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This episode is a revamp version of S1 E5 'To Hope is to Dare'. Since then, my perspective has changed and hence this. I am literally bringing to you my weirdest philosophical thoughts, and this one is surely a risky domain to experiment with! But we can always try, so here it is, the hope-belief dichotomy!

This is a very experimental episode, and mostly a fun conversation on a dilemma that i am faced with every day! Tune in for something really intriguing and fun! References: 1. Loki, the series 2. Identity, Stanford Encyclopedia

The value of a human life, if truly contemplated upon, isn't much! Resourcefullness, productivity, purpose, these are the only parameters of why a human is relevant! Isn't that pretty dystopin, though? Well, happy listening! References: 1. Squid Game, the show 2. 'Docile Bodies' ~Michel Foucault

Technology, an (un)intended necessity of our lives, must be talked about, and why not from a philosophical point of view! This will be a bit technical, so lend me your full seven minutes! References: 1. Martin Heidegger, The Question Concerning Technology 2. The Social Dilemma, a documentary 3. 21 Lessons of 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari 4. Bertrand Stiegler, Technics and Time! Happy listening!

Can you rationalize your faith? Kirkegaard says no! But do we not critically analyze our religions, especially in the times of globalization when we have better knowledge of the dynamics of oppression. Is it correct to play the faith card as a response then? Season 3 is all about contemplations like these, at the end of every episode, I will leave you with questions like these. Happy listening! The Atheism Test and the beginning and end are an analogy to the Machine test, The Imitation Game (Have you seen a more crazy fan?). And here are the references if any of you wish to chack out: Descartes, R. Discourse on Method, London: Penguin, 1968. (Chapters 1,2,4 and 5).  Spinoza: Ethics London: Penguin Classics, 2005 (Book 1 and 2).  Strickland, Lloyd. Leibniz's Monadology: A New Translation and Guide. Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press, 2014. Soren Kierkegaard. 2003. Essay 7: "Suspending the Ethical". "Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard", Compiled and Edited by Charles.E.Moore, The Bruderhof Foundation. Inc. Farmington, USA.  Chatterjee, Satishchandra. Dutta, Dhirendramohan. An Introduction to Indian Philosophy. Rupa Publications, 2018.  21 Lessons of 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari.

Its the final episode. Emotions are not seen in a very good way in our society, we embarrass people for their self-expression. And that results in a lot of chaos. Tune in to understand what Indian philosophy has for us and our emotions.

When patriarchy exists everywhere, when our society is constructed on patriarchy, and in the favour of men, how can we expect science to not get infected by it. Here is a view of bodies, in the words of Nelly Oudshoorn, a feminist biologist. Biological determinism and its biased reality. If you want to know more, read 'Beyond the Natural Body'.

Gender equality, women rights, patriarchal society, unfair power dimension, it all comes down to Feminism. So, join in for a better understanding of feminism, an ideology and a movement which needs more recognition.

Sexuality, a very integral and sensetive part of humans and their identities! And the most insensitively addressed too. Let's see how Butler addresses it! Also the acknowledgements to 'Gender Trouble' by Judith Butler(They/them).

Our culture is binary! We have been taught to not respect fluidity! Can you hear yourself? Let's see how exactly our culture has seen gender! The books I was talking about and also are a part of acknowledgements for this episode are 'Shikhandi' by Devdutt Pattanaik, and 'Seeing like a Feminist' by Nivedita Menon.

Who are you? A man, a woman, both, neither, who? Are you ideal? Are you confident? None of us really are! These categories constantly bully us, because we are always in the process of performing! Performing gender.

Identity is an integral component of one's life, it is one of the most important dimensions of human complexities. And therefore, debunking identities this time!