Philosopedia's major purpose is to provide an academic resource for those whose interest is "thinking about thinking," a phrase that is a basic definition of philosophy. In short, Philosopedia is a reference work about academic philosophy.
ipod-warrenallensmith.jpg, image/jpeg, 234x235
This episode is work safe.
Interview with Warren Allen Smith, head of Philosopedia.
We discuss his books Who's Who in Hell, Celebrities in Hell and Cruising the Deuce; recording Liza Minelli's first demo; teaching English; appearing in Wired's article, The New Atheism; how he became an encyclopedist and why he began Philosopedia; Wikipedia; why he wrote Who's Who in Hell; Walter Lippmann; Thomas Mann; Albert Schweitzer; John Steinbeck; Sinclair Lewis; Naturalism and Existentialism; the seven different meanings of Humanism; Jean-Paul Sartre and Joseph Stalin; the challenge of running Philosopedia; John Dewey; what he likes about Buddhism; the philosopher that resonates with him; exciting recent developments in philosophy; Sam Harris; Denis Diderot; locating his first ancestor; is postmodernism dead or is it still relevant; Noam Chomsky; can religion and philosopy coexist; theology; Arthur C. Clarke; Celeste Holm and Ted Nelson; Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
Featured song is "The Freakshow" by Livid.
Download episode:
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://smallworldpodcast.com/mp3/smallworld111506.mp3
Permalink:
http://smallworldpodcast.com/?p=524
small WORLD Podcast web site:
http://smallworldpodcast.com
small WORLD Podcast feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/smallworld