Elucidations

In this episode, Peter Adamson gives us a tour through the impressively wide-ranging work of Al-Kindi, including his arguments for the unity of God and against the eternity of the universe. Hosted on ...

1 Jan 201341min

In this episode, Agustin Rayo considers whether the number of dinosaurs being zero is the same thing as there being no dinosaurs, whether some wood blocks being nailed together into the shape of a tab...

12 Dec 201237min

In this episode, David Enoch argues that there are real facts of the matter about whether something is right or wrong, and that our ability to deliberate about what to do depends on this. Hosted on Ac...

9 Nov 201239min

In this episode, Johan van Benthem argues that the subject matter of logic should be broadened to encompass not only processes of inference performed by individuals, but also the sharing of informatio...

8 Okt 201236min

In this episode, Nicholas Asher discusses some of the challenges faced by philosophers, linguists, and computer scientists when it comes to developing a formal theory of meaning that (for example) a c...

4 Sep 201231min

In this episode, Christopher Frey explains why Aristotle thought that after you sever a person's hand, it isn't really a hand anymore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Aug 201225min

In this episode, Catarina Dutilh Novaes talks about whether there is any one method that's specific to philosophy, the way there is (for example) something we call the scientific method. Hosted on Aca...

10 Juli 201225min

In this episode, Robert van Rooij talks about a paradox that arises when you try to decide exactly how many millimeters high someone has to be in order to count as tall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

15 Juni 201232min