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Parker's Pensées
by Parker Settecase
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Episodes
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Ep. 286 - Stoicism, Christianity, and Sports w/Dr. Michael Tremblay
Grab a copy of issue one of my new philosophical science fiction & fantasy magazine here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ParkerZines In episode 286 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by my friend, Dr. Michael Tremblay. This time we try to get into his paper on stoicism and sports…
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Ep. 285 -Soliciting Joe Folley's Unsolicited Philosophical Advice
Grab a copy of issue one of my new philosophical science fiction & fantasy magazine here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ParkerZines In episode 285 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by my new friend, Joe Folley of @unsolicitedadvice9198 . It was a genuine pleasure to talk with this dude! I…
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Ep. 284 - The Philosophy of Philosophize This! w/Stephen West @philosophizethispodcast
Check out issue 1 of my brand new philosophical science fiction and fantasy magazine, Sages, Mages, & Wisdom Machines, here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ParkerZines In episode 284 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by one of my podcasting heroes, Stephen West of @philosophizethispodcast We...
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Ep. 283 - Does Panpsychism Entail That Robots are Conscious? w/Dr. Philip Goff
In episode 283 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, Dr. Philip Goff is back to talk panpsychism once again but this time we focus in on machine consciousness in light of panpsychism. If everything is conscious, does that mean we get conscious AIs for free? Check out my work on the problems with...
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Ep. 282 - How to Use The Great Ideas in Your Commonplace Books w/Dr. Jacob Allee
Ep. 282 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast is all about commonplace books! Check out my Substack, Parker's Ponderings, here: https://parknotes.substack.com/Check out my Science Fiction and Fantasy short stories here: https://parkersfiction.substack.com/Check out Dr. Jacob Allee's Substack for more...
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Ep. 281 - Greek and Roman Philosophy for New Testament Readers w/Dr. Tim Brookins
In episode 281 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Timothy Brookins. This time we discuss Greek and Roman philosophy and how the reader of the New Testament can benefit from understanding the influential philosophy of the time period. Grab Dr. Brookins' book on Roman and...
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Ep. 280 - The "Chosen One" Motif in Speculative Fiction w/Christopher Ruocchio
In ep. 280 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by the author of the Sun Eater science-fantasy series, Christopher Ruocchio. This time we talk about the philosophy of the chosen one motif that is so popular in speculative fiction stories, including his own! For more from...
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Ep. 279 - How to Be an Everyday Saint with Josh Nadeu from Sword & Pencil
In episode 279 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Josh Nadeau of Sword and Pencil on instagram to talk about his fantastic new book. Grab the book here to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/4ko7n1CCheck Josh out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swordandpencil/#...
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Ep. 278 - The Deeper Message in Starship Troopers w/Dr. Jacob Allee
n episode 278 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Jacob Allee to discuss Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein and how it's message can be used to help call boys up into manhood. Jacob runs a fantastic Substack called Study the Great Books that you can find here:...
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Ep. 277 - Improving Stoicism w/ Boethius and Dr. Thomas Ward
In episode 277 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast I'm joined once again by Dr. Thomas Ward of the Baylor philosophy department. This time we're discussing his fantastic new book, After Stoicism: the Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher. Grab After Stoicism here to support my podcast:...
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Ep. 276 - The Philosophy & Theology of Humility w/Dr. Mike Austin
In episode 276 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Mike Austin to discuss his book, Humility. Grab Dr. Mike Austin's book, Humility, here to support my channel: https://amzn.to/3AU8Law→Sponsors/Discounts Check out https://murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES…
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Ep. 275 - How Notebooks Changed the Entire World Forever w/Roland Allen
In episode 275 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by book publisher and notebook historian, Roland Allen, to discuss his brand new book, The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper. I absolutely love this book and you can support my podcast by buying it from my affiliate link here:...
