The Canadian Philosophy Show

By The Canadian Philosophy Show Society

The Canadian Philosophy Show is a radio program and podcast that was founded as “Spring Forward” in 2017 by students at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, in conjunction with CHLY campus-commun... more

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How many episodes does The Canadian Philosophy Show have?

The podcast currently has 100 episodes available.

The Canadian Philosophy Show episodes:

November 21, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #643
Cultural evolution Part 3

The relationship between biological and cultural evolution. A discussion on the various types of change affecting living things. This includes biological evolution in a Darwinian sense, as well as human cultural change. What is the relationship between genetic and cultural evolution? Are they indeed distinct?

Led by:
Michael Robert Caditz (University of British Columbia)
with:

Brandon Brownlee (Vancouver Island University)
Recorded November 19, 2023
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57min
November 14, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #642
The relationship between biological and cultural evolution.
PART 2.
A discussion on the various types of change affecting living things. This includes biological evolution in a Darwinian sense, as well as human cultural change. What is the relationship between genetic and cultural evolution? Are they indeed distinct?
Led by:
Michael Robert Caditz (University of British Columbia)
with:
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
Brandon Brownlee (Vancouver Island University)
Recorded November 12, 2023
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57min
November 07, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #641
The relationship between biological and cultural evolution.
PART 1.
A discussion on the various types of change affecting living things. This includes biological evolution in a Darwinian sense, as well as human cultural change. What is the relationship between genetic and cultural evolution? Are they indeed distinct?
Led by:
Michael Robert Caditz (University of British Columbia)
with:
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
Brandon Brownlee (Vancouver Island University)
Recorded November 5, 2023
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57min
October 31, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #640
Is free speech dead?

In the digital age, there are many questions about what constitutes free speech, where we draw the line to impermissible speech, how to restrict it, and who has the right to defend it. In this discussion we touch on these questions and topics such as algorithms, cancel culture, and free speech as a means as opposed to an end.
Led by:
Mihai Coveaser (University of British Columbia)
with:
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
Brandon Brownlee
Recorded October 27, 2023
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57min
October 24, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #639
Aaron and Brandon discuss the Renaissance period of philosophy, diving into the three strands of thought present in the period political philosophy, humanism, and philosophy of nature.
Led by:
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
with:
Brandon Brownlee
Recorded October 23, 2023
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57min
October 17, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #638
Kant and Philosophy of Respect
In this episode Aaron and others discuss the philosophy of respect from the Kantian perspective. Its linguistic and philosophical heritage and how it can inform our understanding of the world today.

with:
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
Brandon Brownlee (Vancouver Island University)
Mihai Coveaser (University of British Columbia)

Recorded 15 October 2023
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57min
October 10, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #637
Aaron and Brandon discuss medieval philosophy in the context of the entire history of western philosophy. The importance of the translation of philosophical texts and cultural exchange in the creation of ideas that continue to change the world to this day.
Led by:
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
with:
Brandon Brownlee

Recorded October 1, 2023
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57min
October 03, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #636
The Usefulness of Philosophy

In this episode, Hale and Brandon explore one way in which philosophy might be useful: to help understand and clear-up problems and their meaning in our lives. Each discuss their own experiences and the ways that philosophy has enabled reflection upon and change in understanding these experiences.

Led by:
Brandon Brownlee
with:
Hale Rothery (Vancouver Island University)

Recorded September 29, 2023

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57min
September 26, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #635
You and Your Profile: Introduction
In this episode of our Media Studies series, Hale and Brandon begin reading You and Your Profile by Hans-Goerg Moeller and Paul J. D'Ambrosio, which theorizes the concept of profilicity: a mode of identity-construction made possible by current social media technologies involving self-curation of one's image. We discuss the introductory chapter and preface, exploring three core concepts to Moeller's developmental project; sincerity, authenticity and profilicity. We also discuss the related concepts of second-order observation and the general peer, which push our culture from an identity-mode of authenticity to one of profilicity.
Led by:
Brandon Brownlee

with:

Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)

Recorded 22 September 2023
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26h 1min
September 25, 2023 The Canadian Philosophy Show #634
In this episode, we discuss Michael Cholbi's article, "Philosophical Approaches to Work and Labor," an introduction to the concepts, values, and projections surrounding work in the modern day and the historical context surrounding this train of thought.
Led by:
Mihai Covaser (University of British Columbia)

with:
Brandon Brownlee
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)

Recorded 8 September 2023
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31h 6min

FAQs about The Canadian Philosophy Show:

How many episodes does The Canadian Philosophy Show have?

The podcast currently has 100 episodes available.