Episodes

  • Should We Call Ourselves Philosophers?

    Should We Call Ourselves Philosophers?
    Oct 25 2024
    In this episode we explore the question: Should we call ourselves philosophers? We'll consider the term "philosopher" from multiple points of view. We'll look at the origin of the term with Pythagoras; the logic of its traditional use stemming from Plato; and, we'll consider the use of the term "philosopher" in the context of Postmodernism. . Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel. Accessible through this Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/philosophemes . Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4cM6nzf . The Existentialism Book: http://shepherd.com/book/what-is-existentialism-vol-i . Online Courses (Gumroad) Coming Soon! . Podcast Page: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-philosophemes-podcast #philosophy, #existentialism, #FrankScalambrino, #phenomenology, #psychology, #historyofphilosophy, #historyofpsychology, #Plato, #Pythagoras, #philosophypodcast . Some links may be “affiliate links,” which means I may I receive a small commission from your purchase through these links. This helps to support the channel. Thank you. Editorial, educational, and fair use of images. © 2024, Frank Scalambrino, Ph.D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Dr. Sapolsky's Ice Bath Challenge

    Dr. Sapolsky's Ice Bath Challenge
    Oct 17 2024
    According to Google, Dr. Robert Sapolsky is “An American Academic and Neuroscientist. He studied baboons for almost 30 years, starting in the late 1970s and continuing into the early 1990s, spending several months each year observing the same troop in the Serengeti plains of Africa." Coincidently, today is the exact day Dr. Sapolsky’s best-selling book was published last year, in October 17th 2023. His book is titled Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will. And, so, as we can tell immediately, Dr. Sapolsky’s book invokes what in philosophy is called the puzzle of determinism, also known as the puzzle of free will. So, in this podcast episode, we’re going to briefly consider Dr. Sapolsky’s Determinism from five (5) points of view. I’ve named them the following: (1) The Ice Bath Challenge (2) Descartes and Modern Philosophy, (3) The Question of Autonomy, (4) Will power & the UFC, and (5) the social implications of belief in determinism. . Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel. Accessible through this Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/philosophemes . Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4cM6nzf . The Existentialism Book: http://shepherd.com/book/what-is-existentialism-vol-i . Online Courses (Gumroad) Coming Soon! . Podcast Page: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-philosophemes-podcast #philosophy, #UFC, #FrankScalambrino, #determinism, #psychology, #historyofphilosophy, #historyofpsychology, #freewill, #Sapolsky, #philosophypodcast . Some links may be “affiliate links,” which means I may I receive a small commission from your purchase through these links. This helps to support the channel. Thank you. Editorial, educational, and fair use of images. © 2024, Frank Scalambrino, Ph.D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • What's Wrong With The Trolley Problem?

    What's Wrong With The Trolley Problem?
    Oct 10 2024
    In this episode we discuss the five (5) reasons The Trolley Problem is "junk philosophy." . Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel. Accessible through this Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/philosophemes . Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4cM6nzf . The Existentialism Book: http://shepherd.com/book/what-is-existentialism-vol-i . Online Courses (Gumroad) Coming Soon! . Podcast Page: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-philosophemes-podcast #philosophy, #existentialism, #FrankScalambrino, #phenomenology, #psychology, #historyofphilosophy, #historyofpsychology, #Plato, #Heidegger, #philosophypodcast . Some links may be “affiliate links,” which means I may I receive a small commission from your purchase through these links. This helps to support the channel. Thank you. Editorial, educational, and fair use of images. © 2024, Frank Scalambrino, Ph.D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 mins
  • The Correct Context for Understanding Kant’s Relation to the Age of Reason & What Would Heidegger Say to Bishop Barron?

    The Correct Context for Understanding Kant’s Relation to the Age of Reason & What Would Heidegger Say to Bishop Barron?
    Oct 3 2024
    In this episode we explore the correct context for understanding Kant’s relation to the historical period known as “the Enlightenment” or “the Age of Reason.” On the one hand, Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason may be understood as “critiquing reason to make room for faith.” On the other hand, the Method of Kant’s Transcendental Philosophy reveals Spirit as the condition for the possibility of the unity of Mind and Body. We’ll understand these insights by discussing what has been called “the Homeric Contest” to complete Kant’s “System of Transcendental Philosophy.” The contest refers to the competition that may be witnessed in the writings of Fichte, Novalis, Hölderlin, Schelling, Schopenhauer, and Hegel. Understanding this historical contextualization of Kant’s philosophy makes it much easier to see that contemporary Postmodern criticisms of Kant’s philosophy are not actually criticisms of Kant’s philosophy. Rather, they are criticisms of Descartes’ philosophy. Thus, Kant’s philosophy is not the problem; Kant’s philosophy is the solution to the problem(s) with Descartes’ philosophy. . Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel. Accessible through this Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/philosophemes . Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4cM6nzf . The Existentialism Book: http://shepherd.com/book/what-is-existentialism-vol-i . Online Courses (Gumroad) Coming Soon! . Podcast Page: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-philosophemes-podcast #philosophy, #existentialism, #FrankScalambrino, #phenomenology, #psychology, #historyofphilosophy, #historyofpsychology, #Plato, #Heidegger, #philosophypodcast . Some links may be “affiliate links,” which means I may I receive a small commission from your purchase through these links. This helps to support the channel. Thank you. Editorial, educational, and fair use of images. © 2024, Frank Scalambrino, Ph.D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • Authenticity: On the Difference between French and German Existentialism

