Egg Timer Philosophy

This episode of the egg timer continues with themes from Kant's epistemology and metaphysics within his Critique of Pure Reason and looks specifically at the topics of space and time.  Listen in to find out how Kant thought that space and time where necessary for understanding anything at all.

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This episode of the egg timer cracks open Immanuel Kant's discussion of the Phenomena and Noumena.  The Phenomena are objects which we apprehend through our 'sensible intuition' or appearances, while the Noumena are the transcendental 'things in itself'.  Tune in to listen to how Kant attempts to navigate these key aspects of his metaphysical worldview.  

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This episode of the egg timer takes a look at the relationship between freedom and mental conflict.  Could a person who experiences mental peace value freedom?  Probably not.  Tune in to find out why.  

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Today on the egg timer a film review of, 'The Truman Show'

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To see the trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlnmQbPGuls

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This episode of the egg timer cracks open Albert Camus existential interpretation of the Myth of Sisyphus.  Listen in as Greek mythology and French existential thought are scrambled up.

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The topic for this episode is how to morally evaluate cases where a person has a 'do not resuscitate tattoo' and is brought to a hospital in need of life saving medical interventions but is unable to verbalize or outwardly express their wishes.  What's a doctor to do?  

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The focus of this egg timer will be John Locke's thoughts about tacit consent and the role it plays in justifying the legitimacy of government.  

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Consent is the topic for this egg timer.  Along with thinking about the role of consent within an ethical system focus will also be given to the various types of consent that philosophers often focus upon: direct, tacit, and hypothetical.  

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This episode of the egg timer explores Karl Marx's idea of false consciousness.  Marx suggested that many people/workers are radically wrong about what is in their best interest.  How could this be true?  Tune in to learn more about this provocative idea.

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This episode of the egg timer focuses on Karl Marx's thoughts about relative deprivation.  Special focus will be given to how relative deprivation relates with the principle of 'equal pay for equal work'.

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