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Philosophy For Our Times

Philosophy For Our Times

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    10K-100K monthly listeners
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    4.4 (166 ratings)
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  • Language
    English
  • Genre
    Society & Culture, Philosophy
  • Location
    United States
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https://art19.com/shows/philosophy-for-our-times

Recent episodes

  • Sep 15, 2026 — Are electrons real? What is the connection between physics and Buddhism? Is now the time to rehumanise science?Since the Hellenistic period, Eastern philosophies have been an integral part of scientific thought and the development of multiple fields....

    Rehumanising science | Carlo Rovelli - Part 1
  • Sep 08, 2026 — What is managerialism? Why is the meritocracy sliding into technocracy? Does suffering make us seem more pure?We tend to think that today’s progressive politics advances equality through moral awareness and identity. But Catherine Liu argues that it...

    Taking down the cultural elite | Catherine Liu
  • Sep 01, 2026 — Is freedom always an absolute good? For freedom to be beneficial and practical, does it need constraining? Are attacks on freedom really the first step to tyranny?From freedom from tyranny and poverty to the right to free speech, we assume freedom is...

    The chains of freedom | Daniel Markovits, Elizabeth Anderson, Yaron Brook
  • Aug 25, 2026 — Joel Dinerstein unpicks the surprisingly intricate history of coolness, from its roots in jazz, development as a term and explosion in usage throughout the 20th century.

    The secret history of cool | Joel Dinerstein
  • Aug 18, 2026 — Kishore Mahbubani argues that the downfall of the West is not an upheaval but a historical rebalancing of world affairs.

    Rebalancing the global order | Kishore Mahbubani

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