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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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00:09:32

What IS America? What Does It Mean to Be American?

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2022/07/04

I ask these questions in July Fourth, a day when the United States commemorates its independence. A Philosophical Look at Being American.

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00:24:31

Business Ethics - Corporate Social Responsibility

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2022/06/20

Good business leaders know that a commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) requires a strong foundation, one upon which a company can build and expand its commitment to every aspect of the organization.

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00:31:19

Kant's Moral Theory: Why the Categorical Imperative?

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2022/06/13

A straight-forward, unsensationalized discussion of Kant's Categorical Imperative, discussing his argument in detail. Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvdUp1Z-Luc

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00:26:41

The Not-So-Dark Ages of Medieval Philosophy

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2022/06/07

It has long been taught that there was a 'dark age" in Europe devoid of intellectual activity. This myth is debunked by the reality that medieval philosophy was alive and well.

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00:20:32

Aristotle's Theory of Change

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2022/05/30

That things change was a problem for Greek philosophers. Aristotle had a theory for how we can understand change. His solution to the problem of change affected Western thinking for many centuries.

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00:20:50

Ancient Virtue Ehics and Modern Business Ethics

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2022/05/16

Some ancient ethical systems still have relevance to our business practices today.

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00:23:38

What Lurks Beneath Conspiracy Theories?

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2022/05/09

A philosophical exploration of the hows and whys of conspiracy theories. Extended text discussion at https://insertphilosophyhere.com/conspiracy-theories/.

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00:31:06

On "The Curse of Oak Island": Philosophy Meets...

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2022/05/02

I created Insert Philosophy Here to insert philosophy into anything and everything. That includes popular culture. This week I take on the TV show, The Curse of Oak Island, questioning its approach, defending it from critics, but also calling out its unnecessary sensationalism.

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00:12:47

Recognition Part 4: Both Tyranny and Justice Depend...

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2022/04/25

Fourth part of my series on recognition. I talked about the positives of recognition in earlier parts. In this episodes, I talk about how recognition can be exploited to enact villainous acts.

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00:13:43

What Is Political Philosophy? (General Philosophy 3)

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2022/04/18

An overview of what we are talking about when we are talking about political philosophy, with an eye toward the emergence of political philosophy in the early modern period: Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau.

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00:20:09

Recognition Part 3: History of Recognition Theory

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2022/04/11

Third part of my series on recognition. In this episode, I trace the history of the philosophy of recognition, focusing on Jean-Jacques Rousseau, G.W.F. Hegel, and Axel Honneth.

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00:23:03

Wittgenstein's Language Games

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2022/04/04

Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein had two distinct philosophies. I focus on his second one because in it, he abandoned his first one.

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00:07:57

Why Do We Study Ancient Philosophy? (General...

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2022/03/28

Covers two topics: why philosophy is best taught chronologically and why we still study Ancient Greek philosophy. Most Introduction to Philosophy textbooks present philosophy topically--a collection of separate topics. I argue that philosophy is best taught as the progressive history of philosophers responding to events and building on previous ideas. That process for teaching Western philosophy begins with the Ancient Greeks.

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00:19:50

Recognition Part 2: The Key to Social Justice

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2022/03/21

Part 2 in a series of talks about the concept of recognition. Why do injustices continue to happen? We say it is because of prejudice but what is prejudice? It is difficult to fight something that we cannot define and one of the important tasks in philosophy is understanding what is behind social phenomena like prejudice.

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00:31:13

Recognition Part 1: Why Ukrainians but not Syrians?

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2022/03/14

First in a multi-part discussion of the concept of recognition that is central to social cohesion and structures. In this part, I discuss the seeming contradiction of countries' attitudes toward refugees from war, attitudes that can be explained by recognition theory.

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00:05:19

What Is Philosophy? (General Philosophy 1)

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2022/03/07

First in a series of talks on general topics in philosophy. Many people have attempted to explain what philosophy is. Some have said philosophy is thinking about thinking, reflecting on experience, a pursuit of truth. Philosophy is all of those things, but it is also something much more. Here is my definition.

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00:11:35

Can War Ever Be Justified? - A Philosophical View on...

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2022/02/28

First in a series of episodes, "A Philosophical View on Current Events," I discuss the philosophy of just war theory.

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00:05:53

Why This Podcast?

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2022/02/21

The first topic of this podcast is--Why this podcast? What is the point of it and why Insert Philosophy Here?

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