Report: March 2nd After the successes we have had with Algernon, and with much deliberation, I have officially chosen our first research subject. Charlie Gordon, 32, was recommended to us by Alice Kinian from the Beekman School for Retarded Adults and she has assured us of his desire to increase his intellect. I have scheduled for Charlie to come to the lab over the next few days where Burt Selden will run some preliminary psych tests. We are also going to test his mental flexibility with a few ...
Oct 20, 2019•41 min
Report: March 2nd After the successes we have had with Algernon, and with much deliberation, I have officially chosen our first research subject. Charlie Gordon, 32, was recommended to us by Alice Kinian from the Beekman School for Retarded Adults and she has assured us of his desire to increase his intellect. I have scheduled for Charlie to come to the lab over the next few days where Burt Selden will run some preliminary psych tests. We are also going to test his mental flexibility with a few ...
Oct 13, 2019•32 min
Report: March 2nd After the successes we have had with Algernon, and with much deliberation, I have officially chosen our first research subject. Charlie Gordon, 32, was recommended to us by Alice Kinian from the Beekman School for Retarded Adults and she has assured us of his desire to increase his intellect. I have scheduled for Charlie to come to the lab over the next few days where Burt Selden will run some preliminary psych tests. We are also going to test his mental flexibility with a few ...
Oct 06, 2019•39 min
Report: March 2nd After the successes we have had with Algernon, and with much deliberation, I have officially chosen our first research subject. Charlie Gordon, 32, was recommended to us by Alice Kinian from the Beekman School for Retarded Adults and she has assured us of his desire to increase his intellect. I have scheduled for Charlie to come to the lab over the next few days where Burt Selden will run some preliminary psych tests. We are also going to test his mental flexibility with a few ...
Sep 29, 2019•59 min
No book can teach you how to tame the raging river of fortune, for it has many plans contrary to ambitious minds. Yet to submit powerlessly to fate with lamentation, as if God has not instilled you with freedom of the will, is a sign of disrespect and the ultimate folly of our kind. For the river splits into many paths and those that appear to drag us towards the abyss, may, in the end, lead us to glory if only we persist in our efforts. That is not to say that fortune always favours the brave. ...
Sep 22, 2019•1 hr
No book can teach you how to tame the raging river of fortune, for it has many plans contrary to ambitious minds. Yet to submit powerlessly to fate with lamentation, as if God has not instilled you with freedom of the will, is a sign of disrespect and the ultimate folly of our kind. For the river splits into many paths and those that appear to drag us towards the abyss, may, in the end, lead us to glory if only we persist in our efforts. That is not to say that fortune always favours the brave. ...
Sep 15, 2019•48 min
No book can teach you how to tame the raging river of fortune, for it has many plans contrary to ambitious minds. Yet to submit powerlessly to fate with lamentation, as if God has not instilled you with freedom of the will, is a sign of disrespect and the ultimate folly of our kind. For the river splits into many paths and those that appear to drag us towards the abyss, may, in the end, lead us to glory if only we persist in our efforts. That is not to say that fortune always favours the brave. ...
Sep 08, 2019•1 hr 7 min
No book can teach you how to tame the raging river of fortune, for it has many plans contrary to ambitious minds. Yet to submit powerlessly to fate with lamentation, as if God has not instilled you with freedom of the will, is a sign of disrespect and the ultimate folly of our kind. For the river splits into many paths and those that appear to drag us towards the abyss, may, in the end, lead us to glory if only we persist in our efforts. That is not to say that fortune always favours the brave. ...
Sep 01, 2019•1 hr 8 min
University of Sheffield philosopher, Assistant Professor Ryan Byerly is best known for his work in philosophy of religion, epistemology and virtue theory. Publishing widely in these areas, Ryan is also Reviews Editor for the European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Treasurer for the British Society for Philosophy of Religion, and a member of Sheffield's Centre for Engaged Philosophy. Amongst many other fascinating papers in philosophy of religion, Ryan is the author of 'The Awe-Some Argument...
Aug 25, 2019•35 min
University of Sheffield philosopher, Assistant Professor Ryan Byerly is best known for his work in philosophy of religion, epistemology and virtue theory. Publishing widely in these areas, Ryan is also Reviews Editor for the European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Treasurer for the British Society for Philosophy of Religion, and a member of Sheffield's Centre for Engaged Philosophy. Amongst many other fascinating papers in philosophy of religion, Ryan is the author of 'The Awe-Some Argument...
