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I Learned Nothing

by Pat Dean, Ben Cholok, Body Tape Intl.

Ben explains philosophical concepts to Pat in an attempt to get him to learn something.

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Episodes

  1. ILN EP 165: Nagarjuna, Part I

    Ben explains Nagarjuna to Pat.

  2. ILN EP 164: Twin Earth

    Ben explains Twin Earth to Pat.

  3. ILN EP 163: G.E.M. Anscombe

    Ben explains G.E.M. Anscombe to Pat.

  4. ILN EP 162: Deontology

    Ben explains Deontology to Pat.

  5. ILN EP 161: Islamic Philosophy, Part II

    Ben explains Islamic Philosophy to Pat pt. II

  6. ILN EP 160: Islamic Philosophy, Part I

    Ben explains Islamic Philosophy to Pat.

  7. ILN EP 159: Determinism

    Ben explains Determinism to Pat.

  8. ILN EP 158: Qualia

    Ben explains Qualia to Pat.

  9. ILN EP 157: Analytic Vs. Continental Philosophy, Part II

    Analytic Vs. Continental Philosophy, Part II

  10. ILN EP 156: Analytic Vs. Continental Philosophy, Part One

    Part one of Analytic vs. Continental Philosophy

  11. ILN EP 155: Postmodernism

    Ben explains postmodernism to Pat.

  12. ILN EP 154: W. E. B. Du Bois

    Ben explains W. E. B. Du Bois to Pat.

  13. ILN EP 153: The Monomyth

    Ben explains the monomyth to Pat.

  14. ILN EP 152: The Beetle In The Box

    Ben explains the beetle in the box to Pat.

  15. ILN EP 151: Accelerationism

    Ben explains Accelerationism to Pat.

  16. ILN EP 150: Utilitarianism, Part III: Utilitarianism Forever

    Ben explains utilitarianism to Pat pt 3

  17. ILN EP 149: Utilitarianism, Part II: Utilitarianism Returns

    Ben explains utilitarianism to Pat.

  18. ILN EP 148: Utilitarianism, Part I

    Ben explains Utilitarianism to Pat.

  19. ILN EP 147: The Liar Paradox

    Ben explains The Liar Paradox to Pat.

  20. BONUS PATREON EPISODE 4!!! ILN PAT-REON EP 83: The Saga of the Dolphin House

    The Saga of the Dolphin House

  21. ILN EP 145: The Philosophy of Religion, Part II

    Ben explains The Philosophy of Religion, Part II to Pat.

  22. ILN EP 144: Philosophy of Religion, Part I

    Ben explains the philosophy of religion to Pat.

  23. ILN EP 143: Ethics of AI, Pt. 2

    Ben explains the ethics of AI to Pat.

  24. ILN EP 142: Ethics of AI, Pt. 1

    Ben explains the ethics of AI to Pat.

  25. ILN EP 141: Rudolf Steiner

    Ben explains Rudolf Steiner to Pat.

  26. ILN EP 140: Panpsychism

    Ben explains Panpsychism to Pat.

  27. INL EP 139: Jean-Paul Sartre Pt. 2

    Ben explains Jean-Paul Sartre to Pat.

  28. ILN EP 138: Jean-Paul Sartre Pt. 1

    Ben explains Jean-Paul Sartre to Pat.

  29. ILN EP 137: Time Travel Paradoxes

    Ben explains time travel paradoxes to Pat.

  30. ILN EP 136: Antinatalism

    Ben explains antinatalism to Pat.

  31. ILN EP 135: Grue

    Ben explains Grue to Pat.

  32. ILN EP 134: Helene Cixous

    Ben explains Helene Cixous to Pat.

  33. Episode 47: The Great Emu War

    Ben and Pat talk The Great Emu War.

  34. ILN EP 132: G. E. Moore

    Ben explains G. E. Moore to Pat.

  35. ILN EP 131: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

    Ben explains why is there something rather than nothing to Pat.

  36. EP 130: Evil

    Ben explains evil to Pat.

  37. EP 129: Roko's Basilisk

    Ben explains Roko's Basilisk to Pat.

  38. EP 128: JL Austin

    Ben explains JL Austin to Pat.

  39. ILN EP 127: The Sleeping Beauty Problem

    Ben explains The Sleeping Beauty Problem to Pat.

  40. ILN EP 126: Giorgio Agamben

    Ben explains Giorgio Agamben to Pat.

  41. ILN EP 125: Patreon Bonus Episode 2

    Avery Moore explains the Air Buddies to Ben and Pat.

  42. ILN EP 124: Ecce Homo w/ Lando Shepard

    Lando Shepard discusses Ecce Homo with Ben and Pat.

  43. ILN EP 123: Sex & Power

    Ben explains sex and power to Pat.

  44. INL EP 122: Albert Camus w/ Derek Kopswa

    Pat and Ben discuss Albert Camus with Derek Kopswa.

  45. ILN EP 120: Louis Althusser

    Ben explains Louis Althusser to Pat.

  46. ILN EP 119: Rights

    Ben explains rights to Pat.

  47. ILN EP 118: Willam of Oakham

    Ben explains Willam of Oakham to Pat.

  48. ILN EP 117: The Repugnant Conclusion

    Ben explains the repugnant conclusion to Pat.

  49. ILN EP 116: Andy Clark

    Ben explains Andy Clark to Pat.

  50. ILN EP 115: The Anthropic Principle

    Ben explains the anthropic principle to Pat.

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Ben explains philosophical concepts to Pat in an attempt to get him to learn something.

HOSTED BY

Pat Dean, Ben Cholok, Body Tape Intl.

Produced by Ethan Billips

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