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The Grindstone
by Purdue Department of Philosophy
ABOUT THE POD Philosophy is an important academic subject, one we believe everyone should be exposed to and explore. But philosophy can also feel distant and abstract to many people. The Grindstone is an ‘armchair interviews with philosophers’ podcast that gets to know the people who study and teach philosophy, and tries to apply some of their wisdom to the world around us. We let the conversations unfold in their own way, but we try to cover three topics with all of our guests: the moment that set them on the path to study philosophy their current area of research and how that philosophical research can help us better understand some aspect of contemporary culture (e.g., technology; social justice and activism; morality; environmental issues; pop culture, etc.) We also occasionally interview people who majored in philosophy and went on to careers in various industries ou
Episodes
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The Best Leaders Think.
In the final episode of season five, Purdue undergraduate Bridget Arnold sits down with Scott Hutcheson. Dr Hutcheson is a senior lecturer and program coordinator at Purdue University. His most recent book, “Strategic Doing: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership”, was widely considered one of the best...
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Hylomorphism with Aquinas…or Dr. Brower
In this episode of the Grindstone, Jonah Falcone sits down with Jeff Brower, a professor of philosophy at Purdue University. The focus of this interview is to discuss Dr. Brower’s latest book, “Aquinas’s Ontology of the Material World”. This episode is mainly concerned with how Dr. Brower...
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What in the World is Existential Inertia!
In this episode, Lael Keller has two special guests: Joe Schmid and Paul Draper. Joe Schmid received his undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Purdue University and has went on to the PhD program at Princeton University. In this episode, he details his rapid success, which includes publishing…
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A Short, Brief, Concise History of Philosophy
Do you ever find yourself wondering how a few undergraduate philosophy students might summarize the whole history of philosophy in less than an hour? Well, if that’s something that sounds interesting to you then this is your lucky day. In this episode of the Grindstone, Lael Keller, Jonah…
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Introduction to Season 5
In this relaxed introduction, Purdue undergraduates Lael Keller, Jonah Falcone, Mert Kiroglu, and Mo Hunt introduce themselves as new members of the Grindstone team. They discuss what to expect for season five of the Grindstone, as well as what philosophical topics they are interested in, their...
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The New Normal, and Life After the Pandemic
In the final episode of The Grindstone's COVID-19 series, our guests share their thoughts on how this pandemic is changing, will change, and could change the world...for better and for worse. Topics of discussion include technology’s role in our experience of this pandemic, what the economic…
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Jobs, Food, and Crime: Economic Snapshots of a Pandemic
In the sixth episode of The Grindstone's COVID-19 Series, we explore the economic impact of the pandemic. We begin by revisiting the dilemma of choosing between our physiological and economic health. We then examine three specific aspects of the economy: the macroeconomic concern with the job...
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Body and Mind: Dis-Ease in the Time of Coronavirus
In the fifth episode of The Grindstone's COVID-19 Series, we consider our bodies and minds as they experience illness and the current pandemic. To do this, we first share some personal stories about times in our lives when we experienced severe illness. We talk to Purdue Philosophy graduate…
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Faithe Day: COVID-19, Race, and the COVID Black Taskforce
In the fourth episode of The Grindstone's COVID-19 Series, we return to our typical interview format to speak with Dr. Faithe Day, Assistant Director of COVID Black: A Taskforce on Black Health and Data. We discuss the COVID Black Taskforce, its mission, and how it was formed; the effect of the...
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Hospitals and Healthcare Before, During and After COVID-19
In the third episode of The Grindstone's COVID-19 Series, we look at how hospitals, and healthcare systems generally, responded to, were effected by, and may eventually change due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. We also consider the inequities and disparities in how certain populations,...
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COVID-19: Some Characteristics and Historical Context
In the second full-length episode of The Grindstone's COVID-19 Series, we look at the disease itself, and put it into historical context. We begin by talking with experts about viruses in general, the ability of COVID-19 to make its way around the world so quickly, and why this only emphasizes…
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On Trolleys, Shutdowns and Face Masks
In this, the first full-length episode of The Grindstone's COVID-19 Series, we start with some ethical questions. We start with considerations of moral dilemmas in a broader, philosophical sense. We then drill down to talk about the moral dilemma inherent in determining whether or not to shut…
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Welcome to The Grindstone COVID-19 Series
The Grindstone is releasing a COVID-19 series over the next few weeks. Today we introduce the series, which will sound quite different from our typical format, and share the story of how it came to be and how we recorded it. We also wanted to take a moment to say hello to all of you, and that we...
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Andrew Cutrofello: This Quintessence of Dust, and the Hand That Writ It
We have a special bonus episode of The Grindstone today! Years ago, Matthew interviewed Dr. Andrew Cutrofello, Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, during Dr. Cutrofello's visit to Purdue to give an Illuminations Lecture. We video recorded this interview on 21 November 2013....
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The Grindstone Live: Ask a Philosopher
On Wednesday, 21 August 2019, The Grindstone set up a table in the Purdue Memorial Mall as part of the College of Liberal Arts' Celebrate Liberal Arts Week. This week was itself part of the larger "150 Years of Giant Leaps" sesquicentennial celebration of Purdue University. We asked students and...
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A Quick Update from The Grindstone
This week, just a quick update from The Grindstone. We look ahead to upcoming episodes that will drop in the next couple weeks, and future content we are currently planning. Most of all we just want to say thank you for listening, and that we hope this finds you all healthy and safe. Take care of...
