Fri, 19 December 2014
On A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, where young Burke lays out our knee-jerk aesthetic reactions, including those to scary things at a safe distance. With guest Amir Zaki. |
Fri, 19 December 2014
Mark Lint and the PEL Orchestra present the longest, slowest, biggest, fattest, most surreal Christmas carol ever.
Direct download: PEL_Twelve_Interminable_Days_12-19-14.mp3
Category:Podcast Episodes -- posted at: 8:45pm CDT |
Thu, 4 December 2014
On "Outlines of Pyrrhonism" from 200 C.E. Can you live while suspending judgment about all non-everyday matters? WIth guest Jessica Berry. |
Fri, 14 November 2014
On Critique of Judgment (1790), Part I, Book I. What is beauty? Disinterested pleasure! |
Mon, 27 October 2014
On Anarchy, State & Utopia (1974), ch. 1-3 and 7. What are the moral limits on government power? No redistributive taxation, suckah! With guest Stephen Metcalf. |
Sun, 26 October 2014
Seth Paskin introduces Anarchy, State, and Utopia about libertarianism and the limits of legitimate government power.
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Tue, 14 October 2014
On Henry David Thoreau's Walden (1854). Should all true philosophers go live in the woods and seek Truth in nature? Probably YOU should. |
Fri, 19 September 2014
On Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The American Scholar” lecture (1837) and his essays “Self-Reliance” and “Circles” (1841). Be yourself! Don't conform! Realize your oneness with the universe! |
Mon, 1 September 2014
On Guide for the Perplexed about God's lack of properties, featuring guest comedian Danny Lobell of the Modern Day Philosophers podcast. |
Fri, 15 August 2014
Our big live episode (also on video) about love, sex, self-improvement, and ancient Greek pederasty! Featuring a set by Mark Lint, plus Philosophy Bro on Plato's "Apology." |