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Chairs Do Not Exist
The physical world is made up of particles, not objects. Objects are abstractions - they are conceptual boundaries we put around clumps of matter. Without the mind, those boundaries wouldn't exist.
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Published on 9 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 6 - Interview Breakdown: Pragmatism, Objective Truth, and Anarchism
My analysis of the philosophies presented so far - covering pragmatism, anarchist legal systems, objective truth, the philosophy of mind, and autodidacticism.
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Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
Democracy Fail: Trump versus Sanders
It's taboo to criticize democracy. However, if we want to have clear political philosophies, we need to look at both the theory and the practice of democracy. Voters in New Hampshire freely chose a s…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 5 - American Pragmatism | Dr. John Stuhr
American Pragmatism is a philosophy that's been around for more
than a century. It's recently seen a renaissance in the last few
decades, and I'm talking this week with Dr. John Stuhr, who has
written s…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
The Sliding Scale of Certainty
A central question in philosophy is "Can we know anything with perfect certainty?" Either way you answer - yes or no - has big implications. Here's my answer in five minutes.
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Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 4 - Irrational Voters, Law without Government, and the Case Against Education | Dr. Bryan Caplan
Do democracies really make the best decisions? Should we
encourage everyone to vote, even if they don't understand the
issues?
I am joined today by Dr. Bryan Caplan, who is a professor of
economics at Ge…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
The Death of Skepticism
Skepticism used to be a way of thinking, but nowadays, it's turned into a fashionable clique. Calling yourself a "skeptic" today means you identify with three core ideas - atheism, physicalism, and e…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 3 - Consciousness and Subjectivity | Dr. Emrys Westacott
Consciousness remains a metaphysical mystery. Scientists don't understand it, philosophers don't understand it, and neither does anybody else. Is everything in the universe fundamentally physical, or…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 2 - Is There Objective Truth? | Dr. Emrys Westacott
Is there objective truth, or is everything ultimately subjective? Can we know with certainty? These questions are central in philosophy, and it's where we begin the series.
Dr. Emrys Westacott is a …
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 1 - Introduction
Introduction to the show. Who I am and what the show is about. Philosophy and interviews across the world. Talking with intellectuals and professors about big ideas. Covering philosophy, science, rel…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago