Reductio
39 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsA seasonal podcast that brings the ideas and tools of philosophy to everyone. Featuring interviews with professional philosophers, personal stories, and lots of fun thought experiments. We'll start with about 5 episodes per season.
Monads are shorts that tend to involve less production than full seasonal episodes.
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Episodes
34 - Andrew does Improv - Liberalism
February 02, 2024 18:54 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBA show called "Philosophy v. Improv" graciously had me on as a guest. This is actually my second appearance! I'll post the other one soon. In this one, appropo of recent episodes, we talk about political liberalism! Episode Link to Share https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/33-andrew-does-improv-liberalism Link to PvI page https://philosophyimprov.com/pvi64-liberalism-linda-orr-andrew-lavin/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
33 - Are Animals Food?
January 26, 2024 18:45 - 1 hour - 200 MBA conversation with Robert Jones of CSU, Dominguez Hills about animal welfare/rights and the ethics of food. We also touch on experimentation and captivity and the legal status of animals. WARNING: has unbleeped curses and plenty of uncomfortable topics not appropriate for kids. Robert references John Sanbonmatsu, this is his personal webpage. With the aptly named "Ranch Hand" from BlueDot Sessions. Used under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Reductio is produced by Inverted Spectrum Media, a non-...
32 - Idealism part two
January 03, 2024 23:30 - 52 minutes - 121 MBNote: this is part two. Listen to part one first! A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well. Episode Link to Share https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/32-idealism-part-two Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 - Idealism part one
January 03, 2024 23:20 - 2 hours - 296 MBA Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well. Episode Link to Share https://shows.acast.com/reductio/31-idealism-part-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 - The Veil of Ignorance
October 16, 2023 23:20 - 1 hour - 113 MBIn which Andrew talks with Chris Freiman (of William and Mary) and Michael Fitzpatrick (of Stanford, De Anza College, and Menlo College) about one of the most famous political philosophers of the 20th Century: John Rawls. We also discuss a number of critiques one might bring against Rawls' system of thinking about justice. Episode Link to Share: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/30-the-veil-of-ignorance Chris Freiman's Book: Link to Taylor and Francis site Podcasts mentioned: Hi-Phi Nat...
29 - City Living
May 17, 2023 21:49 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBPhoto Credit Andrew Lavin Quill Kukla's book City Living: How Urban Spaces and Urban Dwellers Make One Another Reductio on Patreon Throw us a buck! Link for Sharing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 - Climate Protests
May 11, 2023 23:03 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBNote about episode numbering: I've decided to start numbering each episode sequentially not including AudioSophia episodes. This is the 28th overall episode. Here is The Philosopher and the News. Check them out! They have some really insightful discussions on timely topics. Here is our Patreon if you want to drop us a buck a month to help keep the lights on. William Scheuerman's Paper: Political Disobedience in the Climate Emergency A link to this episode for sharing: https://shows.acast...
Spring 2023 Update
March 01, 2023 17:33 - 4 minutes - 6.73 MBA little update on my life and the branching possible futures for Reductio. Thank you for your continued support and listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
M16 - Are All Lives Equal?
