The Socratic Sessions – Details, episodes & analysis
Podcast details
Technical and general information from the podcast's RSS feed.

The Socratic Sessions
Samuel Devis
Frequency: 1 episode/3d. Total Eps: 149

Recent rankings
Latest chart positions across Apple Podcasts and Spotify rankings.
Apple Podcasts
🇨🇦 Canada - philosophy
04/06/2025#92🇨🇦 Canada - philosophy
03/06/2025#72🇩🇪 Germany - philosophy
24/05/2025#91🇩🇪 Germany - philosophy
23/05/2025#63🇨🇦 Canada - philosophy
13/04/2025#79🇫🇷 France - philosophy
26/03/2025#98🇫🇷 France - philosophy
25/03/2025#76🇫🇷 France - philosophy
24/03/2025#52🇬🇧 Great Britain - philosophy
04/02/2025#81🇨🇦 Canada - philosophy
01/02/2025#85
Spotify
No recent rankings available
Shared links between episodes and podcasts
Links found in episode descriptions and other podcasts that share them.
See all- https://amzn.to/46jehNn
149 shares
- https://amzn.to/47DfiRn
149 shares
- https://amzn.to/47lJzEP
149 shares
RSS feed quality and score
Technical evaluation of the podcast's RSS feed quality and structure.
See allScore global : 63%
Publication history
Monthly episode publishing history over the past years.
Metaethics: An Introduction | Andrew Fisher | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #16
Season 1 · Episode 16
vendredi 6 septembre 2024 • Duration 01:06:20
🔍 Overview: This episode with Professor Andrew Fisher provides an overview of Metaethics in the hope that it will encourage you to push into this area of philosophy and explore the landscape.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
🗣️ Highlights
[Highlight 1]: What is Metaethics, and how does it link with Applied and Normative Ethics?
[Highlight 2]: What do the terms Cognitivism and Non-Cognitivism mean?
[Highlight 3]: Which metaethical theories are often conflated, and what does this mean for ethical discourse?
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
Uni Page
Metaethics: An Introduction by Andrew Fisher
Moral Realism by Kevin DeLapp
Metaethics by Simon Kirchin
Moral Realism: A Defence by Russ Shafer-Landau
Contemporary Metaethics: An Introduction by Alexander Miller
Metaethics by Mark van Roojen
🌐 Connect
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
Rumble
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#metaethics #ethics #introduction #philosophy
Non-Cognitivism: Andrew Fisher on Defining and Retaining the Concept of 'Truth'
Season 1
mardi 3 septembre 2024 • Duration 05:07
🔍 Overview: In this clip, Professor Andrew Fisher examines how proponents of non-cognitivism define and maintain the concept of 'truth'.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
Uni Page
Metaethics: An Introduction by Andrew Fisher
Moral Realism by Kevin DeLapp
Metaethics by Simon Kirchin
Moral Realism: A Defence by Russ Shafer-Landau
Contemporary Metaethics: An Introduction by Alexander Miller
Metaethics by Mark van Roojen
🌐 Connect
Facebook Page
LinkedIn Page
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
Rumble
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#metaethics #truth #noncognitivism #philosophy
The Power of Attention: Julian Baggini on Achieving Deep Understanding
Season 1
vendredi 2 août 2024 • Duration 05:59
🔍 Overview: This clip with Julian Baggini discusses the critical role of attention in achieving a deeper understanding of complex ideas.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking by Julian Baggini
Truth and Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy by Bernard Williams
🌐 Connect
Facebook Page
LinkedIn Page
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#attention #thought #clearthinking #philosophy
Clearer Thinking: Julian Baggini on the Power of Epistemic Virtue
Season 1
mardi 30 juillet 2024 • Duration 08:53
🔍 Overview: This clip with Julian Baggini explores the concept of epistemic virtue and its crucial role in enhancing our clarity of thought.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking by Julian Baggini
Truth and Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy by Bernard Williams
🌐 Connect
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#virtue #thought #clearthinking #philosophy
Atheistic Platonism: An Introduction | Eric Steinhart | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #13
Season 1 · Episode 13
vendredi 26 juillet 2024 • Duration 01:44:05
🔍 Overview: This episode with Eric Steinhart explores Platonism, paganism, ritual, religion and atheism.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
🗣️ Highlights
Highlight 1]: How do ritual and religion intertwine?
