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The Philosofiles
by The Philosofiles
The spirit of this podcast is “philosophy around the campfire,” where two amateur philosophy enthusiasts discuss pop culture, politics, and day-to-day stories, all through the lens of how they relate to life’s deepest questions.
Episodes
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Episode 015 / Moral Relativism
Everything's relative! Or is it? No, we're not talking about your crazy uncle who makes everyone cringe at Thanksgiving. We're talking about Moral Relativism, that delicious little thought experiment that takes us down the rabbit hole of unanswerable questions. Is there universal moral code by...
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Episode 014 / Seven Deadly Sins
Welcome to (Seven Deadly) Sins City! We’ve spent so much time talking virtues these past few weeks, we flip the script today and talk vices. In this episode, we explore what these so-called sins are, and why even if you’re not Christian, they are worth knowing and (most likely) avoiding. Little,...
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Episode 013 / Stoicism, Pt. 5 - Justice
They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. In the world of ancient Rome, this saying often proved true, as many of its emperors literally plundered, raped, and pillaged in pursuit of greater thrill and material gain. Standing in sharp contrast to this was Emperor Marcus...
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Episode 012 / Stoicism Pt. 4 - Courage
Philosophers across the ages have always warned that we should not become slaves to our possessions, our social status, or our lifestyles. Epictetus, however, feared this in a much more literal sense: he was born into actual slavery within the cruel ancient Roman empire. Living the first three...
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Episode 011 / Aesthetics
What is beautiful, and what is art? In today’s episode, we dive into the philosophy of Aesthetics. We explore how dissonant music and “dad bods” show us what - and why - we humans label things as the good, the bad, and the ugly. Huynh, Calvin, and Calvin Huynh Nation T. “Dad Bods Are Hot? Fake…
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Episode 010 / Hedonism
Ooh la la!! Good morning from your loving mythological figures, Eros and Psyche. We change gears from our ongoing series on Stoicism to explore a seemingly opposing philosophy: Hedonism. Is everything that we do in pursuit of pleasure, or at least done to minimize pain? Are even people who...
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Episode 009 / Stoicism, Pt. 3 - Wisdom
Today’s episode has us analyzing the Stoic value of Wisdom. We examine the life of Panaetius (pronounced Pan-EYE-tee-us), a Roman Stoic philosopher-turned-legal/political advisor. In an empire famous for its corruption and decadence, Panaetius advocated for a life of self-reflection and…
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Episode 008 / Stoicism, Pt. 2 - Temperance
In today’s episode, we explore the life and lessons of Cleanthes, a man who was in many ways a living testament to the first Stoic virtue we’ll examine: Temperance. Many doubtless considered him foolish for turning down wealth and honors from nobles and kings, as Cleanthes rejected a life of…
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Episode 007 / Stoicism, Pt. 1 - Zeno's Lentils
More than 2000 years ago, a failed merchant and his pot of lentil soup would help create one of philosophy’s most influential schools of thought. In today’s episode, we are introduced to Stoicism. This sometimes-misunderstood philosophy is not about suffering and experiencing hardship for its own...
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Episode 006 / Introduction to Ethics
What does it mean to live a “good” life, and how do we go about doing so? Philosophy invites us to think about what is possibly one of the most important, timeless, and all-encompassing questions in human history. In this episode, we dive into what this field in philosophy, ethics, is all about....
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Episode 005 / P.R.O.P. Up Your Argument
Most of what we know (or think we know) comes to us from others: friends, family, coworkers, news media, and dozens of other authority figures. In this day and age of mass media and competing narratives, it can feel like an impossible task to know what is real and what we should trust. So without...
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Episode 004 / The Cow In The Field
A cow, a farmer, and a milkman all walk onto a field. Sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it’s actually the setting for a short story that pokes at one of philosophy’s greatest puzzles: How do we know what we know, and can we ever be certain we know anything? References: Kleinman, Paul....
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Episode 003 / The Ship of Theseus
What can a fictional story about a mythical king and a wooden ship teach us about who we are and our ever-changing nature? In this episode, we set sail on the Ship of Theseus and explore one of philosophy’s central questions: What makes us, us? References: Kleinman, Paul. Philosophy 101 : From...
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Episode 002 / Naive Realism
In this episode, we discuss what is perhaps the most common bias all people carry within themselves, but very few know they do. Shining a light on this tendency will make us more critical thinkers, stronger conversationalists, and more empathetic friends, coworkers and family members. Let’s…
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Episode 001 / Socratic Method
In this episode, we discuss the Socratic method, one of the greatest methods from one of the greatest minds in philosophy, to refine our understanding of the world and what we believe about it. TO GIVE FEEDBACK: The PhilosoFiles | Reno NV | Facebook OR…
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Episode 000 / And so it begins...
In episode 0, we talk about who we are and why we undertook this philosophical labor of love. TO GIVE FEEDBACK: The PhilosoFiles | Reno NV | Facebook OR https://www.instagram.com/philosofilespodcast/ OR Send us an email to [email protected] REFERENCES: Kleinman, Paul. Philosophy 101 :...
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The spirit of this podcast is “philosophy around the campfire,” where two amateur philosophy enthusiasts discuss pop culture, politics, and day-to-day stories, all through the lens of how they relate to life’s deepest questions.
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