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The Spinoza Triad: Philosophy in our World

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Welcome to The Spinoza Triad. We are a group of seasoned educators who like to discuss philosophy, culture and any big ideas which interest us. These podcasts are aimed at anyone who enjoys philosophy. Please join us and share in our enthusiasm as we grope around in the great ideas of the world. We aim to be amusing, illuminating and on occasion, thought- provoking. Listen as we fail in the attempt. email: jfgibbs105@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/john-gibbs1/message https://www.facebook.com/groups/333603241740844/ https://www.speakpipe.com/SpinozaFeedback https://sites.google.com/d/1OL94UHC

Location:

United Kingdom

Description:

Welcome to The Spinoza Triad. We are a group of seasoned educators who like to discuss philosophy, culture and any big ideas which interest us. These podcasts are aimed at anyone who enjoys philosophy. Please join us and share in our enthusiasm as we grope around in the great ideas of the world. We aim to be amusing, illuminating and on occasion, thought- provoking. Listen as we fail in the attempt. email: jfgibbs105@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/john-gibbs1/message https://www.facebook.com/groups/333603241740844/ https://www.speakpipe.com/SpinozaFeedback https://sites.google.com/d/1OL94UHC

Language:

English

Contact:

01327830707


Episodes

The philosophy of history and the lost past.

11/15/2023
In this episode Dr Richard Miller, Dan Rowland and John Gibbs discuss how philosophy has grappled with the problem of defining history. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:52:36

Truth in the age of Post Truth.

10/31/2023
In this episode the Spinoza Triad, Dr. Richard Miller, Dan Rowland and John Gibbs, discuss the philosophy of truth and the post truth world. We discuss how philosophy might help us understand the rise of populi, social media, conspiracy theories and the privatisation of truth. We also discuss the possibilities of UFOs. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:55:24

How to learn. An interview with Dr Richard Miller

8/24/2023
In this episode, I interview my fellow Spinoza host Dr. Richard Miller. We discuss learning, schools, music, MMA, and philosophy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:58:08

Artificial Intelligence and the problem of Consciousness.

8/17/2023
In this episode, Dan, Richard, and John discuss consciousness, intelligence, and AI. We discuss the Turing Test, the Chinese Room, and the future of AI. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:01:13:22

Thus Spake Zarathustra: The Jester and the Tightrope Walker

8/6/2023
In this episode Richard and John discuss the first part of Friedrich Nietzsche's most poetic book, Thus Spake Zarathustra and as usual, we ask, what does it say to us today? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:01:03:42

Kierkegaard and the philosophy of choice

6/22/2023
In this episode of the Spinoza Triad, John Gibbs and Dr. Richard Miller discuss their reading of Soren Kierkegaard's book Either, Or. Dan Rowland was unable to join us for this episode. Richard supplied the music. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:41:45

If you could have world peace would you want it. The Beauty Queen experiment

4/1/2023
In this episode, Dr. Richard Miller and John Gibbs discuss the concept of evil, free will, and the possibility of world peace. If you could release a virus into the world which would make all humans peaceful- what would you do? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:51:18

The continuity of the self. The Transporter Experiment

3/19/2023
What does it mean to be me? Am I the same person at all times and will I be the same person in the future? In the Spinoza Triad, John Gibbs, Dr. Richard Miller, and Dan Rowland discuss the continuity of the self and Derek Parfit's famous 'Transporter Thought Experiment'. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:01:04:26

Psychopaths. The others we fear and seem to know.

1/30/2023
In this episode, Richard (Dr. Richard Miller) and I consider the appeal of the literature, films, and podcasts which focus on Psychopaths. We wonder what this might say about our world and if philosophy might help us to understand. We share some ideas in a discussion covering many themes including popular culture, Kantian ethics, the nature of evil, and society. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:59:56

Nietzsche's Eternal Reoccurrence. Would you enjoy the repeat episode of your life?

11/8/2022
In this episode, Richard, Dan, and I discuss Nietzsche's famous thought experiment of eternal reoccurrence. Would you wish to live your life exactly as you have lived it, again and again for eternity? Would this be a curse or a blessing? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:46:39

Richard introduces Mark Fisher: Capitalist Realism

6/27/2022
This is an introduction to the work and ideas of Mark Fisher which we discuss in more detail in our podcast- Capitalist Realism: Can we think beyond capitalism? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:04:47

Capitalist Realism: Can we think beyond capitalism?