Aug 18, 2019•31 min
Michelle Montague is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. As well as publishing extensively in phenomenology and philosophy of mind, Michelle is also the author of Non-Propositional Intentionality, Cognitive Phenomenology , and our focus for this episode, her 2016 book, The Given: Experience and its Content. This episode is all about what some philosophers have called 'the given', that is, what is given to us in our immediate experience. From Aristotle to Hume,...
Aug 11, 2019•31 min
Michelle Montague is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. As well as publishing extensively in phenomenology and philosophy of mind, Michelle is also the author of Non-Propositional Intentionality, Cognitive Phenomenology , and our focus for this episode, her 2016 book, The Given: Experience and its Content. This episode is all about what some philosophers have called 'the given', that is, what is given to us in our immediate experience. From Aristotle to Hume,...
Aug 04, 2019•41 min
Andrei Buckareff is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Cognitive Science Program at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York , and Associate Editor of the journal Science, Religion, and Culture . Andrei's work focuses on a range of fascinating topics, from metaphysics, philosophy of mind, epistemology and the philosophy of action, to philosophy of religion, the afterlife, pantheism, and alternative concepts of God. Andrei is a prolific writer, publishing extensively in thes...
Jul 28, 2019•45 min
Andrei Buckareff is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Cognitive Science Program at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York , and Associate Editor of the journal Science, Religion, and Culture . Andrei's work focuses on a range of fascinating topics, from metaphysics, philosophy of mind, epistemology and the philosophy of action, to philosophy of religion, the afterlife, pantheism, and alternative concepts of God. Andrei is a prolific writer, publishing extensively in thes...
Jul 21, 2019•52 min
Imagine you are in an open field which stretches in every direction, further than your eyes can see. Since there is nothing of interest in your immediate surroundings, you set your sights on the horizon. You begin to walk with purpose; long strides eventually break into a run until you are sprinting as fast as you can. After a while, you begin to slow down. Not just because of a lack of breath, but because something doesn't quite feel right. Your steps relax to a strolling pace as you turn back ...
Jul 14, 2019•58 min
Imagine you are in an open field which stretches in every direction, further than your eyes can see. Since there is nothing of interest in your immediate surroundings, you set your sights on the horizon. You begin to walk with purpose; long strides eventually break into a run until you are sprinting as fast as you can. After a while, you begin to slow down. Not just because of a lack of breath, but because something doesn't quite feel right. Your steps relax to a strolling pace as you turn back ...
Jul 07, 2019•38 min
Imagine you are in an open field which stretches in every direction, further than your eyes can see. Since there is nothing of interest in your immediate surroundings, you set your sights on the horizon. You begin to walk with purpose; long strides eventually break into a run until you are sprinting as fast as you can. After a while, you begin to slow down. Not just because of a lack of breath, but because something doesn't quite feel right. Your steps relax to a strolling pace as you turn back ...
Jun 30, 2019•51 min
Imagine you are in an open field which stretches in every direction, further than your eyes can see. Since there is nothing of interest in your immediate surroundings, you set your sights on the horizon. You begin to walk with purpose; long strides eventually break into a run until you are sprinting as fast as you can. After a while, you begin to slow down. Not just because of a lack of breath, but because something doesn't quite feel right. Your steps relax to a strolling pace as you turn back ...
Jun 23, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Imagine you are in an open field which stretches in every direction, further than your eyes can see. Since there is nothing of interest in your immediate surroundings, you set your sights on the horizon. You begin to walk with purpose; long strides eventually break into a run until you are sprinting as fast as you can. After a while, you begin to slow down. Not just because of a lack of breath, but because something doesn't quite feel right. Your steps relax to a strolling pace as you turn back ...
Jun 16, 2019•55 min
Co-founder of Humanity+ , formerly known as the World Transhumanist Association , David Pearce is a leading figure of the transhumanist movement. David is perhaps best known for his 1995 manifesto, The Hedonistic Imperative , in which he argues that we can, and will, abolish suffering throughout the living world. Following The Hedonistic Imperative , David has published extensively on topics surrounding utilitarianism, veganism, abolitionism and transhumanism; culminating in his most recent 2017...
