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Philosophy Club!

By: Philosophy Club Members
  • Summary

  • A group of lifelong friends discuss life's important questions.

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Episodes
  • "Locker Room Presence" and Consequentialism-How to pick a President
    Jun 7 2024

    Ben, Ian and Logan discuss the how to evaluate policy decisions and the wisdom of playing catch with a bowling ball from a tall building. It's hard to evaluate policy based on the consequence, but it seems ludicrous to evaluate it with another set of ethics. The higher up the boss, the further they are from things actually happening. So the most powerful are also the most powerless. Ian compares leaders to coaches to resolve (almost) this problem.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • The “Spider-Man question” (And what should you do with 300 Slices of cake?)
    Apr 25 2024

    Ben, Logan and Mike exam what your moral obligation is in given scenarios. They discuss Peter Singer's famous shallow pond thought experiment, and consider whether that obligates you to be a lifeguard. They look at the moral obligations of Oscar Schindler and Peter Parker and try to decide what they would think of a coworker with an absurdly large cake.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Why obey the Law?
    Apr 13 2024

    In one of our most contentious episodes yet! Beau, Mike, Logan and Ben try to reconcile radically different views of what is Law, what is a State (or a state) and what claims a state has on its citizens (if any). They will discuss the command theory of law, the social contract, Max Weber's definition of a state and disagree of the concept and relevance of Legitimacy. It's an exciting Philosophical throw-down you don't want to miss!

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    1 hr and 22 mins

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