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Philosopher's Zone

Philosopher's Zone

294 Episodes • By ABC Radio • www.abc.net.au/radionational/pro...
The simplest questions often have the most complex answers. The Philosopher's Zone is your guide through the strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics.
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Philosophy in a nutshell: The aphorism
Philosophy doesn't always have to be about lengthy a... more
Jul 10 2022 28m
The Aphorism
Chapter 1 14 mins
Aphorisms
Chapter 2 5 mins
Aphorism, System, and Tradition
Chapter 3 7 mins
The Power of the Aphorism
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The great and the good-enough
We live in a society dominated by the aspiration to ... more
Jul 3 2022 28m
The Negative Effects of Competition.
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Culture of Greatness
Chapter 2 5 mins
The Goodenough Life
Chapter 3 6 mins
Negative Effects of Competition
Chapter 4 9 mins
Acknowledging the Positional Economy
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Pop, philosophy and politics
Beyoncé performing at the Oscars, Los Angeles March ... more
Jun 26 2022 28m
The Audiovisual Litany
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Sonic Epistemology of Robin James
Chapter 2 6 mins
How Music Reflects Social Structures
Chapter 3 5 mins
Resilience of Melancholy in Pop
Chapter 4 5 mins
Difficulties of Producing Sound and Music
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Edmund Burke, revolution and reform
Edmund Burke statue at Trinity College, Dublin
Jun 19 2022 35m
Berg and the Enlightenment.
Chapter 1 8 mins
Edmund Burke
Chapter 2 9 mins
Burke's Enlightenment Philosophy
Chapter 3 10 mins
Burke's Appeal to the Birds
Chapter 4 6 mins
Edmund Burke in the 21st Century
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Hegel, nature and the Anthropocene
Modernity has us in a terrible bind. We know that ou... more
Jun 12 2022 28m
Customs and Habits
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Terrible Mind
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Anthropocene and the End of Nature
Chapter 3 6 mins
The Anthropocene and Nature
Chapter 4 23 sec
The Philosopher Zone
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The phenomenology of love
There’s a venerable philosophical tradition devoted ... more
Jun 5 2022 28m
Phenomenology of Love
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Conspiracy theories, anti-Semitism and fun
Anti-vaxxers in Times Square, New York January 2022
May 29 2022 38m
Jewish Monism and Hermeneutics
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Adoption and moral obligation
Rana, a 3 year old Syrian girl, in a local park with... more
May 22 2022 28m
Making Sense of Our Practices
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Identity politics
Identity politics is grounded in the appeal to a sta... more
May 15 2022 28m
Deconstruction
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Beauty: aesthetic or moral ideal?
Skin whitening products for sale in Mumbai, India
May 8 2022 28m
The Pressure to Be Attractive
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INTRODUCING — Face Value
The cosmetic enhancement industry is booming. Inject... more
May 5 2022 3m
Cosmetic Enhancements
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Rupture and hope
In a world shaken by war, pandemic and climate crisi... more
May 1 2022 28m
Messianic Motif in Thought
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Sex, death and chilli sauce
This week, a conversation about death, and the ways ... more
Apr 24 2022 28m
Integrated World View
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Philosophy and myth
The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, Ancient Delphi UNES... more
Apr 17 2022 28m
Enlightenment and Classical Mythology
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The predicament of existence
Most of us agree that pain is part of life, that non... more
Apr 10 2022 28m
The Philosopher Zone
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Moral beauty and art
"Rough hero" or moral monster? Satan in Paradise, by... more
Apr 3 2022 28m
Rough Heroes
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Philosophers in love
Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in Rome, Apr... more
Mar 27 2022 28m
Existentialism and Love.
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The ethics of uterus transplantation
What are the ethics of uterus transplantation?
Mar 20 2022 28m
Uterine Transplants
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Extremism
Aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, 19th April 1... more
Mar 13 2022 28m
Right-Wing Extremism in American Politics
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Trans-national adoption and "blending in"
At the end of the Korean War in 1953, the government... more
Mar 6 2022 28m
Anonymity and Social Life
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Efficiency, productivity, excess
British factory worker inspecting biscuits
Feb 27 2022 40m
The Importance of the Humanities.
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Consciousness and contemplation
Consciousness is one of those phenomena that combine... more
Feb 20 2022 28m
Conscious Experiences and Values
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Art and climate
Melting iceberg, Disko Bay, Greenland
Feb 13 2022 28m
Environmental Art in Climate Emergency
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China, Confucius and the courtyard
Courtyard in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China
Feb 6 2022 28m
Modern China
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Stuff
Many of us these days are buried beneath an avalanch... more
Jan 30 2022 28m
Nomad Lifestyle
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