Inverted Spectrum Media

Reductio

Science EN ↓ 37 episodes

A seasonal podcast that brings the ideas and tools of philosophy to everyone. Featuring interviews with professional philosophers, personal stories, and lots of fun thought experiments. We'll start with about 5 episodes per season. Monads are shorts that tend to involve less production than full seasonal episodes. Contact us at invertedspectrum@outlook.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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s01e01: What the Heck is a Reductio? 19.01.2020 40:51

In which Andrew explores the namesake of the podcast, with expertise on the Flat Earth Hypothesis from Jolyon Johnson and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster with Jessica Gonzalez. Episode Link: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e01 Reductio on iTunes ‎Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Reductio on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/reductio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Monad 10 - Religious Exemptions and Civil Disobedience 23.11.2019 36:30

I speak with Brian Hutler about an argument that certain religious exemptions shouldn't be used in certain circumstances. Episode Link to share and for transcript https://shows.acast.com/reductio/monad-10-religious-exemptions-and-civil-disobedience Hutler's Paper https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/papa.12150 Some relevant news articles https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/...

Monad 9: Co-Operatism 13.09.2019 36:56

In which Andrew discusses a potential economic system in which large businesses are turned into co-ops. Help from Laurie Niles, President of the Board, Chico Natural Foods, Co-Op. Episode Link to share and for transcripts https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-9-co-operatism Our Homepage www.invertedspectrummedia.com Our iTunes page (rate and review please!) ‎Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple...

Monad 8: Before Birth 31.08.2019 16:03

In which Andrew discusses one of his favorite arguments from Plato's Phaedo. Episode Link to Share https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-7-before-birth Our Homepage http://www.invertedspectrummedia.com Our Apple Podcasts Page (Please Rate and Review!) ‎Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Our Patreon Page Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and U...

AudioSophia - Bertrand Russell on the Value of Philosophy 10.08.2019 16:33

The first in a potential series of high quality audio renditions of available philosophy texts. My current thought is to call the series "AudioSophia" which isn't what I call it in the intro here. What do you think? Honestly, there are better pictures of Russell, but this one was taken at UCLA and so has a special place in my heart. Episode Link to Share https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/audiosophia...

Monad 7: Doctor Andrew Lavin 31.07.2019 24:55

Andrew's dissertation is done and ready to be filed! So he celebrated by creating a Monad discussing the basics of his dissertation on Normality. A trailer for Season One too! Episode Link for Sharing and Transcript https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-7-doctor-andrew-lavin Our Homepage www.invertedspectrummedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monad 6: Ibn Sina's Floating Person 11.07.2019 20:09

In which the thought experiment of the "Floating Man" from Arabic philosopher Ibn Sina is discussed. Are you always necessarily aware of yourself (so long as you are aware of anything at all)? What is the structure of experience? Warning: the music featured after the episode contains some harsh language, discretion advised. The monad itself is totally child friendly. This Episode Link for sharing:...

Monad 5: Zeno and his Paradoxes 27.06.2019 17:50

Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-5-zeno-and-his-paradoxes Article on Zeno's Paradoxes and the "Standard Solution" https://www.iep.utm.edu/zeno-par/ Our Patreon Page: Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | Patreon Our iTunes Page: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reductio-adventures-in-ideas/id1352862928 Ou...

Monad 4: What is Philosophy? 23.05.2019 21:11

Andrew explores a simple question that might be overdue at this point: what is philosophy anyways? With contributions from June Brown, Michael Fitzpatrick (and his kitty Cozette), Kimberly Engels, Kelby Peeler, Olufemi Taiwo, and Dean Dominguez. Episode link to share: https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-4-what-is-philosophy Our Patreon Page: Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast ab...

Monad 3 - On Dog Whistles 08.05.2019 1:11:14

In which Andrew talks with JJ Lang about the concept of a "dog whistle"—especially when applied to the political realm—and about recent charges of dog whistling against Rep. Ilhan Omar. Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad3ondogwhistles Lang's piece on which out interview is based: https://theoutline.com/post/7286/the-anatomy-of-a-dogwhistle Inverted Spectrum Media's webs...

Monad 2: The Vice of Consistency 15.04.2019 27:42

Andrew tries out an argument that it's often best to be inconsistent and so being consistent might not be a good thing in the first place. Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-2-the-vice-of-consistency Inverted Spectrum Media http://www.invertedspectrummedia.com NPR stories about rebuilding in Santa Rosa https://www.npr.org/2018/10/16/656532029/getting-back-what-you-lost-...

Monad 1: What's a Monad? 12.02.2019 18:20

Andrew takes a deep dive into Leibniz's theory of "monads" to set up a series of Bonus Features playfully called "Monads." Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad1 Leibniz's Monadology https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/leibniz1714b.pdf Inverted Spectrum Media http://www.invertedspectrummedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.