This week’s topic is What is beauty? Everybody thinks they have an idea of beauty, they can point out a beautiful person, a beautiful painting etc but where do we get this conception of beauty from? why is it we can call a landscape and Read More …
Tag: sociology
Idle Talk 21 04 13 The best of so far…
Idle Talk is accessible an interesting philosophy based show. We cover a wide range of topics with a easy-going and humorous approach.This week episode is a “best of” so if you haven’t listened to the show before this is a quick and easy way to Read More …
Idle Talk 03 03 13 Life by the book. Facebook and Envy
Facebook has changed the way we communicate and relate to each other. It has allowed us to broaden our horizons, keep in touch with friends and increase our sense of connectedness with our peer groups. However there is a problem. A recent study by Humboldt University Read More …
Idle Talk 16 12 12 “The cult of celebrity, Plato in the Big Brother house”
This week we revisited the topic of Fame and the cult of celebrity as first discussed on Idle Talk 11 11 12. We discuss an article by Dr Angie Hobs which discusses what ancient Greek philosophers think of our current culture of celebrity. what with Plato thought Read More …
Idle Talk 11 11 12- “Fame! I want to live forever…”
This week’s topic is fame and the cult of celebrity. Illustrator Nicola is in the co host corner. We try to answer the questions: “why do we care about celebrities? What is a celebrity? Why do people want to be famous? And is there sociological Read More …
Idle Talk 22-07-12 “what is success?”
Idle talk “a sideways look at pop culture and life with a philosophical slant. In the co-host corner is illustrator Nicola Patten. The main themes on this weeks show where: success, status anxiety and graduate employment. This week we discuss: The Dark Knight shooting and Read More …