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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 35: Martha Nussbaum discusses the capabilities approach

Episode 35: Martha Nussbaum discusses the capabilities approach

In this episode, Martha Nussbaum proposes a new set of criteria for determining the overall health and prosperity of a country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Touko 201228min

Episode 34: Kieran Setiya discusses moral disagreement

Episode 34: Kieran Setiya discusses moral disagreement

In this episode, Kieran Setiya discusses the difference between disagreeing with someone about how you should live your life and disagreeing with someone about what you just saw (like, for example, wh...

9 Huhti 201231min

Episode 33: Daniel Sutherland discusses the philosophy of mathematics

Episode 33: Daniel Sutherland discusses the philosophy of mathematics

In this episode, Daniel Sutherland explains some of the difficulties involved in trying to say what numbers are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Maalis 201231min

Episode 32: Jennifer Lockhart discusses ignorant knowledge

Episode 32: Jennifer Lockhart discusses ignorant knowledge

In this episode, Jennifer Lockhart tells us what happens when a person is unable to go ahead and do something they know how to do in theory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

9 Helmi 201224min

Episode 31: Branden Fitelson discusses reasoning fallacies

Episode 31: Branden Fitelson discusses reasoning fallacies

In this episode, Branden Fitelson discusses some mistakes we often make when reasoning about probabilities, and explains why we may even have evolved to make these mistakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

11 Tammi 201244min

Episode 30: Marko Malink discusses modal syllogistic

Episode 30: Marko Malink discusses modal syllogistic

In this episode, Marko Malink discusses what Aristotle meant by words like 'every' and 'some,' and how his use of these words differs subtly from ours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...

12 Joulu 201130min

Episode 29: Peter Kail discusses Hume's legacy

Episode 29: Peter Kail discusses Hume's legacy

In this episode, Peter Kail discusses the importance of David Hume's contributions to philosophy, including his thoughts on the scientific method, human psychology, and religious belief. Hosted on Aca...

8 Marras 201133min

Episode 28: John Searle discusses human reality and basic reality

Episode 28: John Searle discusses human reality and basic reality

In this episode, John Searle explores some of the problems that come up when we try to reconcile what's obvious and self-evident about human experience with what we know about how the world works. Hos...

18 Loka 201138min

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