phenomenology

Episode 240: David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water”

October 2, 2026 HBS Hosts Deep Dives, Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16), Politics, Pop Culture, Professional Philosophy / Higher Ed, Technology 0 Comments

On the power of a liberal arts education.

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Episode 239: Boredom

September 25, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16), Politics, Pop Culture 0 Comments

Three philosophers try to be interesting about boredom.

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Episode 238: Sikh Ethics (with Keshav Singh)

September 18, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, Guest Episodes, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16), Politics, Professional Philosophy / Higher Ed, Race and Racism 0 Comments

On the many ways Sikh ethics both correct and expand Western ethical theory.

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Episode 235: Betrayal

August 28, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, Gender/Sex/LGBTQI Concerns, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16), Politics 0 Comments

Et tu? The wound that outlives the wounding.

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Episode 233: Failure

August 14, 2026 HBS Hosts HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16) 0 Comments

Can you fail at life, or only in it?

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Episode 231: Trust

July 31, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16), Politics, Technology 0 Comments

What does it mean to earn, lose, and re-gain trust?

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Episode 228: Deleuze and the Philosophy of Sense (with Nathan Widder)

July 10, 2026 HBS Hosts Guest Episodes, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16) 0 Comments

Deleuze on sense, nonsense, and the encounters that punch us in the mouth.

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MINIBAR: Art and Phenomenology (with Bob Vallier)

June 14, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Minibar), Minibar Episodes, Politics, Pop Culture 0 Comments

Your body already knows what art is.

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Episode 219: Possible Worlds

April 10, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 15), Politics, Pop Culture 0 Comments

What philosophers do with worlds that don’t exist — and whether it helps.

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Episode 214: Food (with Bob Valgenti)

February 20, 2026 HBS Hosts Environmental Concerns, Ethics, Guest Episodes, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 15), Politics, Pop Culture 0 Comments

Philosopher and culinary professor Bob Valgenti explains how the history of humanity is the history of gastronomy.

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