Elucidations

By Matt Teichman

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 ... more

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The podcast currently has 149 episodes available.

Elucidations episodes:

November 08, 2011 Episode 29: Peter Kail discusses Hume's legacy
In this episode, Peter Kail discusses the importance of David Hume's contributions to philosophy, including his thoughts on the scientific method, human psychology, and religious belief.
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34min
October 18, 2011 Episode 28: John Searle discusses human reality and basic reality
In this episode, John Searle explores some of the problems that come up when we try to reconcile what's obvious and self-evident about human experience with what we know about how the world works.
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39min
September 26, 2011 Episode 27: Emma Borg discusses semantic minimalism
In this episode, Emma Borg explains why it's important to have a sharp distinction between what a person literally means when they say something and what they merely imply.
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33min
September 08, 2011 Episode 26: Robert Richards discusses evolutionary ethics
In this episode, Robert Richards argues that we have evolved an instinct to act for the benefit of other people.
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37min
July 18, 2011 Episode 25: Robert Stalnaker discusses conversational context
In this episode, Robert Stalnaker draws a distinction between two different meanings of the word 'context,' then explores some of its philosophical ramifications.
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29min
June 13, 2011 Episode 24: Christopher Peacocke discusses the perception of music
In this episode, Christopher Peacocke discusses what it is to hear emotion in music.
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32min
May 17, 2011 Episode 23: Quassim Cassam discusses transcendental arguments
In this episode, Quassim Cassam discusses an influential strategy for arguing against the idea that (for example) we're all in the Matrix.
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32min
April 06, 2011 Episode 22: Ben Laurence discusses collective action
In this episode, Ben Laurence discusses the difference between what an individual person does and what a group of people does.
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30min
March 07, 2011 Episode 21: Raymond Geuss discusses political liberalism
In this episode, Raymond Geuss critiques the idea that we should always look to what the general consensus is when deciding which political policies to adopt.
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33min
February 08, 2011 Episode 20: Simon Critchley discusses faith
In this episode, Simon Critchley considers whether religious faith can serve as a model for faith in ethical principles.
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34min

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How many episodes does Elucidations have?

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