A couple of philosophy professors, Megan Fritts and Frank Cabrera, try to prove that you can do philosophy about almost anything. Join them as they explore the philosophical dimensions of topics on the outskirts of the academy. From Bigfoot to birthday parties, they take a Socratic approach to phenomena strange and mundane, asking listeners the question: What if we did philosophy on the fringes?
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A couple of philosophy professors, Megan Fritts and Frank Cabrera, try to prove that you can do philosophy about almost anything. Join them as they explore the philosophical dimensions of topics on the outskirts of the academy. From Bigfoot to birthday parties, they take a Socratic approach to phenomena strange and mundane, asking listeners the question: What if we did philosophy on the fringes?
In this episode, Megan and Frank explore the hidden philosophical insights of alchemy. Some of the questions they discuss include: what is the history and nature of alchemy?; is alchemy more like magic, or science? what does the practice of alchemy tell us about the alchemical view of the natural world?; what was the philosopher's stone?; and is the spirit of alchemy still alive today?
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Hosts' Websites:
Megan J Fritts (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home?authuser=0]
Frank J. Cabrera (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/frank-j-cabrera/research?pli=1]
Email: philosophyonthefringes@gmail.com
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Bibliography:
The Secrets of Alchemy, Principe (uchicago.edu) [https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo12335123.html]
The Alchemy Reader - From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton (cambridge.org) [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/alchemy-reader/0468E2C197C66294F3A6A0B930DD5B9A]
A preliminary reassessment of Newton's alchemy (Chapter 11) - The Cambridge Companion to Newton [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-companion-to-newton/preliminary-reassessment-of-newtons-alchemy/4A043063FF0DEA1073FD4D8B53944C02]
The Case Against Perfection - Michael Sandel - The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/04/the-case-against-perfection/302927/]
Anti-Aging Techniques Taken to Extreme by Bryan Johnson - Bloomberg [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-25/anti-aging-techniques-taken-to-extreme-by-bryan-johnson]
Philosophy Between the Lines: The Lost History of Esoteric Writing, Melzer (uchicago.edu) [https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo18692306.html]
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Philosophy on the Fringes
A couple of philosophy professors, Megan Fritts and Frank Cabrera, try to prove that you can do philosophy about almost anything. Join them as they explore the philosophical dimensions of topics on the outskirts of the academy. From Bigfoot to birthday parties, they take a Socratic approach to phenomena strange and mundane, asking listeners the question: What if we did philosophy on the fringes?