September 17, 2022 20:41 - 1 hour - 102 MBA conversation with Carneades of Carneades.org about the new book he has released: Are All Lives Equal? Why Cost Benefit Analysis Values Rich Lives More and How Philosophy Can Fix It. Enjoy the conversation! Episode Link for Sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/m16-are-all-lives-equal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
M15 - Ubuntu and the Good Life
April 18, 2022 22:09 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBThaddeus Metz schools us on Ubuntu Ethics and the Good Life. A more interview-driven monad rather than something highly narrated. Thaddeus Metz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
M14 - Why It's Okay to Love Bad Movies
April 11, 2022 21:28 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBa talk by Matt Strohl with comments by Nick Riggle. Thanks to the Humanities Center at the University of Montana! Matt's Book: Why It's Okay to Love Bad Movies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
s02e05 - Another Kind of Identity
December 06, 2021 01:00 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBIn which Andrew explores the "Identity" in "Identity Politics" and the social groups by which we identify ourselves. https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e05-another-kind-of-identity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
M14 - Soul Sleep
August 16, 2021 03:50 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBIn which Helen De Cruz reads her short story "Soul Sleep". Enjoy! Hi Phi Nation's "The Wishes of the Dead" De Cruz's new book: Philosophy Illustrated Please Support us on Patreon! Episode Link for sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/m14-soul-sleep Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
M13 - More about Personal Identity
August 11, 2021 19:47 - 33 minutes - 668 MBAndrew talks with Rev. Ben Colahan about themes from s02e04 Who Are You? If you haven't already, listen to that episode before this one. Here's a link: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e04-who-are-you Episode Link for Sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/m13-more-about-personal-identity Reductio on Patreon: Patreon | Reductio is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | Patreon Rate and Review us Please! Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Re...
M12 - Transporters
July 16, 2021 16:59 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBThis is just the first part of the episode "Who Are You?" in standalone format so that it can be used on its own if useful for teaching or other uses. If you enjoy this, listen to the full episode published just before this one. Here's a link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
s02e04 - Who Are You?
July 16, 2021 16:48 - 59 minutes - 82.7 MBIn which Andrew explores various questions surrounding the issue of personal identity. Who are you? Including discussions of Transporters, Theseus' Ship(s), and various other thought experiments. With Guest Amy Kind and narration help from Kellie Marie Lavin. Warning: one bad word in the end credits, but the rest is clean! Amy Kind's Book: Persons and Personal Identity Episode Link for Sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e04-who-are-you Reductio on Patreon: Patreon | Reductio...
s02e03 - Ghosts
June 01, 2021 19:41 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn which Andrew asks the questions: what are ghosts, if anything? How should we think about ghost experiences? What sort of reason do they give us to believe that ghosts are real? Special thanks to "James" and "Dianne" and their family, to Frank McAndrew, and to Casey Smith. . Episode Link for Sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e03-ghosts Please Support us on Patreon! Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | Patreon Oth...
M11 - Passion of the Sunprobe
March 25, 2021 17:55 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBA monad in which Professor Eric Schwitzgebel shares his fantastic philosophical short story "The Passion of the Sun Probe." The text of the story is available where it is published and also on Schwitzgebel's blog, where you can leave comments for the author. Share Link: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/m11-passion-of-the-sunprobe Support Reduction on Patrion: Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | Patreon Leave us a review pleas...
s02e02 - Transformative Experiences
February 10, 2021 18:23 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBIn which Andrew explores Laurie Paul's concept of a Transformative Experience. With help from John Swanson, Laurie Paul, Jordan Wallace-Wolf, and Count Dracula himself. Laurie Paul's Book Transformative Experience, can be purchased many places, including here. Editing help by Xinjiang Huang. Thank you for all of your help! Episode Share Link: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e02-transformative-experiences Support us on Patreon: Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast abo...
s02e01 - What's an Inverted Spectrum???
October 28, 2020 20:20 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBWelcome back to Reductio for a new Season! We'll be releasing episodes sporadically over the next 6-7 months. In the first episode, Andrew talks with Jonathan Cohen of UCSD about the Inverted Spectrum possibility: the possibility that we might have totally different experiences of the colors around us and we'd never know it! Editing help by Inverted Spectrum Media's new intern: Xinjian Huang Special thanks to Jonathan Cohen. Find his book on color here: The Red and the Real. Special than...
s01e05 - Technocracy
May 20, 2020 00:22 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBAndrew explores Jacques Ellul's theory of "Technique" with the help of Professor Joel Zimbelman. Appearances also from Quinn Troester and Poet Chesko. Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e05-technocracy Please Rate and Review Us! Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Reductio on Patreon Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | Patreon Videos Mentioned Key and Peele - Text Message Confusion We...
s01e04 - Why Does Stuff Cost Money?
