17: It Is What It Is! (metaphysics!)
17: It Is What It Is! (metaphysics!)
We take the throwaway phrase, “It Is What It Is” and apply it to METAPHYSICS, which then takes us to practical applicati... Read more
25 Jul 2013
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16: The Republic (2 of 2). The City, Its Influence.
16: The Republic (2 of 2). The City, Its Influence.
Tones and Mike continue their discussion on the Republic, focusing on the city that Plato conceptualizes and how it has ... Read more
1 Jun 2013
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15: The Republic (1of2), Partners, and Writing
15: The Republic (1of2), Partners, and Writing
After a long hiatus, Tones and Mike are finally back with a 2-part episode on Plato’s Republic. In this Part 1 episode,... Read more
12 Apr 2013
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14: ThoughtExperiments, Election Day, and Writing
14: ThoughtExperiments, Election Day, and Writing
Mike and Tones focus on a theme of balancing the narrow scope of the concrete vs. the wide scope of fundamentals by talk... Read more
16 Nov 2012
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13: Breaking Bad, Pragmatism, Principles, and Business
13: Breaking Bad, Pragmatism, Principles, and Business
Mike and Tones discuss the philosophic ideas within the Breaking Bad TV series, Mike’s new business classes, and the sit... Read more
5 Sep 2012
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Ep.12: Marx, Communism, and Political Philosophy
Ep.12: Marx, Communism, and Political Philosophy
Mike and Tones discuss Marx’s Communist Manifesto. Are his views “good on paper, bad in practice,” a blueprint for tyra... Read more
25 Jul 2012
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Ep11: Socrates II: Apology, Crito, Democracy and Principles.
Ep11: Socrates II: Apology, Crito, Democracy and Principles.
Mike and Tones continue their discussion on Socrates in the Apology and the Crito, focusing on what philosophic ideas we... Read more
21 Jun 2012
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Ep.10: Socrates in THEAETETUS
Ep.10: Socrates in THEAETETUS
Mike and Tones begin their discussion on Socrates (to be continued) by concentrating on Plato’s Theaetetus. They don’t ... Read more
1 Jun 2012
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Ep9: Aesthetics
Ep9: Aesthetics
Mike and Tones discuss philosophy’s role in Aesthetics and why anyone should care enough to think about art. We also ar... Read more
14 May 2012
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Ep8: FreeWill, B.F. Skinner, and Aesthetics
Ep8: FreeWill, B.F. Skinner, and Aesthetics
A discussion of B.F. Skinner and Tones’s recent findings on Twitter take us deeper into the discussion of Freewill. We ... Read more
22 Apr 2012
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