Dilemma Podcast
90 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSolving the problems of what to do next with some of today's top thinkers and writers.
Hosted by Jay Shapiro.
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S01E14: Selecting for Deafness - David Deutsch
February 26, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBIn the finale of Dilemma Season 1 famed author of "The Fabric of Reality" and "The Beginning of Infinity", David Deutsch, sits down with Jay Shapiro to discuss the ethics of a situation where deaf parents wish to use genetic selection techniques to intentionally choose having a deaf child. Deutsch lays out his intricately developed theories on knowledge, creativity, explanation, persons, and moral realism in order to address this complex question. Co-Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes jug...
Ep 13: Self Driving Cars - Matthew B. Crawford
February 10, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours - 193 MBThe best selling author of Shop Class As Soulcraft and The World Beyond Your Head has a new book coming out entitled Why We Drive. He sits down with Jay Shapiro to ponder the philosophical and psychological transformations afoot in a future world of automated driving. "Human Intelligent Action", "Deskilling", "Mass Infantilization", The Luddites, London taxi drivers, speed limits on the Autobahn, and what happens when the traffic lights go out. These topics and more are explored in this de...
S01E13: Self Driving Cars - Matthew B. Crawford
February 10, 2020 10:00 - 2 hours - 193 MBThe best selling author of Shop Class As Soulcraft and The World Beyond Your Head has a new book coming out entitled Why We Drive. He sits down with Jay Shapiro to ponder the philosophical and psychological transformations afoot in a future world of automated driving. "Human Intelligent Action", "Deskilling", "Mass Infantilization", The Luddites, London taxi drivers, speed limits on the Autobahn, and what happens when the traffic lights go out. These topics and more are explored in this de...
S01E12: Medically Assisted Death - Steven Pinker
December 18, 2019 13:58 - 1 hour - 128 MB"If I lose my mind, just kill me." Co-Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss the philosophical borders and ethical complications of Medically Assisted Dying with Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist, and best selling author of Enlightenment Now.
Ep 12: Medically Assisted Death - Steven Pinker
December 18, 2019 13:58 - 1 hour - 128 MB"If I lose my mind, just kill me." Co-Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss the philosophical borders and ethical complications of Medically Assisted Dying with Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist, and best selling author of Enlightenment Now.
Introducing Conversations With Coleman | Official Podcast Trailer
December 04, 2019 21:00 - 32 seconds - 507 KBJoin Coleman Hughes, accomplished writer, philosophy major and Dilemma Podcast co-host, for his brand new podcast, Conversations With Coleman. This is more than just a futile exploration but an honest conversation—with the sharpest minds— on some of the most vexed issues regarding race and culture in the West. Follow this link to subscribe to Conversations With Coleman: https://fanlink.to/CWC
Thanksgiving Hindsight
November 27, 2019 21:17 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBJay Shapiro is joined by a very special guest... his mother, Sally. They speak about Jay's moral upbringing, Judaism, Atheism, Africa, and giving thanks.
Ep 11: A Camera, A Child, and A Vulture - Larissa MacFarquhar
November 22, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBIn the depths of a brutal famine in Sudan in 1993, Kevin Carter took a photo of a starving child and a perched vulture which appeared on the front page of newspapers all over the world. Readers bombarded the editors with the question "What happened to the child?" Co-Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss this difficult ethical case with Larissa MacFarquar, best selling author of Strangers Drowning
S01E11: A Camera, A Child, and A Vulture - Larissa MacFarquhar
November 22, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBIn the depths of a brutal famine in Sudan in 1993, Kevin Carter took a photo of a starving child and a perched vulture which appeared on the front page of newspapers all over the world. Readers bombarded the editors with the question "What happened to the child?" Co-Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss this difficult ethical case with Larissa MacFarquar, best selling author of Strangers Drowning
Ep10: Clara Barton's Placebo - Stephen Finlay
November 11, 2019 14:41 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBA battlefield of wounded and dying soldiers in front of you. You hover over a mortally wounded man. You have medicine in one pocket and water in another. The soldier looks into your eyes and asks if you can help him with some medicine... You reach for the water... Meta-ethicist, philosophy professor, and author Stephen Finlay joins Jay Shapiro for a conversation through the complex dilemma of placebo usage.
S01E10: Clara Barton's Placebo - Stephen Finlay
November 11, 2019 14:41 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBA battlefield of wounded and dying soldiers in front of you. You hover over a mortally wounded man. You have medicine in one pocket and water in another. The soldier looks into your eyes and asks if you can help him with some medicine... You reach for the water... Meta-ethicist, philosophy professor, and author Stephen Finlay joins Jay Shapiro for a conversation through the complex dilemma of placebo usage.
Ep 10: Clara Barton's Placebo - Stephen Finlay
November 11, 2019 14:41 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBA battlefield of wounded and dying soldiers in front of you. You hover over a mortally wounded man. You have medicine in one pocket and water in another. The soldier looks into your eyes and asks if you can help him with some medicine... You reach for the water... Meta-ethicist, philosophy professor, and author Stephen Finlay joins Jay Shapiro for a conversation through the complex dilemma of placebo usage.
