Unlimited Opinions - Philosophy, Theology, Linguistics, & More

On this episode, Adam is...well, kinda bored actually. Mark and Adam break down the approaches to logic of various philosophers in the Modern Era of philosophy. They look at the empiricist logic of Mill, Frege's refoundation of logic, the inductive reasoning of Peirce, and the saga of the Principia Mathematica, all while discussing the absolute importance of being able to use logical reasonin...

Phenomenology: a branch of philosophy or a song famously covered by the Muppets? Find out on this episode of Unlimited Opinions! This time, Mark and Adam look at the last summaries of philosophers in the Modern Era of philosophy from Freud to Derrida. They discuss Freud's psychoanalysis, Husserl's phenomenology, the existentialism of Heidegger and Sartre, and the potentially complete sat...

How many people in our lives are really fully-fledged people to us and not just NPCs? How do we wrap our minds around the fact that everyone is their own individual person? All this and more probably will not be answered in this episode of Unlimited Opinions! Mark and Adam look at more philosophers in the Modern Era of philosophy, including Frege's birth of analytical philosophy, British Idea...

Mark and Adam are moving into the Modern Era of philosophy! In this episode, they cover philosophical ideas such as Bentham's utilitarianism, Schopenhauer's philosophy of the will, Karl Marx's communism, Nietzsche's denunciation of Christian values, and many more in between. They break down the evils of pure utilitarian majority rule, the fallacies of acting purely on faith, an...

After a brief hiatus, Unlimited Opinions is back! In this episode, Mark and Adam discuss the Early Modern philosophical beliefs about God. They break down Molina's opinions on omniscience and freedom, Pascal's safe bet, Hume's disregard for miracles, and much more. The long-lasting debate on God's omniscience continues strong on this episode, and the two talk about their experi...

What are the qualities of a righteous government? Is it complete governance by the people? Complete authority from the government? A mix of both? In this episode, Mark and Adam look at the answers to these questions provided by philosophers from the Early Modern era. They delve into Machiavelli's practical, yet cynical and brutal approach to how to lead a group of people. They look at the com...

How is casuistry pronounced? Cause-istry? Kazoo-istry? It probably would've been very easy to Google before recording, but who need professionalism anyway? In this episode, Mark and Adam look at the Early Modern Ethical systems. Should morality be looked at on a purely case-by-case basis as the casuists suggest, or does every action need to be universally moral as Kant says? Or is it best to...

This isn't a podcast episode! This is just your collection of ideas about a podcast episode! You can't perceive us, no matter how hard you try! On this episode of Unlimited Opinions, Mark and Adam look at the Early Modern perspectives on mind and soul. They look at whether or not souls exist, how they relate to our bodies, and what exactly our identity is. They cover philosophers like De...

What is everything? Do things exist? Does God take an active role in our lives? What causes things to happen? Mark and Adam probably don't know, but they're going to talk about these questions all the same! In this episode, they break down the Early Modern approaches to metaphysics, from the Eternal Truths of Descartes to Berkeley's Idealism to Hume's ideas on Causation. There...

Who wanted to hear about Roadhouse again? Probably nobody, but there's another reference to it all the same! In this episode, Mark and Adam break down the Early Modern philosophical approach to Physics, covering philosophers and scientists such as Descartes, Galileo, and Isaac Newton. From Cartesian mechanistic physics to the revival of atomism and the Universal Law of Gravitation, the progre...

What can we know? How much can we know? Who cares? All these questions and more are answered in this episode of Unlimited Opinions! Mark and Adam break down the various Early Modern philosophical perspectives on what we can and cannot know. Adam's least favorite philosophy, scepticism, rears its ugly head in full force, and the pair looks at realism, idealism, empiricism, nominalism, and the...

Adam is compared to a French revolutionary and Mark gets very upset! Also, the pair breaks down the third and final section of background of Early Modern philosophers, from David Hume to Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. They discuss the flaws in empiricism, the value of theology, and the overcomplication and categorization of many of the philosophers. There are also a couple Tolkien references and a brief...

We can't prove if anything exists or not, and that's either really scary or does not matter at all! On this episode of Unlimited Opinions, Mark and Adam break down more of the Early Modern Philosophers from Descartes to Berkeley, as the name would suggest. They discuss Descartes' massive influence on all of modern philosophy, John Locke's brilliant political ideas, Baruch Spino...