Jun 09, 2019•53 min
Co-founder of Humanity+ , formerly known as the World Transhumanist Association , David Pearce is a leading figure of the transhumanist movement. David is perhaps best known for his 1995 manifesto, The Hedonistic Imperative , in which he argues that we can, and will, abolish suffering throughout the living world. Following The Hedonistic Imperative , David has published extensively on topics surrounding utilitarianism, veganism, abolitionism and transhumanism; culminating in his most recent 2017...
Jun 02, 2019•57 min
Hello good sir! If you do not mind me saying, you look as if you're in limbo. Lost? It might please you to know that most of the tourists, and the locals for that matter, don't know where they're heading in these parts. If I could be so bold as to make an assessment, I would take you for the sophisticated type but with a little bit of an edge? Your smile says it all. Nothing wrong with indulging in the simple things in life every now and then. Do you see that bar over there? Yes, the one with th...
May 26, 2019•37 min
Hello good sir! If you do not mind me saying, you look as if you're in limbo. Lost? It might please you to know that most of the tourists, and the locals for that matter, don't know where they're heading in these parts. If I could be so bold as to make an assessment, I would take you for the sophisticated type but with a little bit of an edge? Your smile says it all. Nothing wrong with indulging in the simple things in life every now and then. Do you see that bar over there? Yes, the one with th...
May 19, 2019•40 min
Hello good sir! If you do not mind me saying, you look as if you're in limbo. Lost? It might please you to know that most of the tourists, and the locals for that matter, don't know where they're heading in these parts. If I could be so bold as to make an assessment, I would take you for the sophisticated type but with a little bit of an edge? Your smile says it all. Nothing wrong with indulging in the simple things in life every now and then. Do you see that bar over there? Yes, the one with th...
May 12, 2019•32 min
Hello good sir! If you do not mind me saying, you look as if you're in limbo. Lost? It might please you to know that most of the tourists, and the locals for that matter, don't know where they're heading in these parts. If I could be so bold as to make an assessment, I would take you for the sophisticated type but with a little bit of an edge? Your smile says it all. Nothing wrong with indulging in the simple things in life every now and then. Do you see that bar over there? Yes, the one with th...
May 05, 2019•49 min
Hello good sir! If you do not mind me saying, you look as if you're in limbo. Lost? It might please you to know that most of the tourists, and the locals for that matter, don't know where they're heading in these parts. If I could be so bold as to make an assessment, I would take you for the sophisticated type but with a little bit of an edge? Your smile says it all. Nothing wrong with indulging in the simple things in life every now and then. Do you see that bar over there? Yes, the one with th...
Apr 28, 2019•36 min
Believe it or not, humans have been debating questions concerning God for as long as couples have been discussing what they fancy for dinner. Does God exist? Is God all-power, all-knowing and all-loving? Shall we try that new Mexican restaurant on Bold Street? In this episode, we're going to be discussing the existence of God in relation to the problem of evil, more specifically, on what has come to be known as 'the evil-god challenge'. Roughly stated, our question is as follows: why is belief i...
Apr 21, 2019•50 min
Emily Thomas is an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Durham University; whose work focuses primarily on the history of metaphysics and the metaphysics of space and time. Thomas' work in these areas has had a great impact, most notably, through her 2018 books Absolute Time: Rifts in Early Modern British Metaphysics and Early Modern Women on Metaphysics. In this episode, we'll be discussing Emily Thomas' forthcoming work on The Idealism and Pantheism of May Sinclair . Born in 1863, May Sinclair...
Apr 14, 2019•41 min
Emily Thomas is an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Durham University; whose work focuses primarily on the history of metaphysics and the metaphysics of space and time. Thomas' work in these areas has had a great impact, most notably, through her 2018 books Absolute Time: Rifts in Early Modern British Metaphysics and Early Modern Women on Metaphysics. In this episode, we'll be discussing Emily Thomas' forthcoming work on The Idealism and Pantheism of May Sinclair . Born in 1863, May Sinclair...
Apr 07, 2019•46 min
Specialising in philosophy of mind, Sam Coleman is a reader in philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire. Coleman's main work centres around questions concerning consciousness, predominantly, on what has come to be known as 'the hard problem of consciousness'. To paraphrase Colin McGinn, the problem can be summarised as follows: how does soggy grey matter give rise to vivid technicolour experience? In this episode, we're going to be focusing on Coleman's views concerning 'Personhood, Conscio...
Mar 31, 2019•36 min
