The Philosophy and Therapy Podcast

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Interviews at the intersection of therapy and philosophy. Hosted by John T. Maier.

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March 17, 2026Episode 141 hr 17 min

#34: Georgi Gardiner on Tarot in Philosophy and Therapy

Georgi Gardiner is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Gender and Sexuality Studies at Tulane University. She is the author of a number of publications in epistemology and social philosophy and works on a broad range of topics, including philosophical approaches to tarot. Georgi Gardiner: Academic Profile at Tulane Personal Website Website on Philosophical Tarot Google Scholar Work discussed in this episode: Gardiner, Purism and Pluralism: On the Brilliance of Tarot and the Breadth of Epistemology Gardiner, Tarot: A Table-Top Art Gallery of the Soul _____ More episodes of The Philosophy & Therapy Podcast Follow us on Twitter/X: @philandtherapy About John T. Maier

November 19, 2024Episode 1339 min

#33: Maria Balaska on Anxiety and Wonder

Maria Balaska is a research fellow at the University of Hertfordshire and at Åbo Akademi University. She is the author of a number of articles and books on psychoanalysis, ethics, Wittgenstein, and other topics, including Anxiety and Wonder: On Being Human (Bloomsbury, 2024). Maria Balaska: Website: www.mariabalaska.com Profile at PhilPeople Twitter/X: @BalaskaMaria Work discussed in this episode: Maria Balaska, Anxiety and Wonder: On Being Human (Bloomsbury, 2024) ––– More episodes of The Philosophy & Therapy Podcast Follow us on Twitter/X: @philandtherapy About John T. Maier

November 5, 2024Episode 121 hr 13 min

#32: Sam Wilkinson on Auditory Verbal Hallucinations and the Philosophy of Psychiatry

Sam Wilkinson is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy in the Department of Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Exeter, whose research has focused on hallucinations, delusions, and the philosophical foundations of psychiatry, among other topics. This interview focuses primarily on his work on auditory verbal hallucinations and his recent book Philosophy of Psychiatry : A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 2023). Sam Wilkinson: Profile at University of Exeter Profile at Google Scholar Twitter/X: @samljwilkinson Selected work discussed in this episode: • Sam Wilkinson & Vaughan Bell, The Representation of Agents in Auditory Verbal Hallucinations • Felicity Deamer & Sam Wilkinson, The speaker behind the voice: therapeutic practice from the perspective of pragmatic theory • Sam Wilkinson, Philosophy of Psychiatry: A Contemporary Introduction ––– More episodes of The Philosophy & Therapy Podcast Follow us on Twitter/X: @philandtherapy About John T. Maier

July 30, 2024Episode 1157 min

#31: Elizabeth Schechter on Plurals, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and Personal Identity

Elizabeth Schechter, who is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she is also a member of the Brain and Behavior Institute. The focus of our discussion today is her paper 'Introducing Plurals,' published in the Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics . Elizabeth Schechter: • Website • Profile at University of Maryland Work discussed in this episode: • Elizabeth Schechter, Introducing Plurals • T.M. Luhrmann, When God Talks Back ––– More episodes of The Philosophy & Therapy Podcast Follow us on Twitter/X: @philandtherapy About John T. Maier

July 2, 2024Episode 101 hr 21 min

#30: Anne-Marie Gagné-Julien on Diagnosis and the DSM

HELLO LISTENERS! PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT LISTENER SURVEY Anne-Marie Gagné-Julien is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy at McGill University, where she is affiliated with the Centre for Research in Ethics, the Canada Research Chair in Feminist Ethics and the Canada Research Chair on Epistemic Injustice and Agency. Her work focuses on the nature of mental disorder, medicalization and epistemic injustice in psychiatry, mad studies, and the process of revising the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). About Anne-Marie Gagné-Julien: • Page at the Centre for Research in Ethics • Twitter/X • Google Scholar Works discussed in this episode: • Boorse and Antipsychiatry: Same Struggle? • Dysfunction and the Definition of Mental Disorder in the DSM • Towards a socially constructed and objective concept of mental disorder • Wrongful medicalization and epistemic injustice in psychiatry: The case of premenstrual dysphoric disorder Feedback page for the DSM-5 ––– More episodes of The Philosophy & Therapy Podcast Follow us on Twitter/X: @philandtherapy About John T. Maier

