Bad Philosophy » happiness http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random philosophical musings about pretty much anything. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:12:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) Philosophy 1440 http://www.badphilosophy.com/podcast/BF_Logo_144x144_Color.jpg Bad Philosophy http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog 144 144 Upsetting the balance of reality, one rabbit trail at a time Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random musings about everything from the nature of reality to the essence of modern digital society. Every week Stephen Torrence and Kevin Saunders invite guests from greater Texas Tech to chew the cud and make some magic. The more rabbit trails the better... philosophy, random, humor, college, politics, life The Bad Philosophers The Bad Philosophers captainvalor@gmail.com no clean Episode 084: Safe for Work http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/02/14/episode-084-safe-for-work/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/02/14/episode-084-safe-for-work/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:56:30 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=252 Ever get the feeling that society is holding you back? Like a ball and chain are just wrapped around your ankles, and if you could only break free and be your own person, the world would miraculously become your sandbox? Well according to Ayn Rand, that ball and chain are nothing more than your own inhibitions. Success is there for the taking! Oh, but just remember to bring a plow.

This week on BF we tackle quite possibly the most controversial piece of philosophical literature ever to spend 50 years in development hell before they finally made a crappy movie out of it: Atlas Shrugged. Joining me to bite into this tasty morsel were recent Rand reader Jed Cummins and reliable Rand resister Kiki Canon. Ready for some self-interested Objectivismania? Well get on board!

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “The Trees” by Rush (suggested by @treycaliva)

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/02/14/episode-084-safe-for-work/feed/ 2 1:07:10 Ever get the feeling that society is holding you back? Like a ball and chain are just wrapped around your ankles, and if you could only break free and be your own person, the world would miraculously become your sandbox? Well according to Ayn Rand, [...] Bad Philosophy Episode 084 "Safe for Work" Recorded 02-05-2011 Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kiki Canon, Jediah Cummins Ever get the feeling that society is holding you back? Like a ball and chain are just wrapped around your ankles, and if you could only break free and be your own person, the world would miraculously become your sandbox? Well according to Ayn Rand, that ball and chain are nothing more than your own inhibitions. Success is there for the taking! Oh, but just remember to bring a plow. This week on BF we tackle quite possibly the most controversial piece of philosophical literature to ever spend 50 years in development hell before they finally made a crappy movie out of it: Atlas Shrugged. Joining me to bite into this tasty morsel were recent Rand reader Jed Cummins and Rand resister Kiki Canon. Ready for some self-interested Objectivismania? Well get on board! This Week's Post-show Song Pimpage: "The Trees" by Rush (suggested by @treycaliva) Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 069: Insert Sexual Innuendo Here http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/07/30/episode-069-insert-sexual-innuendo-here/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/07/30/episode-069-insert-sexual-innuendo-here/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:34:38 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=210 Recently the wild and brilliant imagination of Christopher Nolan brought forth a true gem of a movie, Inception. It’s been making good money and getting rave reviews all around, and for good reason. It’s a heady and philosophical and hence right up our rabbit trail. This time Kevin Saunders and Kiki Canon joined me to discuss the film, reality, dreams, and the finer points of top physics. Have a listen to this F-isode for the ages! Oh, and insert some sexual innuendo here. Seriously.

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/07/30/episode-069-insert-sexual-innuendo-here/feed/ 0 0:58:17 Recently the wild and brilliant imagination of Christopher Nolan brought forth a true gem of a movie, Inception. It’s been making good money and getting rave reviews all around, and for good reason. It’s a heady and philosophical and hen[...] Recently the wild and brilliant imagination of Christopher Nolan brought forth a true gem of a movie, Inception. It’s been making good money and getting rave reviews all around, and for good reason. It’s a heady and philosophical and hence right up our rabbit trail. This time Kevin Saunders and Kiki Canon joined me to discuss the film, reality, dreams, and the finer points of top physics. Have a listen to this F-isode for the ages! Oh, and insert some sexual innuendo here. Seriously. This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 035: Intellectual Hedonism http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/06/13/episode-035-intellectual-hedonism/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/06/13/episode-035-intellectual-hedonism/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:53:47 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=152 Why are we here? What’s this all about? What is my purpose? What is yours? Is there even one at all? These are easy questions to ask, but answering them is a whole different story. Wolfram Alpha has one idea. We’ve got some others. Composing my party in an epic aural quest for the meaning of life, the universe, and everything this week were BF newcomer, veteran philosophy major, and budding teleologist Joshua Clemmons, Numero Uno Fanboy Jed Cummins, and electricity-less Kevin Saunders via Skype. This one’s deep folks. We’re talking Edward Norton in Fight Club deep. Have a listen…

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Purpose” from Avenue Q. Puppets with life lessons? Yes, please!

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/06/13/episode-035-intellectual-hedonism/feed/ 4 0:57:18 Why are we here? What's this all about? What is my purpose? What is yours? Is there even one at all? These are easy questions to ask, but answering them is a whole different story. Wolfram Alpha has one idea. We've got some others. Bad Philosophy Episode 035 "Intellectual Hedonism" Why are we here? What's this all about? What is my purpose? What is yours? Is there even one at all? These are easy questions to ask, but answering them is a whole different story. Wolfram Alpha has one idea. We've got some others. MP3 | 57:18 | Recoded 06-11-09 Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence Kevin Saunders Jediah Cummins Joshua Clemmons Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no