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November 01, 2014 — Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
Sophia
Stoic Week is almost here--get that catering order in!
Wrestling philosophy out of the ivory tower and onto the street
Neo-Stoicism: Like the ancient kind, but with less Zeus
A day in the life of a practicing modern Stoic
Can Stoicism be a secular replacement for traditional religion?
That guy who always cries at weddings? Probably a philosopher
July 26, 2014 — John Horgan & George Johnson
Prominent physicists bash philosophy
Can materialism explain consciousness?
The problem with Lawrence Krauss's "universe from nothing"
Why "mathematical mysticism" leaves John cold
Are mathematical truths discovered or invented?
Environmentalists who want more energy usage
December 09, 2012 — Paul Bloom & Steven Pinker
Steven's book, "The Better Angels of Our Nature"
How immutable is human nature?
Why is America more violent than Europe?
The Mad Max question
Against empathy
Steven: To hell with dignity!
May 07, 2014 — Jonathan Phillips & Nina Strohminger
The psychology of "you're not the same person anymore"
Jim gets a microchip in his brain. Is he still Jim?
When Grandma starts getting nicer
Why morality matters to identity
The psychopathic difference
Memory loss and moral responsibility
July 19, 2015 — Robert Wright & David Sloan Wilson
The Wright Show
How understanding evolution can improve the real world
Is human nature mismatched to the modern environment?
Why we believe kooky things
"Meaning systems"--religious or secular, everyone's got one
Can science and religion form a unified meaning system?
David's latest book, Does Altruism Exist?
July 06, 2015 — Robert Wright & Joel Achenbach
The Wright Show
Joel wrassles with mortality
Bob reflects on his two-week silent meditation retreat
The existential angst of a broken iPhone
Meditation and a toothache
What gives Joel's life meaning
All about MeaningofLife.tv!
January 26, 2014 — Robert Wright & Bhikkhu Bodhi
The Wright Show
Three varieties of suffering
Western misconceptions about Buddhism
Are emotions real?
Does the self exist?
Who you callin' an enlightened vegetable?
Goodness, righteousness, and truth
July 08, 2015 — Robert Wright & Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
The Wright Show
Was Spinoza spiritual but not religious?
Why Rebecca left Orthodox Judaism for atheism
Transcendent experiences within a materialist universe
Is science displacing philosophy?
Finding Plato's mysticism
Rebecca: In moments of despair, I turn to Spinoza
July 11, 2015 — Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
Sophia
Defining moral realism--it's harder than you'd think!
Why Massimo is not a moral realist
Are utilitarians moral realists? Are Kantians?
Why we'll never arrive at a single ethical theory
Human nature and why there's no Marxist utopia
What happens to those who refuse to play the "moral game"?
July 15, 2015 — John Horgan & Sheldon Solomon
Sheldon's roots in psychology
Ernest Becker and the meaning of mortality
Terror and death as motivating forces in life
Studying death rituals around the world
What happens when we're reminded of death
Is there a path to eternity--or at least sanity?
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