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Daniel Bonevac

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Daniel Bonevac explores the history of philosophy with focus on German Idealism and Enlightenment thinkers. Each episode examines a philosopher's core ideas—from Herder's historicism to Schelling's absolute idealism—tracing how these figures shaped debates about ethics, freedom, and consciousness. Rigorous, scholarly, and accessible.

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Episodes

  1. The Miners Paradox

    Niko Kolodny and John MacFarlane's paradox, distinguishing objective and subjective oughts. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 11-06-23Learn more about your ad choices.

  2. Winter Snow

    Melanie Luna, Winter Snow—words and music by Audrey Assad. Recorded live on December 1, 2019. @PhiloofAlexandria@melanieluna3090Uploaded 14-12-22Learn more about your ad choices.

  3. The Cold War

    Lecture 31 of Ideas of the Twentieth Century, Fall 2015.Uploaded 13-11-15Learn more about your ad choices.

  4. UGS 303 9 24 12 Marxism and the Russian Revolution

    Lecture 9, Marxism and the Russian Revolution, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2012Uploaded 28-09-12Learn more about your ad choices.

  5. Antonio Lotti, Laudamus Te

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  6. UGS 303 11 16 12 Roy Flukinger on Art and Photography 1940-1960

    Lecture 29, Art and Photography 1940-1960, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2012Uploaded 20-11-12Learn more about your ad choices.

  7. T. S. Eliot

    Lecture 10, T. S. Eliot, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, at the University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2013Uploaded 23-09-13Learn more about your ad choices.

  8. Socrates on Education—Plato's Republic, Books 2 and 3

    Socrates discusses education, censorship, and virtue in Plato's Republic. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 08-11-22Learn more about your ad choices.

  9. Antonio Lotti, Quoniam

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  10. Fichte's Foundation for Ethics

    Johann Gottlob Fichte develops a Kantian ethics from his analysis of self-consciousness. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 23-07-24Learn more about your ad choices.

  11. UGS 303 10 24 12 The Great Depression

    Lecture 20, The Great Depression, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2012Uploaded 26-10-12Learn more about your ad choices.

  12. Moral Conflicts, from Plato to Sartre

    Moral convicts discussed by ancient, medieval, and modern philosophers. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 30-03-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  13. Herder's Ethics and Metaethics

    Johann Gottfried von Herder on ethics and metaethics—his embrace of sentimentalism, while holding that feelings are concept-laden and theory-laden. @DanielBonevacUploaded 18-08-24Learn more about your ad choices.

  14. Mill on Freedom of Speech

    John Stuart Mill's argument for freedom of speech—"the liberty of thought and discussion"—in On Liberty. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 01-08-24Learn more about your ad choices.

  15. Locke's Social Contract

    John Locke's social contract in the Second Treatise of Government. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 11-05-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  16. The Robber and Victim Paradoxes

    Paradoxes of Deontic Logic: The Robber and Victim Paradoxes. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 04-05-23Learn more about your ad choices.

  17. Antonio Lotti, Qui Sedes

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  18. PHL 354 3-22-13

    Lecture 21, Augustine, of PHL 354/CTI 335, History of Christian Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2013Uploaded 22-03-13Learn more about your ad choices.

  19. Lying and Smiling

    The ethics of misrepresentation—when, if ever, is it OK to hide information, mislead people, or lie to them? @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 12-08-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  20. Social Capital

    What social capital is, and why it's important. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 06-06-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  21. Jorge Luis Borges, The Garden of the Forking Paths

    Lecture 30 of Ideas of the Twentieth Century, Fall 2015.Uploaded 11-11-15Learn more about your ad choices.

  22. The Industrial Revolutions

    Part of Lecture 5 of Ideas of the Twentieth Century, Fall 2015Uploaded 09-09-15Learn more about your ad choices.

  23. UGS 303 9 12 12 Cynicism: George Bernard Shaw

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  24. Aspasius's Ethical Paradox of the Heap

    Ethical concepts, including virtue concepts, are vague.@PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 19-07-23Learn more about your ad choices.

  25. Yeats

    Lecture 11, Yeats, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, at the University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2013Uploaded 02-10-13Learn more about your ad choices.

  26. Organizational Ethics

    Introduction to Organizational Ethics, August 2015Uploaded 26-08-15Learn more about your ad choices.

  27. UGS 303 11 12 12 Existentialism

    Lecture 27, Existentialism, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2012Uploaded 12-11-12Learn more about your ad choices.

