Ep. 344: Gettier and Goldman on Justified True Belief (Part Two)
On "What Is Justified Belief?" (1979) by Alvin Goldman, where he tries to come up with a "function" for justification: If a belief has such-and-such non-epistemic properties, then it counts as justifi...
1 Juli 202451min
Ep. 344: Gettier and Goldman on Justified True Belief (Part One)
On "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?" (1963) by Edmund Gettier, "What Is Justified Belief?" (1979) by Alvin Goldman, and "The Inescapability of Gettier Problems" (1994) by Linda Zagzebski. What is ...
23 Juni 202442min
Ep. 343: Plotinus the Neo-Platonist (Part Two)
Continuing with guest Chris Sunami, mostly discussing "The Good or The One," though we start off by completing "The Descent of the Soul" about why there is something rather than nothing, given that ma...
17 Juni 202449min
PEL Presents NEM#217: Richard Thompson's Moments in Time
Richard started as guitarist in the folk-rock staple Fairport Convention in 1967 but left in 1970 after five albums. He then recorded his debut solo album, six as Richard and Linda Thompson, and has s...
14 Juni 20241h 13min
Ep. 343: Plotinus the Neo-Platonist (Part One)
On selections from the Enneads (270 C.E.), as presented by Elmer O'Brien as the first four essays in The Essential Plotinus: "Beauty," "The Intelligence, Ideas and Being," "The Descent of the Soul," a...
10 Juni 202438min
Ep. 342: Zhuangzi on Knowledge and Virtue (Part Two)
We're concluding our treatment of the Daoist sage, focusing on the relation between metaphysics and ethics. Is a "wu wei" (non-action) philosophy compatible with fighting for justice? Does it even nec...
3 Juni 202441min
Ep. 342: Zhuangzi on Knowledge and Virtue (Part One)
More on the Zhuangzi, books 1-6 and 17-19 with guest Theo Brooks. We discuss epistemology (Can we know the mind of someone else? How can virtue make truth more accessible?), metaphysics (Is the world ...
27 Maj 202442min
Ep. 341 Supplemental: Zhuangzi for Closereads Evergreen Network Launch
Mark and Wes read through and discuss the first couple of pages of ch. 19, "Fathoming Life," following up on ep. 341. How does Daoism compare to Stoicism, Aristotelianism, and Existentialism? How can...
20 Maj 20241h 5min
