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November 01, 2017 — Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell
Sophia
How philosopher Arthur Danto attempted to define art
Danto's preoccupation with Warhol's Brillo Boxes
Is art just "aboutness"?
Crispin: Danto's historicity constrained his concept of art
Dan questions Hegel on art's inherent purpose
Why common crafts may come to replace high art
September 19, 2016 — Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
Sophia
David Hume's life and work
How Hume influenced Massimo's thinking
What Hume got right about causality, and what he got wrong
What shapes our moral instincts?
Why Dan regards Arthur Danto so highly...
...and what he thinks Danto got wrong
The end of art history?
February 23, 2018 — Daniel Kaufman & Daniel Tippens
Ancient Wisdom
What does Dan K. mean by Philistinism?
How philistines reduce the irreducible in all walks of life
Philistinism's creeping control in philosophy and the academy
When we invest in arts and letters, what do we get in return?
What good are refined senses, anyway?
Dan T. explains how refinement can prevent us from being duped
November 12, 2018 — John Horgan & Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Mind-Body Problems
Rebecca's childhood: poor, religious, and patriarchal
How Bertrand Russell helped Rebecca lose her faith
The problem of beauty
When Rebecca shared a transcendent moment with a troop of baboons
From physics to philosophy
From philosophy to fiction
Does art better address the mind-body problem than philosophy does?
Reasons to feel optimistic about the world
November 28, 2015 — Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
Sophia
Dan questions the rationale for a liberal arts education
Massimo defends the liberal arts
Does studying the humanities make you a better citizen?
Campus protesters with a little learning
Valuing the liberal arts for their own sake
Massimo: The humanities are dangerous
April 05, 2016 — Robert Wright & Krista Tippett
The Wright Show
The origins of Krista's show, On Being
Considering "spiritual" vs. "religious"
Krista's new book, Becoming Wise
Faith, fear, and the flesh
The challenge of loving others
A hopeful vision of the future
December 25, 2016 — Robert Wright & John Paul Lederach
The Wright Show
John Paul's job working toward peace on Earth
How curiosity and creativity can ease conflicts
The risks of peace-making
Is there hope for Syria?
Religion's role in fueling--and calming--violence
John Paul's advice for cultivating moral imagination
October 18, 2016 — Robert Wright & Margaret Wertheim
The Wright Show
The non-Euclidean nature of coral reefs
When physics defies human comprehension
Bad blood between the sciences and the humanities
The limits of scientific knowledge
Are scientists asking the wrong questions about consciousness?
The intenseness of having an identical twin
December 08, 2019 — Robert Wright & Catherine Wilson
The Wright Show
Catherine's new book, How to Be an Epicurean
How Epicureanism is like and unlike utilitarianism
How the ancient Epicureans viewed nature and reality
Comparing Epicureanism with its big rival, Stoicism
On suffering and death
Epicurean influence on post-Enlightenment science and philosophy
October 10, 2015 — Robert Wright & John McWhorter
The Wright Show
What gives John's life meaning?
Unorthodox views on evolution and natural selection
Can art provide a spiritual experience?
The difference between consuming art and making it
Fear of infirmity ... but not death
John on doing what he was meant to do
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