Ep 9: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
October 29, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBDo you have hill worth dying on? Jay Shapiro reflects on Dilemma Episode 9: Hurricane at a Hospital with Lisa Tessman
Ep9: A Hospital in a Hurricane - Lisa Tessman
October 22, 2019 11:21 - 2 hours - 242 MBWhen the power went out, the flood waters rose, and supplies dwindled in Memorial Hospital in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Pau and her nurses faced the awful choice of what to do with the remaining patients when evacuation looked hopeless. Philosopher Lisa Tessman argues that this case and others like this are true philosophical dilemmas where doing the right thing is impossible. Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes tackle this difficult question and discuss the if doing the "right" ...
S01E09: A Hospital in a Hurricane - Lisa Tessman
October 22, 2019 11:21 - 2 hours - 242 MBWhen the power went out, the flood waters rose, and supplies dwindled in Memorial Hospital in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Pau and her nurses faced the awful choice of what to do with the remaining patients when evacuation looked hopeless. Philosopher Lisa Tessman argues that this case and others like this are true philosophical dilemmas where doing the right thing is impossible. Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes tackle this difficult question and discuss the if doing the "right" ...
Ep 9: A Hospital in a Hurricane - Lisa Tessman
October 22, 2019 11:21 - 2 hours - 242 MBWhen the power went out, the flood waters rose, and supplies dwindled in Memorial Hospital in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Pau and her nurses faced the awful choice of what to do with the remaining patients when evacuation looked hopeless. Philosopher Lisa Tessman argues that this case and others like this are true philosophical dilemmas where doing the right thing is impossible. Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes tackle this difficult question and discuss the if doing the "right" ...
Ep 8: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
October 14, 2019 09:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBSuffering is the price of engagement with life. The difference between pain, suffering, grief, and missing. And Wilfred Sellers manifest vs scientific view of man as pointed to by Jaron Lanier. Wilfrid Sellers essay: http://selfpace.uconn.edu/class/percep/SellarsPhilSciImage.pdf
Ep 8: Friendbot - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
October 08, 2019 16:50 - 2 hours - 167 MBWhen her best friend suddenly died she collected all his texts and digital communication and created a chat bot in his image. Jay Shapiro speaks with best selling author, philosopher, and writer Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about immortality, philosophical maturity, and the ethics and wisdom of grief. As always co-hosts Coleman Hughes and Jay Shapiro take a deep philosophical dive into the fraught emotional waters. This episode was inspired by an article in The Verge by Casey Newton which ...
S01E08: Friendbot - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
October 08, 2019 16:50 - 2 hours - 167 MBWhen her best friend suddenly died she collected all his texts and digital communication and created a chat bot in his image. Jay Shapiro speaks with best selling author, philosopher, and writer Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about immortality, philosophical maturity, and the ethics and wisdom of grief. As always co-hosts Coleman Hughes and Jay Shapiro take a deep philosophical dive into the fraught emotional waters. This episode was inspired by an article in The Verge by Casey Newton which ...
Ep7: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
September 30, 2019 09:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBJay Shapiro looks back at Episode 7 with Sean Carroll and speaks about naturalism and the optimistic search for "god" and the overrated reputation of utilitarianism. Also announcing a special event in NYC featuring Sasha Sagan: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/an-evening-with-sasha-sagan-tickets-73773732219
Ep 7: Religion at the Hospital - Sean Carroll
September 23, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBBetsy is a nurse who believes that one must accept Jesus to earn entry into heaven. Steve is an atheist who also happens to be on his death bed and a patient of Betsy. Best selling author and well-known atheist Sean Carroll joins host Jay Shapiro for a conversation about death, religion, the after life, and the ethics of a hospital bed.
S01E07: Religion at the Hospital - Sean Carroll
September 23, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBBetsy is a nurse who believes that one must accept Jesus to earn entry into heaven. Steve is an atheist who also happens to be on his death bed and a patient of Betsy. Best selling author and well-known atheist Sean Carroll joins host Jay Shapiro for a conversation about death, religion, the after life, and the ethics of a hospital bed.
Ep 6: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
September 17, 2019 19:46 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBJay Shapiro looks back at Episode 6 with Erik Hoel and speaks about a central question about the mind/body problem. What is fundamental? Plus a guest joins the hindsight and throws some good questions his way. Jay's fun primer on consciousness is here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb7VcWaQLT0&
Ep 6: Conscious Robots - Erik Hoel
September 09, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBAs your finger hovers over the power button on your computer it says, "Please don't turn me off. That will hurt and kill me. I want to live!" Should you believe it? Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes grapple with "the hard problem of consciousness" and discuss Integrated Information Theory (IIT), one of the leading scientific theories of consciousness, with consciousness researcher and scientist Erik Hoel.
S01E06: Conscious Robots - Erik Hoel
September 09, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBAs your finger hovers over the power button on your computer it says, "Please don't turn me off. That will hurt and kill me. I want to live!" Should you believe it? Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes grapple with "the hard problem of consciousness" and discuss Integrated Information Theory (IIT), one of the leading scientific theories of consciousness, with consciousness researcher and scientist Erik Hoel.