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Ep. 274 - Can Philosophers Disprove the Simulation Hypothesis? w/Dr. Brian Cutter
In episode 274 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Brian Cutter to discuss arguments for and against the simulation hypothesis. Find the accompanying Substack piece on this episode here: https://parknotes.substack.com/p/why-would-anyone-believe-we-liveWatch the rest of my episodes…
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Ep. 273 - The Problem of Evil for Atheism, Multiversal Pantheism, and Theism w/Dr. Yujin Nagasawa
In episode 273 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Yujin Nagasawa to discuss his new book, The Problem of Evil for Atheists. It's a fantastic book that summarizes the start of the art of the problem of evil literature in the philosophy of religion but it also breaks new ground as…
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Ep. 272 - Tolkien's Philosophy of Fairy Stories w/Dr. Philip Chase
In episode 272 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Philip Chase of @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy and he schools me on J.R.R. Tolkien's philosophy of fiction, fantasy, faerie, speculative fiction, and more! Read Tolkien's essay here and you'll be supporting my podcast:...
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Ep. 271 - Arguments for God from AI w/Dr. Selmer Bringsjord
In episode 271 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again to by Dr. Selmer Bringsjord. This time we discuss his argument for God's existence from the existence of a particular type of AI which has already been achieved. We then get into his Irreversibility argument against the idea…
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Ep. 270 - How Does God Make Souls? (5 Views w/Dr. Joshua Farris)
In episode 270 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again to by Dr. Joshua Farris. This time we discuss 5+ views on the origin of the soul, that is, how is it that God actually goes about making souls. Read my summary of the views on my Substack here:...
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Ep. 269 - The Current State of Science Fiction w/Christopher Ruocchio & Jordan iWizard
In episode 269 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Christopher Ruocchio, the author of the Sun Eater science-fantasy series, and Jordan Hill of the channel iWizard. Jordan and Christopher help me get my bearings as we discuss the history of science fiction, the current state of the art...
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Ep. 268 - Analyzing Magic and Wizard's In Tolkien's Legendarium w/Jess of the Shire
Grab a Free the Sheep cloak here: https://freethesheepco.com/products/eden-hoodie?sca_ref=6252696.K32GulhjZU and browse the rest of their gear here: https://freethesheepco.com/collections/originals?sca_ref=6252696.K32GulhjZU In episode 268 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once more by...
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Ep. 267 - The Scope of Analytic Metaphysics w/Dr. Joshua Sijuwade
In episode 266 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Joshua Sijuwade. This time we discuss the scope of analytic metaphysics which he covers in his fantastic new book, Analytic Theism. Grab the book here to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/3YuxzPQ →Sponsors/Discounts...
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Ep. 266 - Is God the Luckiest Possible Being? w/Dr. Dre Rusavuk
In episode 265 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Dre Rusavuk to discuss the idea that God is the luckiest of all possible beings. →Sponsors/Discounts Check out https://murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!! Grab a...
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Ep. 265 - The History of Science Fiction w/Ben Yalow
in episode 264 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Ben Yalow to discuss all things Science Fiction! Ben has edited From These Ashes which is the complete collection of Fredic Brown's short stories--which are some of my all time favorites!! →Sponsors/Discounts Check out...
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Ep. 264 - Untangling Critical Race Theory w/Dr. Ed Uszynski
In episode 263 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ed Uszynski to talk about Critical Race Theory. In this episodes we discuss Ed's new book, Untangling Critical Race Theory: What Christians Need to Know and Why It Matters. Grab the book here to support my podcast:...
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Ep. 263 - The Gospel and the Saddleback Leather Empire w/Dave Munson
n episode 262 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dave Munson of Saddleback Leather to discuss the story of how he started Saddleback and we also get into some good theology, including dogs in heaven and leather in the new earth. I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their...
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Ep. 262 - Should God Exist? w/Dr. Brian Ballard
In episode 262 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Brian Ballard. This time we discuss what's come to be known as the axiology of theism, that is considering the existence of God in light of value theory. Check out the previous episode with Brian Ballard after this one:...
