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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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 33m. Bisher sind 562 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint alle 0 Tage.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 days 16 hours 31 minutes

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Episode 99: Steven Nadler discusses Spinoza on freedom


What does it mean to be free in a universe where every event is determined?


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 August 13, 2017  39m
 
 

Episode 98: Jennifer Lackey discusses credibility


Who should we trust more and who should we trust less?


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 July 17, 2017  32m
 
 

Episode 97: Meghan Sullivan discusses time biases


Should we care more about the future than the past?


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 June 11, 2017  55m
 
 

Episode 96: Nic Koziolek discusses the role of belief in reasoning


What are the component parts of reasoning?


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 May 8, 2017  41m
 
 

Episode 95: Zed Adams discusses the genealogy of color


How did we get to wondering whether colors were real?


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 April 10, 2017  32m
 
 

Episode 94: Zsofia Zvolenszky discusses fictional names


What does the name 'Princess Leia' stand for?


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 March 23, 2017  36m
 
 

Episode 93: Barry Lam discusses obligations after death


Should we honor the wishes of someone who passed away, no matter what they are, indefinitely?


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 January 30, 2017  41m
 
 

Episode 92: Kristie Dotson discusses epistemic oppression


How does oppressing or being oppressed affect your ability to know and learn things?


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 January 14, 2017  43m
 
 

Episode 91: Paolo Santorio discusses counterfactuals


What do statements like 'If A were, then B would be' mean?


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 December 23, 2016  35m
 
 

Episode 90: Ásta Sveinsdóttir discusses social construction


Is being disabled a social status, or a physical impairment, or both?


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 November 20, 2016  29m