Homo Furens: A Podcast About War & Society Podcast
1) LTC Bob Underwood, Soldier-Philosopher
In this episode, Mike and Bob dicuss, in detail, Bob's background as a soldier, his experience in combat, his unique path to philosophy at Oxford, and his current research on joint action and war.
2) War, Art, and the Soldier Experience with MAJ (ret.) Nicholas Utzig
In this episode we talk to two-tour veteran and Harvard Literature PhD candidate, MAJ (ret) Nick Utzig, about WWII playwright Morris Evans and the parallels he sees between Evans' work and the experie...Show More
3) Jonathan Parry and Legitimate Authority
In this episode, we talk to moral and political philosopher, Dr. Jonathan Parry (University of Birmingham) about the just war concept of 'legitimate authority', and the moral legitimacy of state and n...Show More
4) Dr. Michael Robillard: Soldier-Philosopher
In this episode, Mike and Bob dicuss, in detail, Mike's unique soldier story, his experience as a veteran in society, and his thoughts on the morally problematic elements of present-day military recru...Show More
5) Killer Robot Technologies with Paul Scharre
We interview Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security, and author of Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of Wa...Show More
6) Just War Theory With Ian Fishback
We interview SF MAJ (ret.) Ian Fishback, 4 tour U.S. Army veteran and one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people 2006. We talk to Ian about his combat experience and how it informs his philoso...Show More
7) Jeff McCausland and Future Strategic Challenges
In this eposide, we interview COL (ret.) Jeff McCausland, former Dean of the U.S. Army War College and visiting professor of International Security at Dickinson College. We talk to Jeff about what see...Show More
8) Pilot Episode
Hosts, Dr. Michael Robillard (Oxford philosopher and former U.S. Army officer) and Bob Underwood (active-duty U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and Oxford Philosophy PhD student), discuss the purpose and v...Show More