Is It Philosophy

Is It Philosophy

By Matthew PlotnerSociety & CulturePhilosophy
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Is It Philosophy episodes

  • Can You Live Forever?
    Would you want to live forever? Is it even possible? Can technology get to a place where you could put your consciousness into a computer and live without a body? Is that even you? What is consciousness? We're joined by Mark from Massive Late Fee and we tackle these tough questions and more.
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    1 hr 2 min
  • What Is Reality?
    How do you know if you are real? What makes the world around us real? In this episode, I sit down with Dylan, a Ph.D. student in the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology department at Washington University in St Louis. We have a great talk that will cause your head to hurt at times (at least it did mine!) Dylan brought up some great ideas about what it means to be real and what our personal reality means.
    Guest host: Dylan Doherty from None Dare Call Ordinary podcast
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    39 min
  • How Would You Survive A Zombie Apocalypse?
    Are you prepared for the inevitable zombie apocalypse? In this episode, we talk through some ideas that will help keep you alive. Learn the keys to survival. We look at what may happen as people learn to live in the post-zombie apocalypse world. We also explore the different roles we may take in this zombie-ridden future. (Hint: I am not a fighter!)
    Guest Host: Will Marlowe from Mecha Dragon podcast
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    41 min
  • Are We Born With Fear And Hate?
    There is so much violence and destruction out there. It begs the question of whether we are born with it. This episode we explore fear in its different aspects. Then we talk about hate as it relates to the way we treat others.
    Guest Host: Dennis Sumlin from Core Confidence Life Podcast
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    50 min
  • Is It Cruel To Kill A.I. When It Becomes Self-aware?
    Wall-E, Johnny 5, Terminator. What happens when artificial intelligence gain self-awareness. Would it then be wrong to kill or erase that? Bobby and I talk this through. We find a reference in the Netflix show "Black Mirror". Would your answer change if you think in terms of cyborg? Hear what we come up with and then bring your own ideas to the comments.
    Guest Host: Bobby Abercrombie from Whom It May
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    48 min

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For thousands of years, philosophy has been seen as the highest form of thought. Irrelevant or pointless in our modern society. Well not anymore! I want to drag it back down for all of us. I will…