Could Virtual Reality Solve The Waste of Consumerism? St Marie ф Walker posed this question to a group of Artists . . . (Tara Cooper, Alexis Hildreth, Jess Lincoln, Aaron Maclean, Tess Martens , Eyrn O’Neil, Tait Wilman) after everyone had read the followoing articles: WASTE/ A PHILOSOHY OF THINGS by William Viney STUFF THEORY: Everyday objects, radical Materialism What insues is an intriguing discussion about the possiblies and downfalls of an imagined future where VR replaces over comsumption . . . Music - Vaski

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Episode 7- Virtual Reality Disscussion

This conversation was one of two sparked by the articles listed below. The discussion touches on how objects hold time and importance according to our beliefs around them. WASTE/ A PHILOSOHY OF THINGS by William Viney STUFF THEORY: Everyday objects, radical Materialism

Episode 6 - A Belief in Time - where the matter matters less and less

A conversation about how different people hold different levels of intellectual curiosity, using Plato's allegory of the cave as a jumping off point. In case you're unfamiliar with the cave allegory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave

Episode 5 - Spelunking into Plato's Cave

A wide sweeping discussion about elitism, the ethics of spending money and the illusion of value.

Episode 4 - Cleaning up while discussing the value of the most expensive cake in the world

Trying to find a definition of 'Healing' while we prepare dinner.

Episode 3 - Healing

A passionate conversation, wandering through topics from phenomenology to positional goods to the good life. For anyone unfamiliar, phenomenology refers to: "The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view." ~ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/phenomenology/ Short videos on topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAltkF3bySA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjknxljepKA

Episode 2 - The Good

Welcome to the Unpolished and Unprepared Podcast by St Marie & Walker, where we record our philosophical conversations as we discuss various aspects of human life. This first episode is a short introduction. The recording took place after a vibrant 45-minute conversation on the relationship between ethics and money.

Episode 1 — Mad Money

Two artists trying to make sense of the world through wandering dialogue.

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