Bad Philosophy

Peter Buffett recently accused charities of philanthropic paternalism. What does this mean and why does it matter?

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Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Gates, business, capitalism, charity, Colonialism, feminism, humanism, John Hodgeman, Kevin, Malaria, micro lending, New York Times, nonprofits, paternalism, Peter Buffett, philanthropy, poverty, progress, Pronunciation Manual, Richard Dawkins, Snap Judgement, Stephen, This American Life

Old friend Greg Briley joins Kevin and Stephen to discuss ancient Soviet gamification and the core concepts of Marxism. Also, puppies full of candy.

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achievements, Action Philosophers, Bastion, Braid, bronies, Charlie Chaplin, China, communism, Communist Manifesto, FarCry, Foxconn, Fred Van Lente, games, gamification, Greg, Guns Germs and Steel, John Ratzenberger, Kevin, late stage consumer capitalism, Mark Nelson, Marxism, materialism, McDonald's, minimum wage, Modern Times, progress, RadioShack, Raisin Canes, Roman Empire, Russia, Ryan Dunlavey, socialism, Stephen, Super Hexagon

Is etiquette due for a scientific overhaul? Kevin, Eric, and Stephen downed some cookies, beer, and pizza this episode to find out. You’re welcome.

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America, Brave New World, cannibalism, civilization, code, cognitive science, Coke, communication, conflict, copyright, culture, education, Emily Post, Eric, ethics, etiquette, Google, Karl Schroeder, Kevin, law, Miss Manners, morality, National Instruments, NOVA, objectivism, Pabst Blue Ribbon, physics, programming, progress, quantum physics, racism, Schrodinger's Cat, secular humanism, soda, Stephen, technology, trademark, Xerox

Remember back when Bad Philosophy was good? Man, that show had some great moments. Recording in taco joints on a single microphone, losing episodes right and left, and always having the same people on week after week. Boy I tell ya, those were the days… Hmm? Oh yeah, description! This week we decided to talk […]

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8-bit, 9/11, Adventures of Pete and Pete, aesthetics, Atari 2600, Bryan M, Cash Cab, charades, childhood, chiptune music, Clarissa Explains it All, constrained creativity, Dimitri Martin, disco, Dylan Trigg, epistemology, Facebook, fallibilism, Frendle, Friendster, GameBoy, gaming, Grease, Greek, H1N1, Hegel, Hot Tub Time Machine, idealism, Kevin, Large Hadron Collider, Leave it to Beaver, Macintosh, Megaman, memory, Michael Jackson, middle ages, muscle cars, NES, New York City, Nintendo 64, nostalgia, phenomenology, pictionary, progress, psychology, rationality, Reading Rainbow, renaissance fair, retro, ruin, Stephen, StrengthsQuest, structuralism, swine flu, telephone, The Hangover, The Magic School Bus, the plague, time, Twitter, XKCD