Plato's Cave
A Philosophy Podcast by Jordan Myers (MA Student, University of Houston)
We found 10 episodes of Plato's Cave with the tag “group”.
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Ep. 36 - FW/MR: "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility" by Harry Frankfurt
June 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 53 mins
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In this reading group episode, we discuss Harry Frankfurt's landmark 1969 paper, "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility"
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Ep. 35 - FW/MR: "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" by Harry Frankfurt
June 9th, 2022 | 1 hr 49 mins
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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.
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Ep. 34 - FW/MR: "Responsibility and the Limits of Evil" by Gary Watson
June 8th, 2022 | 2 hrs 32 mins
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In this reading group episode, we discuss Gary Watson's paper on Intelligible Moral Demand being a way to view the debate on moral responsibility. That paper is his Responsibility and the Limits of Evil: Variations on a Strawsonian Theme.
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Ep. 33 - FW/MR: "Freedom and Resentment" by P.F. Strawson
June 7th, 2022 | 1 hr 57 mins
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In this reading group episode, we go deep into the weeds of PF Strawson's "Freedom and Resentment."
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Ep. 30 - FW/MR: "Free Will" by Sam Harris
June 2nd, 2022 | 1 hr 18 mins
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In this reading group discussion episode, we start a series on Free Will, Determinism, and Moral Responsibility with Sam Harris's book.