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Richard McKirahan Lecture: An Aristotelianizing Parmenides
This episode of The Grindstone features the lecture given by Richard McKirahan (Pomona College) at Purdue University on Saturday, 27 April 2019. The lecture was given at a conference honoring the career of Dr. Patricia Curd, Professor Emerita of the Department of Philosophy at Purdue. The title…
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Daniel Frank Lecture: Wisdom, Piety, and Superhuman Virtue
This episode of The Grindstone features the lecture given by Daniel Frank (Purdue University) at Purdue University on Friday, 26 April 2019. The lecture was given at a conference honoring the career of Dr. Patricia Curd, Professor Emerita of the Department of Philosophy at Purdue. The title of…
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Alexander Nehamas Lecture: The Academy at Work: Dialectic in the Parmenides
This episode of The Grindstone features the lecture given by Alexander Nehamas (Princeton University) at Purdue University on Friday, 26 April 2019. The lecture was given at a conference honoring the career of Dr. Patricia Curd, Professor Emerita of the Department of Philosophy at Purdue. The…
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Carl Huffman Lecture: Pythagorean Ethics in the Time of Plato
This episode of The Grindstone features the lecture given by Carl Huffman (DePauw University) at Purdue University on Saturday, 27 April 2019. The lecture was given at a conference honoring the career of Dr. Patricia Curd, Professor Emerita of the Department of Philosophy at Purdue. The title of...
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Vanessa de Harven Lecture: Plato, The Last Presocratic
This episode of The Grindstone features the lecture given by Vanessa de Harven (UMass-Amherst) at Purdue University on Saturday, 27 April 2019. The lecture was given at a conference honoring the career of Dr. Patricia Curd, Professor Emerita of the Department of Philosophy at Purdue. The title of...
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In Honor of Dr. Patricia Curd, an Ancient Philosopher
Welcome to PatFest...Patapalooza...the PatBash...Call it what you will, this series features lectures in honor of Dr. Patricia Curd - a luminary in the field of ancient philosophy who retired from Purdue last spring (2019). Over two days, 26-27 April 2019, a group of preeminent scholars of…
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Season 3 Trailer: Lectures in Honor of Dr. Patricia Curd
The Grindstone is back! Starting tomorrow we will be posting lectures given in honor of Dr. Patricia Curd, preeminent scholar of Ancient Philosophy, who retired from Purdue University's Department of Philosophy in Spring 2019. We will be dropping these episodes on Friday, starting with an...
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Mark Bernstein: 74 Billion
This week we welcome the Joyce & Edward E. Brewer Chair in Applied Ethics in the Department of Philosophy at Purdue University, Dr. Mark Bernstein. Dr. Bernstein tells us the story of how he went from being an undergrad math major to being a metaphysician as a grad student and early in his...
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Daniel Kelly: Things That Make You Go Ewww
This week on The Grindstone we are joined by Dr. Daniel Kelly, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Purdue University. Dr. Kelly shares his journey to a career in philosophy (inspired, in part, by his desire to organize his thoughts more effectively), his interest in the…
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Lacey Davidson: Philosophy in Service of Lives Less Free
To kick off the long-awaited second season of The Grindstone, we welcome to the studios Dr. Lacey Davidson, who graduated with her PhD from Purdue just this past summer! Dr. Davidson is now a Visiting Assistant Professor at California Lutheran University. In this episode, we discuss how one of…
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Tom Scholl: Putting Your Philosophy Degree to Work, and Succeeding
For the Season 1 finale of The Grindstone, we dip into the archive to share our interview with Purdue Philosophy grad Tom Scholl. Tom joined us last fall while he was in town for the Scholl Lecture Series, which he sponsors. Tom discusses his journey from starting out as an Electrical Engineering...
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Andrew Iliadis: Semantics, Metadata and the Ontologies of Information
Dr. Andrew Iliadis, Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production in the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University, joins The Grindstone to discuss his background in philosophy and communication, navigating interdisciplinary spaces as a grad student and as faculty,...
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Taylor Davis: Evolutionary Psychology and the Norms of Sustainability
Dr. Taylor Davis, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Purdue University, discusses his journey from undergrad psychology major to being an evolutionary psychology expert in a philosophy department, the challenges of incorporating theory into an observational science, the dual...
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Sally Scholz: Philosophy, Social Work and Solidarity
Dr. Sally Scholz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Villanova University, discusses her experience as a graduate student at Purdue, working at a shelter for victims of domestic violence before she began her career at Villanova, the importance of having hobbies outside of...
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Chris Yeomans: Ethics in the Age of Data Science and Internet Trolls
Dr. Christopher Yeomans, Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy at Purdue University, discusses his path to becoming a philosopher, critical theory and Hegel's aesthetic philosophy, the role of philosophy in the data sciences, Kantian moral philosophy, and internet trolls. There is…
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Season 1 Trailer: Welcome to The Grindstone
Welcome to The Grindstone! Check out the trailer for our first season, which introduces the podcast and shares some soundbites from our upcoming episodes. Our first full length episode will air on 24 April 2019. We will continue to release episodes on Wednesdays. Thanks for listening! The...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
ABOUT THE POD
Philosophy is an important academic subject, one we believe everyone should be exposed to and explore. But philosophy can also feel distant and abstract to many people. The Grindstone is an ‘armchair interviews with philosophers’ podcast that gets to know the people who study and teach philosophy, and tries to apply some of their wisdom to the world around us.
We let the conversations unfold in their own way, but we try to cover three topics with all of our guests:
the moment that set them on the path to study philosophy
their current area of research
and how that philosophical research can help us better understand some aspect of contemporary culture (e.g., technology; social justice and activism; morality; environmental issues; pop culture, etc.)
We also occasionally interview people who majored in philosophy and went on to careers in various industries ou
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ABOUT THE POD Philosophy is an important academic subject, one we believe everyone should be exposed to and explore. But philosophy can also feel distant and abstract to many people. The Grindstone is an ‘armchair interviews with philosophers’ podcast that gets to know the people who study and...
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