Yesterday

Do we really need to work so hard?

Americans have absorbed the Protestant work ethic: the idea that our value as human beings – and our eventual salvation – is determined by how hard we work. Political philosopher Elizabeth Anderson explains how this evolved, why it pervades everything, and why it’s no longer serv ... Show More

41m 50s

May 29

The post-sex generation

Sean talks with writer Christine Emba about the strange and increasingly anti-social world young people are inheriting online. They discuss the rise of “looksmaxxing,” the manosphere, Gen Z’s retreat from dating and sex, and how the internet has transformed what might have been n ... Show More

48m 3s

May 25

Talk to strangers

Sean talks with University of Chicago psychologist Nicholas Epley about the strange gap between our need to be social and how social we choose to be. They explore why we underestimate how good conversations will feel, why awkwardness looms so large in our minds, and how small act ... Show More

53m 12s

Dec 2020

The 1920s - Philosophy's Golden Age

Wittgenstein changed his mind, Heidegger revolutionised philosophy (and the German language), and both the Frankfurt School and the Vienna Circle were in full swing. Matthew Sweet is joined by Wolfram Eilenberger, David Edmonds and Esther Leslie. Plus, a report on the plight of t ... Show More

44m 44s

Jul 2024

Righteous Indignation, Love, and Running for President w/ Dr. Cornel West

Righteous indignation, truth, justice, and, maybe most important, love. These are some of the pillars that support the work that <a href="https://x.com/CornelWest">Dr. Cornel West</a>, today's guest, has been committed to throughout his entire life. <p cl ... Show More

1h 20m

Dec 2020

Hegel's Philosophy of Right

What links Beethoven & Hegel's philosophy of freedom? Anne McElvoy talks to New Generation Thinker Seán Williams, Christoph Schuringa, Gary Browning, and Alison Stone about Hegel's discussion of freedom, law, family, markets and the state in his Principles of the Philosophy of Ri ... Show More

44m 8s

Oct 2020

Greatest Philosophers In History | Albert Camus

Albert Camus was a prolific French-Algerian philosopher and author who contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as Absurdism. He is also considered to be an existentialist.This video explores his main ideas: The Absurd, Revolt and Rebellion, as well as his most notable wor ... Show More

23m 22s

Feb 2018

The Politics of Friedrich Nietzsche: German Idealism, Nazism, and Freud

Wes Alwan is one fourth of The Partially Examined Life, a podcast and blog dedicated to studying and teaching philosophy. Wes is a writer and researcher living in Boston who studied ancient philosophy, Kant and Nietzsche in graduate school. Wes joins Brett to discuss t ... Show More

1h 4m

Dec 2023

Camus in the Americas

Feverish, homesick, bored, awed and on rollerskates: Albert Camus’s travel diaries are a fascinating window into an easily mythologised life. Camus visited the New World twice, and a new translation of his journals reveals his struggle to make sense of his experiences. Adam Shatz ... Show More

45m 36s

Nov 2022

Virtue Ethics and The Quest for Character

Massimo Pigliucci, philosophy professor and author, joins Breht once again, this time to discuss his newest book <a href= "https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/massimo-pigliucci/the-quest-for-character/9781541646957/"> "The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and ... Show More

1h 5m

Jan 2023

Professor Paul Woodruff on Philosophy, War and Justice

Ryan speaks with Paul Woodruff about his book <a href="https://geni.us/KWb7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Ajax Dilemma: Justice, Fairness, and Rewards</a>, the ancient purpose of justice, reflections on a lifetime of studying philosophy, what serving ... Show More

1h 1m

Best of: America's philosophy, with Corn...