For the Love of Sophia!

In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony discuss a number of fundamental questions pertaining to this thing we call "technology": Is technology a thing or a process? What is the relationship between technology and the Ancient Greek "techne?" What is the purpose of technology? How is technology distinct from art? What do tools and machinery have to do with all of this? What things even count as technological objects in the first place? For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com.

In this conversation, Giuseppe and Anthony continue their conversation on personal identity: Are idiosyncrasies part of what makes a person? Can changeable things be part of something's essence? What is the relationship between personhood and rights? What rights does personhood entail? At what point exactly do things cross the threshold into the category of "having personhood?" For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com.

In this conversation, Giuseppe and Anthony discuss a number of fundamental questions pertaining to the nature of personal identity: What exactly is a person? How might "person" be distinct from "human?" Is a person defined by behavior, mental phenomena, both, or something else? For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com.

In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony continue their conversation on learning and teaching, this time focusing on the latter half: Is teaching distinct from explanation? What is the connection between learning and danger? How does the role of a teacher differ from the role of a guide? For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/publicphilosophyproject

In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony begin to discuss a number of questions pertaining to the fundamental nature of learning: What exactly does it mean to learn something? Is human learning distinct from function-gaining in a computational sense? If so, how? How can we tell whether someone has actually learned something? For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com.

In this episode, Anthony and Giuseppe continue their conversation about sensation, this time starting by focusing on parosmia -- an abnormality in the sense of smell -- that Anthony now experiences chronically as a result of having COVID in the past. What exactly happened? What did things smell like before and after COVID? What scents changed the most? What do they smell like now? How do these changes affect memory and the experience of reality in general? Can there be equivalent changes with other senses? What does the answer to this question tell us about type-differences between the senses? What does it tell us about sensation more broadly? For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com.

In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony strike up an impromptu conversation about sensation: What exactly is a sensation? How does each sense differ from one another? Are there more interesting distinctions beyond the "obvious" ones lurking in the background? How do the senses connect? Can the senses be arranged in a hierarchy of complexity? What does this mean? What universal truths about sensation might exist? How does all of this affect our epistemological and metaphysical framework? For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com.

In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony continue their conversation on the the nature of memory, this time focusing on the metaphysical side of things. Where do memories come from? Where are they stored? Where do they “take place” when we’re actively experiencing them? Are they physical things? Are memories necessarily internal to the subject? Or do they exist in external objects? Both? Is a memory not actively being remembered still a memory? For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/publicphilosophyproject

In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony discuss a number of fundamental questions pertaining to memory: What exactly is it? How do past memories affect our perception of the present and future? To what extent can emotion be detached from memories? Does collective memory exist? What ethical issues surround these questions? For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/publicphilosophyproject

In this episode, Giuseppe and Anthony continue their conversation on the divide between "analytic" and "continental" philosophy: How do analytic and continental philosophers see themselves in relation to the past? Why and how do continental philosophers play with language when expression their ideas? How can continental philosophy become more like idol worship and ideology? Why is continental philosophy more likely to veer off into relativism? For questions or suggestions for future episodes: PublicPhilProject@gmail.com. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/publicphilosophyproject