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Does knowledge come with suffering? Is the Crucifixion beautiful, ugly, or somewhere in between? What are you actually doing when you ask AI a question, and who is actually responding? Hosts Trey Smith and Collin England cover all this and more with Dr. Jim Madden, Professor of Philosophy at Benedictine College.

0:00 Suffering through knowledge and beauty
0:51 Does knowledge always bring suffering?
7:02 Does suffering always make us better?
13:06 Facing suffering when it actually comes
17:30 Is suffering beautiful? Crucifixion and the sublime
24:07 Fatherhood
26:10 The power of being willing to suffer
31:28 Is technology neutral?
45:43 AI, social media, and outsourcing our judgment
49:02 Heidegger: when what's far becomes close
52:35 Kids and smartphones
55:08 Can you experience art on your phone?
1:01:22 is tech inevitable?
1:07:58 Can suffering be meaningless?
1:09:11 Advice for graduating seniors

Jim Madden has taught at Benedictine College since 2003. He has a Ph.D. from Purdue University (Philosophy), a M.A. from Kent State University (Philosophy), a M.A. from the Global Center for Advanced Studies (Psychoanalysis), and a B.A. from St. Norbert College (Philosophy). Jim’s academic work focuses on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of technology, philosophy of religion, psychoanalysis, and metaphysics. He is the author of “Mind, Matter, and Nature” (2013), “Thinking about Thinking: Mind and Meaning in the Era of Techno-Nihilism” (2023),and “Unidentified Flying Hyperobject” (2023). His newest book, “Subjectivity and Its Discontent(s)” is out now.

AFTER CLASS at Benedictine College is a conversation show between real students and real professors. Hosts Trey Smith and Collin England are guided by a central question, “What is the good life, and how do I live it after college?”

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