• The philosophy of history and the lost past.
    Nov 15 2023

    In this episode Dr Richard Miller, Dan Rowland and John Gibbs discuss how philosophy has grappled with the problem of defining history.

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    53 mins
  • Truth in the age of Post Truth.
    Oct 31 2023

    In this episode the Spinoza Triad, Dr. Richard Miller, Dan Rowland and John Gibbs, discuss the philosophy of truth and the post truth world. We discuss how philosophy might help us understand the rise of populi, social media, conspiracy theories and the privatisation of truth. We also discuss the possibilities of UFOs.

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    55 mins
  • How to learn. An interview with Dr Richard Miller
    Aug 24 2023

    In this episode, I interview my fellow Spinoza host Dr. Richard Miller. We discuss learning, schools, music, MMA, and philosophy.

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    58 mins
  • Artificial Intelligence and the problem of Consciousness.
    Aug 17 2023

    In this episode, Dan, Richard, and John discuss consciousness, intelligence, and AI. We discuss the Turing Test, the Chinese Room, and the future of AI.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Thus Spake Zarathustra: The Jester and the Tightrope Walker
    Aug 6 2023

    In this episode Richard and John discuss the first part of Friedrich Nietzsche's most poetic book, Thus Spake Zarathustra and as usual, we ask, what does it say to us today?

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Kierkegaard and the philosophy of choice
    Jun 22 2023

    In this episode of the Spinoza Triad, John Gibbs and Dr. Richard Miller discuss their reading of Soren Kierkegaard's book Either, Or. Dan Rowland was unable to join us for this episode. Richard supplied the music.

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    42 mins
  • If you could have world peace would you want it. The Beauty Queen experiment
    Apr 1 2023

    In this episode, Dr. Richard Miller and John Gibbs discuss the concept of evil, free will, and the possibility of world peace. If you could release a virus into the world which would make all humans peaceful- what would you do?

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    51 mins
  • The continuity of the self. The Transporter Experiment
    Mar 18 2023

    What does it mean to be me? Am I the same person at all times and will I be the same person in the future? In the Spinoza Triad, John Gibbs, Dr. Richard Miller, and Dan Rowland discuss the continuity of the self and Derek Parfit's famous 'Transporter Thought Experiment'.

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    1 hr and 4 mins