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Pill Pod 36 - Identity Shmolitics

Pill Pod 36 - Identity Shmolitics

FromPlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast


Pill Pod 36 - Identity Shmolitics

FromPlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

ratings:
Length:
89 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Matt tricks the Pill Pod into reading analytic philosophy: "Personal Identity" by Derek Parfit (1971), who challenges intellectualist ideas of selfhood with thought experiments about splitting brains and sending your consciousness to Mars. Are you your soul, your memories, or nothing at all?

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Released:
Apr 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Pill Pod is hosted by a group of PhDs offering their irreverent (and unsolicited) takes on critical theory, philosophy, culture, and politics.