Ghosts and Hauntings

What this episode covers

In this episode, Megan and Frank investigate ghosts and hauntings. Are ghosts some kind of spirit, physical beings, or something in between? Is there a natural explanation for ghostly encounters? And what can ghosts teach us about the depths of human experience? Thinkers discussed include: Descartes, Philip Goff, and Beverley Clack. ----------------------- Hosts' Websites: Megan J Fritts (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home?authuser=0] Frank J. Cabrera (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/frank-j-cabrera/research?pli=1] Email: [email protected] ----------------------- Bibliography: Ghosts of Philosophy LaBossiere | A Philosopher's Blog [https://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/ghosts-of-philosophy/] Victorian ectoplasm-producing mediums: freaks or fakes? | Children's books | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2011/oct/28/mary-hooper-ectoplasm] Philip Goff, Ghosts and Sparse Properties [https://philarchive.org/rec/GOFDTP] The wisdom of ghosts - Clack | Religious Studies | Cambridge Core [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/religious-studies/article/wisdom-of-ghosts/44939D25984C49C899AFFF4C9C8AF0D1] Braude, Immortal Remains: The Evidence for Life After Death  [https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781461637653/Immortal-Remains-The-Evidence-for-Life-After-Death] Podemore, et al. - Phantasms of the Living [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/phantasms-of-the-living/9F0A0E709528D2C0EAC348FF83065921] The Best Ghost Story - by Alexander J. Zawacki [https://itsonlydark.substack.com/p/the-best-ghost-story] LEGION OF THE DAMNED - ghostwalkbrighton.co.uk [https://ghostwalkbrighton.co.uk/legion-of-the-damned/] Time | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [https://iep.utm.edu/time/#H12] Megan Fritts, Arresting Time's Arrow: Death, Loss, and the Preservation of Real Union [https://philarchive.org/rec/FRIATA-3] ----------------------- Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts ------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signs License code: KKPO6KMRESVX1ZQD