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#27 - A Conversation with Marianne
There are many overused internet keywords that could be associated with this conversation, but none of them quite seem right. So here's a poem instea…
5 years, 2 months ago
#26 - Moral Philosophy Cage Match (with Dan Hageman)
In a rare turn of events, it just so happened that one or perhaps both of your charming co-hosts spewed a bit of nonsense about Derek Parfit in a pre…
5 years, 3 months ago
#25 - Mathematical Explanation with Mark Colyvan
We often talk of explanation in the context of empirical sciences, but what about explanation in logic and mathematics? Is there such a thing? If so,…
5 years, 3 months ago
#24 - Popper's Three Worlds
This episode begins with a big announcement! Ben has officially become a cat person, and is now Taking Cats Seriously. Vaden follows up with some new…
5 years, 4 months ago
#23 - Physics, Philosophy, and Free Will with Sam Kuypers
We are joined by the great Sam Kuypers for a conversation on physics, philosophy, and free will.
Vaden spends most of the episode preparing for a hug…
5 years, 4 months ago
#22 - Thinking Through Thought Experiments
In this episode, we discuss Peter Singer's famous drowning child thought experiment, the role of moral theories, and the role of thought experiments …
5 years, 5 months ago
#21 (C&R Series, Ch.1) - The Problem of Induction
After a long digression, we finally return to the Conjectures and Refutations series. In this episode we cover Chapter 1: Science: Conjectures and Re…
5 years, 5 months ago
#20 (HTI crossover episode) - Roundtable Longtermism Discussion
Hello and sorry for the delay! We finally got together with Fin and Luca from the excellent HearThisIdea podcast for a nice roundtable discussion on …
5 years, 6 months ago
#19 - Against Longtermism FAQ
Back in the ring for round two on longtermism! We (Ben somewhat drunkenly) respond to some of the criticism of episode #17 and our two essays (Ben's,…
5 years, 7 months ago
#18 - Work Addiction
Bit of a personal episode this one is! Ben learns how to be a twitter warrior while Vaden has a full-on breakdown during quarantine. Who knew work ad…
5 years, 8 months ago