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Philosophical Currents

Prairie Public

Jack Russell Weinstein, host of Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life, joins Main Street to discuss the philosophical aspects of current events.

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20 episodes

  1. Democracy Beyond Majority Rule 30:04
  2. Moral Responsibility. The Clancy Trial. 29:39
  3. Beyond the Diploma: What Does It Mean to Be Educated? 43:27
  4. WHY? Celebrates 200 Episodes 1:09:40
  5. When Life Isn't Ours to Control 42:23
  6. Who Gets In, Who Gets Remembered? Museums, Memory and Belonging 40:31
  7. AI, Trust, The Future of University Learning 43:37
  8. Trust, Fear, and the Fractures in American Society 41:57
  9. When a Nation Goes to War: Duty, Dissent, and the Moral Divide 41:29
  10. What Makes a Nation A Nation? 19:40
  11. No One Above the Law: A Philosophical Reckoning in a Time of Crisis 43:28
  12. Happy or Content? Rethinking What a Good Life Really Means 24:44
  13. When the Music Becomes Us: A Philosophical Look at Identity, Memory & Jimmy Cliff 24:37
  14. Morality vs. Legality: When Right and Law Collide 22:40
  15. Can Happiness Be Taught—or Shared—Across Cultures? 23:39
  16. Philosophy of NIH Cuts: Justice, Equity, and America’s Common Good 29:15
  17. Philosophy Professor Unpacks the Purpose—and Price—of College 21:12
  18. Ethics of War: Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein on Morality in Conflict 26:25
  19. What Makes Life Meaningful? 24:36
  20. De-Extinction 24:03