The Footnotes of Plato: A Philosophy Podcast

Hume was a great empiricist so great he’s still left philosophers baffled to this day... what do we do if we can’t use induction?

We welcome our first guest to the show, Sophia brings some extra insights into this episode where we talk about Aristotle's four Causes and Mr. Prime Mover man.

This time we’re talking about a religious theory... the one at the heart of the Catholic Church!!! Aquinas was a 12th Century monk who found some books by Aristotle and realised the copyrights had expired so created his own theory with a lot of ‘inspiration’.

We talk about arguably one of the greatest philosophers of all time and his ethical theory. Kant is undoubtably amazing, however, his work became increasingly incomprehensible as he got older. Although luckily for us we can decipher his ethical theory and basically it says DO THE RIGHT THING CAUSE ITS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO! Well you might find there's a bit more to it when you listen

This episode we explain Bentham’s Act Utilitarianism, Mill’s Rule Utilitarianism, and Singer’s Preference Utilitarianism. This moral theory has in part shaped our political morality in Britain... although some tory party members might need to flip through their ethics textbooks again (or listen to this episode!)

This week we discuss the ideas of John Rawls in his book A Theory of Justice. Looking from behind the vail of ignorance how would you design the world..?

I talk all about Plato's idealistic form of the state... which isn't ideal for anyone but him. Listen in to learn about tyranny and the Noble Lie. And how his metaphysics of the Theory of the Forms fits in with Philosopher Kings.

We talk through the basics of DCT and The Euthyphro Dilemma. Audrey adds some interesting comments on 'God' being Synonymous with 'Goodness.' And Henry explores the potential of DCT being somewhere in between Absolutism and Relativism.

The Trolley Problem is a thought provoking ethical dilemma (and yes it is the one from The Good Place) and I discuss three different variations of it as well as giving one possible solution which seems to go with our instincts. But remember there is not one right answer!

This episode is about Plato’s theory of the forms. We discuss some criticisms and the impact that the forms have had on western philosophy.