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Are the shadows in Plato's cave forgotten forms?
A deep dive into the cave.
Why your big toe is a Platonic form...
and other things they don't teach you in Philosophy 101.
23:40
"An Unspeakable Life" by Tina Lee Forsee
Read | Listen Now: Who gets a say in whether to keep or abort an unplanned pregnancy?
Published on After Dinner Conversation® - Philosophy | Ethics Short Story • 
Constructing the divided line in the Republic with simple geometry...
If you teach Plato, this one's for you.
No one knows what they want, yet everyone wants the same thing...
is the object of our desire within reach?
Mechanism vs. Teleology...
Is reconciliation possible?
Is the universe intelligent?
A Platonic response to the indeterminacy of interpretation.
Q&A with Pedro Brea on time, process philosophy, and the meaning of goodness...
"My metaphysical commitment to materialism also implicitly committed me to nihilism."
 • Pedro Brea and Tina Lee Forsee
23:11
Organism as justice...
Listen now | Scaling up the harmony of the soul in Plato's Republic.
23:13
Nested minds, selves within selves...
Is there a Republic within you?
Discussing ethical altruism and consequentialism vs. deontology
with philosopher, Richard Yetter Chappell
 • Richard Y Chappell and Tina Lee Forsee
16:13
What are qualia?
Do they describe 'what it’s like' to be you?
Philosophy and Fiction
Philosophy and Fiction
Philosophy and Fiction is my personal blog where I discuss philosophy of mind, fiction, and whatever. I also manage the Substack for After Dinner Conversation.
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