Plato's Cave

In this reading group discussion episode, we discuss a follow up to our part 1 episode using the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entries on free will and determinism. Here's any links you'll need...

4 Jun 202253min

In this reading group discussion episode, we start a series on Free Will, Determinism, and Moral Responsibility with Sam Harris's book. Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers You can also get in contact by emaili...

2 Jun 20221h 18min

I spoke with Max Kiener about his work in moral responsibility, consent, and Strawson's reactive and objective attitudes. We discussed applied cases of the objective stance, such as manipulating someo...

15 Feb 202257min

I spoke with the philosopher Eddy Nahmias about his work in Free Will and Moral Responsibility. What type of freedom do we have, or want to have? And does the increasing understanding of the brain thr...

10 Feb 202243min

In this episode, I speak with Seth Shabo about Mysterianism, a view originated by Peter van Inwagen. We also touch related topics: determinism's relevance to responsibility, reactive attitudes, and th...

20 Jan 20221h 5min

In this episode, I speak with Adam Kadlac about a chapter in his newly published book, The Ethics of Sports Fandom. We discuss the pitfalls of objectification within various areas of athletics and fro...

29 Des 20211h 9min

In this episode, I speak with Matthew Flummer about various episodes and topics from his podcast, The Free Will Show. We discuss Frankfurt cases, God's Foreknowledge as a threat to freedom, and the ty...

13 Des 202150min

In this episode, I speak with Paul Russell about his 2008 paper, "Free Will, Art, and Morality," along with more general topics within the responsibility debate, which are included in Paul's chapter i...

18 Nov 20211h 13min