Very Bad Wizards

Episode 196: The Loneliest Paper in Philosophy


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She's beautiful, smart, funny, and head over heels in love with you. There's only one problem – she's from a possible world, not the actual one. What we thought would be a funny opening segment idea turns into a semi-serious discussion of Neil Sinhababu's 2008 article "Possible Girls." Plus David and Tamler share some thoughts on teaching in normal times and today.

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  • Sinhababu, N. (2008), Possible girls. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 89, 254-260.
  • Paul Bloom's "Informal Teaching Advice"
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