web01.fireside.fm Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:58:54 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Relationships” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/relationships Sun, 12 Jun 2022 02:00:00 -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. 38 - FW/MR: "The Importance of Free Will" by Susan Wolf https://platoscave.fireside.fm/38 525c7805-3ba0-47bd-a5c9-762ae2ec7126 Sun, 12 Jun 2022 02:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, Adam, Brian, Giffin, and I discuss "The Importance of Free Will" by Susan Wolf, a discussion spawned by our disagreements in the previous episode about the plausibility of Sommers 2007. 2:37:38 yes In this reading group episode, Adam, Brian, Giffin, and I discuss "The Importance of Free Will" by Susan Wolf, a discussion spawned by our disagreements in the previous episode about the plausibility of Sommers 2007. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2253093 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 Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions), Brian (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, Free, will, moral responsibility, objective, reactive, attitude, blame, praise, wolf, susan, tamler, sommers, the, shallow, ring, hollow, meaning, morality, relationships, interpersonal, communication, love, regret, shame, pride In this reading group episode, Adam, Brian, Giffin, and I discuss "The Importance of Free Will" by Susan Wolf, a discussion spawned by our disagreements in the previous episode about the plausibility of Sommers 2007.

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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2253093

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You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
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]]> Ep. 20 - Per-Erik Milam: Letting Go & Forgiveness https://platoscave.fireside.fm/20 7c4bf022-2d8d-45e7-964d-b5692e565611 Sat, 08 May 2021 10:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Per Milam about his recent work on letting go as an alternative to forgiveness. These topics naturally touch on the practices of blame and responsibility and Strawson's reactive attitudes. 1:06:10 no In this episode, I speak with Per Milam about his recent work on letting go as an alternative to forgiveness. These topics naturally touch on the practices of blame and responsibility and Strawson's reactive attitudes. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: http://www.pererikmilam.com/ 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/ Special Guest: Per-Erik Milam. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, per, erik, milam, blame, praise, forgiveness, letting, go, reactive, attitudes, objective, strawson, gothenburgh, moral, ethics, calhoun, dana, nelkin, moral, responsibility, harm, injury, wrong, relationships, friends, community, address In this episode, I speak with Per Milam about his recent work on letting go as an alternative to forgiveness. These topics naturally touch on the practices of blame and responsibility and Strawson's reactive attitudes.

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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
http://www.pererikmilam.com/

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
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Special Guest: Per-Erik Milam.

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]]> Ep. 2.9 - Moral Hypocrisy https://platoscave.fireside.fm/2-9 9806081e-c032-42cb-9f9f-6076b3f4d0ed Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, Giffin, Jordan, Brian, and Adam talk about what moral hypocrisy is and what it is not. Plus, how bad is being a moral hypocrite really? Is is actually worse to be a hypocrite than just lie? Find out in this episode. 1:22:16 no In this episode, Giffin, Jordan, Brian, and Adam talk about what moral hypocrisy is and what it is not. Plus, how bad is being a moral hypocrite really? Is is actually worse to be a hypocrite than just lie? Find out in this episode. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/opinion/sunday/the-real-problem-with-hypocrisy.html https://psychology.iresearchnet.com/social-psychology/antisocial-behavior/moral-hypocrisy/ https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10677-015-9574-8 https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1888/5e8a936ba893d8e8f96aa6933186afa10ba4.pdf If you leanred 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. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/ You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @JordanCMyers Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, that's bs, thats bs, itunes:59, itunes: moral hypocrisy, moral hypocrisy, hypocrisy, morality, ethics, lying, hypocrite, deception, relationships, thought experiment, philosophy, empathy In this episode, Giffin, Jordan, Brian, and Adam talk about what moral hypocrisy is and what it is not. Plus, how bad is being a moral hypocrite really? Is is actually worse to be a hypocrite than just lie? Find out in this episode.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/opinion/sunday/the-real-problem-with-hypocrisy.html
https://psychology.iresearchnet.com/social-psychology/antisocial-behavior/moral-hypocrisy/
https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10677-015-9574-8
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1888/5e8a936ba893d8e8f96aa6933186afa10ba4.pdf

If you leanred something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
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You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

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]]> In this episode, Giffin, Jordan, Brian, and Adam talk about what moral hypocrisy is and what it is not. Plus, how bad is being a moral hypocrite really? Is is actually worse to be a hypocrite than just lie? Find out in this episode.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/opinion/sunday/the-real-problem-with-hypocrisy.html
https://psychology.iresearchnet.com/social-psychology/antisocial-behavior/moral-hypocrisy/
https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10677-015-9574-8
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1888/5e8a936ba893d8e8f96aa6933186afa10ba4.pdf

If you leanred 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.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/

You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

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