From Nowhere to Nothing

In this episode, I provide a brief update on the status of the podcast, along with a freebie.

In this episode, we look at the unique approach Mary Midgely took to addressing important topics like science, morality, and life.

In this episode, we sample and discuss a few of the many concepts Immanuel Kant explored with his philosophy.

In this episode, we attempt to define belonging and examine the intricate ways in which it affects agency, identity, and morality.

In this episode, we try to parse apart what awareness means within the context of perception and consciousness, confronting what this means for personhood and life.

In this episode, we explore many of philosophy's deepest questions by asking whether or not absolutes exist.

In this episode, we look at the relationship between science and philosophy: where one ends and the other begins, their need for each other, and how that affects society.

In this episode, we discuss what it means to be normal and how we epistemologically and ontologically derive these notions.

In this episode, we struggle with the dynamic and paradoxical nature of authenticity, examining lingual and contextual factors.  

In this episode, we look at the historical, academic, and anecdotal narratives of skepticism.

In this episode, we explore the multifaceted symbiosis of authority, power, relationship, influence, and the effect they have on people and society.

In this episode, we examine the role of perspective in perception, reality, and truth.  

In this episode, we look at the context, ethics, and aesthetics of the TV series The Mandalorian.

In this episode, we pick apart what it means to be isolated, the contrasting effects it can have, and what it means for us as people.

In this episode, with the help of a special guest, we look at the compelling nature of villains, their relationship to heroes, the stories we tell, and the lives we live.

In this episode, we take a hard look at what a hero is, and whether they can exist in reality, or only in our imaginations.

In this episode, we analyze our conception of translation across language, media, and human thought.

In this episode, we look at the ideas Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel contributed to the field of philosophy and how those ideas can be used in the context of the world we live in today.

In this episode, we grapple with the various flavors of monism and dualism and the implications they have on consciousness and reality.

In this episode, we dive headlong into the topic of dreams referencing and utilizing material from previous conversations about consciousness, reality, epistemology, and more.  

In this episode, we ask epistemological and metaphysical questions about the role of gratefulness in the human experience.

In this episode, we look at the complex, paradoxical, and magical experience of Flow state. 

In this episode, we look at branding: the amalgamation of symbolism with symbiotic interplay between producer and consumer, and what that means for modernity. 

In this episode, we take a deep look at symbolism: examining not just representative concepts, but origin theories and consequences on our ideas of meaning and reality.

In this episode, we examine gods of death from various cultures, as well as examining conceptual paradigms of the afterlife.