Condensed Matter

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  • Ep. 27: “Modal dispositionalism and necessary perfect masks”, Barbara Vetter and Ralf Busse

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    The focus of this episode is “Modal dispositionalism and necessary perfect masks”, by Barbara Vetter and Ralf Busse, forthcoming in Analysis.

    Link to the paper: https://academic.oup.com/analysis/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/analys/anab061/6511667?redirectedFrom=fulltext

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    12 min
  • Ep. 26: "An Apology for Naturalized Metaphysics", James Ladyman (deep dive featuring the author!)

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    For this episode, I’m joined by Professor James Ladyman to discuss his paper "An Apology for Naturalized Metaphysics", published in 2017 by Oxford University Press in Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science edited by Matthew Slater and Zanja Yudell. James is professor of philosophy at the University of Bristol.

    We discuss the nature of truth, disagreement in metaphysics and in science, conceptual conservatism and innovation, breaking free from the manifest image and much more.

    Link to the paper: https://philpapers.org/rec/LADAAF
    More about James: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/james-a-c-ladyman

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    50 min
  • Ep. 25 "The Governing Conception of Laws", Nina Emery (deep dive featuring the author!)

    For this episode, I’m joined by Professor Nina Emery to discuss her paper “The Governing Conception of Laws", forthcoming in Ergo. Nina is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoak College. Nina is also the president-elect of the society for the metaphysics of science.

    Link to the paper: https://philarchive.org/archive/EMETGC
    More about Nina: http://www.ninaemery.org/
    The Society for the Metaphysics of Science: https://socmetsci.org/

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    49 min
  • Ep. 24: “Going Beyond the Fundamental: Feminism in Contemporary Metaphysics”, Elizabeth Barnes

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    10 min
  • Ep. 23: "Governing Without a Fundamental Direction of Time", Chen and Goldstein

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    12 min
  • Ep. 22: "Aristotelian Supervenience", John Heil

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    12 min
  • Episode 21: "Causal Content and Global Laws: Grounding Modality in Experimental Practice", Jenann Ismael

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    11 min
  • Episode 20: "Disagreement in Metaphysics", Timothy WIlliamson

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    13 min
  • Episode 19: "Realism Without Parochialism", Phillip Bricker

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    11 min
  • Episode 18: "Metaphysics After Carnap: the Ghost Who Walks?", Huw Price

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    14 min

About Condensed Matter

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Condensing recent work in metaphysics and the philosophy of science down to what matters. Hosted by Dr Sam Kimpton-Nye, research associate on the MetaScience project (ERC, Horizon 2020, grant…