The Philosophy Guy
Summary: This podcast is about the many ideas in philosophy that are popularized by our society and culture through movies (Ex, Blade Runner, The Matrix), TV shows (Ex, Rick and Morty, Westworld), public figures, and books all around us. Philosophy is everywhere and I'll be taking a deeper dive into those ideas presented to us in cultural and societal entertainment. In understanding those ideas, I don’t mean just understanding, instead applying those understandings to our lives. Even if you disagree with various ideas in philosophy there’s always something to be learned from them and applied to your everyday life. This podcast will take you on the journey into the deeper ideas of philosophy. Tune in!
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In today's episode, I analyze the recent and rising cultural movement of the Stoic school of thought. What's this mindset all about? Is Stocism helpful? What are the shortcomings of Stoicism? Who is embracing this type of thinking? Is this way of thanking being transferred into our political discourse? All of this discussed, tune in! Please subscribe, rate and review to help out the show! Support the Podcast and Gain Full Access: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguy Twitter: @brendenweber_ Amazon Banner link: https://amzn.to/2C6nnCT Email: thephilosophyguy2@gmail.com Venmo tip jar: @brenden-weber You can also support me by clapping my Medium posts: https://medium.com/@brendenweberSupport The Philosophy Guy
How does Rick think? How does Rick view the world? Should we think like Rick? What is First Principles thinking? Should we take things literally? The problem with following our minds assumptions. All of this discussed, tune in! Support the Podcast and Gain Full Access: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguy Twitter: @brendenweber_ Amazon Banner link: https://amzn.to/2C6nnCT Email: thephilosophyguy2@gmail.com Venmo tip jar: @brenden-weberSupport The Philosophy Guy
In today's episode, we examine the philosophy of Tom Cruise's latest installment in the Mission Impossible series, Fallout. Should we kill one person to save many? Support the Podcast and Gain Full Access: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguy Twitter: @brendenweber_ Amazon Banner link: https://amzn.to/2C6nnCT Email: thephilosophyguy2@gmail.com Venmo tip jar: @brenden-weberSupport The Philosophy Guy
In today's episode, we analyze the philosophy of the NBC hit comedy The Good Place! Can we learn to be moral? How do we learn to be moral? Discussing the metaethics of The Good Place! Support the Podcast and Gain Full Access: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguy Twitter: @brendenweber_ Amazon Banner link: https://amzn.to/2C6nnCT Email: thephilosophyguy2@gmail.com Venmo tip jar: @brenden-weberSupport The Philosophy Guy
A philosophical analysis of the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! Is their relationship healthy? Should you get your memories zapped to forget pain? Is there relationship predetermined? How does the Experience Machine relate to the film? What's the utilitarian perspective for the film? Under what circumstance, if any, would be justified in erasing our memories? If they had retained those prior feelings of pain from those memories would they have still decided to start again? What really matters, happiness or truth? Support the Podcast and Gain Full Access here: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguy Email: thephilosophyguy2@gmail.com Twitter: @brendenweber_Support The Philosophy Guy
Today's episode dives in the philosophy of the Hulu show Handmaid's Tale. This episode focuses on raising the question, is Handmaid's Tale anti-religion? Would society be better off without religion? Would lack of religion make these events less likely? Could something like this actually happen? What is the religion? Do the positives outweigh the negatives of religion? Patreon Support Page, plus bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguySupport The Philosophy Guy
This is a Patreon bonus feed preview, enjoy! In this episode, I analyze the Man in Black's meaning of life or outlook on life. How he changed from young William to the Man in Black. What made him put down the white hat and put on the black? Is he living in bad faith? Is he trying to free the host because of justice or the new world of possibilities their freedom can open for HIM? What would Jean Paul-Sartre think of the Man in Black? All of this discussed If you want the complete episode check out my Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguy If not enjoy the preview and please rate and review! Philosophy of Westworld book: https://amzn.to/2MysI8rSupport The Philosophy Guy
In this episode, we dive deeper into Westworld's understanding of consciousness. Particularly focussing on Robert Ford's views on consciousness. Does Ford think consciousness exists? Is the self an illusion? Which philosophers share a similar perspective as Ford? All of this discussed, tune in! As I mentioned in the show please reach out to me by email to enter the book giveaway..which will be ending soon! Email me at thephilosophyguy2@gmail.com. If you are interested in supporting the podcast, joining the Discord group, accessing bonus content and more visit my Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguy Or you could use my Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2Afm5WDSupport The Philosophy GuyLinks: Amazon.com: Westworld and Philosophy (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series) (9781119437888): James B. South, Kimberly S. Engels, William Irwin: Books — https://amzn.to/2K1bkXD
In this episode, we cover the question of consciousness in Westworld. Do host have a different level of consciousness than humans? Do the host have to prove their consciousness or do humans have to prove the host don't? What are the moral implications of the host having consciousness? How does this relate back to the broader question of personhood? All of this discussed! As I mentioned in the show, at the end of the Westworld series I'll be giving away a few books! To enter, just send me an email with proof that you're subscribed to my podcast, plus you can recieve a second entry by leaving a rating or review. Email: thephilosophyguy2@gmail.com If you would like to support the podcast visit my Patreon page to recieve some more perks as well. You can find that page here: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguy Email to enter book giveaway: thephilosophyguy2@gmail.com or use my contact page at: https://thephilosophyguy.fireside.fm/Support The Philosophy GuyLinks:Amazon.com: Westworld and Philosophy (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series) (9781119437888): James B. South, Kimberly S. Engels, William Irwin: Books
In this episode I discuss the philosophical ideas, questions, and topics that will be covered in the upcoming series. Also some background on the process for choosing some of those topics. As I mentioned in the show, at the end of the Westworld series I'll be giving away a few books! To enter, just send me an email with proof that you're subscribed to my podcast, plus you can recieve a second entry by leaving a rating or review. If you would like to support the podcast visit my Patreon page to recieve some more perks as well. Email to enter book giveaway: thephilosophyguy2@gmail.com or use my contact page at: https://thephilosophyguy.fireside.fm/Support The Philosophy GuyLinks:Patreon Page
Hello and welcome back to the podcast! This is an announment trailer for my new project. I've been away for awhile now but I'm excited to announce the new version of the podcast. The trailer will explain how I'll be using movies, tv shows, and books to dive deeper into those philosophical ideas presented in the interesting entertainment(ex, Rick and Morty and Westworld) all around us. Introduction to my series on Westworld will be released shortly. Please subscribe to stay up to date. Support The Philosophy GuyLinks:Support the podcast
