Plato's Cave
A Philosophy Podcast by an Aspiring Graduate Student
We found 2 episodes of Plato's Cave with the tag “academia”.
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Ep. 11 - (ft.) Russell Blackford: Philosophy's Future
August 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 8 mins
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In this episode, I speak with the Philosopher Russell Blackford about his edited book with Damien Broderick on the problems of philosophical progress, pop-philosophy, academic isolation, interdisciplinary work, and more. This was a wonderful insight on the niche details of the field, and will be of interest to both PhD's and fans of philosophy alike.
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Ep. 6 - (ft.) Peter Boghossian: How to Save Academic Philosophy
April 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 16 mins
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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Peter Boghossian about where academic philosophy stands in the modern university system. We discuss the problems that it and other humanities create for themselves and for the public, and how to reform the standards in the field by injecting a scientific and Socratic standard.