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Episode #245 ... The Rival Moral Approaches of the Modern World - Alasdair Macintyre

Today we talk about the book Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry by Alasdair Macintyre. We talk about each of the different sets of assumptions people bring to moral debates that often contain the true location of the disagreement. Hope you love it. :) Sponsors: Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis  [https://nordvpn.com/philothis] Incogni: https://www.Incogni.com/philothis [https://www.incogni.com/philothis] Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ [https://www.philosophizethis.org/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis [https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis]  Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast [https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast] X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest [https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow [https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Episode #244 ... After Virtue - Alasdair MacIntyre (why moral conversations feel unsatisfying)

Today we talk about the book After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre. We talk about his genealogy of moral discourse. The teleologies of Aristotle. The failure of the Enlightenment moral project. Our modern culture of Emotivism and the sorts of characters that thrive in it. Shared practices and community as a way to revitalize moral conversation. Hope you love it! :) Sponsors: Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis  [https://nordvpn.com/philothis] Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ [https://www.philosophizethis.org/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis [https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis]  Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast [https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast] X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest [https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow [https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Episode #243 ... Hamlet - William Shakespeare

Today we talk about the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare. We compare more traditional takes on the themes of the play to a more modern, philosophical analysis of the play done by Simon Critchley and Jamieson Webster. We talk about Hamlet and his inability to take action. Surveillance in 16th century England. Ophelia as the tragic hero of the play. How ultimately Hamlet may best be described as a play about "nothing". Hope you love it. :) Sponsors: Nord VPN: ⁠https://nordvpn.com/philothis ⁠ [https://nordvpn.com/philothis] Better Help: ⁠https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS⁠ [https://www.betterhelp.com/PHILTHIS] Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website:⁠ https://www.philosophizethis.org/⁠ [https://www.philosophizethis.org/] Patreon:⁠ https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis]  Social: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast] X:⁠ https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest⁠ [https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest] Facebook:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Episode #242 ... Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

Today we talk about the philosophy behind the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. We talk about how ineffective violence and honor codes are as ways of maintaining the stability of a society. How catastrophe may be a deterrent to violence. The tension presented by Shakespeare between a Christian view of love, marriage and salvation and an alternative religion of love from his time. How in the kinds of love we most admire there is sometimes an element of irrationality that makes it possible. Hope you love it. :) Sponsors: ZocDoc: https://www.ZocDoc.com/PHILO [https://www.zocdoc.com/PHILO] Quince: https://www.QUINCE.com/pt [https://www.quince.com/pt] Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis  [https://nordvpn.com/philothis] Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ [https://www.philosophizethis.org/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis [https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis]  Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast [https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast] X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest [https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow [https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Episode #241 ... The Tragedy of Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare

Today we talk about the philosophical themes of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. We talk about the hypocrisy and false nostalgia of political violence. The ironies of living by a moral ideal like honor. Rhetoric as a site of where political power is won and lost in a republic. And Brutus as a unique kind of tragic hero somewhere between Stoicism and Christianity. Hope you love it. :) Sponsors: The Perfect Jean: https://theperfectjean.nyc [https://theperfectjean.nyc] Code: PT15  ZocDoc: https://www.ZocDoc.com/PHILO [https://www.zocdoc.com/PHILO] Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ [https://www.philosophizethis.org/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis [https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis]  Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast [https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast] X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest [https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow [https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]