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Four Cubits
By Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon & Jeff HelmreichSociety & CultureScienceSocial SciencesReligion & SpiritualityPhilosophyJudaism
Four Cubits episodes
- The "G" Word Part III
In this episode, Jeff and Eli continue their conversation about God. They start by talking about hermeneutics and the role of human perspective in religious interpretation and move to the subject of prayer.
Show Notes:
To read the story of the Oven of Akhnai click here.
For background on the kidnapping of Nachshon Waxman click here.
1 hr 6 min - The "G" Word Part II
In this episode, Jeff and Eli continue their discussion of God and talk about their own views on the subject.
Show Notes:To read about Pascal's Wager, by which Jeff is utterly unconvinced, click here.
To read about Christopher Hitchens, click here.
50 min - The "G" Word Part I
In this episode, Jeff and Eli talk a little about the film The Wolf of Wall Street and then launch into their next big topic of conversation: God.
Show Notes:
Background on Maimonides.
Background on Spinoza.
Background on Hermann Cohen.
The Ontological Proof.
58 min - The ASA and BDS Part II
In this episode, Jeff and Eli continue their discussion of the BDS movement and explore their differences on the nature of the State of Israel.
Show Notes:
To read Larry Derfner's 972 piece on the ASA boycott, click here.
59 min - The ASA and BDS Part I
In this episode, Jeff and Eli discuss the American Studies Association's recent resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions and the BDS movement in general.
Show Notes:
The American Studies Association Resolution on Academic Boycott of Israel
Jeffrey Goldberg's response to the resolution.
Omar Barghouti's response to the resolution.
Peter Beinart's response to the resolution.
David Lloyd's response to Peter Beinart.
51 min - The Pew Jews Part II
In this episode, Jeff and Eli are joined by Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor to examine Pew's A Portrait of Jewish Americans more closely.
Show Notes:
To read more about Dr. Benor, click here.
To explore Dr. Benor's book, Becoming Frum, click here.
51 min - The Pew Jews Part I
In this episode, Jeff and Eli wrap up their conversation about racism and antisemitism and move on to their next topic, the landmark Pew survey of American Jews.
Show Notes:
To read the survey in its entirety, click here.
To read Eli's scale of racism, click here.
1 hr - Racism and Antisemitism Part II
In this episode, Jeff and Eli dig a little deeper into positive racism and the empirical problem of generalizing about people groups. They also tackle some recent examples of racism in the news in an attempt to apply some of these concepts.
Show Notes:
The remarks that got Martin Bashir fired from MSNBC.
The lawsuit against Bob Dylan.
Kanye West's controversial remarks on The Breakfast Club.
50 min - Racism and Antisemitism Part I
In the inaugural episode of Four Cubits, Jeff and Eli talk about the definition of race, who qualifies as an antisemite, and the conceptual difficulties associated with talking about racism and antisemitism.
Show Notes:
Read Eli's review of Daniel Goldhagen's The Devil That Never Dies here.Read Eli's essay How To Criticize a Jew here.
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About Four Cubits
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A topical talk show that takes a philosophical look at some of the burning issues of the day.