Ep. 11 - Voter Responsibility

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03/23/20 • 101 min

In this episode we discuss various conditions by which a democracy flourishes. Do we have a responsibility to vote? Is there a moral obligation to be an informed voter? Ought we ever vote beyond our own interests? Hear what we think.

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Text:

Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault, The Chomsky-Foucault Debate (New York: The New Press, 2006), 54-55.

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Text:

Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault, The Chomsky-Foucault Debate (New York: The New Press, 2006), 54-55.

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Ep. 10 - Shooting the Shit: Abraham, Online Bullying, and Masturbation in the Time of Corona

In this inaugural "shooting the shit" episode, we're playing it a bit loose. We discuss the absurdity of God's promise to Abraham in the book of Genesis, online bullying, whether we could avoid the drive to masturbate if it meant we would contract coronavirus, and the little pleasures that come with teaching undergraduates. Hear what we think.

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Text:

Genesis 22:1-14

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Ep. 12 - Do We Have the Right to Die?

In this episode we discuss whether or not we should have the choice to end our own life. What obligations (if any) do we have to stay alive? Is our life truly our own, to do with what we like? Under what conditions is taking our own life permissible? Hear what we think.

If you want to contact us, hit us up at therilkeanzoo[at]gmail.com. Also, find us on Patreon at patreon.com/therilkeanzoo.

Text:

Jens Peter Jacobsen, Niels Lyhne, trans. Tiina Nunnally (New York: Penguin Books, 2006), 63-64.