The Socratic Sessions

🔍 Overview: This episode with Julian Baggini dives deep into what tools are available to all of us to help foster clearer philosophical thinking. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗣️ Highlights [Highlight 1]: How can we think clearly and more succinctly? [Highlight 2]: What does attention grant us, and why is it often overlooked? [Highlight 3]: How ca...

🔍 Overview: This clip with Julian Baggini explores the intriguing connection between our philosophical positions and underlying psychological biases. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠How to Think Like a Philosopher⁠⁠⁠⁠ : Essenti...

🔍 Overview: This clip with Julian Baggini discusses the critical role of attention in achieving a deeper understanding of complex ideas. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠How to Think Like a Philosopher⁠⁠⁠ : Essential Principles for Clearer...

🔍 Overview: This clip with Julian Baggini explores the concept of epistemic virtue and its crucial role in enhancing our clarity of thought. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠How to Think Like a Philosopher⁠⁠ : Essential Principles for Clearer Thinkin...

🔍 Overview: This episode with Eric Steinhart explores Platonism, paganism, ritual, religion and atheism. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗣️ Highlights Highlight 1]: How do ritual and religion intertwine? [Highlight 2]: What depth could platonic atheism grant metaphysics? [Highlight 3]: Are the physical structures around us built by mathematical structures...

🔍 Overview: This clip with Eric Steinhart delves into the fascinating concept that the self-negation of non-being leads to being itself. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Atheistic Platonism⁠⁠ : A Manifesto by Eric Charles Steinhart ⁠⁠Believing in Dawkins⁠⁠ : The New S...

🔍 Overview: This clip with Eric Steinhart delves into the intriguing idea that atheism can be seen as a form of extreme or hyper Protestantism for many. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Atheistic Platonism⁠⁠ : A Manifesto by Eric Charles Steinhart ⁠⁠Believing in Dawki...

🔍 Overview: This clip with Eric Steinhart explores the profound journey of music from mere entertainment to its deep connections with ritual and religion. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Atheistic Platonism⁠ : A Manifesto by Eric Charles Steinhart ⁠Believing in Dawkins⁠ : The...

🔍 Overview: This episode dives into Philp Goff's work within value fundamentalism, cosmic purpose and Pan-agentialism. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗣️ Highlights [Highlight 1]: What is value fundamentalism? [Highlight 2]: How could and does our universe have 'purpose'? [Highlight 3]: How does free will and value collide? 📚 Episode Resources (aff...

🔍 Overview: This clip with Philip Goff delves into the profound struggle between good and evil, examining how conscious creatures engage with values despite the looming threat of annihilation from cataclysmic events. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠⁠Fine-tuning and the Problem o...

🔍 Overview: This clip with Philip Goff explores how abstract Platonic objects might underpin the fundamental properties that give rise to cosmic purpose and value. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠Fine-tuning and the Problem of Evil⁠⁠ | Philip Goff | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #2 ⁠⁠Twi...

🔍 Overview: This clip with Philip Goff explores the concept of value fundamentalism and its resilience, even in the face of a future where everything may one day cease to exist. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠Fine-tuning and the Problem of Evil⁠ | Philip Goff | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #2...

📝 Listener Note : This dialogue was originally captured and aired on "When Belief Dies" in Q4 2022/Q1 2023. Episodes 1, 2, and 11 are the sole remnants from my original series. 🔍 Overview: This episode with Graham Oppy and Joe Schmid explores atheism's philosophical roots, and what this means for those of us who engage with it. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bit...

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Graham Oppy and Joe Schmid discuss the varying degrees of certainty and credence within atheistic belief systems. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠⁠Logic and Theism⁠⁠⁠ by Jordan Howard Sobel ⁠⁠⁠Theism and Atheism: Opposing Arguments in Philosophy⁠⁠⁠ - Edited b...

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Graham Oppy and Joe Schmid explore the intersection of atheism and culture, with a focus on the contributions of David Hume and other influential thinkers. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠Logic and Theism⁠⁠ by Jordan Howard Sobel ⁠⁠Theism and Atheism: Opposing Argu...

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Graham Oppy and Joe Schmid delve into the rich historical and philosophical traditions of atheism. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠Logic and Theism⁠ by Jordan Howard Sobel ⁠Theism and Atheism: Opposing Arguments in Philosophy⁠ - Edited by Graham Oppy and Joseph Koterski ⁠...

🔍  Overview:  In this episode, Joshua Rasmussen and Sam explore how logic and reason grant access to fundamental reality, and then examine what that fundamental reality could be. 🤝  Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗣️ Highlights [Highlight 1]: How can Reason and Logic enable us to learn about fundamental reality? [Highlight 2]: How do...

🔍  Overview:  In this clip, Joshua Rasmussen delves into the intricacies of the problem of evil through the lens of story theodicy. 🤝  Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚  Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠How Reason Can Lead to God⁠⁠ : A Philosopher's Bridge to Fait...

🔍  Overview:  In this clip, Joshua Rasmussen delves into how mathematics is intricately woven into the very fabric of reality's foundation. 🤝  Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚  Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠How Reason Can Lead to God⁠⁠ : A Philosopher's Br...

🔍  Overview:  In this clip, Joshua Rasmussen navigates the journey of seeking philosophical truth, delving into why this pursuit is more worthy than holding onto currently known treasure. 🤝  Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚  Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Website⁠ ⁠How Reason Can Lead...

🔍  Overview:  In this episode, Benjamin Watkins (from Real Atheology) and Sam explore the life and work of the 18th-century Scottish philosopher David Hume. 🤝  Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗣️ Highlights [Highlight 1]: Who was David Hume, and what was life like whilst he was writing in 18th-century Scotland? [Highlight 2]: What philosoph...

🔍  Overview:  In this clip, Benjamin Watkins (from Real Atheology) examines how Hume confronted design pre-Darwin. 🤝  Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚  Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) Benjamin Watkins - ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ The Real Atheology Podcast - ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ The Real Atheology Podcast - ⁠⁠⁠...

🔍  Overview:  In this clip, Benjamin Watkins (from Real Atheology) delves into David Hume's various contributions to moral philosophy. 🤝  Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚  Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) Benjamin Watkins - ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ The Real Atheology Podcast - ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ The Real Atheology...

🔍  Overview:  In this clip, Benjamin Watkins (from Real Atheology) explores David Hume's wide and lasting impact on Philosophy of Religion. 🤝  Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚  Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) Benjamin Watkins - ⁠Twitter⁠ The Real Atheology Podcast - ⁠Twitter⁠ The Real Atheology Podc...

🔍  Overview:  This episode dives into Atheism as a philosophical subject with Professor Graham Oppy. Together, we explore what atheism is, how it differs from theism, agnosticism, and innocence, and what this means for how we think and explore philosophy of religion. 🤝  Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🗣️ Highlights [Highlight 1]: What are the di...