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Part of the Ethics Tutorial, we explore the notion of "habit" in ethics and its importance in our lives.

Continuing with our "ethics tutorial", we look at a figure that exemplifies a variety of ethical theories. What better way to get introduced to them than by the hand of Mr. Spock?

An interview with Randy Richards, author of "The Unseen Hand of Peter Gyges" (2015), a modern retelling of Plato's classic fable.

What would you do if you could become invisible? Would you still play by the rules? Are we good only because others can see us?
This is the beginning episode in the "Ethics Tutorial" miniseries. With …

We couldn't leave Fahrenheit without touching on some, sadly, burning topics of present times -- censorship, cancel culture and, yes, book burning. Is it true that extremes touch? And what does Bradb…

This is the first of a three-episode series on Ray Bradbury's masterpiece, Fahrenheit 451. I highly recommend that you read the book before listening to this episode, as it contains major spoilers! (…

In this episode we explore how dystopian stories share the structure of Plato's famous "allegory of the Cave," and we look into various possible meanings and warnings to be learned from that story.
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Original music and artwork.
This episode contains sound effects from Star Trek, the original series.
Here's the link to Descartes' "Discourse on Method" (in Project Gutenberg).