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Insert Philosophy Here

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The world needs more philosophy. More to the point, we all need to engage with the world with a more philosophical attitude. My name is Douglas Giles, I am a philosopher by trade and temperament. I understand that philosophy is an active search for concepts on which we can build a better life. Long fascinated by ideas, I am motivated by an earnest desire to bring philosophy out of its insular ivory tower and into everyday life where it can be put to good uses. As a university philosophy

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00:21:00

It’s Not Misogyny—It’s Worse than That

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2023/10/19

Men hating women is a symptom of a deeper problem. This episode inserts philosophy into the abuse of women and explores the social causes behind misogyny and subordination of women. Comments? Contact me at InsertPhilosophyHere.com

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00:43:09

Are You an Individual?

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2023/10/05

Are you an individual? Sounds like a silly question, doesn’t it? You’re you, right? You aren’t anybody else. But it’s not quite that simple. First off, being good philosophers, we have to define our terms. What do we mean by “an individual?” There are many answers to that question. Let’s begin at the beginning.

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00:30:10

Hume's Critique of Science

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2023/09/14

Scottish philosopher David Hume in the 1700s changed Western philosophy with his strong critique of science. Hume showed that science is based on three assumptions that have no rational basis. Hume's critique so impressed Immanuel Kant, that it led Kant to develop his critiques of reason that revolutionized philosophy and science. Today. Hume's arguments are undiminished and we neglect them at our peril.

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00:13:55

The Epistemologies of Hobbes and Locke

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2023/09/07

I haven't recorded a philosophy lesson in awhile, so here is an audio version of a new video I am producing for my university course. My other videos are at https://www.youtube.com/insertphilosophyhere

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00:10:50

Trump, MAGA, and Making America Grotesque Victims

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2023/08/16

For the last seven years, I’ve had quite a few people here in Europe ask me to explain Trump and his MAGA sycophants. Their incredulous questions are understandable. What’s in MAGA minds? How could they believe such things? Why are they so full of hate? I reference two books in this episode: The Rise of Victimhood Culture and Rethinking Misrecognition and Struggles for Recognition.

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00:11:14

The Barbie Movie: Why “Woke” Should and Will Prevail

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2023/08/09

Spoiler Alert: I will divulge as little as possible about the specifics of the movie as I talk about the real-life implications of its philosophical ideas, but, obviously, some content of the movie will leak out. Yes, Barbie is a surprisingly philosophical movie. I had low expectations for Barbie. I’ve never been a fan of corporations or dolls, and especially corporate dolls that objectify women. My expectations were very mistaken. InsertPhilosophyHere.com

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00:16:13

Trump, Power, and Desire versus the Law

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2023/08/02

Much will be said and written about the latest set of indictments handed down against former President Trump. I will leave it to the legal analysts to dissect the minutiae and details of the indictment. I'm a philosopher. So, I want to talk about what is behind all of this, what's really going on with all of this? What are the fundamental principles that underlie these actions, both politically and socially.

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00:53:24

Interview with Dr. Eve Poole on her book "Robot Souls"

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2023/07/27

Dr. Eve Poole is my honoured guest to talk about her latest book Robot Souls. Two of the biggest design problems in Artificial Intelligence are how to build robots that behave in line with human values and how to stop them ever going rogue. One under-explored solution to these alignment and control problems might be to examine how these are already addressed in the design of humans. Robot Souls is a book as much about us humans as it is about robots and AI. We have created artificial

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00:14:36

The Legacy of Plato and Aristotle

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2023/07/19

Condensing their philosophies to their most influential ideas.

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00:31:16

A College Professor’s View on Diversity, Equity, and...

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2023/07/12

A subject that has been in the news quite a lot lately as a political issue is diversity, equity, and inclusion, (DEI) and this is a topic that's dear to my heart as a philosophy professor. We need DEI programs, and I am very concerned about the efforts to try to reverse DEI initiatives in higher education. Plus, I am also aware of how part of that backlash from the right-wing to DEI initiatives is a response to excesses and abuses from people who are wanting, or at least on the surface wanting

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00:17:17

Three Reasons Why Higher Education Isn’t Better than...

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2023/06/04

We truthfully tell students about the importance of education, but all of the students are being shortchanged and overcharged for their experiences in higher education. Tuition is rising, but the money isn’t going toward education. The reasons are the three wrong priorities now dominating higher education.

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00:22:56

Joe Biden’s Age and Thinking Sensibly about Generations

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2023/05/03

Much has been made and certainly much more will be made about Joe Biden’s age after he announced he is running for president. Some people suggest that he is too old to run for president. It is prejudice to assume that age makes one unqualified for any role, including the President of the United States. Being in one’s 80s does not in and of itself mean one is incapable of handling responsibilities. Whether Biden is mentally capable or not I leave up to you, but this issue of age leads me to

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00:08:28

Soul of a Philosopher

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2023/04/26

A short podcast this week, relating an experience I had with a businessman who reminded me about the essence of philosophy.

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00:10:53

Tradwives

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2023/04/19

About the meme of the tradwife - the traditional wife. #Philosophy #Marriage

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00:15:17

A Heretical Idea: Skipping Plato while Teaching...

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2023/04/12

Contemplating the "heretical" idea of teaching an Intro to Philosophy course not beginning with Plato or even any of the Ancient Greek philosophers. I present my arguments.

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00:15:09

If You Think Trump Is The Problem, You Aren’t Part of...

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2023/04/05

Donald Trump was in the news a lot yesterday, ALL over the news. That's understandable, as is the reality that many people oppose Trump. They have good reason, but as a philosopher, I have to ask whether Trump is really the problem peopel should be opposing.

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00:22:51

John Locke - Government as a Service

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2023/03/22

Today, we assume and demand that government by at the consent of the governed. It was not always so. 17th century philosopher John Locke established the concept of government as a convenience, as a service we can hire and fire if it does not serve our interests.

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00:16:33

What if the Universe Is NOT Expanding?

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2023/03/15

The dominant paradigm in astrophysics is that the universe began in a “big bang,” probably from a singularity, and that the universe, the very fabric of space itself, has been expanding ever since. But does that paradigm of the expanding universe hold up in the face of evidence?

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00:14:26

Calmly Resisting the Fad of Stoicism

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2023/03/08

Do you remember Pet Rocks? You need to be older to remember them, but here’s a good history of them. The Pet Rock was the ultimate triumph of marketing over substance. Seeing the recent increase in the number of books and articles about Stoicism reminds me of Pet Rocks. I explain why in this episode.

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00:22:46

Digitalization, Byung-Chul Han's Perspective on...

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2023/03/01

In recent years, there has been concern about the role of the digital world in movements and forces that could be considered to be anti-democracy. But what, if anything, has the online world changed in the public sphere and democracy that could potentially contribute to anti-democratic behavior? To address this broad question, I bring together several current threads in social philosophy. #Democracy #Populism #SocialMedia

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