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A conversation with Robert Jones of CSU, Dominguez Hills about animal welfare/rights and the ethics of food. We also touch on experimentation and captivity and the legal status of animals.WARNING: has unbleeped curses and plenty of uncomfortable topics not appropriate for kids.Robert references John Sanbonmatsu, this is his personal webpage.With the aptly named "Ranch Hand" from BlueDot Sessions. Used under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Reductio is produced by Inverted Spectrum Media, a non-profit.www.patreon.com/reductio

Note: this is part two. Listen to part one first!A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well.Episode Link to Sharehttps://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/32-idealism-part-two

A Conversation with Michael Fitzpatrick on Idealism in Political Theory A.K.A Ideal Theory. It has come under attack in recent years and for good reason, but perhaps the target of these criticisms shouldn't be idealism, but should instead be people who aren't doing idealism well.Episode Link to Sharehttps://shows.acast.com/reductio/31-idealism-part-one

In which Andrew talks with Chris Freiman (of William and Mary) and Michael Fitzpatrick (of Stanford, De Anza College, and Menlo College) about one of the most famous political philosophers of the 20th Century: John Rawls. We also discuss a number of critiques one might bring against Rawls' system of thinking about justice.Episode Link to Share:https://shows.acast.com/reductio/30-the-veil-of-ignoranceChris Freiman's Book:Link to Taylor and Francis sitePodcasts mentioned:Hi-Phi NationThe Philosopher and the NewsElucidationsOverthinkOur Patreon if you want to help us keep paying our hosting billsPatreon Link

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Note about episode numbering: I've decided to start numbering each episode sequentially not including AudioSophia episodes. This is the 28th overall episode.Here is The Philosopher and the News. Check them out! They have some really insightful discussions on timely topics.Here is our Patreon if you want to drop us a buck a month to help keep the lights on.William Scheuerman's Paper: Political Disobedience in the Climate EmergencyA link to this episode for sharing: https://shows.acast.com/reductio/28-climate-protests