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We default to correspondence theory to explain how truth works…could that be a relic of Enlightenment values?

Video: http://youtu.be/6ftWQzbxsSY

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2019/01/02/160.-Theories-of-Truth,-Part-2.html

Philosophers aren’t just preoccupied with fundamental truths - they think a fair amount about what truth is.

Video: http://youtu.be/lgDAQw3XJzE

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/12/19/159.-Theories-of-Truth,-Part-1.html

Allowing for little bit of “wiggle room” might seem frivolous, but it can have massive implications.

Video: http://youtu.be/2qievobZhCc

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/11/28/158.-On-the-Virtues-of-Wiggle-Room.html

Scientists are used to seeing infinity in their equations, but refuse to accept it as an answer to them - why?

Video: http://youtu.be/DmZ3HrZO-gQ

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/11/21/157.-Issues-With-Infinity.html

I focus a lot on improving my critical thinking skills & knowledge of bias, but I may just be honing deadly weapons to be wielded by the mad specter that sometimes possesses me.

Video: http://youtu.be/Gtg9tQ4mqLc

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/11/01/156.-Less-Wrong,-Rationality,-and-Logicbros.html