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Insert Philosophy Here

Insert Philosophy Here

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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00:25:33

Putin, Ukraine, American Exceptionalism, and the Fake...

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2023/02/22

This week marks the one-year anniversary of this podcast, but more importantly, it is the one-year anniversary of Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. In this week's episode, I focus on two questions: why do some people who claim to be anti-war refuse to be against Putin's war, and what factors led them to hold such a hypocritical position. Support this podcast: https://ko-fi.com/insertphilosophyhere

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00:30:14

UFOs Are Real, but Our Thinking about Them Is Not...

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2023/02/15

What are UFOs? It is a surprisingly emotional subject. A large percentage of people who come across this article will read very little of it, having already assumed their preferred conclusion, and not take seriously the argument I am presenting. I hope that does not include you, dear reader. I wrote this to try to have a discussion about the issues rather than the current non-discussion of entrenched ideologies and people talking past each other. UFOs are real phenomena that we should be

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00:24:36

Capitalism And Free Enterprise Are Not the Same

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2023/02/08

I welcome your comments, Contact me at InsertPhilosophyHere.com. Much of the defense of capitalism takes the positives of free enterprise and incorrectly attributes them to capitalism and much of the condemnation of capitalism incorrectly includes free enterprise in that condemnation. To have a fruitful, honest discussion, we need to get past errors and propaganda.

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00:10:32

What's the Problem with "Wokeness"

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2023/02/01

The words “woke” and “wokeness” have recently entered the political lexicon. These words puzzle me as to what they mean and why people use them. “Woke” and “wokeness” are used mostly, if not exclusively, as an insult. They are used mostly, if not exclusively, by the Right. In our current memeocene epoch, the “woke” insult is often attached to an attack meme, whining about an alleged “wokeness.” What is this "wokeness?"

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00:11:18

Sorry, Veganism Won’t Save The Planet

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2023/01/18

To “go vegan” is a legitimate dietary choice, but I am about to become a heretic in the vegan evangelists’ eyes, because I will dare to question the vegan dogma. There are multiple fallacies in the vegan ideology but for brevity, in this article, I will concentrate on the “veganism will save the planet” claim. It’s about the climate crisis. Veganism demands the wrong solution by attacking the wrong culprits. Dr, Taber's Twitter Thread:

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00:12:28

A New Philosophy Textbook for Everyone

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2023/01/05

How We Are and How We Got Here: A Practical History of Western Philosophy ISBN: 978-1-7358808-8-4.e-book: https://amzn.to/3I42f1S. Paperback: https://amzn.to/3Wz78V9. A fresh and original presentation that is easy for students, instructors, and general readers to use. This well-written, insightful history of philosophy is basic enough to be understood by those with no prior experience with philosophy but sophisticated enough to inform further those with some knowledge of philosophy.

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00:07:19

The Calendar Is a Fallacy

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2022/12/29

Inserting some philosophy into the concept of the New Year. Although the “new year” is celebrated with fanfare and increased alcohol consumption, aside from hangovers, absolutely nothing changes between 31 December and 1 January.

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00:26:21

Twitter, TikTok, and Siloization

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2022/11/16

Siloization – ˈsī-lō-ə-ˈzā-shən : the process of isolating a group apart from others especially in ways that hinder communication and cooperation. How technology is enhancing an age old human habit, the difference between one-way and two-way communication, and how social media plays into these issues.

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00:23:50

Agonistic versus Antagonistic Politics

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2022/11/02

This year has seen a number of important and contentious elections: Sweden, Italy, United States, Brazil, and Israel, among others. By its nature, politics is agonistic--a process of contention among people--but today it is an antagonistic process in which politicians actively exhort the public to misrecognize and even hate other politicians.

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00:29:49

Pragmatism - The Philosophy with Cash Value

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2022/10/26

Some people believe that philosophy is disconnected from the world. This is ignorance but it is understandable given the tradition of rationalism and analytic philosophy. But philosophy is at its best when it addresses issues that confront people in their everyday lives. The school of philosophy that is appropriately named "pragmatism" does that, It is a philosophy that connects with real life, does work in it, and has cash value.

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00:30:11

What Is Democracy? Is It the Best Form of Government?

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2022/10/19

The United States likes to think of itself as a democracy. Is it? What is democracy and what are its strengths and weaknesses? This week, I delve into these questions.

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00:28:21

Plato's Theory of Perception

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2022/10/12

Plato was the first systematic Western philosopher. This episode explains his ideas on human perception, what knowledge is, and how we can know things, including his theory of Forms.

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00:26:40

How German Idealism Changed Us

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2022/10/05

When I teach my Introduction to Philosophy courses, I do so chronologically because philosophy is best understood as a long evolution. Those students often ask me, "why didn't those philosophers centuries ago understand that we are all individuals with different perceptions?" I tell them to be patient, we have to wait until the early 1800s to see philosophers who came to that realization.

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00:21:56

I Left the U.S. 10 Years Ago. I’ve Never Regretted It.

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2022/09/28

On where one belongs, where one can go, and how living abroad changes your perspective on everything.

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00:10:53

New Book: What Left and Right Mean

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2022/09/21

Available Here: https://amzn.to/3qWV6H6 We are all so used to the terms "left," "right," "liberal," and "conservative" that we hear and use them without a second thought as to their meaning. Politics is the debate over how government and society should be structured and how social institutions should function and to what ends. The political conflict over these issues is often described in terms of the "Left" versus the "Right," but there is a definite lack of adequate examination of what Left

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00:14:46

A Person Has Died; She Just Happened to Be Queen

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2022/09/14

A philosophical perspective on persons and empires.

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00:29:11

On What's Wrong With Education and How to Fix It

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2022/09/07

Our education system is still dominated by a model developed over 180 years ago that relegates students to products of the system. This factory model of education is counterproductive and harming society. The solution has been out there for a long time and I discuss it, including the ideas of Jane Addams, John Dewey, and Paulo Freire.

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00:09:41

What Is Postmodernism?

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2022/08/08

“Postmodernist” is the name given to a loosely connected group of thinkers united in their opposition to modernity and its assumptions of the supremacy of reason and continual human progress. Postmodernist philosophers dismantle modernity's illusions to free us to see what really is true and how we really are.

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00:11:20

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Hannah Arendt

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2022/07/25

A brief introduction, but more than most philosophy professors will give you. Arendt had important insights into totalitarianism and the human condition.

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00:14:22

A Philosophy of Travel

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2022/07/12

The mystique and the reality, and advice about the most important part of being a traveler.

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