Ep. 78 - Identity Arguments for Materialism: David Papineau (Consciousness pt. 5)
In a much more enjoyable article, David Papineau argues for materialism with respect to consciousness by arguing that the mental and physical are identical, and identities don't need explaining. (Plea...
31 Elo 20251h 33min
Ep. 76 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness (pt. 3)
In this episode, Adam and I discuss David Chalmer's formulation of the hard problem of consciousness. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platoscavepodc...
16 Heinä 20251h 23min
Ep. 75 - Chalmers' Nonreductive Theory of Consciousness (Consciousness pt. 2)
In the second part of our series on the philosophy of mind, we discuss the second part of David Chalmer's seminal paper: Facing up to the Problem of Consciousness. We discuss the basics (and yes, it t...
12 Kesä 20251h 54min
Ep. 74 - Mary the Color Scientist (Consciousness pt. 1)
In the first episode of this new series on the philosophy of mind, we dive into Frank Jackson's famous paper, "What Mary Didn't Know." The paper and conversation raises questions about whether the min...
29 Huhti 20251h 31min
Plato's Cave: The Return
Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platoscavepodcast/ Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers Website: https://jordanmyers.org/ Email: platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Yout...
24 Huhti 202510min
Ep. 73 - Chris Franklin: Valuing (Angry) Blame
In the final discussion of the series, we dive into Franklin's work on the value of angry blame: can anger best--really, only--express certain features of am adequate response to wrongdoing? For mor...
14 Kesä 20241h 47min
Ep. 72 - Amia Srinivasan: The Aptness of Anger
We dive into Srinivasan's amazing (but at the end of the day, I think not fully right) paper, "The Aptness of Anger." For more on our sponsor, please visit http://www.newlane.edu/ Here's any links y...
7 Kesä 20241h 29min
