The Philosopher's Zone Podcast
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The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders looks at the world of philosophy and at the world through philosophy. The program addresses the big philosophical questions and arguments.
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2008-11-15 - Scapegoats and sacrifices - Rene Girard
Author: ABC Radio National
Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Have you ever found that you didn't want something until you noticed that somebody else wanted it? Were you picked on at school, or were you one of the pickers on? Welcome to the world of the French thinker Rene Girard, who claims that desire needs to be learned and that, once learned, it leads to the finding of scapegoats. And what do we do with scapegoats? We sacrifice them.
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2008-11-08 - The philosophy of cold hard cash
Author: ABC Radio National
Sat, Nov 08, 2008
There's not much money in philosophy, but then there's not much philosophy in money, either. In classical times and the Middle Ages, philosophers were often interested in money (in thinking about it, that is) but since then they've tended to ignore the subject. This week, we meet an Australian philosopher who has turned his attention to the neglected subject of cash and its role in our practical and moral lives.
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2008-11-01 - The John Anderson lectures
Author: ABC Radio National
Sat, Nov 01, 2008
John Anderson, the famous and inflential professor of philosophy at the University of Sydney from 1927 to 1958, taught on a wide range of topics, from the ancients to the moderns. This week, we find out what he had to say about the Greeks and about political philosophy.
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2008-10-25 - Karl Popper and the logic of the market
Author: ABC Radio National
Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Karl Popper was one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century and a great advocate of scientific rationality, but what happened when he turned his attention to the more disorderly world of politics and economics? This week, we look at Popper and the free market.
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2002
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Philosophy
Modern Philosophy
Philosophy
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