Engaging Philosophy Meets Real-World Issues
Embrace *Curiosity* over Easy Answers
At the intersection of philosophy and public life. Hosted by philosopher and educator Dr. Laurance Splitter, the show embraces curiosity and complexity over easy answers. From truth and morality to knowledge, purpose, and the kind of world we want to create, each episode offers thoughtful reflection...
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Aug. 7, 2026
The Middle East
A never-ending quagmire? In this extended episode, Laurance asks why the Middle East, focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian situation, remains such a quagmire. He attempts to give a balanced perspective which will not shy away from criticism, but will...
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July 24, 2026
Drugs
A history of inconsistencies. In this episode, Laurance begins by noting that there are several areas of dispute surrounding the nature and use of drugs – both legal and illegal – some of which are factual (empirical) and others more conceptual or...
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July 10, 2026
AI
What exactly is AI and how concerned should we be about it? In this episode, host Dr. Laurance Splitter notes the distinction between empirical and more conceptual questions regarding AI, with questions about future employment and dangers relating to...
14
June 26, 2026
Explanations in the sciences, the humanities and ordinary human affairs.
Aiming for truth and the dangers of retreating to narratives. In this episode, host Dr. Laurance Splitter invites listeners to think about why they make the decisions and choices that they make, which refers to our capacity for agency, whereby our...
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June 12, 2026
“The intersection of philosophy and public life” and the Enlightenment
Good thinking and dialogue are more important than ever. In this episode, host Dr. Laurance Splitter begins by reflecting on topics previously discussed, including: social and cultural polarization; the challenge of having dialogue when those...
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May 15, 2026
A Dialogue about “Dialogue”
Are there different types of dialogues with different aims and structures? In this episode, Dr. Laurance Splitter finally engages in a real dialogue with another person, in this case, Professor Maughn Rollins Gregory, Director of the Institute for...
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May 1, 2026
Identity (Cont’d)
Tying up some loose ends…. In this episode, host Dr. Laurance Splitter provides further clarification of the concept of quantitative, or strict, identity. Objects and people can and do change – we call this “qualitative change” – but such change...
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April 17, 2026
Identity
A concept both familiar and puzzling. In this episode, host Dr. Laurance Splitter begins with some examples which reveal that the ideaof identity has been, and is still, used to mean different things. Heraclitus asserted that no man can step into the...