Back Of The Class
Back Of The Class
Episodes
Episodes of Back Of The Class
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It is the season 5 finale here at the back of the class, and as we look to close the pages of our Deontology unit we arrive at Prestons personal favourite framework. Working together with this weeks guest co-host Kate, Preston explores the norm
Sometimes philosophy topics can lead people into conversations they never expected to have. This week, I sat down with my grandparents to discuss Pluralistic Deontology, but found myself having in unexpected disagreement when the conversation s
Returning to the Back Of The Class this week is guest-host-superstar Will Silverman! Preston and Will bring you 40 minutes of quick-witty banter as they dive deep into The Categorical Imperative.The conversation is full of tangents including t
Welcome BACK to the BACK! Summer is over and we return to the season of Deontology with an episode all about the All Mighty! Preston sits down with her stepmom to discuss the Divine Command Theory and the episode is filled with laughs and a bun
Bonus
Welcome to the Back Of The Class - After Hours.In this 3 minute Bonus episode, Preston delivers a very important announcement. -----Thanks for listening to Back Of The Class - After HoursIf you’d like bonus content, exclusive merchandise, a
!PODCAST CROSSOVER! It’s the season 5 premier featuring the hosts of Pop’s Shakes Podcast! This episode gives you a sneak peek and a tiny introduction into the realm of Deontology.Philosophical topics covered in this episode: Deontology, Conse
In this bonus episode we travel back to episode 15 - featuring guest host: Jade Aspros.The conversations includes topics such as: child prodigies, British people, gay fan fiction, University degrees, early feminism, the Philosophical Radicals,
The Back Of The Class is PACKED this week as Preston get’s together with her older brother (Shane Feldman) and his 2 BFF’s (Adam Johns & Juan Bendaña) for a great season 4 finale!Philosophical topics covered in this episode: Utilitarianism, Eg
This week at the back of the class, Preston calls up an old school friend - Alicia Balduzzi - to talk about ethical Altruism.Other philosophical topics covered in this episode: Utilitarianism, Egosim, Nihilism, and Ad hominem’s.Along the way
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. This week Preston sits down with her dad to talk about EGOISM.Other philosophical topics covered in this episode: Solipsism and IndividualismWith hereditary ADHD overflowing the room, the pair finds t
This week at the back of the class, Preston is joined by Ashley Hermalin to talk about HEDONISM! Other philosophical topics covered in this episode: Epicureanism, Ontology, Utilitarianism, and the Felicific calculas.With side conversations fe
Let’s talk about Utilitarianism! Jade Aspros calls Preston to “spice-ify” a conversation about the ethical practise that looooves using numbers.Side conversations are always welcome at the back of the class, and between the two of them they fi
Welcome to season 4: Consequentialism! To start off the season, Preston is joined by her good friend Aaron in an episode dedicated entirely to being an introduction into consequentialism.This episode Is filled with laughs as the two stumble up
This week we bring you the cross-continent chocolate-vanilla swirl that is 'Preston and Kirchy'. Recorded over Zoom, Kirchy calls us all the way from Trinidad to discuss Aristotles 11 virtues.Along the way we find time to cover minor topics in
Preston and Ben return to the back of the class to finish their meta-ethical conversation they started last last week. They focus on three popular ethical “ism’s”: Absolutism, Relativism, and Universalism.Along the way they find time to cover
Ben Bongard (aka: "friend since the womb") joins Preston at the back of the class to discuss Meta Ethics. In this very short episode, we focus on: ethical subjectivism, the ideal observer theory, and moral nihilism/skepticism/realism/anti-real
In episode 11, Preston is joined by Layla (LaLa) Bender to discuss the topic of Stoicism and the (unplanned) subject of therapy.Side conversation they stumble upon include: Gingers, control issues, appropriate-ness, Mean Girls Mathletes, apath
GUESS WHO’S BACK! BACK! BACK! My brother Jake returns to the back of the class, for a very strange conversation about a very strange man. Today’s discussion was all about Cynicism, with a large focus on Diogenes of Sinope, and we even play a l
The first episode of Season 3 (an introduction into Ethics) features Zoe Weiner as our guest host, in a discussion about “The Good Life”.We focus on ethics through the eyes of Socrates and Plato (AKA the Original Gangtsahz), and get sidetracke
In this bonus episode, Preston looks back at behind the scenes and cut-out content from seasons 1 and 2, and drops a HUGE announcement you won’t want to miss!We look behind the scenes at first introductions and goodbyes, technical issues, mess
Josh Couillard joins Preston to learn about Existentialism and the conversation is as happy as they could make it. Smaller topics include: nihilism, absurdism, atheists, psychotherapy, death, ammortality, midlife crisis', cancer patients, shak
It only took 7 weeks but Preston finally found a guest who talks as much as her!Will Silverman makes his debut on BOTCOP to discuss some basic arguments for free will, along with topics such as; humanism, journalist cat-fishing, moral responsi
This week, Preston gives Jacob Naken a lesson on philosophical Determinism.The pair indulge themselves in a very long tangent regarding animal evolution, and are graced with the surprise appearance of Jacobs older sister Bayley.This episode f
Amanda “Mandz” Goldstein joins Preston, to talk about Plato’s ’The Allegory Of The Cave’. While Preston murders a British accent and Mandz slaughters Grecian names, they still find time to cover a wide range of topics including: ADHD, the Socr
Life long friend Maddie Bongard joins Preston in this episode, to cover Charles, S. Pierce’s theory on the Fixation Of Belief.The two girls discuss relevant and pressing issues such as Racism, sexual education, LGBTQ2+, school system indoctrin
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