Plato's Cave
A philosophy podcast hosted by the lowly grad student, Jordan Myers
Displaying all 3 Episode of Plato's Cave with the tag “information”.
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Ep. 76 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness (pt. 3)
July 16th, 2025 | 1 hr 23 mins
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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)
June 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 54 mins
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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.
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Ep. 29 - Max Kiener: Consenting to Objectification
February 15th, 2022 | 57 mins 25 secs
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I spoke with Max Kiener about his work in moral responsibility, consent, and Strawson's reactive and objective attitudes. We discussed applied cases of the objective stance, such as manipulating someone into getting the Covid vaccine, undergoing a medical operation, or for someone's best interests.