Ping Pong Philosophy 🏓

What a ride. This started as a passion project to make content for people interested in contemporary academic philosophy. It is incredible to believe that it has become so much more so quickly. Now we have close to 10,000 followers in all platforms combined.
Thank you so much for watching!

Congratulations to Barbara Vetter!
Her work is a must read in the theory of modality. She has been crafting her theory over many years and it's great to see a fellow possible world agnostic receive such an award!
You can learn more about her work on our podcast!
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If you study philosophy, what’s the one text you can’t skip?
This week, Luca Incurvati gives us his answer in the Ping Pong Philosophy season finale 🎙️🏓

Make sure to check it out on Spotify and YouTube!

🏓 The Ping Pong Philosophy Season Finale is here! 🎙️
We wrap up our very first season with Luca Incurvati, one of today’s leading voices in logic and the philosophy of mathematics.
OUT NOW on Spotify and YouTube! https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PvxF4QjmlxJFwtW5Rdj5q?si=7SfQi1FySGCPCBqm9ak5WQ

TOMORROW on Ping Pong Philosophy: Luca Incurvati joins us to talk Gödelian optimism, why we should all be multilateralists, and philosophers’ silence on architecture.
Don’t miss the final episode of the season! 🏓🎙️

🚨 Philosophy students, Mari Mikkola has a little challenge for you…
Tell me what you think, and check out the newest Ping Pong Philosophy episode on Spotify + YouTube! 🏓🎙️

Mari Mikkola on hate speech, feminism, metaphysics… and surviving Phenomenology of Spirit.
🎙️ A must-listen episode of Ping Pong Philosophy!

Check it out now!
https://youtu.be/VZDW77ou2iA

"Philosophy is kind of bullshit filter" 🎙️
Don’t miss tomorrow’s Ping Pong Philosophy episode! Had a great conversation with Mari Mikkola.
🏓  Can’t wait for you to hear it!

Why did Hilary Putnam turn from libertarianism to compatibilism?
Don’t miss it on this week’s episode of Ping Pong Philosophy! 🎙️

What if David Hume had Twitter? 
💭 What would other philosophers do with social media nowadays? Would they like it… or condone it? 📱

Mario holds two positions, he is Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University and Università Roma Tre. He has held various positions at Harvard University, MI... Mario de Caro on virtue ethics for AI, free will and making Hilary Putnam change his mind I EP 8

I talked with Mario de Caro, Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University and Università Roma Tre, about virtue ethics for AI, free will, and the time he managed to make Hilary Putnam change his mind.

Check out the podcast on Spotify and YouTube!  https://youtu.be/nSEJGjq0Vko 🎙️🏓

🎙️TOMORROW on Ping Pong Philosophy we talk with Mario de Caro!

We get into:
🏓 what “free will” even means today
🏓 why Libet’s experiment still sparks debate
🏓 how virtue ethics might be the moral framework we actually need

Make sure to check it out!

We forgot to post the link!
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Thank you so much!

🧩 What can dualism tell us about the mind–body problem?  In this episode of Ping Pong Philosophy, I talk with Filippo Ferrari, Senior Assistant Professor at the Università di Bologna, about dualism, reading Kaplan, and the role of normativity in philosophy. Check out the last episode!

🎙️🏓 You already know the drill… TOMORROW! New Ping Pong Philosophy episode with Filippo Ferrari!

💭 Is there good empirical evidence to refute dualism? 🤨 

Tune in, you won’t want to miss it!

"Possibilities matter!" Had a great time talking with professor Barbara Vetter about anthropology and developmental psychology in philosophy and how possibility is grounded in the real world. Don't miss our conversation, go to Spotify and YouTube check it out!  🎙️

Barbara is a professor of Theoretische Philosophie at Freie Universität’s Berlin’s Institut für Philosophie. She is also the co-director of the “Human Abilit... Barbara Vetter on grounding possibility in the real world, human abilities and more! I EP 6

In this episode of Ping Pong Philosophy 🏓, I talk with Barbara Vetter, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at Freie Universität Berlin and co-director of the Human Abilities Centre for Advanced Studies, about possibility, human abilities, and more!

TOMORROW! 🎙️🏓 A brand new episode of Ping Pong Philosophy drops!
This time, I sat down with Barbara Vetter to talk about grounding possibility in the real world, human abilities and why philosophers study anthropology and developmental psychology.
You don’t want to miss this one!

How does Massimo Pigliucci deal with unsolicited emails? Let’s just say… with a philosopher’s patience 😅
Catch this moment from our conversation, and don’t forget to check out the full episode!

🎧 Ep 5 of Ping Pong Philosophy is now live on Spotify and YouTube.

Halfway through our first season! 🏓🎙️
Huge thanks to every guest who’s shared their time and ideas with us in the Ping Pong Philosophy Podcast. 

There’s so much more to come!
Can’t wait for what’s coming next 👀

Massimo is K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York (City University of New York). He is an expert on practical philosophy, stoicis... Massimo Pigliucci on panpsychism, reading the Platonic dialogues and answering unsolicited emails

In this episode of Ping Pong Philosophy 🏓, I talk with Massimo Pigliucci, K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York, about panpsychism, scientifically informed philosophy and more!
🎙️ You can also check out the podcast on Spotify!

🏓 One of my favorite conversations this season with Massimo Pigliucci, K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at CCNY.
We got into Stoicism, the tricky line between science and pseudo-science, and why philosophy and science need each other more than ever.
🎙️ Ep 5 of Ping Pong Philosophy drops tomorrow!

Lisa Herzog shares her thoughts on the importance of dialogue, engaging with people who have different perspectives and approaches to enrich the intellectual community and learn from one another. 💭

I totally agree! What do you guys think?

Working on it, believe it or not.

🎙️ New episode of Ping Pong Philosophy! This week, Lisa Herzog surprised me by recommending… an opera as the one book everyone should read 🤯 So, I thought I’d share something a little outside the box too. My pick isn’t a book, it’s a movie: The Killing of a Sacred Deer by Yorgos Lanthimos 🎬

Lisa Herzog is Full Professor and Aletta Jacobs Chair of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen. Befo... Lisa Herzog on anarchism, philosophy at the opera and the importance of sustainable work I EP 4 🏓

In this episode of Ping Pong Philosophy 🏓, I talk with Lisa Herzog, Full Professor and Aletta Jacobs Chair of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Groningen, about anarchism, philosophy at the opera, and the importance of sustainable work.

This has to be one of my favorite episodes of the season! I had such a fascinating conversation with Lisa Herzog. We talked about anarchism and the importance of sustainable work.

Can’t wait for you to watch it!
Ep 4 of Ping Pong Philosophy drops tomorrow! 🎙️

📚 Did you catch this week’s Ping Pong Philosophy episode with Franz Berto?
Here’s his take on the must-read text for every philosophy student… 👀
Do you agree, or would you pick something else?

I just realised that @franzberto.bsky.social is on Bluesky!