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Philosophize This!

Philosophize This!

By: Stephen West
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Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.2024 Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • Episode #252 ... Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut

    Episode #252 ... Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
    Aug 29 2026
    Today we talk about Kurt Vonnegut’s book Slaughterhouse-Five. How war stories can distort the reality of war, how trauma can fracture our experience of time and identity, and why Billy Pilgrim becomes attracted to the strange philosophy of the Tralfamadorians. Hope you love it. :) Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Episode #251 ... You Must Change Your Life, Pt. 2 - The Worlds That Make Us

    Episode #251 ... You Must Change Your Life, Pt. 2 - The Worlds That Make Us
    Aug 8 2026
    Today we talk more about Peter Sloterdijk’s book You Must Change Your Life. We talk about Heidegger, the subject-object view of the world, how environments form us, symbolic immunity, modern cynicism, vertical tension, base camps, civilizations as collective immune systems, and why Sloterdijk thinks humanity may need a new form of co-immunity. Hope you love it. :) Sponsor: Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Episode #250 ... You Must Change Your Life. - Peter Sloterdijk

    Episode #250 ... You Must Change Your Life. - Peter Sloterdijk
    Jul 14 2026
    Today we talk about half of the book You Must Change Your Life by Peter Sloterdijk. From criticism towards views of change that he thinks are far too centered on belief and moral strength, to a reworking of how to view human beings at the level of anthropology. We talk about how our view of religion might change under this new perspective... as well as how culture should be seen as a kind of monastic rule. Hope you're having a great week and enjoy the episode. :) Sponsors: Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis Saily: https://www.saily.com/philothis Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
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would like more details myself, but that's just me. Does an excellent job of distillation, with a great presenter

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Such an incredible podcast. I recommend it regularly, however not everyone can or wants to be a philosopher. Life is not about being right, it's about whether you understand.

Philosophy as it should be taught

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Interesting and thought provoking. Great background to the scientific method. Stephen is an engaging presenter

mind opening

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