Descartes Before the Horse

By UQ Critical Thinking Project

Do you want to approach the world like a philosopher? To be both curious and rational? Dr Luke Zaphir and Dr Liam Miller show you how! Together they discuss issues in contemporary philosophy such a

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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

Descartes Before the Horse episodes:

June 14, 2022 EP6 – Is it okay to laugh at racist jokes?
Luke and Liam are joined with UQ’s Professor Deborah Brown as they discuss the philosophy of humour. Is it alright to laugh at cringeworthy anti-feminist humour? What makes a joke humorous in the first place? Should anyone find Borat funny? And is the toilet the location of all our best work as a culture?
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54min
May 19, 2022 EP5 - Is monogamy still relevant today?
Liam argues that it’s still best in contemporary societies to have one partner. Luke argues that polyamory is the way of the future. Both agree that the Brady Bunch and the 6 people from FRIENDS were polyamorous relationships.
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45min
April 29, 2022 EP4 - No one should be able to own capital goods
Liam takes a stand against capitalism in this episode, arguing that no one should be able to own the means of production, and that we should eat the rich.
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38min
April 29, 2022 EP3 - Humans should be bred in birthing pods
Luke argues that we should take the human element out of pregnancy and breed babies in specially made robot wombs, solving any number of social, health and gender issues.

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30min
April 29, 2022 EP2 – Have aliens been with us for centuries?

Luke and Liam wonder whether Roswell and Area 51 were cover ups, if all sea life and crabs are in fact aliens, and whether biblical encounters with angels were actually close encounters of the third kind.

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43min
April 29, 2022 EP1 - Was the moon landing faked?
Luke and Liam look at the evidence against the moon landing occurring, question whether we even had the technology to do so, and question whether President Nixon would’ve lied about it to look strong for the Russians.
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32min

FAQs about Descartes Before the Horse:

How many episodes does Descartes Before the Horse have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.