Dr. Shelley Park, professor at UCF, discusses their work on A Virtual Pulse: Cautionary Notes about Public Mourning in the Digital Age. We examine the ways in which public responses to tragedy often become a tool to displace responsibility and guilt, particularly through social media.

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.

Reform and Revolution. Two controversial methods that both attempt to remedy the injustices of the criminal justice system. In this episode, we will dive deeper into the motives, justifications, and desired outcomes of each praxis while analyzing the historical background of both.

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.

Pierre Schlag is a philosopher who has made contributions to legal academia that are particularly relevant to criminal justice procedure. In this episode, we will see how his prominent theories intersect with criminal justice philosophy and deepen our understanding of such practices.

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.

Philosophy features many different interpretations of how power materializes in policing. Yet, one of the most prominent is Michel Foucault. Today, we will come to understand his work and his theories of crime.

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.

In history classes, our understanding of indigenous people ends at Thanksgiving or is communicated from a particular lens that skews the reality of the situation. This ignorance enables criminal justice to evade guilt, manifesting in indigenous violence and disproportionate policing rates. We will explore the history of this phenomenon and what really goes down.

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.

When talking about the criminal justice system, it’s impossible to understand without first taking into account the racist undertones that undergird policing practices and everyday criminal procedures. In this episode, we dedicate a whole discussion to analyzing the history and present-day manifestations of racism in criminal law.

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.

We discuss the work of Alex Karakatsanis, civil rights lawyer and social justice advocate that deals with criminal penalty on a daily basis. To understand more about the difference between reform and revolution, Karakatsanis offers his take on the next steps that must be taken to solve these pervasive issues plaguing the system.

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.

We discuss my conversation with Ms. Heidi Demers, a local public defender who represents indigent people when faced with controversy. As we talk, we trace the roots of crime, enabling us to analyze the factors of why people commit crimes in the first place.

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.

We explore the historical context and status quo manifestations of the criminal justice system, analyzing the intricacies that come to shape its processes. Ranging from the “War on Drugs” to the prison-industrial complex, we will come to understand the parts of the system that are often untold.

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.

Mr. Peter Pringle and Ms. Sunny Jacobs, who were exonerated after spending years on death row, discuss the struggles of integrating back into society. We discuss the methods they and their organization, the Sunny Center Foundation, use to help themselves and others with resolving isolation and generating forgiveness. To help out with their project, visit sunnycenter.org and please consider donating!

The Philosophy Phorum Podcast, hosted by Dhruv Kapadia, encourages the learning of philosophy by providing a space to understand the history of philosophy and current issues through different perspectives. As most middle and high school students lack access to philosophy courses, Philosophy Phorum aims to provide interstitial learning opportunities. By interviewing a variety of people and connecting philosophy to ongoing events, we hope to cultivate epistemic creativity and help individuals value the imperative usefulness of philosophy in their daily lives.