Philosophical rebuttal and discussion of John Rawls and Christian Ethics and morality in opposition to existentialist and pragmatic views that they also are simply ruling class ideology.
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#8: Is/ought, Open Question Problem
Discusses the arbitrary nature of ethics and morality and their insurmountable is/ought and open question dilemmas. Discusses David Hume’s and modern philosophy’s analyses of ethics and compares it to the history of ethics beginning with Plato and Aristotle continuing to their modern spectrum of versions from John Rawls to Marxism. It concludes with modern ethics being simply practical enforcement of ruling class ideology that is distinct from morality and existentialist and religious morality. Discusses 20th Century ethics and morality from the perspective of existentialism as the last hope for defining morality.
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#9: Ethics, the Pretend Spectrum of Choices
A history of ethics beginning with Plato and Aristotle continuing to their modern spectrum of versions in John Rawls to Marxism. Discusses the arbitrary nature of ethics and morality and their insurmountable is/ought and open question dilemmas with a history of ethics beginning with Plato and Aristotle continuing to their modern spectrum of versions from John Rawls to Marxism. It concludes with modern ethics being simply practical enforcement of ruling class ideology that is distinct from morality and existentialist and religious morality. Discusses 20th Century ethics and morality from the perspective of existentialism as the last hope for defining morality.
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#10: Modern Ethics: Business as Usual
Ethics as ruling class ideology that is distinct from morality and existentialist and religious morality. A history of ethics beginning with Plato and Aristotle continuing to their modern spectrum of versions in John Rawls to Marxism. Discusses the arbitrary nature of ethics and morality and their insurmountable is/ought and open question dilemmas.
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#11: Existentialism, the Last Hope of Morality
Ethics as ruling class ideology that is distinct from morality and existentialist and religious morality. Discusses 20th Century ethics and morality.
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#1: Prologue / Philosophical Truth and Illusion
Truth or Illusion? Is there a difference in the modern world of algorithms and statistical knowledge? If there is, does it matter to individual happiness which one chooses? Basic history and discussion from the working class perspective of issues in philosophy and theology from ancient pre-Socratic to modern philosophies and theologies of language, science, existentialism, and pragmatism. The emphasis is on how dominant philosophies have and do affect the working classes throughout history because this is the group of people who suffer the worst and adverse affects of whatever are the dominant philosophical ideals of any given age and who usually are the least knowledgeable about the nature of the ideals and why they are dominant. Theology is studied as a branch of philosophy and not as religious theology.
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#2: Philosophical Truth
Truth, Red Pill or Blue Pill, Does It Matter?
Basics of truth and illusion in philosophy and reality are discussed in this episode. The basic elements and problems of defining truth and separating it from illusion are discussed. Definitions and implications of truth are summarized from ancient empiricism and materialism to idealism, rationalism, 20th Century pragmatism, and philosophy of language. Basic history and discussion from the working class perspective of issues in philosophy and theology from ancient pre-Socratic to modern philosophies and theologies of language, science, existentialism, and pragmatism. The emphasis is on how dominant philosophies have and do affect the working classes throughout history because this is the group of people who suffer the worst and adverse affects of whatever are the dominant philosophical ideals of any given age and who usually are the least knowledgeable about the nature of the ideals and why they are dominant. Theology is studied as a branch of philosophy and not as religious theology.
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#3: Empiricism
Truth, Red Pill or Blue Pill, Does It Matter?
Basics of philosophy: definitions and implications of truth are summarized in empiricism, materialism, and philosophy of science, consciousness, and the mind. Philosophers and theologians will be discussing basic history, problems, and issues in philosophy and theology for a modern non-academic audience and from a working class perspective varying from ancient pre-Socratic to modern philosophies and theologies of language, science, existentialism, and pragmatism. The emphasis is on how dominant philosophies have and do affect the working classes throughout history because this is the group of people who suffer the worst and adverse affects of whatever are the dominant philosophical ideals of any given age and who usually are the least knowledgeable about the nature of the ideals and why they are dominant. Theology is studied as a branch of philosophy and not as religious theology. Both Western and Eastern perspectives will be covered.
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#4: Idealism/Rationalism
Truth, Red Pill or Blue Pill, Does It Matter?
Basics of philosophy. Definitions and implications of truth are summarized in idealism, rationalism, pragmatism, solipsism, and philosophy of science. Philosophers and theologians will be discussing basic history, problems, and issues in philosophy and theology for a modern non-academic audience and from a working class perspective varying from ancient pre-Socratic to modern philosophies and theologies of language, science, existentialism, and pragmatism. The emphasis is on how dominant philosophies have and do affect the working classes throughout history because this is the group of people who suffer the worst and adverse affects of whatever are the dominant philosophical ideals of any given age and who usually are the least knowledgeable about the nature of the ideals and why they are dominant. Theology is studied as a branch of philosophy and not as religious theology. Both Western and Eastern perspectives will be covered.
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#5: 20th Century
Truth, Red Pill or Blue Pill, Does It Matter?
Basics of philosophy. Definitions and implications of truth in 20th Century pragmatism, rationalism, philosophy of language, mathematical logic, Wittgenstein, and Gödel. Philosophers and theologians will be discussing basic history, problems, and issues in philosophy and theology for a modern non-academic audience and from a working class perspective varying from ancient pre-Socratic to modern philosophies and theologies of language, science, existentialism, and pragmatism. The emphasis is on how dominant philosophies have and do affect the working classes throughout history because this is the group of people who suffer the worst and adverse affects of whatever are the dominant philosophical ideals of any given age and who usually are the least knowledgeable about the nature of the ideals and why they are dominant. Theology is studied as a branch of philosophy and not as religious theology. Both Western and Eastern perspectives will be covered.
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#6: Clean-up
Truth, Red Pill or Blue Pill, Does It Matter?
Basics of philosophy. Definitions and implications of truth in empiricism, materialism to idealism, rationalism, pragmatism, and philosophy of language and the use of fiction and imagination as a means for truth. Philosophers and theologians will be discussing basic history, problems, and issues in philosophy and theology for a modern non-academic audience and from a working class perspective varying from ancient pre-Socratic to modern philosophies and theologies of language, science, existentialism, and pragmatism. The emphasis is on how dominant philosophies have and do affect the working classes throughout history because this is the group of people who suffer the worst and adverse affects of whatever are the dominant philosophical ideals of any given age and who usually are the least knowledgeable about the nature of the ideals and why they are dominant. Theology is studied as a branch of philosophy and not as religious theology. Both Western and Eastern perspectives will be covered.
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#7: Red Pill/Blue Pill
Truth, Red Pill or Blue Pill, Does It Matter?
Basics of philosophy. Truth in the Matrix as an example of the nature of rational and irrational choice of truth or illusion from the perspective of existentialism, 20th Century pragmatism, and philosophy of language. Vote for truth or illusion as the best choice for happiness in life. Philosophers and theologians will be discussing basic history, problems, and issues in philosophy and theology for a modern non-academic audience and from a working class perspective varying from ancient pre-Socratic to modern philosophies and theologies of language, science, existentialism, and pragmatism. The emphasis is on how dominant philosophies have and do affect the working classes throughout history because this is the group of people who suffer the worst and adverse affects of whatever are the dominant philosophical ideals of any given age and who usually are the least knowledgeable about the nature of the ideals and why they are dominant. Theology is studied as a branch of philosophy and not as religious theology. Both Western and Eastern perspectives will be covered.
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