Ep. 5 - The Milgram and Zimbardo Experiments (& Golhagen vs Browning on Nazis)
In this episode, I discuss the Stanley Milgram and Phil Zimbardo experiments and what they say about our human nature. These experiments are also tied into the Browning vs Goldhagen debate on how he G...
4 Apr 20201h 46min
Ep. 4 - Ben Burgis: Moral Responsibility in a Determined World
In this episode, I speak with Ben Burgis for a second time about free will compatiblism in a deterministic world. We speak about the metaphysics of free will and determinism, and what should constitud...
29 Mar 20201h 34min
Ep. 3 - Alastair Wilson: The Nature of Contingency
In this episode, I spoke with Professor Alastair Wilson about his newly released book, The Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism. We spoke about contingency, counterfactuals, the mul...
20 Mar 20201h 1min
Ep. 2.11 - (ft.) Ben Burgis and Jon Rosen: Do We Have Free Will?
Ben Burgis and Jon Rosen join me for a discussion on whether we have free will, or not, and if we do have it, is it the important type of freedom? I very much enjoyed hearing the two of them spar and ...
16 Mar 20201h 36min
Ep. 2.9 - Moral Hypocrisy
In this episode, Giffin, Jordan, Brian, and Adam talk about what moral hypocrisy is and what it is not. Plus, how bad is being a moral hypocrite really? Is is actually worse to be a hypocrite than jus...
16 Mar 20201h 22min
Ep. 2.10 - Moral Responsibility: Freedom and Resentment by P.F. Strawson
In this episode, I discuss P.F. Strawson's landmark paper on moral responsibility, Freedom and Resentment, and its posing challenges towards those who believe free will and determinism have anything t...
16 Mar 202024min
Ep. 2.7 - (ft.) Clyde Rathbone
In this episode, I speak with Clyde Rathbone who is a co-founder of Letter, a new and very engaging online marketplace of conversations. We discuss why the platform is very unique and inspiring, and a...
15 Mar 20201h 6min
Ep. 2.5 - Aristotelian Virtue Ethics vs Consequentialism
In this episode, In this episode, Jordan, Brian, and Adam discuss the possible shortcomings of Aristotelian ethics as opposed to consequentialism or deontology. Plus, a quibble on moral relativism. I...
15 Mar 20201h 13min
