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Daniel Bonevac

Daniel Bonevac

Daniel Bonevac explores the history of philosophy with focus on German Idealism and Enlightenment thinkers. Each episode examines a philosopher's core ideas—from Herder's historicism to Schelling's absolute idealism—tracing how these figures shaped debates about ethics, freedom, and consciousness. Rigorous, scholarly, and accessible.

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  • 240 episodes
  • Avg 32 min
  • English
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  • Friday · 18 min

    Ptolemy the Gnostic

    Ptolemy, a 2nd-century Gnostic and student of Valentinus, developed an account of the moral law deriving from the Bible and distinguishing distinct levels of authority for various commandments—one with relevance to Christians today. @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Friday · 5 min

    The Gentle Murder Paradox

    Paradoxes of Deontic Logic: Forrester's Gentle Murder Paradox. @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Friday · 51 min

    UGS 303 9 24 12 Marxism and the Russian Revolution

    Lecture 9, Marxism and the Russian Revolution, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2012 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Friday · 11 min

    Hans Georg Gadamer

    German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer and his ideas on a hermeneutic ethics. @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Friday · 4 min

    E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come

    Melanie Luna, vocal; words and music by Paul Manz; arranged by Dan Bonevac. (With Dan Bonevac on bass.) Recorded live in Austin, December 1, 2019.@PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Friday · 58 min

    PHL 354 2 13 13

    Lecture 12, Marcion and Montanus, of PHL 354/CTI 335, History of Christian Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2013 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Friday · 35 min

    Lying and Smiling

    The ethics of misrepresentation—when, if ever, is it OK to hide information, mislead people, or lie to them? @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Friday · 30 min

    Morality and the Invisible Hand

    Adam Smith's invisible hand argument, together with the fundamental theorem of welfare economics, gives clues about the moral constraints that govern business activity. @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thursday · 54 min

    PHL 354 2-27-13

    Lecture 17, Christology, of PHL 354/CTI 335, History of Christian Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2013 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thursday · 16 min

    Plato, Apology

    Plato's Apology—The Trial of Socrates. @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thursday · 14 min

    Fichte on Self Consciousness

    Johann Gottlob Fichte on consciousness, self-consciousness, and consciousness of our own self-consciousness. @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thursday · 21 min

    Anselm on the Trinity in the Monologion

    Anselm of Canterbury gives an analysis of the Trinity in the Monologion. Still to come: his models of the Trinity in that work, and his relative identity theory in On the Incarnation of the Word. @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thursday · 52 min

    Existentialism

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  • Thursday · 46 min

    War in the Pacific

    Lecture 27, War in the Pacific, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, at the University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2013 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thursday · 16 min

    The Pure Competition Paradox

    A libertarian paradox that does not involve any Pareto condition, that might be termed the Busybody Paradox. @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thursday · 23 min

    What is Price Gouging?

    Hurricanes, ice storms, supply chain disruptions, pandemics—suddenly certain goods are hard to get. Some of them, people really need. Is it OK to charge more when that happens? @PhiloofAlexandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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