77 - Stephen Yablo: Non-Existence Claims, Jokes, and Defining Philosophy
Robinson's Podcast18 Huhti 2023

77 - Stephen Yablo: Non-Existence Claims, Jokes, and Defining Philosophy

Stephen Yablo is David W. Skinner Professor of Philosophy at MIT. Before MIT, he taught at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Steve works in metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, and the philosophy of mind and language, though his work extends into other areas of philosophy as well. In this conversation, for instance, Robinson and Steve discuss the nature of philosophy and what distinguishes it from other fields, as well as the philosophy of jokes and humor. They also speak about the philosophy of language, and more particularly how to deal with negative existential statements (sentences of the form “such-and-such does not exist”). Check out Steve’s latest book, Aboutness (Princeton, 2019), which develops a theory of subject matter and its role in meaning.


OUTLINE:

00:00 In This Episode...

00:35 Introduction

05:55 The Demarcation Problem for Philosophy

34:32 Final Thoughts on What Is Philosophy?

37:47 Non-Existence Questions

1:19:21 Philosophy and Jokes


Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com


Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.

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