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John C. Wright and I chat about Time Travel in fiction and the idea of it as we discuss his new book City Beyond Time, The Fall of Metachronopolis. This will be the season finale and the show will be back in about 6 weeks. I will be working on getting the first issue of […]

Have you seen the CW's new series “The 100”? I have been enjoying it and it furnishes an interesting backdrop for a discussion of Justice and Capital Punishment. I hope you find this discussion as interesting to listen to as I did to write. Show Notes The 100 Western Theories of Justice Justice as a […]

Is Emperor Palpatine following Macheiavelli's playbook when it comes to ruling his Galactic Empire. Show Notes Palpatine Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince by Machevelli The Pazzi Conspiracy Savonarola Worth picking up If you would like to contact me or have any feedback for the show please use one of the following [email protected] Sci Phi Show on […]

I have a chat with John C. Wright about his new collection of essays, that is a fantastic read and well worth picking up. We chat about some of the ideas contained in the essays, I hope you enjoy. Show Notes John C. Wright's Blog John's Live Journal John's entry in Wikipedia Worth picking up […]

This brings our Babylon 5 series to completion, looking at the question the Vorlon's ask, “Who are you?”. This is a good kicking off point to examine the question of different worldviews. Show Notes Babylon 5 The Vorlons Come's the Inquisitor Pantheism Theism Naturalism

I have a chat with Bill DeSmedt about his awesome new book Dualism. If you haven't got it already click on the link in the show notes and buy it and read it. If you enjoy the show, and especially if you like Robert J Sawyer, you'll like it. Show Notes Bill DeSmedt Dualism (The […]

The final part of out Shadows and Thomas Aquinas series on this episode of the Sci Phi Show. Lets see if we can find out what we want. Show Notes Babylon 5 The Shadows Mr Morden Centauri Londo Mollari Narn G'Kar Vir Cotto Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologicae Aristotle Augustine of Hippo Boethius What does a […]

The question of Deontology as an ethical framework and how this would apply to a decision to eliminate the Daleks is what we will consider on this episode of the Sci Phi Show. Show Notes Doctor Who The Daleks Deontological Ethics Immanuel Kant The Categorical Imperative Divine Command Theory Worth picking up If you would […]

The question of Virtue Ethics as an ethical framework and how this would apply to a decision to eliminate the Daleks is what we will consider on this episode of the Sci Phi Show. Show Notes Doctor Who The Daleks Davros Skaro Virtue Ethics Socrates Plato Aristotle Chinese ethical traditions Hindu Ethical traditions Ethics in […]