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 51: Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss inquisitive semantics

Episode 51: Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss inquisitive semantics

In this episode, Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss a new theory of linguistic meaning that brings out a deep commonality between statements and questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

23 Sep 201333min

Episode 50: Greg Salmieri discusses the Aristotelian good life and productive work

Episode 50: Greg Salmieri discusses the Aristotelian good life and productive work

In this episode, Greg Salmieri looks at the attitudes ancient philosophers used to take towards craftsmanship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Aug 201336min

Episode 49: Hans Kamp discusses discourse representation theory

Episode 49: Hans Kamp discusses discourse representation theory

In this episode, Hans Kamp discusses his influential dynamic theory of linguistic meaning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Juli 201347min

Episode 48: Jennifer Frey discusses the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas

Episode 48: Jennifer Frey discusses the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas

In this episode, Jennifer Frey discusses the medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas' idea that what's ethically right or wrong is determined by our nature as human beings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

10 Juni 201331min

Episode 47: Alexandru Baltag discusses the logic of knowledge

Episode 47: Alexandru Baltag discusses the logic of knowledge

In this episode, Alexandru Baltag gives us a tour through a number of formal definitions of knowledge that have been proposed in recent years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

14 Maj 201339min

Episode 46: Frank Veltman discusses normality

Episode 46: Frank Veltman discusses normality

In this episode, Frank Veltman discusses the central role that the idea of normality (along with abnormality) plays in our everyday reasoning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

19 Apr 201327min

Episode 45: Anubav Vasudevan discusses probability and determinism

Episode 45: Anubav Vasudevan discusses probability and determinism

In this episode, Anubav Vasudevan argues that there is no conflict between the belief that the future is completely determined by the past and the belief that some things truly happen by chance. Hoste...

22 Mars 201332min

Episode 44: Joelle Proust discusses metacognition

Episode 44: Joelle Proust discusses metacognition

In this episode, Joelle Proust discusses whether you need to have the concept of memory in order to evaluate your ability to remember things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

15 Feb 201334min

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