Episodes: 106
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: < 100
Listener location: Ireland
Publicly listed emails
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Mahon McCann - Irish philosophy PhD researcher and lecturer specializing in ethics, philosophy of mind, and digital technologies. His work examines Christianity, meaning, reductive materialism, and the philosophi...
Paul Kingsnorth - Technology, Modernity, Artificial Intelligence, Tradition, Christianity, And The Dehumanizing Effects Of The Machine
D. C. Schindler - Neoplatonism, Metaphysics, Organicism, Causation, Forms, Life, Agency, And The Philosophical Implications Of Michael Levin's Research
Michael Levin - Platonic Morphospace, Goal-directed Cellular Collectives, Synthetic Agents, Cognition, Agency, And Challenges To Mechanical Philosophy
Plato's Republic, Book 10: Imitation, Immortality and the Myth of Er
August 27, 2026
Folks, We have finally arrived at the final lecture of the course on Plato’s Republic on book 10!!!In this final lecture, we survey Plato’s ontological critique of imitative art, the paradoxical case of Plato's frequent use of images despite his critiques, his arguments for the immortality of the soul and, finally, the famous Myth of Er.The Platonic case against AI Slop: https://www.palladiummag.com/2025/11/14/the-platonic-case-against-ai-slop/Chapters:00:00 Welcome and Setup00:17 Why Book Te...
Plato’s Republic, Book 9: How the Tyrant Is Made (and Why Justice Wins)
August 20, 2026
We are back with Book 9 of Plato’s Republic, which deals with the genesis of the tyrant!This book returns to the core question from Book 2: why the just person is happier than the unjust and whether the tyrant is wretched or blessed. We will explain Plato’s account of how a tyrant develops from democratic permissiveness, losing the ability to distinguish necessary from unnecessary desires and becoming ruled by insatiable appetites, like someone living out the lawless impulses revealed in drea...
Paul Kingsnorth: How HUMANITY beats the MACHINE
July 31, 2026
Hello there!This interview has been a long time coming; I’ve always been a fan of Paul’s work, so it’s really great to get him on the pod for a chat on his latest book, ‘Against the Machine’.In this episode we are discussing the history and concept of the machine, its spiritual and historical and philosophical roots, and most importantly, what a better story than the machine might look like? We explore how we return to tradition, our own conversion journeys, and how to counteract the dehumani...
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Mahon McCann typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Established authors, academic philosophers, theologians, scientists, and public intellectuals with expertise in metaphysics, consciousness, Christianity, technology, or critiques of modernity. Common among recent guests: Published books; Scholarly research; Recognized academic or scientific expertise. Recent guests include Paul Kingsnorth, D. C. Schindler, and Michael Levin.
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