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From his website (https://www.zubymusic.com): Zuby is an independent rapper, author, podcast host, public speaker, and creative entrepreneur with over 2 million followers on social media. He was born in England, raised in Saudi Arabia and is a graduate of Oxford University. He has sold tens of thousands of albums and books independently, performed in 10 countries, and gained 50 million+ online video views. His podcast 'Real Talk with Zuby' has surpassed 20 million downloads and streams, and reaches thousands of listeners every week. Zuby has done interviews with Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Piers Morgan, and many others. He is the author of two books, 'Strong Advice: Zuby's Guide To Fitness For Everybody' and his children's book 'The Candy Calamity'.

Dr. Jared Oliphint is the founder of Selling Plato (www.sellingplato.com), received his PhD in philosophy, and teaches philosophy at the college level. His published work has focused on metaphysics, philosophy of language, conceptual engineering, social ontology, and metaethics.

Chapters

00:00 Exploring Philosophy and Human Nature

16:57 The Journey of a Multi-Talented Creator

29:51 Resilience and Overcoming Challenges

39:30 Insights from Interviewing Influential Figures

54:47 The Hunger for Substance in Conversations

01:01:04 Advice for Aspiring Content Creators

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✍🏻 Get my FREE 17-page paper-writing guide: https://sellingplato.kit.com/freepapertemplateand create your own newsletter using my affiliate link with Kit here: https://partners.kit.com/ichm6j4wln2bDr. L.A. Paul (lapaul.org) is the Millstone Family Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Cognitive Science at Yale University, where she leads the Self and Society Initiative for the Wu Tsai Institute. Her research explores questions about the nature of the self and decision-making and the metaphysics and cognitive science of time, cause, and experience. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Humanities Center, and the Australian National University. She is the author of Transformative Experience and coauthor of Causation: A User’s Guide, which was awarded the American Philosophical Association Sanders Book Prize. Her work on transformative experience has been covered by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, NPR, and the BBC, among others. And in 2024, she was profiled by The New Yorker here https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/09/the-philosopher-l-a-paul-wants-us-to-think-about-our-selvesYou can see the interview with Tim Ferriss we reference here: https://youtu.be/iyRAAMnaJqk?si=pI_Gw5fyvlCmaDEEDr. Jared Oliphint is the founder of Selling Plato (www.sellingplato.com), received his PhD in philosophy, and teaches philosophy at the college level. His published work has focused on metaphysics, philosophy of language, conceptual engineering, social ontology, and metaethics.Chapters00:00 Technical Challenges and Solutions01:59 The Tim Ferriss Interview05:51 Bridging Philosophy and Public Engagement11:48 Influences from David Lewis17:34 The Appeal of Existentialism23:34 Personal Experiences in Philosophy29:00 Teaching Philosophy in the Age of AI34:45 Transformative Experiences in Philosophy40:38 Philosophy and Personal Life Choices46:03 The Evolution of Philosophy as a Discipline51:32 Future Projects and Philosophical Counseling🎙️ SUBSCRIBE to the Selling Plato podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TBXs4TY8wt06KNg6Osm8v?si=wJa0rwPbTFahYQf2gxzMHQ📲 CONNECT on:X: https://x.com/sellingplatoTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@selling.platoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sellingplato/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sellingplatoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sellingplatoThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sellingplato

Brandon Warmke will be Associate Professor of Humanities at the Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida starting in Fall 2025. He is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University and was, during the 2023–2024 academic year, a visiting fellow at the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Warmke works on various moral, social, and political topics in both philosophy and psychology, including moral responsibility, forgiveness, free expression, and public discourse. With Justin Tosi, he has written for CNN, Aeon, The Conversation, and MarketWatch, and their academic work has been featured by The Atlantic, New York Times Magazine, HuffPost, Scientific American, Forbes, Vox, Commentary Magazine, and The Guardian. In addition to publishing nearly three dozen articles, he has published two books, both co-authored with Justin Tosi: Why It’s OK to Mind Your Own Business (Routledge, 2023) and Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk (Oxford University Press, 2020). He also edited Forgiveness and Its Moral Dimensions (Oxford University Press, 2021) with Dana Nelkin and Michael McKenna. (From the Hamilton School site)

Chapters:

00:00 Philosophers and Political Discourse

11:19 The Standards of Rigor in Academia

21:41 Self-Selection and Political Diversity in Academia

30:00 Understanding Left and Right Perspectives

40:06 Teaching Controversial Issues in the Classroom

48:41 Teaching Philosophy: Approaches and Ethics

56:59 Navigating Neutrality in the Classroom

01:04:30 The Role of Psychology in Philosophy

01:11:24 The Importance of Forgiveness in Today's Society

01:19:11 Transitioning Academic Roles: A New Chapter at the Hamilton School

01:26:28 Reimagining Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities

Links from the show:

Personal website: https://brandonwarmke.com/

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Brandon Warmke's profile at the Hamilton School: https://hamilton.center.ufl.edu/people/brandon-warmke

Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk (Oxford University Press, 2020): https://a.co/d/gZ3adY6

Forgiveness and Its Moral Dimensions (Oxford University Press, 2021): https://a.co/d/38Qh80a

Why It’s OK to Mind Your Own Business (Routledge, 2023): https://a.co/d/9ONbzk9

Dr. Jared Oliphint is the founder of Selling Plato (www.sellingplato.com), received his PhD in philosophy, and teaches philosophy at the college level. His published work has focused on metaphysics, philosophy of language, conceptual engineering, social ontology, and metaethics.

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