"Prolix and tedious." "An unnecessary tragedy." "Scholars were impatient of it, regarding its terminology as barbarous, and its complexities as pettifogging." No, those are not reviews of the podcast, but descriptions of sections of Sixteenth-Century Philosophy! Join Mark and Adam as they discuss a brief overview of the major shifts in philosophy in the 16th century....

Outside of time? Inside of time? Beyond time? Who understands when God truly is? Not Mark and Adam, that's for sure! Nevertheless, they tackle medieval opinions on the existence and qualities of God in the nineteenth episode of Unlimited Opinions. From the well-known philosophers of Augustine, Aquinas, and Ockham to the lesser-known opinions of Eriugena, Peter Damiani, and Lorenzo Valla, Mark...

In this episode, Mark and Adam hit some heavy topics. They move through the medieval ethics of St. Augustine, Abelard, St. Thomas Aquinas, duns Scotus, and William Ockham, while discussing pressing topical issues. The episode is ended with an expletive-ridden rant against God's orders to Abraham, so make sure to listen through to the end! Give us your opinions here!

"Pain don't hurt!" Interspersed between Roadhouse references, Mark and Adam discuss medieval beliefs on mind, soul, intellect, and free will. They highlight philosophers such as St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Avicenna, and Ockham. They also invent a new superhero, Agent Intellect, point out the flaws in Bucky Barnes' Hobbit reference, and discuss the Borg! Give us your opin...

In this episode, Mark and Adam discuss what a horse actually is and other important questions. Their discussion about medieval metaphysics leads to many interesting places, such as St. Thomas Aquinas and Avicenna, potentiality and actuality, essence and existence, and a particularly awful childhood limerick.  Give us your opinions here!

Countless stupid asides! From the X-Men and college stories to The Young Ones and Gozer the Destructor, Mark and Adam bring up an unnecessary amount of ridiculous side tangents. In between the tangents, they discuss Medieval Physics surrounding time, infinity, and space! Notable philosophers discussed in this episode are St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Philoponus, and Henry the Dumb. Give us yo...

In this episode, Adam explains philosophical concepts about how we come to possess knowledge and how intellect differs from faith. Much is explained about the differences between Augustine's, Aquinas', and Duns Scotus' views on our acquisition of knowledge and reason. Mark responds with "yes." Frequently. He also discusses his college experiences and divulges helpful infor...

In this episode, Mark and Adam discuss medieval takes on language and its relation to logic. While Mark would rather talk about dinosaurs, his hatred for Caillou, or riddling ogres, Adam breaks down the very many details regarding the function of language in the medieval period. They also finally figure out the practical use for philosophy! Follow us on Twitter @UlmtdOpinions! Give us your opinion...

Follow us on Twitter @UlmtdOpinions! In this episode, Mark and Adam tackle the massive second half of Medieval Philosophy. They look at the many schoolmen of Paris and Oxford, from Robert Grosseteste and St. Thomas Aquinas to William Ockham and John Wyclif. They also discuss their opinions on Catholic school teaching and their disapproval of the hierarchy of the Catholic Church as it stands today....

Adam and Mark move on to medieval philosophy! Beginning with the second half of St. Augustine's life, through Boethius and the great early Muslim and Jewish philosophers, all the way to Maimonides, the duo breaks down the doings of many of the great medieval philosophers. Scattered amongst the discussion are several Star Trek references and discussions of Latin classes.  Give us your opinions...

Polytheism, monotheism, and trinities, oh my! In this episode, Mark and Adam look at the evolution of Ancient theology as philosophers move away from the polytheism of the Greeks and head into belief in monotheistic prime movers. They also talk for an excessive amount of time about whether or not you can really think about thinking, or if you are really just thinking about nothing when you are onl...

Mark and Adam continue with Chapter 8 of Anthony Kenny's History of Western Philosophy, which is all about ancient ethics. From the first moralist Democritus to Aristotle to the Stoics, all kinds of different ethical views are discussed. Mark discusses his favorites of Democritus' aphorisms (with Adam throwing in some Norse wisdom), and a discussion of sin and the ultimate goal of life b...