The Ben Wood Johnson Podcast

This is the final episode in the biographical series about hate in America. In this episode, Dr. Johnson relates his plight to survive in America. He discusses the strategies that he utilizes to stay alive. This episode wraps up the eleventh season of the Ben Wood Johnson Podcast. Stay tuned for the next season, which will begin in January 2024. Let us listen!

Identity is the backbone of human existence. Knowing who you are and where you belong gives a sense of self in the world. You can place the self where you need to be in order to be or even to exist without serendipity. Living without an identity can be a tragedy for the person. In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson talks about self-identity. Using personal stories and a philosophical narrative, Dr...

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson talks about hate in general. He discusses the nature of hate. He outlines five major motives hatred festers in the world. Dr. Johnson relates a couple of lived events to illustrate the rise of hate in America, particularly during the early 2000s. Let us listen!

En este episodio, el Dr. Ben Wood Johnson habla sobre la reciente crisis en la frontera haitiano-dominicana con respecto a la construcción de un canal hidráulico. Existe una necesidad urgente de paz entre las dos naciones. El Dr. Johnson aboga por la armonía y la paz entre los dos pueblos. Los Haitianos y los Dominicanos son hermanos. ¡Escuchemos!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson talks about hate in America. He continues the discussion about discrimination, social exclusion, and racism in America. Relating personal stories, Dr. Johnson outlines his struggles to carve himself a place to be in that part of the world. This episode is the second installment in a series of episodes about Dr. Johnson's lived experiences in the United States....

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This episode narrates a personal story. Dr. Ben Wood Johnson discusses his personal plights in the United States. This episode is part of a series of entries about Dr. Johnson's lived experiences in that part of the world. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson discusses the need for a person to resist the hurdles that life may throw at him. This conversation is about human survival. Dr. Johnson relates the realities a man may face in his daily struggles to stay alive. No matter what, Dr. Johnson urges you to thrive. He urges you to survive. Let us listen!

After a long pause, the Ben Wood Johnson Podcast is back. In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson talks about the notion of criminality. Dr. Johnson elaborates on the nature of human criminality. This episode is not an endorsement of crime in society. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson examines two main theories about crime (Natural and spiritual explanations for crime). Dr. Johnson elaborates on the ramifications of these theoretical approaches to understanding crime in society. He discusses the implications of such approaches for the man. This is not an endorsement of criminal conduct of any sorts. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson talks about theories of crime. He discusses the rationale people develop overtime for crime. This is not an endorsement of criminal conduct of any sorts. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson continues his introduction about the concept of crime. This is a summary of the major ideas that pervade the literature. Dr. Johnson notes the need to examine crime from a philosophical lens. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson dissects the notion of crime. There is a need to understand the nature of crime in society. There is a need to understand the reason people commit crimes. Dr. Johnson argues that contemporary viewpoints about the notion of crime are in error. Let us listen!

Welcome to a new season. In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson examines the notion of choice. He talks about the degree to which people have choice. Dr. Johnson notes that the individual does not have choices. This concept is erroneous. It is the result of mistaken assumptions about human nature. Let us listen!

In this final installment about the concept of legal obligation, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson talks about the notion of self-censorship. The individual censors the self. He forces the self to obey the law. The obligation is not intrinsic; it is not innate. Instead, the citizen obligates the self to obey the law for his own sake. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson examines the concept of artificial duties. The understanding here is that unnatural duties are artificial responsibilities in nature. In this case, the person is obligated to be or he or she must omit from being, depending on the laws that are in effect in a particular social milieu. These duties are not inherent in the person. They ought to be induced; they m...

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson talks about intrinsic duties and legal obligation. The notion of intrinsic duties implies an unnatural sense of being in the world. The individual rationalizes his state of being. Intrinsic duties are part of the person's identity. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson continues the conversation about legal obligation. The focus this week is on the notion of "Natural Evolution." In this case, the individual learns to obey. But it is a process. The individual learns to be a certain way. He does so overtime. Dr. Johnson notes that consent annuls obligation and vice versa. Whenever there is consent, there can be no obligation....

In this installment, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson continues the conversation about legal obligation. The focus this week is on the notion of consent. Dr. Johnson argues that consent is unnecessary so long as the citizen has a natural inclination to obey. Consent and social contract contradict one another. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson examines the mechanism of enforcing legal obedience. The discussion centers on the role of the police in compelling individuals to obey the law. Dr. Johnson points fallacies in the debate about police brutality and the notion of "defunding" the police. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson continues the conversation about legal obligation. The focus this week is on the notion of inducing obedience. Dr. Johnson argues that the being or the person is not inherently obedient. He must learn to obey. The learning process itself could be understood as the induction of obedience. Let us listen!

In this episode, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson continues the conversation about legal obligation. The focus this week is about the degree to which the person must compel the self. Dr. Johnson argues that there ought to be a mechanism for compulsion. Let us listen!

The concept of legal obligation is the trademark of political philosophy. In this podcast, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson introduces the concept of legal obedience. This is the first installment of a series of podcasts about the notion of citizen obedience. Let us listen!

This is the third installment in a series of episodes about human freedom. This podcast examines the role of politics in human freedom. Dr. Johnson argues that politics is the core of human survival. It is the essence of self-identity. Every human being must strategize to survive. Politics is the mechanism that enables the being to hide the self.

This podcast is the second installment in a series of episodes about freedom. This entry discusses the notion of human freedom in relation to the Coronavirus pandemic. In it, Dr. Johnson argues that the pandemic makes it indisputable that nobody is free in society. To learn more about human freedom, grab a copy of Dr. Johnson's recent book about the subject.