

Philosophers In Space
Aaron Rabinowitz and Callie Wright
Welcome to Philosophers In Space, where the intrepid trekker captain Callie Wright and their questionable Chief Ethics Officer Aaron Rabinowitz explore the weird, gooey world of sci-fi, searching for tantalizing hypotheticals and gear-stripping questions in a space odyssey of meaning and amusement.
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Sep 16, 2020 • 37min
0G116: Avatar the Last Airbender and Agent Neutral Buddhist Ethics, Part 1
Free Will...Ethics...Consciousness...Boxes, these are the four elements of the philosophical universe, each element mastered by benders that can shape the very fabric of the metaverse with their will. Into each generation is born one podcast, the Avapod, that can bend all four elements and bring peace to the metaverse. This is the story of that podcast, and how it balanced personal and impersonal viewpoints to save everybody from all the bad things. Consequentialism, Agent-Neutrality, and Mahayana Ethics by Goodman: http://www.academia.edu/download/31214844/Consequentialism_Mahayana.pdf Buddhist Non-Attachment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avVf6LNx32E&feature=youtu.be Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron had a wonderful time with This Film is Lit talking about the epic A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick. Stick around for me trying to keep it together through reading the afterword. https://thisfilmislit.podiant.co/e/a-scanner-darkly-feat-aaron-rabinowitz-388b34bda8a870/ CONTENT PREVIEW: Avatar: The Last Airbender and Non-Natural Moral Realism

Sep 9, 2020 • 42min
Rebroadcasting 0G63: Fury Road and Ecofeminism
Witness our attempt to gain entry into a post gendered Valhalla! Led by the feminist valkyrie Jamie M. Lombardi (@euthyphro), Professor of philosophy at Bergen Community College, we EXPLODE the feminist symbolism and environmental messaging of Mad Max: Fury Road! ::fire guitar solo:: Seriously, this episode has everything. Top 10 action movie, progressive messaging, a guest who steals the show, and quality malapropisms. Oh what a pod, what a beautiful pod. Warren on Ecofeminism: http://www.cfs-umich.org/EERead/6Warren-PowerPromise.pdf Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Thomas had me on SIO to discuss the recent revelations around the ownership of New Discourses's, James Lindsay's laundering operation for for far right talking points and conspiracy theories. If you're lost on what this is about check out ETV150 first. https://seriouspod.com/sio250-james-lindsays-new-discourses-funded-by-far-right-christian-nationalist/ CONTENT PREVIEW: Next week we're back from break with Avatar and Agent Neutral Buddhist Ethics

Sep 2, 2020 • 35min
Rebroadcasting 0G19: Black Mirror, Hang the DJ, Part 1: Newcomb's Paradox
We're on break this week so we're rebroadcasting the origin story of The Box! All hail the box!: We've returned to Black Mirror to talk about one of the episodes that started this all, Hand the DJ. Or maybe we're just yet another simulation of that in a test by a marketing brand to see if this show would work. Hard to say, really. A breakdown of Newcomb's Paradox: https://brilliant.org/wiki/newcombs-paradox/ Bostrom's Simulation Theory Paper: https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.pdf Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.html Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Thomas had me on SIO to discuss the recent revelations around the ownership of New Discourses's, James Lindsay's laundering operation for for far right talking points and conspiracy theories. If you're lost on what this is about check out ETV150 first. https://seriouspod.com/sio250-james-lindsays-new-discourses-funded-by-far-right-christian-nationalist/ CONTENT PREVIEW: REBROADCASTING 0G63: Fury Road and Ecofeminism

Aug 26, 2020 • 46min
Listener Qs 16
Thank you all so much for your support! Hope this hits the spot. Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.html Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Thomas had me on SIO to discuss the recent revelations around the ownership of New Discourses's, James Lindsay's laundering operation for for far right talking points and conspiracy theories. If you're lost on what this is about check out ETV150 first. https://seriouspod.com/sio250-james-lindsays-new-discourses-funded-by-far-right-christian-nationalist/ CONTENT PREVIEW: Rebroadcast 0G19: Hang the DJ and Newcomb's Paradox

Aug 19, 2020 • 36min
Listener Qs 15
Thank you all so much for your support! Hope this hits the spot. Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.html Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Thomas had me on SIO to discuss the recent revelations around the ownership of New Discourses's, James Lindsay's laundering operation for for far right talking points and conspiracy theories. If you're lost on what this is about check out ETV150 first. https://seriouspod.com/sio250-james-lindsays-new-discourses-funded-by-far-right-christian-nationalist/ CONTENT PREVIEW: Listener Qs 16

