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Reductio
by Inverted Spectrum Media
A seasonal podcast that brings the ideas and tools of philosophy to everyone. Featuring interviews with professional philosophers, personal stories, and lots of fun thought experiments. We'll start with about 5 episodes per season. Monads are shorts that tend to involve less production than full seasonal episodes. Contact us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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34 - Andrew does Improv - Liberalism
A show called "Philosophy v. Improv" graciously had me on as a guest. This is actually my second appearance! I'll post the other one soon. In this one, appropo of recent episodes, we talk about political liberalism! Episode Link to Share...
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33 - Are Animals Food?
A conversation with Robert Jones of CSU, Dominguez Hills about animal welfare/rights and the ethics of food. We also touch on experimentation and captivity and the legal status of animals. WARNING: has unbleeped curses and plenty of uncomfortable topics not appropriate for kids. Robert references...
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32 - Idealism part two
Note: this is part two. Listen to part one first! A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be…
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31 - Idealism part one
A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well. Episode Link to...
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30 - The Veil of Ignorance
In which Andrew talks with Chris Freiman (of William and Mary) and Michael Fitzpatrick (of Stanford, De Anza College, and Menlo College) about one of the most famous political philosophers of the 20th Century: John Rawls. We also discuss a number of critiques one might bring against Rawls' system...
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29 - City Living
Photo Credit Andrew Lavin Quill Kukla's book City Living: How Urban Spaces and Urban Dwellers Make One Another Reductio on Patreon Throw us a buck! Link for Sharing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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28 - Climate Protests
Note about episode numbering: I've decided to start numbering each episode sequentially not including AudioSophia episodes. This is the 28th overall episode. Here is The Philosopher and the News. Check them out! They have some really insightful discussions on timely topics. Here is our Patreon if...
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Spring 2023 Update
A little update on my life and the branching possible futures for Reductio. Thank you for your continued support and listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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M16 - Are All Lives Equal?
A conversation with Carneades of Carneades.org about the new book he has released: Are All Lives Equal? Why Cost Benefit Analysis Values Rich Lives More and How Philosophy Can Fix It. Enjoy the conversation! Episode Link for Sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/m16-are-all-lives-equal Hosted...
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M15 - Ubuntu and the Good Life
Thaddeus Metz schools us on Ubuntu Ethics and the Good Life. A more interview-driven monad rather than something highly narrated. Thaddeus Metz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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M14 - Why It's Okay to Love Bad Movies
a talk by Matt Strohl with comments by Nick Riggle. Thanks to the Humanities Center at the University of Montana! Matt's Book: Why It's Okay to Love Bad Movies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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s02e05 - Another Kind of Identity
In which Andrew explores the "Identity" in "Identity Politics" and the social groups by which we identify ourselves. https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e05-another-kind-of-identity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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M14 - Soul Sleep
In which Helen De Cruz reads her short story "Soul Sleep". Enjoy! Hi Phi Nation's "The Wishes of the Dead" De Cruz's new book: Philosophy Illustrated Please Support us on Patreon! Episode Link for sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/m14-soul-sleep Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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M13 - More about Personal Identity
Andrew talks with Rev. Ben Colahan about themes from s02e04 Who Are You? If you haven't already, listen to that episode before this one. Here's a link: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e04-who-are-you Episode Link for Sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/m13-more-about-personal-identity...
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M12 - Transporters
This is just the first part of the episode "Who Are You?" in standalone format so that it can be used on its own if useful for teaching or other uses. If you enjoy this, listen to the full episode published just before this one. Here's a link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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s02e04 - Who Are You?
In which Andrew explores various questions surrounding the issue of personal identity. Who are you? Including discussions of Transporters, Theseus' Ship(s), and various other thought experiments. With Guest Amy Kind and narration help from Kellie Marie Lavin. Warning: one bad word in the end...
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s02e03 - Ghosts
In which Andrew asks the questions: what are ghosts, if anything? How should we think about ghost experiences? What sort of reason do they give us to believe that ghosts are real? Special thanks to "James" and "Dianne" and their family, to Frank McAndrew, and to Casey Smith. . Episode Link for...
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M11 - Passion of the Sunprobe
A monad in which Professor Eric Schwitzgebel shares his fantastic philosophical short story "The Passion of the Sun Probe." The text of the story is available where it is published and also on Schwitzgebel's blog, where you can leave comments for the author. Share Link:...
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s02e02 - Transformative Experiences
In which Andrew explores Laurie Paul's concept of a Transformative Experience. With help from John Swanson, Laurie Paul, Jordan Wallace-Wolf, and Count Dracula himself. Laurie Paul's Book Transformative Experience, can be purchased many places, including here. Editing help by Xinjiang Huang.…
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s02e01 - What's an Inverted Spectrum???
Welcome back to Reductio for a new Season! We'll be releasing episodes sporadically over the next 6-7 months. In the first episode, Andrew talks with Jonathan Cohen of UCSD about the Inverted Spectrum possibility: the possibility that we might have totally different experiences of the colors…
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s01e05 - Technocracy
Andrew explores Jacques Ellul's theory of "Technique" with the help of Professor Joel Zimbelman. Appearances also from Quinn Troester and Poet Chesko. Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e05-technocracy Please Rate and Review Us! Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple...
