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 investigate ghosts and hauntings. Are ghosts some kind of spirit, physical beings, or something in between? Is there a natural explanation for ghostly encounters? And what can ghosts teach us about the depths of human experience? Thinkers discussed include: Descartes, Philip Goff, and Beverley Clack.
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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:
Ghosts of Philosophy LaBossiere | A Philosopher's Blog [https://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/ghosts-of-philosophy/]
Victorian ectoplasm-producing mediums: freaks or fakes? | Children's books | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2011/oct/28/mary-hooper-ectoplasm]
Philip Goff, Ghosts and Sparse Properties [https://philarchive.org/rec/GOFDTP]
The wisdom of ghosts - Clack | Religious Studies | Cambridge Core [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/religious-studies/article/wisdom-of-ghosts/44939D25984C49C899AFFF4C9C8AF0D1]
Braude, Immortal Remains: The Evidence for Life After Death [https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781461637653/Immortal-Remains-The-Evidence-for-Life-After-Death]
Podemore, et al. - Phantasms of the Living [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/phantasms-of-the-living/9F0A0E709528D2C0EAC348FF83065921]
The Best Ghost Story - by Alexander J. Zawacki [https://itsonlydark.substack.com/p/the-best-ghost-story]
LEGION OF THE DAMNED - ghostwalkbrighton.co.uk [https://ghostwalkbrighton.co.uk/legion-of-the-damned/]
Time | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [https://iep.utm.edu/time/#H12]
Megan Fritts, Arresting Time's Arrow: Death, Loss, and the Preservation of Real Union [https://philarchive.org/rec/FRIATA-3]
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Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts
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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?
