From Nowhere to Nothing
Philosophy Podcasts
In this podcast, we look at philosophers, abstract ideas, concrete cultural issues, and everything in between with a down-to-earth demeanor and willingness to explore.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Philosophy Podcasts
Description:
In this podcast, we look at philosophers, abstract ideas, concrete cultural issues, and everything in between with a down-to-earth demeanor and willingness to explore.
Language:
English
Website:
https://jbouchard.podbean.com
Episodes
Daniel Dennett
4/27/2024
In this episode, we reflect on Daniel Dennett: his life, outlook, and philosophical ideations.
Duration:01:07:47
Commitment
4/20/2024
In this episode, we delineate Commitment as a concept and explore ontological and ethical paradigmatic viewpoints and interactions.
Duration:01:03:23
Work.
4/13/2024
In this episode, we discuss the life-encompassing yet nuanced concept of Work.
Duration:01:05:20
Shadow
4/7/2024
In this episode, we discuss Shadow from the view of physics, mythology, psychology, and cultural tradition.
Duration:01:06:05
Locality
3/23/2024
In this episode, we discuss Substantivalism and Relationalism, as well as human ontological aspects of defining locations.
Duration:00:58:41
The Case Against Reality
3/16/2024
In this episode, we examine the intriguing ideas of Donald Hoffman from his book, "The Case Against Reality," and talk about how fitness and interface theories affect our views of reality and consciousness.
Death Makes Life Possible
3/10/2024
In this episode, we examine a few brief scenes from the titular documentary and discuss metaphysical, epistemological, and ontological aspects of consciousness.
Check out the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfY2gAP9QCw
Duration:01:05:22
Fisher's Narrative Paradigm
3/2/2024
In this episode, we discuss how humans communicate and the relationship between rationality and storytelling.
Duration:00:57:58
American Transcendentalism
2/24/2024
In this episode, we explore the roots and concepts of America's original contribution to philosophy.
Duration:01:02:36
The Future
2/17/2024
In this episode, we wrap up our exploration of time by examining the most inaccessible aspect of it all: The Future.
Duration:01:09:37
The Present Moment
2/10/2024
In this episode, we talk about the ontological impact of The Present, followed by an abstract discussion of the metaphysical aspects.
Duration:01:07:37
The Past
2/3/2024
In this episode, we examine The Past from the metaphysical and ontological level with forays into the historical and scientific.
Duration:01:04:00
Competition
1/27/2024
In this episode, we explore the idea of Competition and debate with the modern paradigmatic conception.
Duration:01:06:21
Rovelli's White Holes
1/20/2024
In this episode, we discuss Carlo Rovelli's book, White Holes, as well as the abstract and humanistic elements that go along with it.
Duration:01:02:33
Black Holes
1/13/2024
In this episode, we allow our minds to be spaghettified by the concept of gravity being so strong nothing can escape it.
Duration:01:00:35
Hope.
1/6/2024
In this episode, we distinguish Hope from related concepts, confront positive bias, and think about the topic's meta-narrative.
Duration:00:55:01
Nothing
12/23/2023
In this episode, we talk about Nothing... or attempt to, at least!
Duration:00:57:53
Nowhere
12/16/2023
In this episode, we wrestle with the fluidic space-time concept of Nowhere.
Duration:00:52:32
Migration
12/9/2023
In this episode, we examine the biology of migration across organisms and segue into the sociopolitical issues concerning human movement.
Duration:01:03:14
Rousseau & Tocqueville
12/2/2023
In this episode, we culminate our series looking at French Enlightenment philosophers by presenting a message that is relevant to us today.
Duration:00:56:19