What's Going on in Philosophy.(?)Free Will (Episode 8)Free will is important for a variety of reasons. Perhaps most importantly, it seems relevant to our notion of moral responsibility. If we…3d ago3d ago
What's Going on in Philosophy.(?)First Trimester Abortions (Episode 8)The focus of today’s episode deals with abortion. Specifically, the question asks whether the philosophers accept or lean toward the view…Sep 17Sep 17
What's Going on in Philosophy.(?)Ethics: Realism and Anti-Realism, and Cognitivism/Non-Cognitivism (Episode 7)The installment focuses on two pretty closely related issues. The questions deal with moral realism and anti-realism, on the one hand, and…Sep 5Sep 5
What's Going on in Philosophy.(?)Realism and Anti-Realism (PenultimatThe focus of this installment is on the following question: External world: skepticism, idealism, or non-skeptical reason? The last…Aug 30Aug 30
What's Going on in Philosophy.(?)The Experience Machine (Episode 5)This episode focuses on the question of whether those surveyed would enter the experience machine. Almost 77% accepted or leaned toward not…Aug 22Aug 22
What's Going on in Philosophy.(?)Theism and Atheism (Episode 4)Today’s entry focuses on the question about the existence of God. You can see in the survey that philosophers were asked whether they…Aug 17Aug 17
What's Going on in Philosophy.(?)A Priori and A Posteriori Knowledge (Episode 3)Today’s entry focuses on an area in which there is almost eye-popping agreement amongst those surveyed. The question is whether the…Aug 15Aug 15
What's Going on in Philosophy.(?)The Analytic/Synthetic Distinction (Episode 2)There is a stereotype of philosophers that says that they do not agree on anything. This extremely strong version of this stereotype is…Aug 13Aug 13
What's Going on in Philosophy.(?)IntroductionThis outlet is roughly the text form of my inchoate podcast, What’s Going on in Philosophy.(?) While I am a philosophy professor, the…Aug 11Aug 11