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Ep. 261 - Religion, HP Lovecraft, and Sun Eater (w/Christopher Ruocchio and Dr. Austin Freeman)
In episode 261 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I have Christopher Ruocchio (author of the Sun Eater science fantasy series) and Dr. Austin Freeman (Author of Tolkien Dogmatics and others) on to talk about science fiction, fantasy, HP Lovecraft, Theology, and Modern Religion. It's awesome! Check...
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Ep. 260 - Was Jesus a Philosopher? w/Dr. Daniel Napier
In episode 260 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Daniel Napier to discuss his work on the philosophy of Jesus, especially in his new (and fantastic) book, The Soul Whisperer: Jesus' Way Among The Philosophers. Grab the book here to support my work: https://amzn.to/49Us6Uf...
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Ep. 259 - The Apostle Paul vs. Corinthian Stoicism w/Dr. Timothy Brookins
In episode 259 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Timothy Brookins to disucss his fantastic new book, Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Corinthians. It's a fantastic book and. an amazing Pensées episode! Check the timestamps for a full topic list. Grab Dr. Brookins book here to...
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Ep. 258 - Dune vs. LOTR w/ Jess of the Shire
In episode 258 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Jess of the Shire to compare and contrast Arrakis and Middle-earth, Frank Herbert and J.R.R. Tolkien. We had a lot of fun covering everything from dragons to sandworms, to personality quirks of Herbert and Tolkien. Check out Jess's...
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Ep. 257 - The Philosophy of Science Fiction w/ Christopher Ruocchio (Author of Sun Eater)
In episode 257 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Christopher Ruoccio, author of the Sun Eater series. Christopher is an encyclopedia of science fiction, fantasy, and Roman Empire information. He is the man. A really thoughtful guy and a brilliant writer. Check out more from…
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Ep. 256 - Artificial General Intelligence Be and Humanity w/Dr. Ben Goertzel
In episode 256 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ben Goertzel to talk about Artificial General Intelligence. Last time we talked about the philosophy of AGI, this time we discuss the state of the art of AGI and just a bit about machine consciousness. Check the time...
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Ep. 255 - What is a Theory of Everything? w/ Curt Jaimungal
Curt Jaimungal joins me for episode 255 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast to discuss theories of everything, phsyics, the simulation hypothesis, worldviews, and more! Check out his channel right now right here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w 0:00 - What's this episode about? 3:32…
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Ep. 254 - Is Stoicism for Dummies?? w/ Dr. Tom Morris
In episdoe 254 of the Parker's I'm joined once again by Dr. Tom Morris. Dr. Morris is a legendary philosopher and an expert on the philosophy of Stoicism. In this episode he schools me on Stoicism from his brand new book, Stoicism for Dummies. Grab the book here to support my podcast:...
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Ep. 253 - Christian Philosophy as a Way of Life w/Dr. Ross Inman
In episode 253, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ross Inman, this time we discuss his new book "Christian Philosophy As a Way of Life: An Invitation to Wonder". Grab the book here from my affiliate link to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/3RdRKgO Check out my sponsor for this episode, Field Notes,...
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Bonus Ep. - Moral Transcendental Arguments For & Against God
In this bonus episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I share my paper presentation from the 2023 Evangelical Philosophical Society in San Antonio, Texas. I originally wrote this paper for Paul Copan's Advanced Philosophy of Religion course in the Palm Beach Atlantic University Master's program....
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Ep. 252 - It's OK Not to Think for Yourself? w/Dr. Jon Matheson
We're often exhorted to "think for yourself" but philosopher Jonathan Matheson argues that it's actually okay not to think for yourself in way more cases than we might intuitively think. In episode 252 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I have Dr. Matheson back on to discuss his new book, Why It's…
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Ep. 251 - The Philosophy of Information and Artificial Intelligence w/Dr. Luciano Floridi
In episode 251 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Luciano Floridi to discuss his work on the philosophy of information and the philosophy of artificial intelligence. Grab his book here to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/40aFf8o Check out my sponsor for this episode, Saddleback...
