Art Sun

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Apr 29, 2026

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Episodes

Religious Language: Propositions, Meaning, and Use #1537 08.04.2025

📿 How do we talk about the unspeakable? Delve into the paradoxes of divine talk—where metaphors carry mysteries and silence sometimes says the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Self-Consciousness: Key Theories and Concepts #1536 08.04.2025

🪞 Who’s watching the watcher? Explore the strange loop of self-awareness—where the mind meets itself and reality doubles back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Literal and Nonliteral Meaning in Classical Indian Philosophy #1535 08.04.2025

🕉️ Can silence say more than speech? Uncover how Indian thinkers mastered metaphor, analogy, and the mystical depths of language. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justice: Core Concepts and Contemporary Theories #1534 08.04.2025

⚖️ What does justice really mean? From Plato to Rawls to today, trace the evolving heartbeat of one of philosophy’s most powerful ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ethical Issues in Gamete Donation and Sale #1533 08.04.2025

🧪 Can you put a price on potential life? Explore the moral minefield of sperm, eggs, and embryos—where parenthood, consent, and commerce collide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reasoning About Power in Games #1532 08.04.2025

🎲 Who really holds the power? Whether in chess, politics, or war, explore how logic and strategy reveal the invisible structures of control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Philosophical Study of Depiction and Pictorial Representation #1531 08.04.2025

🖼️ How do pictures mean? Dive into the mystery of images—what makes them show something, and how our minds turn paint into presence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philosophy of Systems and Synthetic Biology #1530 08.04.2025

🧬 Can we design life like software? Enter a world where biology is programmable, and philosophers ask: what does it mean to "build" the living? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Equality of Educational Opportunity: A Philosophical Review #1529 08.04.2025

🏫 Fairness or fantasy? Unpack the tangled ideals behind equal education—where justice, merit, and access wrestle in the classroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mary Shepherd's Philosophy: Causation, Perception, and Mind #1528 08.04.2025

🧠 She took on Hume—and won. Rediscover Mary Shepherd, the underappreciated thinker who flipped causation and consciousness on their heads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moral Particularism vs Moral Generalism 08.04.2025

⚖️ Are moral rules always true—or never enough? Clash with the debate that tears up ethical theory: do principles matter, or is context king? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

QBism and Pragmatist Views of Quantum Theory #1526 08.04.2025

🌀 Does the observer create reality? Dive into QBism, where quantum probabilities are personal bets, and the universe might just be waiting on you . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Susan Stebbing: Logic, Analysis, and Critical Thinking #1525 07.04.2025

🧠 Think clearly—or be manipulated. Meet the original clarity queen—Susan Stebbing—who fought bad thinking with sharp logic and sharper prose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Schiller's Philosophy: Beauty, Reason, and Human Development #1524 07.04.2025

🎨 Can art make us whole? Enter Schiller’s world where beauty isn’t just aesthetic—it’s the key to freedom, balance, and becoming fully human. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perceptual Learning: Long-Lasting Changes from Experience #1523 07.04.2025

👁️‍🗨️ See the world differently—literally. Explore how perception itself is shaped by experience, and what that means for knowledge, expertise, and reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Philosophy of Hope: An Overview #1522 07.04.2025

🌅 Is hope rational—or necessary? Unpack the power of hope in ethics, politics, and the human spirit—where despair is not the end, but the beginning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dependence Logic and Its Extensions #1521 07.04.2025

🧠 Truth isn’t always independent. Discover a logic where what you know depends on what you already know—rewriting how we understand information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ramon Llull: Life, Works, and the :Ars Magna #1520 07.04.2025

🔮 Can logic prove God? Meet Ramon Llull—the mystic mathematician who invented a “thinking machine” in the 13th century to unite all religions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Games, Full Abstraction, and Full Completeness #1519 07.04.2025

🎮 Can a game explain reality? Enter the strange intersection of computation, logic, and game theory—where programs become players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philosophy of Immunology #1518 07.04.2025

🦠 Is your immune system intelligent? Explore the body’s silent reasoning—where self, threat, and identity blur in molecular warfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Normative Authority of Logic #1517 07.04.2025

📏 Why should logic tell us what to think? Question the unquestionable—why does logic matter for reasoning, and can it ever be wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Algebraic Propositional Logic: Foundations and Developments #1516 07.04.2025

🧮 When logic meets algebra, sparks fly. Discover the hidden structures behind logical statements—and the math that makes truth computable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Genomics, Postgenomics, and Their Philosophical Implications #1515 07.04.2025

🧬 Your genes are not your destiny. From blueprint to system, explore how modern science rethinks life—and what that means for identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientific Representation: An Overview #1514 07.04.2025

🔬 Is a model a mirror—or a map? Dive into how science represents the world—through metaphors, math, and massive simplifications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michel Henry: Phenomenology of Life and Affectivity #1513 07.04.2025

🌊 What if life is what feels you? Step into Henry’s radical inner world—where life is self-revealing, and emotion is deeper than thought. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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