Philosophy Talk Podcast
This Week’s Episode
Liberty and Justice for Who?
October 11, 2026
Many democracies are founded on the ideals of 18th- and 19th-Century British Liberalism: the idea that human beings deserve the right to self-government because we are born free, equal, and capable of rationality. Yet Liberalism was used to justify colonialism,…
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Arts, Humanities, and the Well-Lived Life
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Michel Foucault and Power
October 18, 2026
Michel Foucault was a 20th century philosopher known for his work concerning power and knowledge.…
Nachman of Breslov and the Obligation to be Happy
October 25, 2026
Nachman of Breslov was an 18th-century spiritual rabbinic leader, mystic, and storyteller, known particularly for…
Democracy By Numbers
November 1, 2026
The United States has prided itself on being “the world’s greatest democracy,” which adheres to…
Philosophers’ Corner
Moses Maimonides, Man of (No) Mystery
Maimonides is one of the towering figures of Jewish intellectual history, and the perfect place...
Competition, Cooperation, and Game Theory
Game theory is a branch of mathematics that tries to model strategic interactions. One of...
Lifetimes of Learning
If you’re like anything the typical philosopher, your response to the title of this week’s...
Extended Summer Listening for Dangerous Times
Once again it’s that time of year when your local radio producer takes you behind...
My Body, My Perception
Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a 20th century French philosopher who had all kinds of theories about...
Faith, Doubt, and Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky—the 19th-century Russian novelist best known for works like Crime and Punishment and The...
