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Welcome to Philosophers In Space, where the intrepid trekker captain Callie Wright and their questionable Chief Ethics Officer Aaron Rabinowitz explore the weird, gooey world of sci-fi, searching for tantalizing hypotheticals and gear-stripping questions in a space odyssey of meaning and amusement.

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Jordan S. Carroll
Author of "Speculative Whiteness, Science Fiction and the Alt-Right"
University of Minnesota Press
Episode: Starship Troopers

Hosts

Ursa Wright
Captain of Philosophers In Space, engaging in discussions that intertwine sci-fi and philosophical themes with humor and depth.
Aaron Rabinowitz
Chief Ethics Officer, known for presenting thoughtful philosophical insights wrapped in entertaining discussions.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 339 ratings
  • Enjoying it a lot

    This is right up my alley. Looking forward to the rest of the Children of Memory episodes.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    krogan consort
    Finland2 years ago
  • Sci-fi comfort food

    This is intelligent, thoughtful and joyful coverage of some of the best (and worst) in sci-fi media. I’ve discovered material I’d never heard of. I’ve learned some philosophy. The current hosts are a great pairing, with passion for the content and clearly having a lot of fun with the show. It’s one of my favorite feeds.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Improbability_42
    United States2 years ago
  • I haven’t listened for awhile, takes 40 minutes to get to the fun philosophy part nowadays

    So, the hosts act like Richard Stanley hasn’t done much, yet he has made Hardware, Dust Devil and amazing docs. Then, the hosts put down Wicca when a quick Google search would show the LBRP that Lavinia is doing. I haven’t listened for awhile, has the quality gone down? Plus, there’s more than two POC the film. Podcast needs to fact check. I miss Thomas on here. He was the glue that kept this from off roading too much, IMHO. It takes 40 minutes of ok joking to get to any philosophy and by then, ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Scarletminded
    United States2 years ago
  • New listener

    What happened to Tomas I’ll check back every morning for a response

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    loifhvgtfhjbvftubvchjvdjg
    United States3 years ago
  • Omg genius!

    Aaron and Thomas are geniuses, listening to them makes things make sense out of the “senseless”.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SydneyApted
    Canada3 years ago

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Listeners appreciate the insightful and humorous blend of philosophical discussion with sci-fi appreciation.
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Listener Qs 40
Q: Is it anti-democratic to expect countries to stick to treaties and international agreements that were made decades ago?
It is probably undemocratic, but there are lots of undemocratic things we accept as necessary for functional international relations.
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Q: Is it unethical to praise art that involves an unethical act?
Praising art that involves unethical actions is complex, with distinctions drawn between fictional portrayals and real-world actions, highlighting the necessity of consent and harm.
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Q: What does the philosophy of moral weakness entail?
It examines the gap between ethical knowledge and actions, notably explored by Aristotle through the concept of akrasia.
Starship Troopers
Q: How do you understand that the original book has some debate about whether it is satire or not?
It's hard to read Heinlein as he embodies many contradictions, and while there are ideological dialogues, there is a foregone conclusion about military government being appropriate in a crisis.
Starship Troopers
Q: Jordan, what was your experience with this movie in terms of Do You Remember When You First Saw It?
I must have seen it in the 90s, and I approached it as a movie about killing space bugs, not realizing the subtext.

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