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Dec 28, 2019 — Daniel Kaufman & Joseph Biehl
Why Joe left academia
Bemoaning the apathy of today’s college students
Joe’s nonprofit, the Gotham Philosophical Society
How can philosophers help improve a place like New York City?
Should philosophy be parochial or universalist?
Philosophical anti-realism and parochialism
Neighborhood pride in the cosmopolitan city
Dec 24, 2019 — Robert Wright & Rhonda Magee
Rhonda’s path to meditation and Buddhism
Rhonda’s new book,
The Inner Work of Racial Justice
Is equanimity the enemy of activism?
Using mindfulness to overcome biases and stereotypes
How Rhonda deploys contemplative practices in her law school classroom
Can one feel compassion for a cop who shot an unarmed black man?
Dec 17, 2019 — Daniel Kaufman & Spencer Case
In praise of non-elite institutions
Spencer’s journey from Mormonism to professional philosophy
Does philosophy matter?
The role of temperament in shaping philosophers’ views
Does moral philosophy contribute to moral progress?
Dan: It doesn’t matter whether God exists
Dan and Spencer’s concerns about the role of activism in philosophy
Does it matter if philosophy matters?
Spencer: Trying to live with integrity is central to philosophy
Dec 8, 2019 — Robert Wright & Catherine Wilson
Catherine’s new book,
How to Be an Epicurean
How Epicureanism is like and unlike utilitarianism
How the ancient Epicureans viewed nature and reality
Comparing Epicureanism with its big rival, Stoicism
On suffering and death
Epicurean influence on post-Enlightenment science and philosophy
Dec 4, 2019 — Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
Are philosophers experts?
Socrates didn’t have a PhD
Massimo hates when teachers claim to learn “just as much” from their students
What does philosophers’ expertise actually consist of?
How much is philosophy like mathematics?
What philosophers of science can teach scientists
The disappointing personal morality of moral philosophers
Grandmothers, the examined life, and the people who live best
Dec 2, 2019 — Robert Wright & Jay Michaelson
Jay’s new book,
Enlightenment by Trial and Error
Why Jay embarked on a path of mysticism
Ayahuasca, unitive experiences, and bad trips
Jews who are “religious but not spiritual”
Finding “real happiness” through meditation
Varieties of enlightening experience
What’s distinctive about Jewish mysticism?
The things Jay still takes from Judaism
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