[Highlight 2]: What depth could platonic atheism grant metaphysics?
[Highlight 3]: Are the physical structures around us built by mathematical structures?
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
Atheistic Platonism: A Manifesto by Eric Charles Steinhart
Believing in Dawkins: The New Spiritual Atheism by Eric Steinhart
Ritual Kindles Vision by Eric Steinhart
🌐 Connect
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#platonism #atheism #math #paganism #finetuning #ritual #god #philosophy
The Logic of Self-Negation: Eric Steinhart explores How Non-Being Becomes Being
Season 1
mardi 23 juillet 2024 • Duration 08:37
🔍 Overview: This clip with Eric Steinhart delves into the fascinating concept that the self-negation of non-being leads to being itself.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
Atheistic Platonism: A Manifesto by Eric Charles Steinhart
Believing in Dawkins: The New Spiritual Atheism by Eric Steinhart
Ritual Kindles Vision by Eric Steinhart
🌐 Connect
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#being #nonbeing #beingitself #logic #starts #philosophy
Extreme Protestantism: Eric Steinhart on Atheistic Religiosity
Season 1
vendredi 19 juillet 2024 • Duration 12:21
🔍 Overview: This clip with Eric Steinhart delves into the intriguing idea that atheism can be seen as a form of extreme or hyper Protestantism for many.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
Atheistic Platonism: A Manifesto by Eric Charles Steinhart
Believing in Dawkins: The New Spiritual Atheism by Eric Steinhart
Ritual Kindles Vision by Eric Steinhart
🌐 Connect
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#protestantism #ends #religion #atheism #god #philosophy
From Entertainment to Ritual: Eric Steinhart on the Transformative Power of Music
Season 1
mardi 16 juillet 2024 • Duration 07:22
🔍 Overview: This clip with Eric Steinhart explores the profound journey of music from mere entertainment to its deep connections with ritual and religion.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
Atheistic Platonism: A Manifesto by Eric Charles Steinhart
Believing in Dawkins: The New Spiritual Atheism by Eric Steinhart
Ritual Kindles Vision by Eric Steinhart
🌐 Connect
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#music #ritual #religion #paganism #god #philosophy
Purpose and Existence | Philip Goff | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #12
Season 1 · Episode 12
vendredi 12 juillet 2024 • Duration 01:35:21
🔍 Overview: This episode dives into Philp Goff's work within value fundamentalism, cosmic purpose and Pan-agentialism.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
🗣️ Highlights
[Highlight 1]: What is value fundamentalism?
[Highlight 2]: How could and does our universe have 'purpose'?
[Highlight 3]: How does free will and value collide?
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
Fine-tuning and the Problem of Evil | Philip Goff | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #2
Why? The Purpose of the Universe by Philip Goff
Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness by Philip Goff
🌐 Connect
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#purpose #value #existence #fundamentalism #finetuning #evil #god #philosophy
Good vs. Evil: Philip Goff on Consciousness, Value, and Cataclysm
Season 1
mardi 9 juillet 2024 • Duration 10:29
🔍 Overview: This clip with Philip Goff delves into the profound struggle between good and evil, examining how conscious creatures engage with values despite the looming threat of annihilation from cataclysmic events.
🤝 Support The Show 🤘
📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)
Fine-tuning and the Problem of Evil | Philip Goff | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #2
Why? The Purpose of the Universe by Philip Goff
Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness by Philip Goff
🌐 Connect
📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms
📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)
Camera (Sony A6400)
Lens (Sigma 16mm)
Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4)
Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1)
Mic (RØDE PodMic)
Lights (Elgato Key Light Air)
Colour Back Lighting (Govee LED Floor Lamp)
Recording Software (Riverside.FM)
👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.
🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.
📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.
🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.
#values #existence #cataclysm #philosophy