Blocked and Reported
A Podcast About Internet Nonsense
We found 2 episodes of Blocked and Reported with the tag “philosophy”.
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Himpathy For The Bitcoiner
October 5th, 2020 | 50 mins 32 secs
activism, bitcoin, contrarianism, jason stanley, kate manne, philosophy, philosophy twitter, war
After a brief and sober discussion about President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis, the hosts devote most of the episode to two stories: a controversy surrounding a partially anonymous Arc Digital review of Kate Manne's new book Entitled that has led to accusations of obsession and WAR, and the blowup that ensued -- complete with a gleeful threat of mass executions in the streets! -- after the head of Coinbase took the radical stance that his company's purpose is to make money, not do progressive politics.
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Philosopher Justin Tosi On The Dangers Of Moral Grandstanding
September 8th, 2020 | 36 mins 25 secs
grandstanding, interview, justin tosi, online outrage, philosophy
Jesse interviews Justin Tosi, a philosopher at Texas Tech University and the author, with Brandon Warmke, of the new book Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk. In a patrons-only segment that follows their discussion of the book, Jesse and Justin move on to a broader conversation about the current, precarious moment for open inquiry in academia, as well as the turn toward activism in philosophy that has Justin worried about his field.