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Ep. 384: Graham Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology (Part Three)

We consider chapter 2, "Aesthetics Is the Root of All Philosophy," where Harman describes how art can help us see behind the veil to things-in-themselves. Art is "theatrical" in that it's really the spectator who is standing in like an actor for the object encountered in art. Get ... Show More

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Yesterday

PEL Presents PvI#111: God Smites Elijah Dann

Vancouver philosophy prof Elijah was an evangelical Christian who turned liberal and then atheistic, and his latest book, "Unbelieving God: A Skeptics Guide," considers and debunks the various arguments for the existence of God. Mark and Mary chat with him about his journey and a ... Show More

53m 36s

Feb 5

PEL Presents PMP#214: South Park Resurgence

We're discussing Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Comedy Central show that premiered in 1997 and has just finished its politically relevant 28th season, featuring the usual crew: Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al. How can a show be so juvenile yet so apparently well thought out?e get ... Show More

54m 1s

Jan 2021

Ep 48: Cosmological Economics

This episode is highly visual and better viewed on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlcQ4ZFKrKk However, the substance is still there in this purely audio-only version. This is another episode not primarily about "The Beginning of Infinity" but it is deeply inspired ... Show More

31m 44s

Mar 2023

Ep 178: Its, Bits, Qubits *Part 2*

This is the second part of a two part series. Here we focus exclusively upon "It from Qubit" (2002) by David Deutsch as found here: https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/wp-co... I read and comment upon the paper, unpacking its significance for physics, epistemology (i.e: the search fo ... Show More

50m 53s

Jun 2022

Ep 119: Work and Heat: An introduction to thermodynamics (a prelude to Ch 6 of ”The Science of Can & Can’t).

This is part of my series on Chiara Marletto's groundbreaking book on Constructor Theory "The Science of Can and Can't". In this episode, I do not read from the book but set the scene for newcomers who may not have a physics/engineering/chemistry or perhaps the scientific backgro ... Show More

1h 29m

Jul 2019

Sean Carroll: The Nature of the Universe, Life, and Intelligence

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist at Caltech, specializing in quantum mechanics, gravity, and cosmology. He is the author of several popular books: one on the arrow of time called From Eternity to Here, one on the Higgs boson called The Particle at the End of the Universe, ... Show More

35m 2s

Jan 2019

Introduction to Materialism

What is materials science? What is the Materialism Podcast? Find the answers to these questions and more in this trailer for what is to come! Each episode includes a brief general introduction to the topic so that any listener can understand the subject matter. We hope you’ll enj ... Show More

3m 29s

Sep 2022

Ep 153: ”Induction” under Objectivist Epistemology - Part 1

This is in response to a paper by Objectivist scholar Thomas Miovas Jr who operates a website about Objectivism here: https://www.appliedphilosophyonline.com. The relevant paper can be found here: https://www.appliedphilosophyonline.com/induction-in-philosophy-and-the-special-sci ... Show More

1h 5m

Dec 2023

the alchemy of self-knowledge: jungian insights on synchronicity

Have you ever experienced something so strange and seemingly unexplainable that you felt almost crazy? Yet, simultaneously, there was an undeniable gut feeling that this moment held significance. There is a term for this phenomenon: synchronicity. The psychologist and mystic < ... Show More

2h 51m

Sep 2020

#124 – Stephen Wolfram: Fundamental Theory of Physics, Life, and the Universe

Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. This is our second conversation on the podcast. Please check out our sponsors to get a discount and to support this podcast: – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex – Sun Basket, use code LEX: htt ... Show More

4h 24m

Apr 2023

Raphaël Enthoven, Philosophe - Rien dans cet épisode n'est politiquement correct

Je vous avais prévenu : apprêtez-vous à entendre de plus en plus de philosophie sur InPower Car qu’y a-t-il de plus intéressant que de se poser des questions sur la vie, sur nous-même, pour mieux se connaître et donner du sens à sa vie ? Le sens, justement ... Show More

1h 17m

Nov 2017

Podcast 129 – Fred Dodson “Levels of Energy” Trilogy Interview

For this and the next podcast (Podcast 130), we're going to be talking to Fred Dodson! There are several Fred Dodson audiobooks hitting the market this fall, and this series of Levels of Energy (Book 1 through 3) and “Lives of the Soul” really go together. When you ... Show More

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Ep. 277: Hegel on Our Understanding of P...