web02.fireside.fm Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:03:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Agent” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/agent Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0700 I'm Jordan Myers and I'm a PhD student studying philosophy at USC. Plato's Cave is my attempt to exit... well, the cave. It's a philosophy podcast meant to help me guide my ascent to the real world, the truth, the place where life is worth living; and apparently that means giving up a regular job with good pay to pursue the security of the academic job market - the philosophy job market nonetheless! Join me on my journey as I cover philosophical works and speak with the best philosophical minds I can convince to come on the show! en-us episodic A philosophy podcast hosted by the lowly grad student, Jordan Myers Jordan Myers I'm Jordan Myers and I'm a PhD student studying philosophy at USC. Plato's Cave is my attempt to exit... well, the cave. It's a philosophy podcast meant to help me guide my ascent to the real world, the truth, the place where life is worth living; and apparently that means giving up a regular job with good pay to pursue the security of the academic job market - the philosophy job market nonetheless! Join me on my journey as I cover philosophical works and speak with the best philosophical minds I can convince to come on the show! yes jordan, myers, philosophy, graduate, grad, school, PhD, USC, university, southern, california, interviews, ethics, philosopher, moral responsibility, philosophy of action, agency, reading group, discussion, university of houston, university of pittsburgh, existentialism, morality, political, mind, free will Jordan Myers platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Ep. 66 - Moral Luck (Celebrating Susan Wolf [& Bernard Williams]) https://platoscave.fireside.fm/66 d14911e7-76f2-4fea-af40-19b48d6466c3 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, we discuss the seminal paper "Moral Luck" by Bernard Williams and a new replies to the problem of moral luck. 1:16:56 yes In this episode, we discuss the seminal paper "Moral Luck" by Bernard Williams and a new replies to the problem of moral luck. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://bibliotecamathom.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/williams-moralluck.pdf Intro beat: "Wild for the Night" by David Pizzaro -- @peez on twitter (https://www.patreon.com/posts/beats-without-7-85632085?utmmedium=postnotificationemail&utmcampaign=patronengagement&utmsource=postlink&token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpYTo1YWQ5NGE0OS00MGZkLTRhNGYtOGY0YS1kOTA3YWMwNDdhNTEiLCJwb3N0X2lkIjo4NTYzMjA4NSwicGF0cm9uX2lkIjoxMDM2MDAwNn0.zgQGZdKQYiw3CV6QGXGh_mDztFYYmY04o8IYrdPoXd8) Twitter: @JordanCMyers Personal Website: https://jordanmyers.org/ Email: platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions). plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, university of houston, reading, group, morality, susan, wolf, value, rice, series, meaning, ethics, wrong, right, duty, love, saints, moral, good, life, sam, vida, yao, reis-dennis, bernard, williams, luck, agent, regret, choice, chance, likelihood, nagel In this episode, we discuss the seminal paper "Moral Luck" by Bernard Williams and a new replies to the problem of moral luck.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://bibliotecamathom.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/williams_-_moral_luck.pdf
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Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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]]> In this episode, we discuss the seminal paper "Moral Luck" by Bernard Williams and a new replies to the problem of moral luck.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://bibliotecamathom.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/williams_-_moral_luck.pdf
Intro beat: "Wild for the Night" by David Pizzaro -- @peez on twitter (https://www.patreon.com/posts/beats-without-7-85632085?utm_medium=post_notification_email&utm_campaign=patron_engagement&utm_source=post_link&token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpYTo1YWQ5NGE0OS00MGZkLTRhNGYtOGY0YS1kOTA3YWMwNDdhNTEiLCJwb3N0X2lkIjo4NTYzMjA4NSwicGF0cm9uX2lkIjoxMDM2MDAwNn0.zgQGZdKQYiw3CV6QGXGh_mDztFYYmY04o8IYrdPoXd8)

