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March 30, 2025 Theoretical Terms in Science #1328
Do scientific theories describe reality, or are they just useful fictions? The status of theoretical terms remains a central debate. AI-generated content.
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31 min
March 30, 2025 Truthmakers: Key Concepts and Ongoing Debates #1327
What makes a statement true? The truthmaker theory argues that truths need something in reality to back them up. AI-generated content.
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27 min
March 30, 2025 Instrumental Rationality: Means and Ends #1326
Are we rational because we achieve goals, or because we follow reason itself? Instrumental rationality is more complicated than it seems. AI-generated content.
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28 min
March 30, 2025 The Lambda Calculus: Foundations and Applications #1325
Before computer science, there was lambda calculus—a formal system that reshaped logic, computation, and philosophy. AI-generated content.
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28 min
March 30, 2025 J.L. Austin: Language, Truth, and Knowledge #1324
Ordinary words do extraordinary things. J.L. Austin’s speech act theory transformed our understanding of language. AI-generated content.
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28 min
March 30, 2025 Varieties of Modality #1323
From possibility to necessity, modal logic shapes metaphysics, language, and science. But do possible worlds really exist? AI-generated content.
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31 min
March 30, 2025 Philosophical Intuition: Nature, Role, and Skepticism #1322
Are intuitions reliable guides to truth, or are they just gut feelings dressed up as knowledge? AI-generated content.
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20 min
March 30, 2025 Computer Simulation in Science: Philosophical Issues #1321
Can computer simulations generate knowledge like experiments do? This episode explores their role in modern science and philosophy. AI-generated content.
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30 min
March 30, 2025 Feminist Perspectives on Autonomy #1320
What does it mean to be truly autonomous? Feminist philosophers challenge traditional notions of selfhood and freedom. AI-generated content.
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32 min
March 30, 2025 Cardano: Philosophy, Soul, and the Order of Nature #1319
Girolamo Cardano was a physician, mathematician, and mystic. His metaphysical ideas blend science and philosophy in unexpected ways. AI-generated content.
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31 min