From Nowhere to Nothing

Awe and the Sublime

In this episode, we attempt to grasp what we know to be beyond us: conceptualization of the sublime and the experience of awe.  Journey along with us as we synthesize the tumultuous philosophical history of the topic with modern experience. 

Nostalgia

In this episode, we dive into nostalgia; is it an emotion, and if so, what defines it?  What purpose does it serve?  What lessons and trapping does nostalgia hold?  

Emotions

In this episode, we take on the difficult task of defining what emotions are, the purpose they serve, and what implications they have for the human experience.

Social Media

In this episode, we change up our course of exploring classical philosophical topics by examining social media and the role it plays in modern society.

Civility

In this episode, we delve into civility; not only its necessity to many of the topics we've already discussed but also the constituents of the concept and how it can be defined in modern society.

Economics

In this episode, we dive into the interplay of philosophy and economics to uncover how deep the concept of economics permeates our social existence and interactions.

Politics

In this episode, we dive into the topic of politics as it is rarely discussed: looking at what politics is and what it should be as opposed to the various political positions that define the conversation today.   

State of the Podcast

A quick update on the future of the podcast.

Episode 12: Consciousness

In this episode, we discuss awareness, duality, how we attempt to describe the human experience, and whether consciousness exists outside of humanity.

Episode 11: Language

In this episode, we discuss how language relates to knowledge, reality, culture, and what it means to be human.    

Episode 10: Art

In this episode, we take a walk through the history of art; along the way discussing its various elements and how conceptualizations have changed over time.

Episode 9: Love

In this episode, we talk about the impersonal and interpersonal aspects of philia, eros, and agape: types of love.  Additionally, we examine how love connects to other philosophical topics and discuss an ethical dilemma. 

Episode 8: Death

In this episode, we examine death from scientific and sociocultural viewpoints, with emphasis on how it relates to life and what our conscious and emotive states say about our beliefs.

Special: Existence

This is a short, informal discussion on existence, being, and the nature of ontology.  

Episode 7: Free Will

In this episode, we look at free will and whether the choices we make are of our own agency or decided for us by the past.  We also discuss religious and scientific implications, as well as the compatible middle ground of the question.

Episode 6: Knowledge

In this episode, we discuss what it means to know something, what types of knowledge exist, the sociocultural influence of knowledge related concepts, and if knowing anything is a realistic possibility.

Episode 5: Self

In this episode, we talk about philosophical questions regarding the conceptualization of the self, including the importance of the body and mind, whether we have one or many selves, and ultimately, whether the self as we perceive it even exists. 

Episode 4: Life

In this episode, we discuss the mystery of life: where did it come from?  How do we define it?  Is there life outside of Earth?  Additionally, we talk about the ethics of creating and destroying life as well as the human experience. 

Episode 3: Time

In this episode, we discuss time.  Is it real or a human perception?  Does it have limits?  Is it possible to manipulate time?  We cover these questions and others in this conversation.  

Episode 2: God

In this episode, we talk about the biggest topic in philosophy: Deity.  We cover what human needs the idea of God fulfills, as well as how God has been conceptualized throughout time in various cultures. 

Episode 1: Introduction to Philosophical Categories

In this episode, we provide an overview of philosophical categories, including metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and logic.  We also discuss how these concepts relate to each other and to the human experience.