The newest philosophy podcast episodes! What makes you male or female, Plotinus, femininity, cultural appropriation, Hobbes' Leviathan, and more. #philsky #bioethics philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

New philosophy book reviews, podcast episodes, and entries at online philosophy resources...

My interview with @tomasbogardus.bsky.social about the nature of the sexes. According to him, what makes an organism male or female is the type of gamete that they have the function of producing. #philsky youtu.be/rRlwkxzPYkc

The newest philosophy podcast episodes! The early Cartesians, substantivalism, Aztec philosophy, why we need to tax the rich, masculinity, and more. #philsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

New reviews of philosophy books, entries at online philosophy resources, and episodes of philosophy podcasts...

The newest philosophy podcast episodes! Are brain-dead patients actually dead, Cicero On the Nature of the Gods, a history of modern linguistics, what is indigenous philosophy, Daoist utopia, and more. philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

Here's my interview with Dr. Heidi Klessig, who describes a number of issues regarding the concept of brain death that ultimately suggest that brain-dead patients are not actually dead. #philsky #bioethics www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI6j...

The newest philosophy podcast episodes! The simulation hypothesis, what it's like to be an addict, the rise and fall of communism, the expertise crisis, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and more. #philsky #charliekirk philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

Have you ever heard a convincing moral justification for our differential treatment of dogs vs. pigs? #philsky #bioethics

New philosophy book reviews, philosophy podcast episodes, and updates to online philosophy resources... dailynous.com/2025/09/08/o...

The newest philosophy podcast episodes! Legal gender status, transformative experiences, should we trust medicine, fuzzy logic, the fine-tuning argument, and more. #philsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

Shark Tank’s Daniel Lubetzky tells Gen Z to get off TikTok and study Greek philosophers to get ahead #philsky fortune.com/2025/08/29/s...

New reviews of philosophy books, new philosophy podcast episodes, and new and revised entries at online philosophy resources...

My interview with Tom Cochrane @doctorcochrane.bsky.social about how to address the fear of death. Cochrane argues that our fear of death comes from our will to live; hence, one way to address the fear is to change this underlying motivation. #philsky youtu.be/ynjgC8QZwbk

The newest philosophy podcast episodes! Hobbes Leviathan, in defense of metaphysics, the moral value of disgust, honor among thieves, the possible worlds of David Lewis, and more. #philsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

There are numerous Jubilee debates that are confrontational. They remind me of why I generally hate debates. #philsky chenphilosophy.substack.com/p/i-hate-deb...

When my student is not on their phone.

New philosophy podcast episodes! Totalitarian trends, natural theology, the limits of nothingness, procreative ethics, white supremacy, and more. #philsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

My interview with Tony McAleer about how he became a white supremacist and how he left the movement. #racism www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAjW...

The newest philosophy podcast episodes! Law is a moral practice, the banality of evil, cultural appropriation, personal identity, just war theory, and more. #philsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

Just published an article comparing pet euthanasia to human euthanasia. I argue that our rational nature doesn't preclude the possibility of death being in our best interest. It's open access. #philsky #bioethics journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bi...

New philosophy podcast episodes! Augustine of Hippo, botanic philosophy, Confucianism, free speech, meaning in life, and more. #philsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

My interview with Thaddeus Metz on a meaningful life. Metz believes that meaningfulness in life comes from actively orienting one’s rational nature toward the good, the true, and the beautiful. #philsky youtu.be/fKfDofCZ3qs

New philosophy podcast episodes! The right to sex, Camus, Hume, loneliness, civic solitude, and more. #philsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

My interview with Eric Heinze @ericheinze.bsky.social about how the left needs to self-scrutinize. According to him, we must educate the public about the left's support for regimes that damaged and destroyed millions of lives for over a century. #politics #history youtu.be/huk_o_oocuQ

New philosophy podcast episodes! Effective altruism, the philosophy of literature, Axel Honneth, anti-wokeness, Descartes on the passions, and more. #philsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

If human life is infinitely valuable, then why respect refusals of life-saving care? How can something be more valuable than something with infinite value? #philsky #bioethics

Just published a short piece arguing that it's not that important if it's the role of the doctor to administer lethal drugs. #philsky #bioethics jme.bmj.com/content/mede...

My interview with Richard Yetter Chappell @rychappell.bsky.social on effective altruism. #philsky youtu.be/j38r23-MNuI

New philosophy podcast episodes! The nature of knowledge, hopeful pessimism, the philosophy of disgust, the woke right, Daoism, and more. #philsky #bioethics #psychsky philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

What determines what is morally obligatory vs. morally supererogatory? #philsky

I almost never hear anyone admit that they're just not that good of a person. #philsky #psychsky

In 2005, Pearlman et. al. published a study investigating the motivations for assisted death. They found 3 broad categories: illness-related experiences, changes in the person’s sense of self, and fears about the future. Under these categories were more specific reasons.

My interview with Joseph Tsang (immigration attorney) about ICE and deportations. #ice #immigration #politics youtu.be/srbWdBbcIQ4

New article shows that studying philosophy does make people better thinkers. #philsky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New philosophy podcast episodes! Francis Bacon, the world history of morality, depopulation, the limits of logic, Ockham’s Razor, and more. #philsky #bioethics #ai philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

Nice article by @thatwhichischolbi.bsky.social

Generally, there are two types of jobs: Jobs I’m not qualified for and don’t want to do, and jobs I am qualified for but don’t want to do.

Since people don't want to stop eating meat, I'm not convinced that philosophical arguments against meat eating will have much impact.

My interview with Rivka Weinberg about why she thinks it's metaphysically impossible for there to be a meaning of life. #philsky youtu.be/VxL2sMzUlaU

New philosophy podcast episodes! Japanese philosophy Derrida Wittgenstein Avicenna Daoism and more. #philsky #bioethics philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

New philosophy podcast episodes: Wittgenstein - Philosophical Investigations Hume - Essays Moral, Political, and Literary Plutarch - On Being a Busybody Hegel - Phenomenology of Spirit Xunzi’s Way and more... #philsky #bioethics #psychsky #ai philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

"When a suffering person is conscious enough to have any experience at all, whether that experience counts as a benefit overriding the suffering or not is relative to that person and can be decided ultimately only by him or her." - Margaret Battin #philsky #bioethics #assisteddying

I'm thinking of adding a section to The Philosophy Podcast Hub that presents AI-generated summaries of recent episodes on current events. Is this a good idea?

My interview with Mollie Gerver @mgerver.bsky.social about an experiment in which she and her team tested the effect of nudging people to donate money even after they declined to be nudged. #philsky #econsky youtu.be/bVxn6epZFU0

The newest philosophy podcast episodes! #philsky #bioethics #democracy #israel #iran #ai philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

The fact that we honor people's refusals of life-saving care says that we believe autonomy trumps staying alive. #philsky #bioethics

The newest philosophy podcast episodes from all over the internet! #philsky #bioethics #psychsky #ai philosophypodcasthub.substack.com/p/new-episod...

My interview with Mark Reiff about the libertarian case for reparations. The argument is based on the belief in rectifying unjustly acquired assets. He argues for a sovereign wealth fund. #philsky #ubi #reparations youtu.be/pjZ2tctDPHw

If a couple should be able to die together via refusing care, then they should be able to die together via assisted death, even if they're not terminal. #philsky #bioethics #assisteddying www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...