The Idea Store

The Idea Store

By Michael SugrueSociety & CulturePhilosophy
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The Idea Store episodes

  • HUM 309 audio - Dostoevsky

    You can find "The Brother's Karamazov" here 

    Recording taken by a student before Dr. Sugrue retired. All episodes titled "HUM 309" are from a class he taught. We hope you enjoy!

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    1 hr 37 min
  • Foucault's "History of Sexuality"

    You can find more of Foucault's work here 

    Post-modernism and the hyper-concentrated will to power. Ideas have consequences, but at least Foucault was consistent.

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    15 min
  • Nietzsche

    You can find "The Genealogy of Morals" here 

    Let’s talk about the man, the myth, the legend (and the terror): Friedrich Nietzsche. Usually the podcast is recorded in our living room. Since I’m at university, this episode is the audio recording of a FaceTime call between Dr. Sugrue and I.

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    18 min
  • Audience Q&A (Part 3)
    Platonic Forms vs Universal Grammar, Hobbes vs Locke, and playing chess against Grandmaster Larsen. Please excuse any squeaking you hear later in the episode. Our dog was outside and sad to be excluded.
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    43 min
  • Audience Q&A (Part 2)
    Advice on starting the intellectual life, thoughts on Nietzsche’s fascism, studying philosophy in university vs independently, and more.
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    38 min
  • Audience Q&A (Part 1)
    Dr. Sugrue answers seven selected questions from listener comments
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    57 min
  • War and Peace

    You can find "War and Peace" here 

    We should all see The Grand Canyon at least once.

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    19 min
  • Utilitarianism

    You can find "Ultilitarianism" here 

    Today we’re diving into 19th century British philosophy—“The greatest good for the greatest number”. It’s questionable at times, but it gets the job done

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    15 min

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Dr. Michael Sugrue talks history, literature, philosophy, and more in these casual chats. Support this podcast: