, and happiness.
Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick and Nishok GU search for answers together.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Having established that science and philosophy are the same thing, the philosophers of Azim Premji University turn their attention to maths! What's the relationship between the two? In answering this, we talk about abstraction, discuss maths pedagogy, consider Plato's proposal for a 12-year mathematical preparation for philosophy, and draw lessons from Karate Kid.
Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick and Nishok GU search for answers together.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
In today’s podcast we explore the relationship between science and philosophy. Could the difference concern the prevalence of consensus? The use of evidence? The kinds of facts that are appealed to? Objects of study? Or are they really the same thing?
The band Daft Punk has split up! The philosophers of Azim Premji University come together to debate the philosophical implications. Was it good music? How can you even disagree about music? Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick and Nishok GU search for answers together.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
Do you take yourself too seriously? Is that even possible? Does social media make it worse?
The philosophers of Azim Premji University come together to find the answers: Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick and Nishok GU.
https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap, Dr Patrick and Nishok GU. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: Instapoetry: We begin our discussion with an instagram poem about adequacy. We go on to wonder about the need for self-improvement, the genre of instapoetry, and the extent to which the medium is the message https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: is picky eating a moral failing? Along the way, we ask whether ugliness is badness, whether ethics has a point, and whether bitter gourd is the worst vegetable of them all. https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: what's wrong with contradicting yourself? It might make you feel a bit weird, but does getting rid of our contradictions actually help us get truth and avoid falsehood? https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: is there something wrong with changing your way of life when you are old? Along the way, we talk Metalica drummers, religious conversion and much more. https://tinyurl.com/2r87jq2n
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: should we abandon philosophy of dead white men? An evaluation of Gandhi on houses, and more philosophising about philosophy itself.
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: is silence golden?
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: what it means to restore democracy, and whether philosophers are engineers or handymen.
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: whether doctors should oppose alternative medicine.
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: the injustice of equality, our university moto gets questioned, and why memes will corrupt your soul. UPDATE: the originator of the meme - https://tinyurl.com/hco97w2 sorry for being mean about your meme Craig, it seems like a good idea originally!
The Azim Premji University philosophy podcast, with Dr Chaturvedi, Dr Kashyap and Dr Patrick. Each episode one of us brings something that has piqued their philosophical interest, and the rest of the faculty get all philosophical about it. In this episode: angry santa, luddites, and whether apps can solve all your problems.