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Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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]]> Ep. 36 - FW/MR: "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility" by Harry Frankfurt https://platoscave.fireside.fm/36 9c8ff42d-17ec-42e2-be0a-e1f26954ef82 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, we discuss Harry Frankfurt's landmark 1969 paper, "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility" 1:53:09 yes In this reading group episode, we discuss Harry Frankfurt's landmark 1969 paper, "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility" Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833 Twitter: @JordanCMyers You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions). plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, university of houston, reading, group, free, will, determinism, libertarian, causes, choice, action, freedom, compatiblist, determinist, incompatiblist, compatiblism, incompatiblism, moral, responsibility, impossibility, moral, responsibility, reactive, objective, attitudes, blame, praise, second, first, order, desires, volition, wanton, concept, person, agent, agency, unwilling, addict, harry, frankfurt, cases, pap, principle, of, alternate, possibilities, could, have, done, otherwise, jones, black, control In this reading group episode, we discuss Harry Frankfurt's landmark 1969 paper, "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility"

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
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Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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]]> In this reading group episode, we discuss Harry Frankfurt's landmark 1969 paper, "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility"

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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]]> Ep. 35 - FW/MR: "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" by Harry Frankfurt https://platoscave.fireside.fm/35 0ac5b387-1b48-49ad-ba3f-389006566899 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, we discuss Frankfurt's famous paper, Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person. 1:49:09 yes In this reading group episode, we discuss Frankfurt's famous paper, Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717 Twitter: @JordanCMyers You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions). plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, university of houston, reading, group, free, will, determinism, libertarian, causes, causal, fatalism, fate, destiny, thought, experiment, choice, action, freedom, book, review, compatiblist, determinist, incompatiblist, compatiblism, incompatiblism, moral, responsibility, strawson, series, impossibility, moral, responsibility, argument, reactive, objective, attitudes, skeptic, blame, praise, second, first, order, desires, volition, wanton, concept, person, agent, agency, unwilling, addict, harry, frankfurt, cases In this reading group episode, we discuss Frankfurt's famous paper, Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person.
Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
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]]> In this reading group episode, we discuss Frankfurt's famous paper, Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person.
Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
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Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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]]> Ep. 21 - Gregg Caruso: Just Deserts & Rejecting Retributivism https://platoscave.fireside.fm/21 bc6ae67a-dc53-4751-954c-415c43bb0193 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Gregg Caruso about this recent book, Just Deserts, co-authored with Dan Dennett. We discuss his claims about rejecting deep moral responsibility while still preserving many distinctions that compatibilists like Dan find important. We also dive into the divide between he (and myself) and Dennett. 1:25:35 no In this episode, I speak with Gregg Caruso about this recent book, Just Deserts, co-authored with Dan Dennett. We discuss his claims about rejecting deep moral responsibility while still preserving many distinctions that compatibilists like Dan find important. We also dive into the divide between he (and myself) and Dennett. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: http://www.greggcaruso.com/ https://debatingfreewill.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Rejecting-Retributivism-Punishment-Criminal-Cognitive/dp/1108484700/ref=sr114?dchild=1&keywords=Gregg+Caruso&qid=1601484552&s=books&sr=1-14 If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. Twitter: @JordanCMyers You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guest: Gregg D. Caruso. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, gregg, caruso, interview, dan, Daniel, dennett, debating, free, will, moral, responsibility, rejecting, retributivism, just, deserts, blame, praise, reactive, objective, subjective, harris, libertarianism, agent, event, compatibilism, compatibilist, consequentialism, penalty, punishment, death, criminal justice, person, strawson, frankfurt, attitudes In this episode, I speak with Gregg Caruso about this recent book, Just Deserts, co-authored with Dan Dennett. We discuss his claims about rejecting deep moral responsibility while still preserving many distinctions that compatibilists like Dan find important. We also dive into the divide between he (and myself) and Dennett.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
http://www.greggcaruso.com/
https://debatingfreewill.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Rejecting-Retributivism-Punishment-Criminal-Cognitive/dp/1108484700/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=Gregg+Caruso&qid=1601484552&s=books&sr=1-14

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

Special Guest: Gregg D. Caruso.

Support Plato's Cave

]]> In this episode, I speak with Gregg Caruso about this recent book, Just Deserts, co-authored with Dan Dennett. We discuss his claims about rejecting deep moral responsibility while still preserving many distinctions that compatibilists like Dan find important. We also dive into the divide between he (and myself) and Dennett.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
http://www.greggcaruso.com/
https://debatingfreewill.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Rejecting-Retributivism-Punishment-Criminal-Cognitive/dp/1108484700/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=Gregg+Caruso&qid=1601484552&s=books&sr=1-14

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

Special Guest: Gregg D. Caruso.

Support Plato's Cave

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