Dec 29, 2016
Once again, Connor and Dan are jumping in the way back machine. They're headed to Ancient Greece to see what those old fuddy duddys had to say about free will. Do the Gods decide our fate? Are we just cogs in a cause-and-effect machine? Or do we really have control over our actions? Who cares? Hopefully you! Also in...
Dec 21, 2016
Just in time for the holiday season, Connor and Dan are back with a wet and wild Drunken Philosophy. This week, they're discussing the complex postmodernist theories of Jean Boudrillard. You'll find our what a simulacrum is, you'll find out if you live in a hyperreality, and you'll find out what kind of stapler Dan uses...
Dec 14, 2016
Do we form our own desires or do we simply copy them from someone else? Did you actually want those fajitas or did that sizzling platter just trick you into thinking so? Both those questions (mostly the second) are answered on this week's episode! Connor and Dan discuss the social philosophy of Rene Girard, mimetic...
Dec 7, 2016
The time has come for more discussion of time! This week, Connor and Dan dive back into the giant butter dish of time theory. Specifically, the growing block universe theory and something funky called Serialism. Also discussed: the logistics of Home Alone, what animals are ok to boil, and history's most...
Dec 1, 2016
It took a lot more effort and a lot more time than usual, but Connor and Dan have put another satisfactorily recorded podcast in the books. These week, they discuss consequentialism and some of it's many forms, including negative consequentialism which ironically may have more positive results. Also discussed:...