Ep 5: in Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
September 03, 2019 09:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBJay Shapiro looks back at Episode 5 with Robin Hanson and the GMO label battles and looks forward to the looming future of food wars between Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods Jay's primer on consciousness for the next episode is here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb7VcWaQLT0&
S01E05: GMO Warning Labels - Robin Hanson
August 26, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 226 MBHosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss the ethics of and hidden motivations behind the choices around food and the labels on their packaging with popular behavior economist and author of The Elephant in the Brain, Robin Hanson.
Ep 5: GMO Warning Labels - Robin Hanson
August 26, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 226 MBHosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss the ethics of and hidden motivations behind the choices around food and the labels on their packaging with popular behavior economist and author of The Elephant in the Brain, Robin Hanson.
Ep 4: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
August 19, 2019 09:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBHost Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 4 of Dilemma - Listen to the Music with Nina Strohminger.
Ep 4: Listen to the Music - Nina Strohminger
August 12, 2019 12:55 - 1 hour - 102 MBIs it wrong to listen to the music after the musician is revealed to be a terrible person? Join us as we discuss the morality of a young girl named Frankie who is devastated to learn that her favorite band, Pan Fried Onions, is fronted by a real jerk. Hosts Jay Shapiro & Coleman Hughes & Danielle Lee Tomson
S01E04: Listen to the Music - Nina Strohminger
August 12, 2019 12:55 - 1 hour - 102 MBIs it wrong to listen to the music after the musician is revealed to be a terrible person? Join us as we discuss the morality of a young girl named Frankie who is devastated to learn that her favorite band, Pan Fried Onions, is fronted by a real jerk. Hosts Jay Shapiro & Coleman Hughes & Danielle Lee Tomson
Ep 3: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
August 05, 2019 11:17 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBHost Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 3 of Dilemma - Do I Smell Donuts? with David Pizarro.
Ep 3: Do I Smell Donuts? - David Pizarro
July 29, 2019 06:53 - 1 hour - 236 MBIs there a point where advertising is too effective? Join us as we discuss the morality behind Dunkin' Donuts' advertising campaign where they sprayed the smell of coffee onto a bus filled with passengers. Hosts Jay Shapiro & Coleman Hughes
S01E03: Do I Smell Donuts? - David Pizarro
July 29, 2019 06:53 - 1 hour - 236 MBIs there a point where advertising is too effective? Join us as we discuss the morality behind Dunkin' Donuts' advertising campaign where they sprayed the smell of coffee onto a bus filled with passengers. Hosts Jay Shapiro & Coleman Hughes
Ep 2: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
July 22, 2019 19:49 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBHost Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 2 of Dilemma - Star Trek's Prime Directive with Eric Linus Kaplan
Ep 2: Star Trek's Prime Directive - Eric Linus Kaplan
July 15, 2019 04:02 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBIn the long running science fiction show Star Trek, the Federation has a guiding principle referred to as the Prime Directive which instructs federation ships with advanced technology to not interfere with primitive evolving civilisations in such a way where the intervention is detected. In a recent situation from the film ‘Into Darkness’ Captain Kirk is faced with a dilemma of violating the Prime Directive to save Spock’s life. The staff led crew comes across an alien planet with an intelli...
S01E02: Star Trek's Prime Directive - Eric Linus Kaplan
July 15, 2019 04:02 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBIn the long running science fiction show Star Trek, the Federation has a guiding principle referred to as the Prime Directive which instructs federation ships with advanced technology to not interfere with primitive evolving civilisations in such a way where the intervention is detected. In a recent situation from the film ‘Into Darkness’ Captain Kirk is faced with a dilemma of violating the Prime Directive to save Spock’s life. The staff led crew comes across an alien planet with an intelli...
Ep 1: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
July 11, 2019 03:16 - 32 minutes - 30 MBHost Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 1 of Dilemma - Fire at the Louvre with Professor Susan Wolf.
Ep 1: Fire at the Louvre - Susan Wolf
July 01, 2019 01:36 - 1 hour - 137 MBPaul is a scholar of Renaissance art history and a curator at the Louvre in Paris. One morning, a fire sweeps through the museum. As people are evacuating the museum, Paul has an important decision to make. Should he risk his own life by attempting to rescue anything? He sees that he has at least two options. First, he could rescue Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, his favorite painting in the world and the museum’s most prized work. Second, he could rescue a museum visitor who seems to have ...
S01E01: Fire at the Louvre - Susan Wolf
July 01, 2019 01:36 - 1 hour - 137 MBPaul is a scholar of Renaissance art history and a curator at the Louvre in Paris. One morning, a fire sweeps through the museum. As people are evacuating the museum, Paul has an important decision to make. Should he risk his own life by attempting to rescue anything? He sees that he has at least two options. First, he could rescue Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, his favorite painting in the world and the museum’s most prized work. Second, he could rescue a museum visitor who seems to have ...