Episode 712: Immanuel En-Kant-o
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the idea of a “rain check” and wonder if you can really have Christmas (or watch Encanto) again.
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Immanuel Kant on Overthinking It
An Anatomy of Envy (with apologies to B.J. Novak)
An exhaustive analysis of one writer’s creative anxiety, and how he realized it was stupid.
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P-Zombies, Zero-Sum Videogames, and the Problem of Free Will
How does “The Walking Dead” solve the conundrum of narrative vs. freedom in games?
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Miami Justice: Two Sides of the Same Coin
On punishment and vigilantism in “Dexter” and “Burn Notice”
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The Philosophy of Batman, Schopenhauer Edition 2: The Dark Knight Rises
In a follow-up years in the making, we re-examine the philosophy of the Nolan Batman and his will-to-life.
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OverWinging It: Season 2, Episodes 3-5
“The Midterms,” “In This White House,” and “And It’s Surely to Their Credit.”
The Death of the Author and of Katy Perry
Did Katy Perry intend to unfollow Russell Brand on Twitter? Or was she thwarted by French literary theorist Roland Barthes?
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Underthinking It: Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
This book is by a guy who is not French.
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Dick Wolf’s Abject Theory of Justice
Law & Order isn’t about the crime. It’s about the punishment.
But Thou Must: Video Games and the Categorical Imperative
Immanuel Kant played rail shooters; Jeremy Bentham played sandbox games.