Ep. 23 - Susan Wolf: On Moral Responsibility
In this episode, I speak with Susan Wolf about her first two papers, "Asymmetrical Freedom" and "The Importance of Having Free Will." These papers have been influential to me and I was lucky enough to...
22 Okt 20211h
Ep. 22 - John Martin Fischer: Moral Responsibility Semicompatibilism
In this episode, I speak with John Martin Fischer about his semicompatibilism about moral responsibility. We use his 2012 paper, "Semicompatibilism and its Rivals" as a framework for the discussion. ...
16 Sep 20211h 8min
Ep. 21 - Gregg Caruso: Just Deserts & Rejecting Retributivism
In this episode, I speak with Gregg Caruso about this recent book, Just Deserts, co-authored with Dan Dennett. We discuss his claims about rejecting deep moral responsibility while still preserving ma...
4 Juni 20211h 25min
Ep. 20 - Per-Erik Milam: Letting Go & Forgiveness
In this episode, I speak with Per Milam about his recent work on letting go as an alternative to forgiveness. These topics naturally touch on the practices of blame and responsibility and Strawson's r...
8 Maj 20211h 6min
Ep. 19 - Derek Leben: Pascal's Wager & Anti-Natalism for AI
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Derek Leben about his recent Philosophy Now article, Pascal’s Artificial Intelligence Wager. We talk about Pascal's wager applied to AI, the control problem, consciou...
16 Apr 20211h 14min
Ep. 18 - Tamar Schapiro: Weakness of Will
In this episode, I speak with philosopher Tamar Schapiro about her work on weak willed action from a Kantian perspective. This all relates to her forthcoming book, Feeling Like it: a Theory of Inclina...
26 Mars 202137min
Ep. 17 - Philip Goff: Panpsychism
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Phillip Goff about Panpsychism. We discuss what we mean by consciousness, why materialist reductionism doesn't satisfy as an explanation of its existence, and what Pa...
16 Dec 202059min
Ep. 16 - Patrick Lee Miller: Be Right Back and The Entire History of You
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of ...
11 Okt 20201h 46min
