For beginners, it can be difficult.
Very good format to have 3 - 4 smart, well-read, extremely articulate people discussing a set of readings. It can be difficult to follow sometimes for somebody like me (zero background in philosophy and zero preparation in terms of actually doing the reading beforehand) since they don't strictly keep to their 3 basic rules that they lay out at the beginning of every podcast. But if you are interested in what you can know and how you can know it, these guys do a great job laying out some of the thoughts of the deep thinkers and their take on them. Not always comprehensible, but almost always entertaining. And it never degenerates into namecalling, pouting or shouting. The group is always respectful of each other, which is refreshing.Read full review »
mffox1 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/10/12
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These guys are great, love the wonderful irreverence and funny side notes. Feels like sitting around after a philosophy seminar at the local pub and hashing through the material. Listening to all the podcasts on my long commute to and from campus. Keep up the good work excellent addition to the...Read full review »
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