    Authenticity: On the Difference between French and German Existentialism
    Sep 26 2024
    Seemingly everyone wants to be "authentic"! But, what does that mean? Contemporary existential philosophy provides us with different understandings that can be generally called, "French" and "German." The former associated with Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre and the latter with Martin Heidegger. Which resonates more with you? After the episode pop over to corresponding Sartre video on YouTube (with this link: https://youtu.be/yNW667U1KmI) and share your thoughts! . The Existentialism Book: http://shepherd.com/book/what-is-existentialism-vol-i . Online Courses (Gumroad) Coming Soon! . Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Frank_Scalambrino_PhD . Podcast Page: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-philosophemes-podcast #philosophy, #existentialism, #Sartre, #phenomenology, #psychology, #historyofphilosophy, #simonedebeauvoir, #Nietzsche, #Heidegger, #philosophypodcast . Some links may be “affiliate links,” which means I may I receive a small commission from your purchase through these links. This helps to support the channel. Thank you. Editorial, educational, and fair use of images. © 2024, Frank Scalambrino, Ph.D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Twilight of the Postmodern Academic Idols

    Twilight of the Postmodern Academic Idols
    Sep 19 2024
    This is the first in a series of episodes discussing Kant, specifically his relation to Descartes, Aquinas, and the philosophically-correct historical context of his Critique of Pure Reason. The most common mistake - by far - we encounter when listening to Postmodern Academics discuss Kant is that they are not discussing Kant, they are discussing Descartes. Dr. Jordan Peterson, Bishop Barron, Dr. Stephen Hicks, and (now even) Ben Shapiro all make the mistake discussed in this episode. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you find it thought provoking! . Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel. Accessible through this Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/philosophemes . Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4cM6nzf . The Existentialism Book: http://shepherd.com/book/what-is-existentialism-vol-i . Online Courses (Gumroad) Coming Soon! . Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Frank_Scalambrino_PhD . Podcast Page: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-philosophemes-podcast #philosophy, #existentialism, #FrankScalambrino, #phenomenology, #psychology, #historyofphilosophy, #historyofpsychology, #Nietzsche, #Heidegger, #philosophypodcast . Some links may be “affiliate links,” which means I may I receive a small commission from your purchase through these links. This helps to support the channel. Thank you. Editorial, educational, and fair use of images. © 2024, Frank Scalambrino, Ph.D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • Everything From This Point Forward Is New

    Everything From This Point Forward Is New
    Sep 12 2024
    Here we go! From this point forward all episodes are new! The back catalog from the previous podcast - the Basic Philosophical Questions podcast - is now completely posted. Going forward the goal is to make the new content more like a podcast than a college course. New episodes air on Thursdays at 10am EST. Thanks for tuning in! Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel. Accessible through this Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/philosophemes . Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4cM6nzf . The Existentialism Book: http://shepherd.com/book/what-is-existentialism-vol-i . Online Courses (Gumroad) Coming Soon! . Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Frank_Scalambrino_PhD . Podcast Page: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-philosophemes-podcast #philosophemes, #philosophy, #existentialism, #FrankScalambrino, #phenomenology, #psychology, #historyofphilosophy, #historyofpsychology, #Nietzsche, #philosophypodcast . Some links may be “affiliate links,” which means I may I receive a small commission from your purchase through these links. This helps to support the channel. Thank you. Editorial, educational, and fair use of images. © 2024, Frank Scalambrino, Ph.D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Interview with Dr. Sebastián Marincolo Regarding His Latest Psychopharmacology Research & Book Titled

    Interview with Dr. Sebastián Marincolo Regarding His Latest Psychopharmacology Research & Book Titled
    Sep 10 2024
    In this episode I had the honor and pleasure to speak with Dr. Sebastián Marincolo. His research into the psychopharmacology of cannabis is fascinating, and I hope you enjoy this succinct presentation of his research. A link to his latest book, along with links suggested by Dr. Marincolo, may be found below. I enjoyed listening to Dr. Marincolo’s presentation of his research. I hope you enjoy it too! . Please post your questions or comments on The Philosophemes YouTube Channel. Accessible through this Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/philosophemes . Dr. Marincolo’s website and recommended links: www.sebastianmarincolo.com Ellen Komp's website for prominent cannabis users is: www.veryimportantpotheads.com For reports and essays on cannabis enhancements I also highly recommend my late friend Lester Grinspoon's collection: www.marijuana-uses.com www.marijuana-insights.com . Dr. Marincolo’s new book, Elevated: Cannabis as a Tool for Mind Enhancement (2023) https://amzn.to/3z1PmDH . According to Dr. Marincolo’s research, the following list indicates enhancements reported during the cannabis high: 1) Hyper-focus of attention 2) Intensification of sensory experience 3) Feeling of awe. 4) Meaningful re-direction of attention 5) Greater perceptual acuity 6) Syn-aesthetic experience 7) Enhanced episodic memory retrieval 8) Intensified imagination 9) Mind racing 10) Distortion of time perception 11) Enhanced pattern recognition 12) Enhanced proprioception 13) Enhanced language recognition 14) Mood modulation 15) Enhanced introspection 16) Enhanced empathic understanding 17) Enhanced sexual experience 18) Enhanced creativity 19) Increased potential for spontaneous insights 20) An anxiolytic state/Anxiety reduction . Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4cM6nzf . Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Frank_Scalambrino_PhD . The Existentialism Book: http://shepherd.com/book/what-is-existentialism-vol-i . Online Courses (Gumroad) Coming Soon! . Podcast Page: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-philosophemes-podcast #philosophemes, #philosophy, #existentialism, #FrankScalambrino, #phenomenology, #psychology, #psychotherapy, #cannabis, #educationalpodcast . Some links may be “affiliate links,” which means I may I receive a small commission from your purchase through these links. This helps to support the channel. Thank you. Editorial, educational, and fair use of images. © 2024, Frank Scalambrino, Ph.D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins