Elucidations

Elucidations

Elucidations is an unexpected philosophy podcast produced in association with Emergent Ventures. Every episode, Matt Teichman temporarily transforms himself back into a student and tries to learn the basics of some topic from a person of philosophical interest.

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Episode 59: Quill Kukla discusses reproductive risk

Episode 59: Quill Kukla discusses reproductive risk

In this episode, Quill Kukla questions the assumptions behind the idea that keeping unborn fetuses safe is simply a matter of individual mothers managing risk responsibly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

14 Touko 201437min

Episode 58: Stewart Shapiro discusses vagueness, part II

Episode 58: Stewart Shapiro discusses vagueness, part II

In this episode, we return to the topic of vagueness from a new perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Huhti 201427min

Episode 57: Julia Annas discusses virtue ethics

Episode 57: Julia Annas discusses virtue ethics

In this episode, Julia Annas introduces us to the ancient Greek conception of ethics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Maalis 201439min

Episode 56: Philip Pettit discusses corporate rights and responsibilities

Episode 56: Philip Pettit discusses corporate rights and responsibilities

In this episode, Philip Pettit considers whether a corporation can have any special privileges or rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Helmi 201454min

Episode 55: Branden Fitelson discusses paradoxes of consistency

Episode 55: Branden Fitelson discusses paradoxes of consistency

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8 Tammi 201445min

Episode 54: Patricia Blanchette discusses Frege's logicism

Episode 54: Patricia Blanchette discusses Frege's logicism

In this episode, Patricia Blanchette explains why Gottlob Frege and other early 20th century philosophers wanted to understand all of mathematics as really being about logic. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

6 Joulu 201344min

Episode 53: Martin Stokhof discusses formal semantics and Wittgenstein

Episode 53: Martin Stokhof discusses formal semantics and Wittgenstein

In this episode, Martin Stokhof argues that understanding what formal theories of linguistic meaning are actually doing is less straightforward than it might seem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

14 Marras 201337min

Episode 52: Rafeeq Hasan discusses Rousseau on freedom and happiness

Episode 52: Rafeeq Hasan discusses Rousseau on freedom and happiness

In this episode, Rafeeq Hasan argues that according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, there isn't any conflict between being a free individual and living in a cooperative society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

14 Loka 201337min

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