The Canadian Philosophy Show
The Canadian Philosophy Show is a radio program and podcast that was founded as “Spring Forward” in 2017 by students at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, in conjunction with CHLY campus-community radio. The Canadian Philosophy Show is currently produced by students from Vancouver Island University and Simon Fraser University, with participation from other Canadian students and authoritative community members. We explore issues of classical and modern philosophy, including contemporary scientific, political, and ethical issues. The radio program is broadcast on CHLY (Nanaimo) each Monday at noon PT on 101.7 FM and streaming at https://www.chly.ca/; and on CJSF (Burnaby BC) each Thursday at 9 AM PT on 90.1 FM and streaming at https://cjsf.ca/contents/cjsf-901fm. Email us at: hello@philosophyshow.ca
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Episodes
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
The Alignment Problem Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Values.
A discussion on identifying the underlying structures of human values namely culture and language, and the implicit assumptions within culture and language can have that create ambiguity and unpredictability in Artificial Intelligent Machine Learning systems designed solely for the optimization of metrics.
Recorded 22 January 2023
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
Tagen Marshall (Vancouver Island University)https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tagen-marshall-330272205
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
The show focusses on a conversation about physical disability and personal agency. Utilizing concepts by the late Lawrence Becker as well as the Greek philosopher Plato and the contemporary Canadian psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson as well as my personal honours thesis philosophy meaning and world creation: Apple Watch we equips individuals with disabilities to discover meaning in place in the world through world creation exploration and actualization. which is currently under development.
Recorded 15 January 2023
Hale Rothery (Vancouver Island University)
Tagen Marshall (Vancouver Island University)https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tagen-marshall-330272205
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Metaethics Part II
A discussion on metaethical perspectives.
Recorded 8 January 2023
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
Mihai Covaser (University of British Columbia)
Michael Robert Caditz (University of British Columbia): michael@thirdtransition.media
Tagen Marshall (Vancouver Island University)https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tagen-marshall-330272205
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Introduction to Metaethics
We often ask how we should act, but rarely stop to ask ourselves what moral judgements really are. Relativism, subjectivism, and realism go head to head in this revealing episode.
Recorded 20 December 2022
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
Mihai Covaser (University of British Columbia)
Michael Robert Caditz (University of British Columbia): michael@thirdtransition.media
Tagen Marshall (Vancouver Island University)https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tagen-marshall-330272205
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Is instinct a form of knowledge?
A discussion on instincts, experience, and knowledge an entry-level discussion on how human beings learn and make decisions.
Recorded 17 December 2022
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
Mihai Covaser (University of British Columbia)
Tagen Marshall (Vancouver Island University)https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tagen-marshall-330272205
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Time is a phenomenon that all of us intimately familiar with and yet is one of the most difficult to describe.
Recorded 19 December 2022
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University
Hale Rothery (Vancouver Island University)
Michael Robert Caditz (University of British Columbia): michael@thirdtransition.media
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
In the Republic, there are several speakers who present different notions of justice, which of these notions is most applicable to the modern context?
Recorded 10 November 2022
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University
Hale Rothery (Vancouver Island University)
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Why haven't faith and superstition disappeared after the scientific revolution?
Recorded 4 November 2022
Tagen Marshall (Vancouver Island University)https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tagen-marshall-330272205
Aaron Wang (Vancouver Island University)
Michael Robert Caditz (University of British Columbia)michael@thirdtransition.media