6/18/2022
In this episode, Richard introduces the Spinoza Triad to Mark Fisher's ideas and Capitalist Realism's ideas. Our discussion focuses on his and our experiences in education. We consider the state of British society, and the all-pervasive nature of capitalism and wonder if it is possible to imagine a different kind of world or would this be harder than imagining the end of the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:55:20

Spin-note Why we need not be afraid.

4/29/2022
In this episode John and Richard discuss a text which was referred to in an earlier podcast. 'De Rerum Natura' - 'On the Nature of Things'. On of the most remarkable books ever written, On the Nature of Things' by the Roman author Lucretius was an influence on many of the greatest thinkers and artists in the last 2000 years. It was written in the first century BCE by a wealthy Roman as a means of explaining the philosophy of Epicurus to his fellow Romans and in poetic form it contains ideas which are startlingly modern and as exciting to a modern reader as they were to his contemporaries. In this episode I explain my admiration for this book to Richard. https://www.facebook.com/groups/333603241740844/ https://sites.google.com/view/wwwphilosophytodaynet/home --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:48:46

Live From America Explaining the American to the British

4/18/2022
One of the hosts of The Spinoza Triad was a guest on the podcast Live From America. The discussion considered the UK / US 'Special Relationship', the difficulty the Brits have in understanding gun culture and the war in Ukraine. https://www.livefromamericapodcast.com/ The Top Experts / Thinkers Of The World And The Best Comics In The Nation, Get Together Weekly With Our Hosts To Discuss Different Topic Each Week. We Cover, News, Culture, Politics, Comedy And More With An Equal Parts Of...

Duration:01:07:46

Squid Game, Marx and the problem of us.

4/8/2022
In this episode Dr Richard Miller, Dan Rowland and John Gibbs wonder if the hit Netflix series Squid Game is more than a Marxist critique of capitalism. We discover there is more to it and enjoy discussing the series. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:01:03:53

Climate, Pandemic and Capitalism. Is this the end of the world as we knew it?

1/25/2022
Why Do People Fight for Their Servitude as If It Were Their Salvation? Spinoza In this episode of the Spinoza Triad John Gibbs, Dr Richard Miller and Dan Rowland are joined by Dougie Booth. Dougie is teaching at Kings College London and researching his PhD in Politics. We discuss the republican conception of freedom and Dougie's research into the impact of the pandemic and climate change on democracy. Is this going to result in lasting change and the creation of new economic and political structures? Is this the end of capitalism as we know it? john.gibbs@virgin.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:01:12:24

The World in 2022 or Why you should feed a cow as well as weigh it.

1/9/2022
In this episode the Spinoza Triad, John Gibbs, Dan Rowland and Dr Richard Miller reflect on the experience of podcasting in 2021 and the themes which have emerged in our discussions. We wonder about the power of data, the media and the quest for meaning. How can we celebrate the sacred and profound in a world of carnival? We conclude that the creative process of learning may be some kind of answer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:42:25

Plato's Theory of Forms and the Problem of Beauty

12/3/2021
In this episode we discuss Plato's theory of Forms and consider if it is helpful in understanding art and beauty today. The theory of Forms or theory of Ideas is a philosophical, concept, or world-view, that the physical world is not as real or true as timeless, absolute, unchangeable ideas of forms. How can this theory be useful in our post modern world? Do we still have any belief in universal truth? This is the basis of our discussion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:49:13

Freedom and the digital society.

11/4/2021
In this episode of the Spinoza Triad John Gibbs, Dan Rowland and Dr Richard Miller discuss the concept of freedom and how it might be enhanced of diminished by digital technology and social media. With reference to Thomas Hobbs, Rousseau, Marshall McLuhan and Zizek the discussion considers the meaning of freedom today. If you wish to suggest ideas for future podcasts, submit a recorded comment or be a guest on future episodes please use the links below. You can follow us on Facebook and on the Spinoza website. https://sites.google.com/view/wwwphilosophytodaynet/home https://www.facebook.com/groups/333603241740844/ jfgibbs105@gmail.com https://www.speakpipe.com/SpinozaFeedback --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:40:41

Orientalism and the Olympics

9/25/2021
In this episode of the Spinoza Triad Dr Richard Miller, Dan Rowlands and John Gibbs consider the ideas of Edward Said and how these might be applied to the Olympics in their modern form. While acknowledging our admiration for the extraordinary achievements fort the athletes we took a critical view and tried to understand this vast global event form the point of view of post colonialism. Our discussion includes Foucault, Zizek and Lacan as well as the brilliant insight that is Edward Said's Orientalism. Leave recorded comments or emails with suggestions for future discussions. https://anchor.fm/john-gibbs1/message https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/239466/1/cy3omfkxvcc55f32 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-gibbs1/message

Duration:00:41:54