April 28, 2020 20:24 - 48 minutes - 67 MBIn which Andrew explores a simple question very carefully: why does stuff cost money? Including critiques of Capitalism from the infamous Karl Marx. Special thanks to my friend and her daughter, to Kellie Marie Lavin, and to Olúfémi O. Táíwò of Georgetown University. Warning: most is child-friendly, but we start talking about "naked violence, genocide, theft, and plunder" at about 34:00. Not necessarily suitable for younger listeners. Discretion advised! Olúfémi O. Táíwò http://www.whyev...
s01e03: The Trolley Problem and its Discontents
March 25, 2020 04:03 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBIn which Andrew explores the Trolley Problem with the help of some friends and Jordan Wallace-Wolf of UCLA. Special Thanks to: especially Christy Harrington for lending us her narration skills, to Bill Harrington, Owen Roth, Max Feiler, Garvey Peterson, and of course, the inimitable Dustin Rainey. Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e03-the-trolley-problem-and-its-discontents Please Rate and Review Us! Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Readings M...
s01e02: Aristotle's Reductio
March 07, 2020 21:08 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBIn which Andrew explores Aristotle's reductio proof for the existence of a god-like "prime mover". Joined by Stanford's Michael Fitzpatrick. Episode Link for sharing https://shows.acast.com/reductio/aristotles-reductio Reductio on iTunes Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Reductio on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/reductio Hi-Phi Nation https://hiphination.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aristotle's Reductio
March 07, 2020 21:08 - 47 minutes - 44 MBIn which Andrew explores Aristotle's reductio proof for the existence of a god-like "prime mover". Joined by Stanford's Michael Fitzpatrick. Episode Link for sharing https://shows.acast.com/reductio/aristotles-reductio Reductio on iTunes Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Reductio on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/reductio Hi-Phi Nation https://hiphination.org/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
AudioSophia 2 - "Autonomy and Aesthetic Engagement"
January 29, 2020 01:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBA portrait of Joyce to go with the theme of Nguyen's work. This is an unabridged audio rendition of a work of academic philosophy. It is accessible in content, but be forewarned: it's long and was not written for a public audience. It's not the normal style of Reductio, so we've set it apart as part of a series called "AudioSophia". I hope you enjoy it! Thi Nguyen's Website: https://objectionable.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
s01e01: What the Heck is a Reductio?
January 19, 2020 00:40 - 40 minutes - 38 MBIn which Andrew explores the namesake of the podcast, with expertise on the Flat Earth Hypothesis from Jolyon Johnson and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster with Jessica Gonzalez. Episode Link: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s01e01 Reductio on iTunes Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Reductio on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/reductio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Monad 10 - Religious Exemptions and Civil Disobedience
November 23, 2019 23:22 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBI speak with Brian Hutler about an argument that certain religious exemptions shouldn't be used in certain circumstances. Episode Link to share and for transcript https://shows.acast.com/reductio/monad-10-religious-exemptions-and-civil-disobedience Hutler's Paper https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/papa.12150 Some relevant news articles https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2019/10/24/catholic-anti-nuke-activists-guilty-all-counts-georgia-court https://www.npr.o...
Monad 9: Co-Operatism
September 13, 2019 16:54 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn which Andrew discusses a potential economic system in which large businesses are turned into co-ops. Help from Laurie Niles, President of the Board, Chico Natural Foods, Co-Op. Episode Link to share and for transcripts https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-9-co-operatism Our Homepage www.invertedspectrummedia.com Our iTunes page (rate and review please!) Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Our Patreon (Support us!) Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast a...
Monad 8: Before Birth
August 31, 2019 05:15 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBIn which Andrew discusses one of his favorite arguments from Plato's Phaedo. Episode Link to Share https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-7-before-birth Our Homepage http://www.invertedspectrummedia.com Our Apple Podcasts Page (Please Rate and Review!) Reductio: Adventures in Ideas on Apple Podcasts Our Patreon Page Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
AudioSophia - Bertrand Russell on the Value of Philosophy
August 10, 2019 05:28 - 16 minutes - 13.3 MBThe first in a potential series of high quality audio renditions of available philosophy texts. My current thought is to call the series "AudioSophia" which isn't what I call it in the intro here. What do you think? Honestly, there are better pictures of Russell, but this one was taken at UCLA and so has a special place in my heart. Episode Link to Share https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/audiosophia-russell-value The Text http://www.paulgraham.com/valueofphilosophy.html Our Homepage www...