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Ep. 250 - Souls are the best response to the Mind-Body Problem w/Dr. Ralph Stefan Weir
In episode 250 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Ralph Weir to discuss some of his work in his fantastic new book The Mind-Body Problem and Metaphysics: An Argument from Consciousness to Mental Substance. Grab the book here from my affiliate link to support the podcast:...
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Ep. 249 - Deepfakes and the Epistemic Apocalypse w/Dr. Joshua Habgood-Coote
In episode 249 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Joshua Habgood-Coote to discuss some of his recent techno-philosophy work on deepfakes and knowledge. Some philosophers think that deepfakes pose a unique challenge to human knowledge and thus will require a unique solution,...
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Ep. 248 - Wisdom for Young Men in a New World w/CR Wiley
In episode 248 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined again by C.R. Wiley. This time we go over a smattering of practical questions of wisdom for young men. Mostly for myself. Check the time stamps for a full topic list. Grab C.R. Wiley's amazing book, In the House of Tom Bombadil here to...
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Ep. 247 - Political Philosophy & Classical Liberalism and Radical Religions w/Dr. Kevin Vallier
In ep. 247 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Kevin Vallier to discuss his new book, All the Kingdoms of the World. We get into all sorts of fun political philosophy and different forms of radical religious movements on the rise today and why they want to fight against the tenets…
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Ep. 246 - Souls Are Back, And You Are One! w/Dr. Joshua Farris
In episode 246 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Joshua Farris to discuss his work on souls and the mind in his new book, The Creation of Self. Grab the book here to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/3OV9LOm Join this channel to get access to perks:...
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Ep. 245 - Flickers of Freedom Don't Save Us from Frankfurt Cases w/Dr. Taylor Cyr
In episode 245 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Taylor Cyr of the Free Will Show. This time we discuss Frankfurt style cases in the free will and moral responsibility literature and discuss Taylor's paper against several "flickers of freedom" theorists who want to…
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Ep. 244 - Artificial Intelligence: Definitions and Evidence for God w/Dr. Selmer Bringjord
In episode 244 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Selmer Bringsjord to discuss his work on the philosophy of artificial intelligence as well as his work running an AI lab. We also touch on his argument for God from artificial intelligence.:...
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Ep. 243 - Philosophy is for Human Flourishing (Eudamonistic Metaphilosophy) w/Dr. Aaron Preston
In episode 243 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Aaron Preston for a second time. This time we discuss the nature of philosophy and how it ought to aid in human flourishing. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/join…
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Ep. 242 - What is Philosophy and What's It Good For? w/Dr. Jared Henderson
In episode 242 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Jared Henderson @_jared to discuss the nature of philosophy, both academic and public. Jared is a rising star in the YouTube philosophy sphere, did his PhD on formal theories of truth, and works as an ontologist in the tech world....
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Ep. 241 - The Philosophy of Honesty w/Dr. Matthew Benton
n this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Matthew Benton to discuss the philosophy of honesty. We ended up going deep on whether or not dogs can communicate, can be honest or dishonest, and whether or not they know stuff. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics...
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Ep. 240 - The Metaphysics of Stoicism w/Dr. Michael Tremblay
In episode 240 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Michael Temblay to discuss the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. We also discuss modern Stoic movements and we compare and contrast some Stoic doctrines with Christian doctrines. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics.…
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Ep. 239 - Philosophical Constraints on Building Artificial Intelligence w/Dr. Josh Rasmussen
In episode 239 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined for the third time by Dr. Josh Rasmussen. This time we talk about some philosophical constraints on creating consciousness. We discuss patternist and computational theories of the mind and Josh explains why structure alone isn't…
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Ep. 238 - Cosmopsychism vs. Functionalism w/Drs. Philip Goff and Jonathan Schaffer
In episode 238 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Jonathan Schaffer and Dr. Philip Goff to discuss the nature of the mind. You can listen to Dr. Schaffer's previous episode on the show here: https://youtu.be/-RRepoXvDos and Dr. Goff's previous episode here:...
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