Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Chance”

Ep. 66 - Moral Luck (Celebrating Susan Wolf [& Bernard Williams])

Jordan Myers — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0700

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. 45 - "What is the Point of Equality?" by Elizabeth Anderson (PPE series prt2)

Jordan Myers — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0700

In part 2 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss the paper "What is the Point of Equality?" by Elizabeth Anderson, which investigated the role of luck in creating egalitarian outcomes. Anderson focuses on a capabilities approach to political equality which differs from some common intuitions held by luck egalitarians.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.philosophy.rutgers.edu/joomlatools-files/docman-files/4ElizabethAnderson.pdf

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

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Ep. 43 - Garrett Pendergraft: "Free Will and Human Agency" (50 Thought Experiments)

Jordan Myers — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I speak with Garrett Pendergraft about his forthcoming book: FREE WILL AND HUMAN AGENCY: 50 PUZZLES, PARADOXES, AND THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS, which will be out in July 2022! We discuss three chapters on the Garden of Forking Paths, Uncertainty and Deliberation, and Divine Foreknowledge.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/faculty/garrett-pendergraft/#:~:text=Most%20of%20his%20research%20focuses,foreknowledge%2C%20and%20situationism%20in%20psychology.
https://www.routledge.com/Free-Will-and-Human-Agency-50-Puzzles-Paradoxes-and-Thought-Experiments/Pendergraft/p/book/9780367641948

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Special Guest: Garrett Pendergraft .

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Ep. 27 - Seth Shabo: Free Will Mysterianism

Jordan Myers — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0800

In this episode, I speak with Seth Shabo about Mysterianism, a view originated by Peter van Inwagen. We also touch related topics: determinism's relevance to responsibility, reactive attitudes, and the Luck Objection to free will.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://philpeople.org/profiles/seth-shabo
https://philpapers.org/rec/SHATTL-5
https://thefreewillshow.com/episode-19/

Special Guest: Seth Shabo.

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Ep. 24 - Paul Russell: Free Will, Art, and Morality (& Compatibilism)

Jordan Myers — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0800

In this episode, I speak with Paul Russell about his 2008 paper, "Free Will, Art, and Morality," along with more general topics within the responsibility debate, which are included in Paul's chapter in the Oxford Handbook on Moral Responsibility (forthcoming). We discuss his case for compatibilism between determinism and moral responsibility.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://sites.google.com/site/paulrussellubc/home
Paper PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/170S_5xE4tXiPwUiGum7S9gUry26N8uHY/view?usp=sharing

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Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Special Guest: Paul Russell.

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Ep. 23 - Susan Wolf: On Moral Responsibility

Jordan Myers — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I speak with Susan Wolf about her first two papers, "Asymmetrical Freedom" and "The Importance of Having Free Will." These papers have been influential to me and I was lucky enough to discuss them with Dr. Wolf. We discuss her views on moral responsibility, reactive attitudes, and her upcoming projects.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://philosophy.unc.edu/people/susan-wolf/

Special Guest: Susan Wolf.

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