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s01e04 - Why Does Stuff Cost Money?
In which Andrew explores a simple question very carefully: why does stuff cost money? Including critiques of Capitalism from the infamous Karl Marx. Special thanks to my friend and her daughter, to Kellie Marie Lavin, and to Olúfémi O. Táíwò of Georgetown University. Warning: most is...
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s01e03: The Trolley Problem and its Discontents
In which Andrew explores the Trolley Problem with the help of some friends and Jordan Wallace-Wolf of UCLA. Special Thanks to: especially Christy Harrington for lending us her narration skills, to Bill Harrington, Owen Roth, Max Feiler, Garvey Peterson, and of course, the inimitable Dustin…
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s01e02: Aristotle's Reductio
In which Andrew explores Aristotle's reductio proof for the existence of a god-like "prime mover". Joined by Stanford's Michael Fitzpatrick. Episode Link for sharing https://shows.acast.com/reductio/aristotles-reductio Reductio on iTunes Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Reductio…
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AudioSophia 2 - "Autonomy and Aesthetic Engagement"
A portrait of Joyce to go with the theme of Nguyen's work. This is an unabridged audio rendition of a work of academic philosophy. It is accessible in content, but be forewarned: it's long and was not written for a public audience. It's not the normal style of Reductio, so we've set it apart as...
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s01e01: What the Heck is a Reductio?
In which Andrew explores the namesake of the podcast, with expertise on the Flat Earth Hypothesis from Jolyon Johnson and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster with Jessica Gonzalez. Episode Link: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e01 Reductio on iTunes Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on...
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Monad 10 - Religious Exemptions and Civil Disobedience
I speak with Brian Hutler about an argument that certain religious exemptions shouldn't be used in certain circumstances. Episode Link to share and for transcript https://shows.acast.com/reductio/monad-10-religious-exemptions-and-civil-disobedience Hutler's Paper...
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Monad 9: Co-Operatism
In which Andrew discusses a potential economic system in which large businesses are turned into co-ops. Help from Laurie Niles, President of the Board, Chico Natural Foods, Co-Op. Episode Link to share and for transcripts https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-9-co-operatism Our Homepage...
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Monad 8: Before Birth
In which Andrew discusses one of his favorite arguments from Plato's Phaedo. Episode Link to Share https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-7-before-birth Our Homepage http://www.invertedspectrummedia.com Our Apple Podcasts Page (Please Rate and Review!) Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple...
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AudioSophia - Bertrand Russell on the Value of Philosophy
The first in a potential series of high quality audio renditions of available philosophy texts. My current thought is to call the series "AudioSophia" which isn't what I call it in the intro here. What do you think? Honestly, there are better pictures of Russell, but this one was taken at UCLA…
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Monad 7: Doctor Andrew Lavin
Andrew's dissertation is done and ready to be filed! So he celebrated by creating a Monad discussing the basics of his dissertation on Normality. A trailer for Season One too! Episode Link for Sharing and Transcript https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-7-doctor-andrew-lavin Our Homepage...
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Monad 6: Ibn Sina's Floating Person
In which the thought experiment of the "Floating Man" from Arabic philosopher Ibn Sina is discussed. Are you always necessarily aware of yourself (so long as you are aware of anything at all)? What is the structure of experience? Warning: the music featured after the episode contains some harsh...
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Monad 5: Zeno and his Paradoxes
Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-5-zeno-and-his-paradoxes Article on Zeno's Paradoxes and the "Standard Solution" https://www.iep.utm.edu/zeno-par/ Our Patreon Page: Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding |...
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Monad 4: What is Philosophy?
Andrew explores a simple question that might be overdue at this point: what is philosophy anyways? With contributions from June Brown, Michael Fitzpatrick (and his kitty Cozette), Kimberly Engels, Kelby Peeler, Olufemi Taiwo, and Dean Dominguez. Episode link to share:...
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Monad 3 - On Dog Whistles
In which Andrew talks with JJ Lang about the concept of a "dog whistle"—especially when applied to the political realm—and about recent charges of dog whistling against Rep. Ilhan Omar. Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad3ondogwhistles Lang's piece on which out…
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Monad 2: The Vice of Consistency
Andrew tries out an argument that it's often best to be inconsistent and so being consistent might not be a good thing in the first place. Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-2-the-vice-of-consistency Inverted Spectrum Media http://www.invertedspectrummedia.com NPR...
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Monad 1: What's a Monad?
Andrew takes a deep dive into Leibniz's theory of "monads" to set up a series of Bonus Features playfully called "Monads." Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad1 Leibniz's Monadology https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/leibniz1714b.pdf Inverted Spectrum Media...
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A seasonal podcast that brings the ideas and tools of philosophy to everyone. Featuring interviews with professional philosophers, personal stories, and lots of fun thought experiments. We'll start with about 5 episodes per season.
Monads are shorts that tend to involve less production than full seasonal episodes.
Contact us at [email protected]
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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