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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

PEL Presents PvI#54: Do You Want to Be Here? w/ Brain in a Vat

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff of the Brain in a Vat podcast join Bill and Mark L. (aka Alf) to talk about rationality, broadly construed, while not moving a couch and not giving each other Christmas presents.

Does "reason" by itself tell us what to do and what to believe? Is trypophobia really just bigotry (it is not)? What's the rationale for making negative comments on a podcast? Are bigots bigger than bigamists? Was Ayn Rand a cannibal?

Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com.

Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The bell is for me, not for you.

0:02.9

Although, if you're a teacher like me, it is for you.

0:05.6

Because PGL School Adventures is bringing an exciting new approach to learning outside the classroom.

0:10.5

They've been powering breakthroughs for school children for over 65 years.

0:14.1

And their new outdoor education program called Reach is specifically designed to spark breakthroughs in confidence,

0:19.5

teamwork, independence, maybe even archery.

0:22.4

So many inspiring adventures await that make learning anything but textbook.

0:26.6

Search PGL School Adventures.

0:30.0

This is Philosophy versus improv where two stages try to teach each other a thing or two.

0:39.9

And maybe you the audience gets something out of it as well.

0:42.8

Hello, this is Bill Arnett, an improv instructor, ready to be a philosophy instructor.

0:49.6

Well, this is Mark Lensomire, a philosophy instructor.

0:52.7

I don't know if I'm ready to be an instructor.

0:55.2

It's too passive, it's too receptive, it's too vulnerable position.

0:59.0

But I'll work on it.

1:00.4

I'm ready to think about being an instructor.

1:03.5

We have two guests today, which one of you normally introduces yourself first?

1:08.1

So I know we introduced myself first on the show.

1:10.3

So my name is Mark Oppenheimer and I run Brandon and Vat with Jason.

1:13.8

Everyone, I'm the Jason.

1:15.4

And yeah, I'm Mark's co-host on Brandon and Vat.

1:18.6

Great to be here.

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