web01.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:32:44 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Fundamental” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/fundamental Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:00:00 -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. 76 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness (pt. 3) https://platoscave.fireside.fm/76 9c19f80b-15db-4809-b98e-db98fb3716a4 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, Adam and I discuss David Chalmer's formulation of the hard problem of consciousness. 1:23:27 yes In this episode, Adam and I discuss David Chalmer's formulation of the hard problem of consciousness. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platoscavepodcast/ Twitter: @JordanCMyers 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 Guest: Adam (Reading Group Discussions). plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, university of houston, USC, university of southern california, reading, group, mind, consciousness, information, hard, problem, chalmers, david, awareness, fundamental, zombie In this episode, Adam and I discuss David Chalmer's formulation of the hard problem of consciousness.

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]]> Ep. 75 - Chalmers' Nonreductive Theory of Consciousness (Consciousness pt. 2) https://platoscave.fireside.fm/75 6e83f147-4f27-4c33-b4c8-d3dddf884738 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In the second part of our series on the philosophy of mind, we discuss the second part of David Chalmer's seminal paper: Facing up to the Problem of Consciousness. We discuss the basics (and yes, it took 2 hours for the basics) of his nonreductive theory of consciousness. 1:54:20 yes In the second part of our series on the philosophy of mind, we discuss the second part of David Chalmer's seminal paper: Facing up to the Problem of Consciousness. We discuss the basics (and yes, it took 2 hours for the basics) of his nonreductive theory of consciousness. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platoscavepodcast/ Twitter: @JordanCMyers 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, USC, university of southern california, reading, group, mind, consciousness, information, hard, problem, chalmers, david, awareness, fundamental, zombie In the second part of our series on the philosophy of mind, we discuss the second part of David Chalmer's seminal paper: Facing up to the Problem of Consciousness. We discuss the basics (and yes, it took 2 hours for the basics) of his nonreductive theory of consciousness.

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]]> In the second part of our series on the philosophy of mind, we discuss the second part of David Chalmer's seminal paper: Facing up to the Problem of Consciousness. We discuss the basics (and yes, it took 2 hours for the basics) of his nonreductive theory of consciousness.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platoscavepodcast/
Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
Website: https://jordanmyers.org/
Email: platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
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Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

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

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