Aug 12, 2020 • 45min
0G115: Anathem and Polycosmic Protism, Part 3
The incantor chanting was successful! We've reached the timeline where we all survived Anathem and learned a valuable lesson about picking the right timeline. Thanks again to Noah for chanting us safely through and hope you enjoy this discussion of Polycosmic Platonism. Many Worlds Interpretation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many-worlds_interpretation#:~:text=The%20many%2Dworlds%20interpretation%20(MWI,some%20%22world%22%20or%20universe. Arbre to Earth Translations: https://anathem.fandom.com/wiki/Earth%E2%80%93Arbre_Correlations Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron had a wonderful time with This Film is Lit talking about the epic A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick. Stick around for me trying to keep it together through reading the afterword. https://thisfilmislit.podiant.co/e/a-scanner-darkly-feat-aaron-rabinowitz-388b34bda8a870/ CONTENT PREVIEW: Avatar: The Last Airbender and Buddhist Care Ethics

Aug 5, 2020 • 52min
0G114: Anathem and the Linguistic Turn, Part 2
The epic longnwalkin continues with Anthem part two! We cross Arbre and 120 years of philosophical history at the same time. I do my best to explain how philosophy got really obsessed with language for a few decades in the early 1900's and now philosophy is healing. Arbre seems to have never escaped the linguistic turn and that fact explains so much of the subtext of the Mathic world. Hope this helps add another layer of interesting to the mix. The Linguistic Turn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_turn#:~:text=The%20linguistic%20turn%20was%20a,language%20users%2C%20and%20the%20world. Nominalism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nominalism-metaphysics/ Arbre to Earth Translations: https://anathem.fandom.com/wiki/Earth%E2%80%93Arbre_Correlations Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron had a wonderful time with This Film is Lit talking about the epic A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick. Stick around for me trying to keep it together through reading the afterword. https://thisfilmislit.podiant.co/e/a-scanner-darkly-feat-aaron-rabinowitz-388b34bda8a870/ CONTENT PREVIEW: Anathem and Polycosmic Protism Term pt.3

Jul 29, 2020 • 44min
0G113: Anathem and Platonism, Part 1
Pod-Apert has finally arrived! Throw open the doors of the RSS feed and let some causal wisdom trickle down the wick. We're doing a three part journey though Neal Stephenson's Anathem, and we're joined by the Grandfraa Jad to my Fraa Erasmus, Noah Lugeons! This is by far the most requested pairing of material and guest we've ever had, and there's no question why. This is what this show was built for. For part one, we cover Platonism (Protism) and the theory of Forms (Cnoons) Platonism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/platonism/ Arbre to Earth Translations: https://anathem.fandom.com/wiki/Earth%E2%80%93Arbre_Correlations Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron had a wonderful time with This Film is Lit talking about the epic A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick. Stick around for me trying to keep it together through reading the afterword. https://thisfilmislit.podiant.co/e/a-scanner-darkly-feat-aaron-rabinowitz-388b34bda8a870/ CONTENT PREVIEW: Anathem and Nominalism/The Linguistic Term pt.2

Jul 22, 2020 • 46min
0G112: Psychopass and Freewill QnA
Well, as a result of our near pitch black psychopasses, we've both been pressed into service by the AI sovereign to continue to talk about free will for all eternity. We got some great questions from folks about the relationship between free will and the justice system that pair nicely with the virtue ethics version of Minority Report. Dennett on Free Will as Moral Competence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbnGqOrAEM Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron had a wonderful time with This Film is Lit talking about the epic A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick. Stick around for me trying to keep it together through reading the afterword. https://thisfilmislit.podiant.co/e/a-scanner-darkly-feat-aaron-rabinowitz-388b34bda8a870/ CONTENT PREVIEW: ANATHEM! PT1! Worldbuilding and Platonism

Jul 15, 2020 • 52min
0G111: Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom and Dennett's Compatibilism, Part 2
So, apparently no matter what timeline we're in, I'm always going to end up in a debate about free will. At least this is a good one! Thomas brought some great short stories to the party and we continue to hash out what of Dennett's compatibilism is valuable and where does it fall short. After you listen make sure to submit questions for our last episode on Dennett before we move on to ANATHEM! Also, new intro quotes! Questions for next episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/questions-on-and-38720799 Dennett on Free Will as Moral Competence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbnGqOrAEM Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron had a wonderful time with This Film is Lit talking about the epic A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick. Stick around for me trying to keep it together through reading the afterword. https://thisfilmislit.podiant.co/e/a-scanner-darkly-feat-aaron-rabinowitz-388b34bda8a870/ CONTENT PREVIEW: Psychopass and Dennett Q and A