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    <title>Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Liberty”</title>
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    <description>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! 
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  <title>Ep. 49 - "Two Concepts of Liberty" by Isiah Berlin (PPE series prt6)</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In part 6 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss Berlin's famous concepts of positive and negative liberty. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In part 6 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss Berlin's famous concepts of positive and negative liberty. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://cactus.utahtech.edu/green/B_Readings/I_Berlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://cactus.utahtech.edu/green/B_Readings/I_Berlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter:&lt;/strong&gt; @Jordan_C_Myers&lt;br&gt;
Personal Website: &lt;a href="https://jordanmyers.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://jordanmyers.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Email: &lt;a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;platoscavepodcast@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Youtube Channel: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Plato's Cave Website: &lt;a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://platoscave.fireside.fm/&lt;/a&gt; Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>In part 6 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss Berlin&#39;s famous concepts of positive and negative liberty. </p>

<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://cactus.utahtech.edu/green/B_Readings/I_Berlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://cactus.utahtech.edu/green/B_Readings/I_Berlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf</a></p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
Personal Website: <a href="https://jordanmyers.org/" rel="nofollow">https://jordanmyers.org/</a><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p><p>Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In part 6 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss Berlin&#39;s famous concepts of positive and negative liberty. </p>

<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://cactus.utahtech.edu/green/B_Readings/I_Berlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://cactus.utahtech.edu/green/B_Readings/I_Berlin%20Two%20Concpets%20of%20Liberty.pdf</a></p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
Personal Website: <a href="https://jordanmyers.org/" rel="nofollow">https://jordanmyers.org/</a><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p><p>Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Ep. 29 - Max Kiener: Consenting to Objectification </title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;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.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter:&lt;/strong&gt; @Jordan_C_Myers&lt;br&gt;
You can also get in contact by emailing me at &lt;a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;platoscavepodcast@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Youtube Channel: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Plato's Cave Website: &lt;a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://platoscave.fireside.fm/&lt;/a&gt; Special Guest: Maximilian Kiener.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow">https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489" rel="nofollow">https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489</a></p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
You can also get in contact by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p><p>Special Guest: Maximilian Kiener.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>I spoke with Max Kiener about his work in moral responsibility, consent, and Strawson&#39;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&#39;s best interests.  </p>

<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow">https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489" rel="nofollow">https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489</a></p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
You can also get in contact by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p><p>Special Guest: Maximilian Kiener.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Ep. 9 - Matthew McManus: Myth and Mayhem</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode, I sit down with Matthew McManus to discuss the new book he co-authored: Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, I sit down with Matthew McManus to discuss the new book he co-authored: Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MattPolProf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://twitter.com/MattPolProf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://left2right.webflow.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://left2right.webflow.io/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Mayhem-Leftist-Critique-Peterson-ebook/dp/B085WB8FXF/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Mayhem-Leftist-Critique-Peterson-ebook/dp/B085WB8FXF/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Youtube: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers &lt;br&gt;
Or by emailing me at &lt;a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;platoscavepodcast@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;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: Matthew McManus.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, I sit down with Matthew McManus to discuss the new book he co-authored: Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson. </p>

<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/MattPolProf" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/MattPolProf</a><br>
<a href="https://left2right.webflow.io/" rel="nofollow">https://left2right.webflow.io/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Mayhem-Leftist-Critique-Peterson-ebook/dp/B085WB8FXF/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Mayhem-Leftist-Critique-Peterson-ebook/dp/B085WB8FXF/</a></p>

<p>If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers</a><br>
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. </p>

<p>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/</a></p>

<p>You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers <br>
Or by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a></p>

<p>Plato&#39;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 </p><p>Special Guest: Matthew McManus.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, I sit down with Matthew McManus to discuss the new book he co-authored: Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson. </p>

<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/MattPolProf" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/MattPolProf</a><br>
<a href="https://left2right.webflow.io/" rel="nofollow">https://left2right.webflow.io/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Mayhem-Leftist-Critique-Peterson-ebook/dp/B085WB8FXF/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Mayhem-Leftist-Critique-Peterson-ebook/dp/B085WB8FXF/</a></p>

<p>If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers</a><br>
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. </p>

<p>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/</a></p>

<p>You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers <br>
Or by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a></p>

<p>Plato&#39;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 </p><p>Special Guest: Matthew McManus.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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