STM Podcast #65: Douglas Edwards - The Philosophy of Pro Wrestling

On episode 65, we welcome philosopher Douglas Edwards to discuss the similarities between the philosophical quest for truth and the search for the behind-the-scenes information about professional wrestling, how story-lines get entangled with reality, how the Montreal Screwjob affected the pro-wrestling industry, character development and how wrestlers’ identities often mimic our own hidden desires, the popularity of Stone Cold Steve Austin, how pro-wrestling epitomized capitalism and the fight for workers’ rights, the appeal of fan exploration and being in the know about backstage events and wrestlers’ private lives, and the 3 faces of Foley as the embodiment of our existential inability to foster consistent identities.

Douglas Edwards is a philosopher at Utica College in New York state. He is the author of The Metaphysics of Truth (2018), Properties (2014), and the editor of Truth: A Contemporary Reader (2019). His latest book is Philosophy Smackdown (2020).

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