020: Ep16 – On Disability & American Philosophy

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This sixteenth episode of Philosophy Bakes Bread aired on WRFL Lexington, 88.1 FM, on Monday, April 17th of 2017, and was a special episode on the subject of disability and American philosophy. It was another special episode recorded on location at a conference, except for Eric Weber, who skyped in from a closet in Ohio. This episode features four guests who were all on a panel at the annual gathering of the 2017 Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy in Birmingham, AL.

Person in a wheelchair beside an inaccessible curb, that drops off down to the road.

Our guests included:

Dr. Justin BellDr. Justin Bell, a.k.a. “Papa J.B.,” of the University of Houston Victoria;

 

Dr. Daniel Brunson.Friend of the show and returning guest, Dr. Daniel Brunson of Morgan State University, who was featured also in Episode 6, on philosophy for first-generation college students;

Dr. Nate JacksonDr. Nate Jackson. of Capital University;

 

Dr. Sarah WoolwineDr. Sarah Woolwine. of the University of Central Oklahoma;

 

Listen for our “You Tell Me!” questions and for some jokes in one of our concluding segments, called “Philosophunnies.” Reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBread and on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.

 

 

(56 mins)

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Notes

  1. Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning (New York: Beacon Press, 2006).
  2. Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five (New York: Modern Library, 1999).
  3. Soren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling (New York: Penguin Classics, 1986).
  4. Soren Kierkegaard, Sickness Unto Death (New York: Penguin Classics, 1989).

 

You Tell Me!

For our future “You Tell Me!” segments, our guests proposed an excellent question for you, the listener. We’d love to know what you think about it! Here’s the question: “How are you disabled? What does that mean about your vision of the good life?”

What do you think?

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018: Ep14 – BC1 – How to Begin Philosophy with Children

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This fourteenth episode of the Philosophy Bakes Bread radio show and podcast is a special new edition of the show. It’s the first of what we are calling a “Breadcrumb.” A Breadcrumb is a short, 8-15 minute episode that was cut off from a longer show, or that’s a collage of little clips. We may occasionally also record short Breadcrumb episode to have a little more time for a proper “You Tell Me” segment, in which we get to reply substantively to listener feedback. This first Breadcrumb centers on questions that Dr. Anthony Cashio really wanted to add after our interview with Dr. Jana Mohr Lone, especially about how one can get started teaching philosophy to children.

Breadcrumbs on a wooden table, beside a French baguette (French bread).

Dr. Jana Mohr LoneRecall that Dr. Lone is the Director and founder of the University of Washington’s Center for Philosophy for Children. The Center brings philosophers and students trained in philosophy into K-12 public school classrooms to facilitate philosophy classes. She is also the author of The Philosophical Child, which explores ways that parents and other adults can stimulate philosophical conversations about children’s questions, co-author of Philosophy in Education: Questioning and Dialogue in Schools, and co-editor of Philosophy and Education: Introducing Philosophy to Young People, which examines various issues involved in teaching philosophy to young people.

As always, you can reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBread and on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.

 

 

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Notes

  1. In this episode, Dr. Lone mentions the story of Gyges’s Ring. It is a story that asks what you would do if you could get away with anything. She mentions a resources available to help introduce the story to children. That resource is available on the Web site of the Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (P.L.A.T.O.) here: http://www.plato-philosophy.org/teachertoolkit/justice-and-utopia/.
  2. The homepage of the Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (P.L.A.T.O.) is here: http://www.plato-philosophy.org/.


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017: Ep13 – Philosophy for Children

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Dr. Jana Mohr LoneIn this thirteenth episode of the Philosophy Bakes Bread radio show and podcast, co-hosts Dr. Anthony Cashio and Dr. Eric Thomas Weber interview Dr. Jana Mohr Lone of the University of Washington on the topic of philosophy for children.

Kids in the midst of a philosophical discussion at school.

Dr. Lone is the Director and founder of the University of Washington’s Center for Philosophy for Children. The Center brings philosophers and students trained in philosophy into K-12 public school classrooms to facilitate philosophy classes. She is also the author of The Philosophical Child, which explores ways that parents and other adults can stimulate philosophical conversations about children’s questions, co-author of Philosophy in Education: Questioning and Dialogue in Schools, and co-editor of Philosophy and Education: Introducing Philosophy to Young People, which examines various issues involved in teaching philosophy to young people.

Listen for our “You Tell Me!” questions and for some jokes in one of our concluding segments, called “Philosophunnies.” Reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBread and on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.

 

 

(1 hr 2 mins)

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Notes

  1. Center for Philosophy for Children at the University of Washington: http://depts.washington.edu/nwcenter/.
  2. Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (P.L.A.T.O.): http://www.plato-philosophy.org/.
  3. Teaching Children Philosophy: https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/.

 

You Tell Me!

For our future “You Tell Me!” segments, Dr. Lone proposed the following question in this episode, for which we invite your feedback: “Why are we surprised when children express profound ideas?” What do you think?

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