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Philosophy in the real world. Interviewing intellectuals across the globe. Grappling with the biggest ideas.
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The Objectivity of Structure Outside our Concepts [Narration]
Listen now (7 mins) | The world outside our mind is actually glued together; relations are mind-independent; and patterns are objectively real. This is…
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Ep. 106 - Living with the Robots | Dr. RollerGator
Listen now (104 mins) | Trying to envision life alongside AI. How will our culture change? What will the norms be around beloved robots? Should we let…
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Ep. 105 - The Philosophy of AI (pt 1) | Alexandros Marinos
Listen now (136 mins) | The world is ablaze with discussion about the risks and benefits of AI like ChatGPT I have not been persuaded by the doomsdayers…
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Ep. 104 - "No Longer a Christian" | Isaac Deitz
Listen now (112 mins) | Wonderful conversation with my old friend Isaac Deitz who shares his personal religious journey. After decades of being a…
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Our Present Dark Age
Listen now (20 mins) | The best explanation for the current madness of the world is that we're in a dark age and have been for at least a century. The…
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Ep. 103 - "Mad at Mathematicians" | Isaac Morehouse
Listen now (49 mins) | A couple of months ago, my friend Isaac Morehouse asked me to talk about the philosophy of mathematics and why I consider it so…
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Ep. 102 - Scientific Progress and Intellectual Schelling Points | Dr. Geoff Anders
Listen now (111 mins) | What does scientific progress look like? Is it steady progress, getting ever closer to the truth? Or does it go through waves…
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