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August 15, 2016 — Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
Sophia
Is a "theory of everything" possible?
Dan and Massimo recap their previous discussions on progress
In what sense has philosophy gotten "better" over time?
How the "realists" v. "anti-realists" debate shows that philosophy progresses
Comparing early utilitarianism to modern utilitarianism
Why science has become increasingly segmented
Is epistemology dead or is it advancing?
Why philosophy matters
December 06, 2016 — Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
Sophia
How do ancient and modern philosophy differ?
Philosophy as a way of life
How the scientific revolution changed philosophy
Has modern ethics gone down the wrong path?
Why did ethicists turn away from virtues and toward moral rules?
Do universal ethical principles exist?
What Sam Harris gets wrong about ethics
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"?
May 01, 2016 — Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
Sophia
The ethics of eating
Why Massimo changed his eating habits
The problem with utilitarianism
Morality from a virtue-ethics perspective
Considering ethical obligations
Are some virtues more important than others?
January 18, 2017 — Daniel Kaufman & David Ottlinger
Sophia
Dan's definition of classical liberalism
Locke's Second Treatise of Government and Mill's On Liberty
Mill and Locke on the individual
The social contract and political authority
The group and the individual in the modern world
How much of a liberal was Mill really?
Social censorship and the PC debate
Is Mill's utilitarianism at odds with his liberalism?
Classical liberalism in America
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
June 18, 2019 — Daniel Kaufman & Robert Gressis
Sophia
Is the "Morality Everywhere Problem" really a problem?
Why Robert finds the moral question difficult to dispel
Peter Singer's "drowning child" thought experiment
Is weakness of will keeping Robert from volunteering at the soup kitchen?
Dan: "Embrace the normal"
What do those living in dire poverty want first-worlders to do?
Why Rob is repulsed by utilitarianism
Dan: The end goal of charity is human flourishing
Were people less sensitive in the past?
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