Ivo Martin is a philosopher, educator, and musician based in Stuttgart.

Dave and Ivo chat about the relative places of philosophy in the education and social systems of Germany and the USA, the (non?)relationship between studying philosophy and acting ethically, teaching philosophy to young children, the expectation of “neutrality” in the teaching of philosophy and politics, the value of anti-democratic philosophy in democratic states, the philosophical possibilities of rap music, spontaneity in music and thinking, the human/animal relation, anthropocentrism and the anthropocene, ecological nihilism, and more.

In the second half, Ivo shares his recently recorded rap (under his rap alias “Nautilus”) “Was ist der Mensch?” (“What is the Human?”), which Dave and Ivo unpack and discuss.

Hear “Was ist der Mensch?” again

Ivo’s Recommendations:

“Triangle of Sadness” (Film)

Otfried Preußler, “Krabat” (Novel)

“It Takes Two” (Video Game)

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