Monad 7: Doctor Andrew Lavin
July 31, 2019 22:14 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBAndrew's dissertation is done and ready to be filed! So he celebrated by creating a Monad discussing the basics of his dissertation on Normality. A trailer for Season One too! Episode Link for Sharing and Transcript https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-7-doctor-andrew-lavin Our Homepage www.invertedspectrummedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Monad 6: Ibn Sina's Floating Person
July 11, 2019 00:51 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBIn which the thought experiment of the "Floating Man" from Arabic philosopher Ibn Sina is discussed. Are you always necessarily aware of yourself (so long as you are aware of anything at all)? What is the structure of experience? Warning: the music featured after the episode contains some harsh language, discretion advised. The monad itself is totally child friendly. This Episode Link for sharing: https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/ibn-sina Our Homepage: www.invertedspectrummedia.com Our ...
Monad 5: Zeno and his Paradoxes
June 27, 2019 18:39 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBEpisode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-5-zeno-and-his-paradoxes Article on Zeno's Paradoxes and the "Standard Solution" https://www.iep.utm.edu/zeno-par/ Our Patreon Page: Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | Patreon Our iTunes Page: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reductio-adventures-in-ideas/id1352862928 Our Website: www.invertedspectrummedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Monad 4: What is Philosophy?
May 23, 2019 23:05 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBAndrew explores a simple question that might be overdue at this point: what is philosophy anyways? With contributions from June Brown, Michael Fitzpatrick (and his kitty Cozette), Kimberly Engels, Kelby Peeler, Olufemi Taiwo, and Dean Dominguez. Episode link to share: https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-4-what-is-philosophy Our Patreon Page: Reductio: Adventures in Ideas is creating A Podcast about Ideas, Philosophy, and Understanding | Patreon Our Website: www.invertedspectrummedia...
Monad 3 - On Dog Whistles
May 08, 2019 19:30 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBIn which Andrew talks with JJ Lang about the concept of a "dog whistle"—especially when applied to the political realm—and about recent charges of dog whistling against Rep. Ilhan Omar. Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad3ondogwhistles Lang's piece on which out interview is based: https://theoutline.com/post/7286/the-anatomy-of-a-dogwhistle Inverted Spectrum Media's website: www.invertedspectrummedia.com Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/reductio Hosted o...
Monad 2: The Vice of Consistency
April 15, 2019 22:23 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBAndrew tries out an argument that it's often best to be inconsistent and so being consistent might not be a good thing in the first place. Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad-2-the-vice-of-consistency Inverted Spectrum Media http://www.invertedspectrummedia.com NPR stories about rebuilding in Santa Rosa https://www.npr.org/2018/10/16/656532029/getting-back-what-you-lost-rebuilding-in-a-wildfire-zone https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/built-to-burn/ Hi-P...
Monad 1: What's a Monad?
February 12, 2019 20:20 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBAndrew takes a deep dive into Leibniz's theory of "monads" to set up a series of Bonus Features playfully called "Monads." Episode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/monad1 Leibniz's Monadology https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/leibniz1714b.pdf Inverted Spectrum Media http://www.invertedspectrummedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Trolley Problem
February 26, 2018 04:18 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBEpisode Link for Sharing https://shows.pippa.io/reductio/the-trolley-problem The Trolley Problem This is a demo I worked up to get you excited about the possibility of a whole season of Reductio. In it, we introduce and think through the Trolley Problem, one of the most accessible and confusing problems in moral philosophy. In season one, we'll expand this episode to include new thought experiments and fresh takes on the original trolley problem. We'll ask the question: how do we get ou...