web02.fireside.fm Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:21:34 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Berlin” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/berlin Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0700 I'm Jordan Myers and I'm a PhD student studying philosophy at USC. Plato's Cave is my attempt to exit... well, the cave. It's a philosophy podcast meant to help me guide my ascent to the real world, the truth, the place where life is worth living; and apparently that means giving up a regular job with good pay to pursue the security of the academic job market - the philosophy job market nonetheless! Join me on my journey as I cover philosophical works and speak with the best philosophical minds I can convince to come on the show! en-us episodic A philosophy podcast hosted by the lowly grad student, Jordan Myers Jordan Myers I'm Jordan Myers and I'm a PhD student studying philosophy at USC. Plato's Cave is my attempt to exit... well, the cave. It's a philosophy podcast meant to help me guide my ascent to the real world, the truth, the place where life is worth living; and apparently that means giving up a regular job with good pay to pursue the security of the academic job market - the philosophy job market nonetheless! Join me on my journey as I cover philosophical works and speak with the best philosophical minds I can convince to come on the show! yes jordan, myers, philosophy, graduate, grad, school, PhD, USC, university, southern, california, interviews, ethics, philosopher, moral responsibility, philosophy of action, agency, reading group, discussion, university of houston, university of pittsburgh, existentialism, morality, political, mind, free will Jordan Myers platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Ep. 49 - "Two Concepts of Liberty" by Isiah Berlin (PPE series prt6) https://platoscave.fireside.fm/49 5cb1d58c-2854-4a5c-8059-a31ac914ae4a Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In part 6 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss Berlin's famous concepts of positive and negative liberty. 1:08:30 yes In part 6 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss Berlin's famous concepts of positive and negative liberty. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://cactus.utahtech.edu/green/BReadings/IBerlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf Twitter: @JordanCMyers Personal Website: https://jordanmyers.org/ Email: platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions). plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, university of houston, reading, group, political, ppe, politics, berlin, isiah, two, concepts, liberty, positive, negative, freedom, from, two, oppression, ability, capability, In part 6 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss Berlin's famous concepts of positive and negative liberty.

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]]> In part 6 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss Berlin's famous concepts of positive and negative liberty.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://cactus.utahtech.edu/green/B_Readings/I_Berlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf

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]]> Ep. 29 - Max Kiener: Consenting to Objectification https://platoscave.fireside.fm/29 47805d9d-c59d-4bff-b663-1c38c35d120e Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0800 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers I spoke with Max Kiener about his work in moral responsibility, consent, and Strawson's reactive and objective attitudes. We discussed applied cases of the objective stance, such as manipulating someone into getting the Covid vaccine, undergoing a medical operation, or for someone's best interests. 57:25 no I spoke with Max Kiener about his work in moral responsibility, consent, and Strawson's reactive and objective attitudes. We discussed applied cases of the objective stance, such as manipulating someone into getting the Covid vaccine, undergoing a medical operation, or for someone's best interests. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/ https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489 Twitter: @JordanCMyers You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guest: Maximilian Kiener. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, free, will, freedom, agency, choice, actions, nudge, undermine, desire, determinism, source, bypassing, moral, responsibility, objective, reactive, strawson, manipulation, coercion, berlin, liberty, oppression, conversation, fact, information, surgery, covid, vaccine, max, kiener, Maximillian, oxford I spoke with Max Kiener about his work in moral responsibility, consent, and Strawson's reactive and objective attitudes. We discussed applied cases of the objective stance, such as manipulating someone into getting the Covid vaccine, undergoing a medical operation, or for someone's best interests.

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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/
https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489

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