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Ep 20: Ch 10, Part 1 "A Dream of Socrates"
Episode 20
In this, the first episode covering Chapter 10 "A Dream of Socrates", we explore epistemology directly. Hermes comes to Socrates in a dream (or someh…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep 19: Mr. Popper's Problems
Episode 19
An irregular episode barely touching upon "The Beginning of Infinity". Somewhat self-indulgently, and purely for my own fun, I take a lesser-known Po…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep 18: Ch 9, Part 3: “Optimism”
Episode 18
In this, the final episode covering Chapter 9 Optimism, we explore optimism as applied to politics and institutions. A pessimistic view of people, as…
6 years, 5 months ago
Ep 17: Ch 9, Part 2: "Optimism"
Episode 17
In part 2 on Optimism, we explore the implications of David Deutsch's philosophy for individuals and institutiuons. Given people are the agents that …
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep 16: Ch 9, Part 1: "Optimism"
Episode 16
This is the first of a 3 part series on chapter 9 of David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity". Chapter 9 is titled "Optimism" and the week this is…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep 15: A diversion on Free Will and Artificial Intelligence
Episode 15
Note that this one is not primarily about a chapter from "The Beginning of Infinity". Some remarks on Sam Harris position on "Free Will" as articulat…
6 years, 11 months ago
Ep 14: Ch 8, Part 2: "A Window on Infinity"
Episode 14
6 years, 11 months ago
Ep 13: Ch 8 "A Window on Infinity" Part 1
Episode 13
Unlucky 13: The microphone failed for this one, so the backup audio has been used. It's a little sub par but still "listenable". The next one sounds …
6 years, 11 months ago