web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:11:03 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Emotion” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/emotion Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -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. 73 - Chris Franklin: Valuing (Angry) Blame https://platoscave.fireside.fm/73 b58521ee-1a81-4d0d-81fc-2476b856cb3e Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In the final discussion of the series, we dive into Franklin's work on the value of angry blame: can anger best--really, only--express certain features of am adequate response to wrongdoing? 1:47:44 yes In the final discussion of the series, we dive into Franklin's work on the value of angry blame: can anger best--really, only--express certain features of am adequate response to wrongdoing? For more on our sponsor, please visit http://www.newlane.edu/ 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, Anger, emotion, stoic, feeling, rage, hate, angry, outrage, stoicism, Nussbaum, Seneca, forgiveness, virtue, vice, furies, payback, revenge, retribution, transition, instrumental, intrinsic, aptness, amia, srinivasan, grief, disappointment, franklin, sher, blame In the final discussion of the series, we dive into Franklin's work on the value of angry blame: can anger best--really, only--express certain features of am adequate response to wrongdoing?

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]]> Ep. 72 - Amia Srinivasan: The Aptness of Anger https://platoscave.fireside.fm/72 5aad694d-23ae-41ef-a096-c80425507cbc Fri, 07 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers We dive into Srinivasan's amazing (but at the end of the day, I think not fully right) paper, "The Aptness of Anger." 1:29:55 yes We dive into Srinivasan's amazing (but at the end of the day, I think not fully right) paper, "The Aptness of Anger." For more on our sponsor, please visit http://www.newlane.edu/ Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: 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, Anger, emotion, stoic, feeling, rage, hate, angry, outrage, stoicism, Nussbaum, Seneca, forgiveness, virtue, vice, furies, payback, revenge, retribution, transition, instrumental, intrinsic, aptness, amia, srinivasan, grief, disappointment We dive into Srinivasan's amazing (but at the end of the day, I think not fully right) paper, "The Aptness of Anger."

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]]> Ep. 71 - Martha Nussbaum on Anger and Forgiveness (Part 2) https://platoscave.fireside.fm/71 a722e149-f583-4938-9f8a-7d4b2009119c Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers Part two of Martha Nussbaum's book, Anger and Forgiveness. 1:27:06 yes Part two of Martha Nussbaum's book, Anger and Forgiveness. For more on our sponsor, please visit http://www.newlane.edu/ 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, Anger, emotion, stoic, feeling, rage, hate, angry, outrage, stoicism, Nussbaum, Seneca, forgiveness, virtue, vice, furies, payback, revenge, retribution, transition, instrumental, intrinsic Part two of Martha Nussbaum's book, Anger and Forgiveness.

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]]> Ep. 70 - Martha Nussbaum's Anger and Forgiveness (Part 1) https://platoscave.fireside.fm/70 5dd8ba32-0967-43c7-90e1-7d676c08a5c0 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0800 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In the second episode of our series on anger, we dive into the first chapters of Martha Nussbaum's recent book, Anger and Forgiveness. The first two chapters focus on the myth of payback's value. 1:48:43 yes In the second episode of our series on anger, we dive into the first chapters of Martha Nussbaum's recent book, Anger and Forgiveness. The first two chapters focus on the myth of payback's value. For more on our sponsor, please visit http://www.newlane.edu/ 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, Anger, emotion, stoic, feeling, rage, hate, angry, outrage, stoicism, Nussbaum, Seneca, forgiveness, virtue, vice, furies, payback, revenge, retribution, transition, instrumental, intrinsic In the second episode of our series on anger, we dive into the first chapters of Martha Nussbaum's recent book, Anger and Forgiveness. The first two chapters focus on the myth of payback's value.

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]]> Ep. 69 - Anger: Seneca & Stoicism https://platoscave.fireside.fm/69 05105711-565d-43cd-82ee-189d9b58e9eb Fri, 23 Feb 2024 04:00:00 -0800 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers Episode 1 of a new series on the philosophy of emotion--specifically, anger. We discuss some introductory questions and Seneca's 'On Anger.' 1:51:07 yes Episode 1 of a new series on the philosophy of emotion--specifically, anger. We discuss some introductory questions and Seneca's 'On Anger.' For more on our sponsor, please visit http://www.newlane.edu/ 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, Anger, emotion, stoic, feeling, rage, hate, angry, outrage, stoicism, Nussbaum, Seneca Episode 1 of a new series on the philosophy of emotion--specifically, anger. We discuss some introductory questions and Seneca's 'On Anger.'

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]]> Ep. 68 - Sukaina Hirji: Outrage and the Bound of Empathy https://platoscave.fireside.fm/68 180bf024-6550-4476-91cf-01da73644f30 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers I speak with Sukaina Hirji about her (very) recent paper discussing a type of anger referred to as outrage: what it is, how it differs from other emotions, & how it functions in our emotional lives. 54:38 yes I speak with Sukaina Hirji about her (very) recent paper discussing a type of anger referred to as outrage: what it is, how it differs from other emotions, & how it functions in our emotional lives. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.sukaina-hirji.com/ https://philpapers.org/archive/HIROAT.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 Guest: Sukaina Hirji. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, university of houston, interview, sukaina, hirji, penn, pennsylvania, outrage, anger, rage, empathy, compassion, emotion, nussbaum, chanel, miller, reactive, attitude, strawson, morality, ethics, value I speak with Sukaina Hirji about her (very) recent paper discussing a type of anger referred to as outrage: what it is, how it differs from other emotions, & how it functions in our emotional lives.

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]]> Ep. 16 - Patrick Lee Miller: Be Right Back and The Entire History of You https://platoscave.fireside.fm/16 656c72d3-8bde-4f92-994f-32894262a02b Sun, 11 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well! 1:46:24 yes In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well! Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-lee-miller https://twitter.com/Plato4Now https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-wisdom-with-patrick-lee-miller/id1498230021 If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. 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/ Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org Special Guest: Patrick Lee Miller. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, muckraker media, jordan, myers, Patrick, Lee, Miller, Be, Right, Back, The, Entire, History, You, netflix, black, mirror, analysis, charlie, brooker, grief, death, loss, technology, ai, jealousy, lust, grain, chip, mind, memory, sadness, emotion, review, denial, ash, martha, simulation, frued, In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well!

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]]> In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well!

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-lee-miller
https://twitter.com/Plato4Now
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Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

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