Philosophize This!

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Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.

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Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.

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@iamstephenwest

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English

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steve@stephenwestshow.com

Episodes

Episode #189 ... Everything that connects us is slowly disappearing. - Byung Chul Han pt. 2

10/3/2023

Today we talk about the disappearance of rituals, truth, community, communication, public spaces and talk about the importance sometimes of being an idiot. Hope you love it! :) Sponsor: Better Help https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethisclips Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophizethispodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Duration:00:32:43

Episode #188 ... Achievement Society and the rise of narcissism, depression and anxiety - Byung-Chul Han

9/6/2023

Today we talk about positive power, neoliberalism, narcissism as a reaction to modern life, how technology makes isolation easier, and some tactics to find peace in the digital panopticon. Thanks for supporting the podcast by checking out our sponsors: Better Help: https://www.betterhelp.com/PHILTHIS LMNT: https://www.DrinkLMNT.com/PHILO Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophizethispodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Duration:00:36:00

Episode #187 ... How much freedom would you trade for security? (Foucault, Hobbes, Mill, Agamben)

8/31/2023

On today's episode we talk about the upsides of a surveillance state. The ongoing social dilemma of freedom vs security. The value of privacy. States of exception. And Deleuze's Postscript on Societies of Control. Sponsor: Rocket Money - https://www.RocketMoney.com/PT Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethisclips Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophizethispodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Duration:00:39:08

Episode #186 ... Are we heading for a digital prison? - Panopticon (Foucault, Bentham, Cave)

8/23/2023

Today we talk about Jeremy Bentham's concept of the Panopticon. Michel Foucault's comparison to society in 1975. The historical role of intelligence as a justification for dominance. The anatomy of free will, and how a digital world may systematically limit our free will without us knowing it. Thank you to the sponsors of this episode: LMNT - www.drinkLMNT.com/PHILO Better Help - www.betterhelp.com/PHILTHIS Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethisclips Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophizethispodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Duration:00:40:15

Episode #185 ... Should we prepare for an AI revolution?

8/10/2023

Today we talk about the revolutionary potential of generative AI. For better or worse. Support the podcast by checking out our sponsors: Better Help - https://www.betterhelp.com/PHILTHIS LMNT - https://www.drinkLMNT.com/PHILO Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethisclips Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast

Duration:00:38:32

Episode #184 ... Is Artificial Intelligence really an existential risk?

8/2/2023

Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethisclips Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophizethispodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Duration:00:35:21

Episode #183 ... Is ChatGPT really intelligent?

7/21/2023

Today we discuss ideas from John Searle and Noam Chomsky and consider several questions surrounding machine intelligence. Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethisclips Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophizethispodcast

Duration:00:29:34

Episode #182 ... What if free will is an illusion?

7/2/2023

Duration:00:28:12

Episode #181 ... What if consciousness is an illusion?

6/23/2023

Duration:00:25:27

Episode #180 ... What if everything is consciousness? - Phillip Goff on Panpsychism

5/24/2023

Today we talk about one theory of consciousness known as Panpsychism. www.philosophizethis.org www.patreon.com/philosophizethis

Duration:00:35:16

Episode #179 ... Why is consciousness something worth talking about?

4/24/2023

Duration:00:35:42

Episode #178 ... Susan Sontag - How Much Is Your View Of Everything Affected By Metaphors?

4/5/2023

Duration:00:36:51

Episode #177 ... Susan Sontag - Do you speak the language of pictures and videos?

3/21/2023

Duration:00:33:06

Episode #176 ... Susan Sontag - Do you criticize yourself the way you criticize a movie?

3/1/2023

Today we talk about the essay titled Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag. :) www.philosophizethis.org www.patreon.com/philosophizethis www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast www.twitter.com/iamstephenwest

Duration:00:33:21

Episode #175 ... Simone Weil - Vessels of God

2/2/2023

Today we continue talking about the work of Simone Weil. www.philosophizethis.org www.patreon.com/philosophizethis www.instagram.com/philosophizethisshow www.twitter.com/iamstephenwest

Duration:00:28:01

Episode #174 ... Simone Weil - The Mathematician

2/2/2023

Today we continue talking about the work of the brilliant Simone Weil. Hope you love it. www.philosophizethis.org www.patreon.com/philosophizethis www.instagram.com/philosophizethisshow www.twitter.com/iamstephenwest

Duration:00:30:51

Episode #173 ... Simone Weil - The Need for Roots

1/9/2023

Today we continue talking about Simone Weil. Hope you love it. www.philosophizethis.org www.patreon.com/philosophizethis

Duration:00:31:03

Episode #172 ... Simone Weil - Attention

11/21/2022

Today we begin some general discussions in the direction of the thought of Simone Weil and tell some stories from her life.

Duration:00:35:37

Episode #171 ... Guy Debord - The Society of the Spectacle

11/1/2022

Today we talk about a famous call to action by the philosopher Guy Debord.

Duration:00:40:33

Episode #170 ... Albert Camus - The Fall

9/23/2022

Today we explore some of the themes discussed in The Fall by Albert Camus. www.philosophizethis.org :)

Duration:00:39:18