  28. Irenaeus's Critique of Gnosticism

    Second-century theologian Irenaeus of Lyon, in Against Heresies, argues against the Gnosticism of Valentinus. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 17-02-22Learn more about your ad choices.

  29. UGS 303 11 30 12 Reviving Liberalism: John Rawls

    Lecture 34, Reviving Liberalism, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2012Uploaded 07-12-12Learn more about your ad choices.

  30. Aristotle on Happiness

    Aristotle's conception of happiness as the final end—flourishing, thriving, living well. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 01-04-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  31. Existentialism

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  32. The Gentle Murder Paradox

    Paradoxes of Deontic Logic: Forrester's Gentle Murder Paradox. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 07-05-23Learn more about your ad choices.

  33. Norms in Relational Models Theory

    Ethical norms associated with each of the four relationships types in Relational Models Theory, which together add up to Relationship Regulation Theory. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 27-06-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  34. F Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

    Lecture 15 of Ideas of the Twentieth Century, Fall 2015.Uploaded 30-09-15Learn more about your ad choices.

  35. Morality and the Invisible Hand

    Adam Smith's invisible hand argument, together with the fundamental theorem of welfare economics, gives clues about the moral constraints that govern business activity. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 29-07-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  36. Communal Sharing

    Communal sharing relationships in Relational Models Theory. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 29-06-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  37. Hans Georg Gadamer

    German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer and his ideas on a hermeneutic ethics. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 08-08-23Learn more about your ad choices.

  38. PHL 354 2 4 13

    Lecture 8, Paul on Weakness of Will, of PHL 354/CTI 335, History of Christian Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2013Uploaded 05-02-13Learn more about your ad choices.

  39. Iris Murdoch, Under the Net

    Lecture 29 of Ideas of the Twentieth Century, Fall 2015.Uploaded 09-11-15Learn more about your ad choices.

  40. PHL354 2 1 13

    Lecture 7, Paul at Mars' Hill, of PHL 354/CTI 335, History of Christian Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2013Uploaded 01-02-13Learn more about your ad choices.

  41. War in the Pacific

    Lecture 27, War in the Pacific, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, at the University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2013Uploaded 13-11-13Learn more about your ad choices.

  42. Plato on Tyranny

    Plato, Republic, Book 8: How democracies devolve into tyranny. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 27-11-22Learn more about your ad choices.

  43. Plato, Euthyphro: Reverence and Justice

    The second half of Plato's Euthyphro, on the relation between reverence and justice—or, more generally, religious and ethical obligations. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 07-09-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  44. The Discourse Ethics of Jürgen Habermas

    German philosopher Jürgen Habermas develops an approach to ethics resting on a theory of discourse norms. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 06-08-23Learn more about your ad choices.

  45. PHL 354 2-27-13

    Lecture 17, Christology, of PHL 354/CTI 335, History of Christian Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2013Uploaded 27-02-13Learn more about your ad choices.

  46. PHL 354 419-13

    Lecture 33, Aquinas, of PHL 354/CTI 335, History of Christian Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2013Uploaded 25-04-13Learn more about your ad choices.

  47. Antonio Lotti, Gloria

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  48. Aristotle on Virtue

    Virtue as a mean between extremes. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 05-04-21Learn more about your ad choices.

  49. UGS 303 10 29 12 The Rise of Stalin

    Lecture 22, The Rise of Stalin, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2012Uploaded 31-10-12Learn more about your ad choices.

  50. Why Cost Benefit Analysis Is Harder than It Looks

    The problems people and organizations face in trying to calculate expected costs and benefits; why consequentialism is harder to practice than most people think. @PhiloofAlexandriaUploaded 01-08-21Learn more about your ad choices.

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About this show

Daniel Bonevac explores the history of philosophy with focus on German Idealism and Enlightenment thinkers. Each episode examines a philosopher's core ideas—from Herder's historicism to Schelling's absolute idealism—tracing how these figures shaped debates about ethics, freedom, and consciousness. Rigorous, scholarly, and accessible.

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Daniel Bonevac

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Daniel Bonevac have?

Daniel Bonevac has 310 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on November 6, 2026.

What is Daniel Bonevac about?

Daniel Bonevac explores the history of philosophy with focus on German Idealism and Enlightenment thinkers. Each episode examines a philosopher's core ideas—from Herder's historicism to Schelling's absolute idealism—tracing how these figures shaped debates about ethics, freedom, and consciousness....

How often does Daniel Bonevac release new episodes?

Daniel Bonevac publishes daily, based on its 310 episodes since October 2026.

Who hosts Daniel Bonevac?

Daniel Bonevac is created and hosted by Daniel Bonevac.
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