June 18, 2024Episode 955 min

Episode #29: Eleanor Byrne

Eleanor Byrne is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Birmingham. She received her PhD from the University of York in 2022. Her work explores the philosophical and phenomenological aspects of a number of current topics in psychiatry and medicine, including grief, chronic fatigue syndrome, and long COVID. Eleanor Byrne: • Website • Twitter/X Work discussed in this episode: • Eleanor Byrne, Striking the balance with epistemic injustice in healthcare: the case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis • Eleanor Byrne, Understanding Long Covid: Nosology, social attitudes and stigma • Eleanor Byrne, Affective scaffolding and chronic illness ––– More episodes of The Philosophy & Therapy Podcast Follow us on Twitter/X: @philandtherapy About John T. Maier

June 4, 2024Episode 81 hr 8 min

Episode #28: Cheshire Calhoun and Karen Stohr

Cheshire Calhoun is Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University, and the author of multiple books, edited volumes, and prize-winning articles on normative ethics, moral psychology, and feminist philosophy, among other topics. Website: cheshirecalhoun.com Karen Stohr is Ryan Family Chair Professor of Metaphysics and Moral Philosophy at Georgetown University, and is also the author of multiple books and articles in ethics, especially contemporary Kantian and Aristotelian ethics; her work has also been featured in the New York Times, NPR, and other major venues. Website: karen-stohr.facultysite.georgetown.edu Positive Moral Philosophy • Website for positive moral philosophy • OUP book series on positive moral philosophy • Cheshire Calhoun, "Positive Moral Philosophy: A Proposal" Other work discussed in this episode • Karen Stohr, Minding the Gap: Moral Ideals and Moral Improvement • Cheshire Calhoun, "The Art of Contentment" • Cheshire Calhoun, "The Virtue of Civility"

May 21, 2024Episode 744 min

Episode #27: David Brendel

Dr. David Brendel is a psychiatrist, author, and executive coach in Belmont Massachusetts. He is a board certified psychiatrist who holds an MD from Harvard Medical School. He directs Leading Minds Executive Coaching, a leading executive coaching firm. He additionally holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Chicago and is the author of the book Healing Psychiatry and several articles on the role of philosophical pragmatism in psychiatry. Dr. David Brendel: • Website • Leading Minds Executive Coaching Works Discussed in this Episode: • David Brendel, "Reductionism, Eclecticism, and Pragmatism in Psychiatry: The Dialectic of Clinical Explanation," Journal of Medicine and Philosophy • David Brendel, "A Pragmatic Consideration of the Relationship Between Depression and Melancholia," Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology • David Brendel, Healing Psychiatry: Bridging the Science/Humanism Divide , MIT Press • William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience --- More episodes of The Philosophy & Therapy Podcast Follow us on Twitter/X: @philandtherapy About John T. Maier

May 7, 2024Episode 652 min

Episode #26: Lydia Amir

Lydia Amir is Lecturer in Philosophy at Tufts University and a leading expert in philosophical practice. She is the author of The Legacy of Nietzsche's Philosophy of Laughter , Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition , Taking Philosophy Seriously , and Rethinking Philosophers' Responsibility , as well many other books and articles on philosophy and the transformative power of philosophical practice. More about Lydia Amir: • Profile at Tufts • Profile at Philpeople • New Yorker article featuring Amir and her work Selected books: • The Legacy of Nietzsche's Philosophy of Laughter: Bataille, Deleuze, and Rosset • Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition: Taking Ridicule Seriously • Taking Philosophy Seriously • Rethinking Philosophers' Responsibility • Humor and the Good Life in Modern Philosophy: Shaftesbury, Hamann, Kierkegaard --- More episodes of The Philosophy & Therapy Podcast Follow us on Twitter/X: @philandtherapy About John T. Maier

April 23, 2024Episode 51 hr 8 min

Episode #25: Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California. He is the author of several publications on addiction and ontology, including his paper 'Towards a dispositionalist (and unifying) account of addiction' ( Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics , 2023). Robert Kelly: • Profile at Bakersfield College • Profile at Philpeople Work discussed in this episode: • Robert Kelly, Towards a dispositionalist (and unifying) account of addiction --- More episodes of The Philosophy & Therapy Podcast Follow us on Twitter/X: @philandtherapy About John T. Maier