Elucidations is an unexpected philosophy podcast produced in association with Emergent Ventures. Every episode, Matt Teichman temporarily transforms himself back into a student and tries to learn the basics of some topic from a person of philosophical interest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 days 16 hours 31 minutes
episode 139: Episode 139: Jessica Tizzard discusses the philosophy of pregnancy
Could it make sense to think of a gestating fetus as a part of the person who is pregnant with it?
episode 138: Episode 138: Toby Buckle discusses Mill's liberty principle
What's the largest amount of freedom we can give everyone without people getting in each other's way?
episode 137: Episode 137: Bryan Caplan discusses open borders
Does every person have a moral right to live and work wherever they please?
episode 136: Episode 136: Christian Miller discusses virtue and character
What are the different ways of being a good person, and how many of us actually are good in those ways?
episode 135: Episode 135: Sara Protasi discusses the philosophy of envy
Is it always bad to feel envy, or can it sometimes be good?
episode 134: Episode 134: Claire Kirwin discusses value realism
Is mint chocolate chip ice cream REALLY tasty, like, in and of itself, or is it just tasty to me?
episode 133: Episode 133: Aristotle discusses his philosophy
Listen to Aristotle outline his view of physics, biology, causality, and ethics!
episode 132: Episode 132: Rebecca Valentine discusses queer hackerspaces
What happens when the creative side of tech joins forces with queer anarcha-feminism?
episode 131: Episode 131: Greg Salmieri discusses egoism and altruism
Should you do everything that you do in order to benefit yourself?
episode 130: Episode 130: Jessica Tizzard discusses weakness of the will
What's really going on when you lack the willpower to do the right thing?