Charles TewFeb 26, 20181 minFunctional Philosophy #44: Skepticism, the Limits of Contract, and My Evaluation of Yaron BrookIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I answer questions on skepticism's relationship to religion, the limits of contract, and my eva...
Charles TewFeb 19, 20181 minFunctional Philosophy #43: God, Immigration, and the Libertarian Appropriation of Ayn RandIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I answer questions on immigration and whether Objectivists can believe in God, and I elaborate ...
Charles TewFeb 16, 20181 minMaddox and Rucka Rucka Ali Talk Philosophy — Objectivist CommentaryI use a discussion between Maddox and Rucka Rucka Ali as a backboard against which to explain some metaphysical and epistemological point...
Charles TewFeb 13, 20181 minFunctional Philosophy #42: Instincts, Universal Basic Income, and FEEIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I discuss the myth of "instincts," whether Universal Basic Income is preferable to the current ...
Charles TewFeb 6, 20181 minFunctional Philosophy #41: Gender Fluidity, Cynicism, and Moral NihilismIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I answer questions on the relationship between gender fluidity and individualism, the practical...
Charles TewJan 30, 20181 minFunctional Philosophy #40: The Objectivity of ValuesIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain how values are neither subjective nor intrinsic, how they neither depend on feelings,...
Charles TewJan 22, 20181 minFunctional Philosophy #39: Why Socialism FailsIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain how socialism fails by replacing many reasoning minds with only a few, and how it kil...
Charles TewJan 15, 20181 minFunctional Philosophy #38: Q&A — Patreon, Peterson, and Preferred PronounsIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I answer questions on why Patreon wouldn't exist in a free society, what's wrong with Jordan Pe...
Charles TewJan 13, 20181 minArmoured Skeptic Doesn't Understand Free WillI use Armoured Skeptic's mistakes as a backboard to explain free will from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism.
Charles TewJan 13, 20181 minSans Ayn Rand, Sargon Is Crushed by Richard Spencer and the Alt-RightSargon failed to defend individualism, rights, and capitalism from the racist collectivism of Richard Spencer and the Alt-Right. The skep...
Charles TewJan 10, 20181 minFunctional Philosophy #37: Abortion Is Pro-LifeIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I lay out what Ayn Rand believed about abortion, elaborate my own view, and explain what's wron...
Charles TewJan 8, 20181 minThaddeus Russell Doesn't Understand ConceptsI discuss Thaddeus Russell's conceptual nominalism and why it's wrong from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism.
Charles TewJan 7, 20181 minSix Hours with Rucka Rucka Ali — Objectivism, Transgenderism, Addiction, and Much MoreParody artist Rucka Rucka Ali and I discuss Objectivism, Ayn Rand, transgenderism, Alcoholics Anonymous, addiction, the Ayn Rand Institut...
Charles TewJan 1, 20181 minFunctional Philosophy #36: The Status of Cryptocurrencies Like BitcoinIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain the status of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin from a philosophical perspective. Functio...
Charles TewDec 25, 20171 minFunctional Philosophy #35: Marxism, Abstraction, and AlienationIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain how the Marxist idea that capitalism produces alienation is a result of the anti-conc...
Charles TewDec 18, 20171 minFunctional Philosophy #34: Globalism, Nationalism, and Ayn Rand's Theory of ConceptsIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain the relationship between Ayn Rand's theory of concepts and the current clash between ...
Charles TewDec 14, 20171 minSam Harris Doesn't Understand ReasonI disentangle Sam Harris's misunderstanding of reason.
Charles TewDec 12, 20171 minSam Harris Doesn't Understand MathI discuss Sam Harris's misunderstanding of the basis of mathematics.
Charles TewDec 11, 20171 minFunctional Philosophy #33: The False Theory of Self-OwnershipIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain why the theory of self-ownership is wrong, what its consequences are, and what the tr...
Charles TewDec 4, 20171 minFunctional Philosophy #32: How to Think About the UniverseIn this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain the universe. Functional Philosophy is the show in which Objectivist philosopher Char...