Episode 67: John Protevi discusses Darwin, disaster, and prosociality
In this episode, John Protevi discusses research across several different disciplines which supports the hypothesis that human beings evolved to cooperate with each other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
12 Jan 201531min
Episode 66: Haim Gaifman discusses mathematical reasoning
In this episode, Haim Gaifman argues that there are mathematical facts about real, objective, mathematical entities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Dec 201440min
Episode 65: Julian Savulescu discusses doping in sports
In this episode, Julian Savulescu argues that professional sports should change their regulations so as to allow for a certain amount of doping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
17 Nov 201439min
Episode 64: James Conant and Jay Elliott discuss the analytic tradition
In this episode, James Conant and Jay Elliott go into the history of the movement known as analytic philosophy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 Okt 201452min
Episode 63: Michael Devitt discusses reference
In this episode, Michael Devitt explains why we need a theory of what it means for a proper name to stand for a person or place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Sep 201438min
Episode 62: Sally Sedgwick discusses Hegel’s critique of Kant
In this episode, Sally Sedgwick runs through Immanuel Kant’s idea that doing the right thing means doing whatever respects the dignity of all rational creatures, along with G. W. F. Hegel’s worry that...
21 Aug 201430min
Episode 61: Jeff Buechner discusses Kripke and functionalism
In this episode, Jeff Buechner gives us an overview of the work of Saul Kripke, and explains his (not yet published) argument against the idea that the human mind is a kind of computer. Hosted on Acas...
16 Juli 201444min
Episode 60: Fabrizio Cariani shares some thoughts about oughts
In this episode, Fabrizio Cariani explains some of the challenges that arise when we try to precisely define the words 'ought' and 'should.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
23 Juni 201426min
