Libsyn Directory

Episode #179 ... Why is consciousness something worth talking about?

Release Date: 04/24/2023

Episode #189 ... Everything that connects us is slowly disappearing. - Byung Chul Han pt. 2

Philosophize This!

Today we talk about the disappearance of rituals, truth, community, communication, public spaces and talk about the importance sometimes of being an idiot. Hope you love it! :) Sponsor: Better Help Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips: Be social: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Episode #188 ... Achievement Society and the rise of narcissism, depression and anxiety - Byung-Chul Han

Philosophize This!

Today we talk about positive power, neoliberalism, narcissism as a reaction to modern life, how technology makes isolation easier, and some tactics to find peace in the digital panopticon. Thanks for supporting the podcast by checking out our sponsors: Better Help: LMNT: Get more: Website: Patreon: Be social: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Episode #187 ... How much freedom would you trade for security? (Foucault, Hobbes, Mill, Agamben)

Philosophize This!

On today's episode we talk about the upsides of a surveillance state. The ongoing social dilemma of freedom vs security. The value of privacy. States of exception. And Deleuze's Postscript on Societies of Control. Sponsor: Rocket Money - Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips: Be social: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Episode #186 ... Are we heading for a digital prison? - Panopticon (Foucault, Bentham, Cave)

Philosophize This!

Today we talk about Jeremy Bentham's concept of the Panopticon. Michel Foucault's comparison to society in 1975. The historical role of intelligence as a justification for dominance. The anatomy of free will, and how a digital world may systematically limit our free will without us knowing it. Thank you to the sponsors of this episode: LMNT - Better Help - Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips: Be social: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Episode #185 ... Should we prepare for an AI revolution?

Philosophize This!

Today we talk about the revolutionary potential of generative AI. For better or worse. Support the podcast by checking out our sponsors: Better Help - LMNT - Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips: Be social: Twitter: Instagram:

Episode #184 ... Is Artificial Intelligence really an existential risk?

Philosophize This!

Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips: Be social: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Thank you for making the show possible. 🙂

Episode #183 ... Is ChatGPT really intelligent?

Philosophize This!

Today we discuss ideas from John Searle and Noam Chomsky and consider several questions surrounding machine intelligence. Get more: Website: Patreon: Philosophize This! Clips: Be social: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: