web01.fireside.fm Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:37:33 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Korsgaard” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/korsgaard Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:15:00 -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. 34 - FW/MR: "Responsibility and the Limits of Evil" by Gary Watson https://platoscave.fireside.fm/34 3b298df2-47ab-4d32-b287-df49b7088d68 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:15:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers 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. 2:32:48 yes 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. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.101515!/file/watson-responsibility-limits-of-evil.pdf 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, brain, fmri, libet, dennett, moral, responsibility, strawson, series, galen, pf, strawson, peter, impossibility, moral, responsibility, korsgaard, burgis, derk, pereboom, four, case, argument, ethics, morality, basic, argument, summary, analysis, reactive, objective, attitudes, freedom, and, resentment, optimist, pessimist, skeptic, blame, praise, gary, watson, limits, of, evil, robert, harris, killer, intelligible, demand, communication, address 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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]]> 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.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.101515!/file/watson-responsibility-limits-of-evil.pdf

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]]> Ep. 33 - FW/MR: "Freedom and Resentment" by P.F. Strawson https://platoscave.fireside.fm/33 4adf48a3-55cc-4b9d-87cd-a7b8f731cb0e Tue, 07 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, we go deep into the weeds of PF Strawson's "Freedom and Resentment." 1:57:01 yes In this reading group episode, we go deep into the weeds of PF Strawson's "Freedom and Resentment." Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: PDF:http://www.filosofia.unimi.it/zucchi/NuoviFile/FreedomandResentment.pdf 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, brain, fmri, libet, dennett, moral, responsibility, strawson, series, galen, pf, strawson, peter, impossibility, moral, responsibility, korsgaard, burgis, derk, pereboom, four, case, argument, ethics, morality, basic, argument, summary, analysis, reactive, objective, attitudes, freedom, and, resentment, optimist, pessimist, skeptic, blame, praise In this reading group episode, we go deep into the weeds of PF Strawson's "Freedom and Resentment."
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]]> In this reading group episode, we go deep into the weeds of PF Strawson's "Freedom and Resentment."
Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
PDF:http://www.filosofia.unimi.it/zucchi/NuoviFile/Freedom_and_Resentment.pdf

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]]> Ep. 32 - FW/MR: The Four Case Argument and Basic Argument by Galen Strawson and Derk Pereboom https://platoscave.fireside.fm/32 d79790e2-eac5-4aa5-a4ec-761b3674b446 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group discussion episode, we discuss Galen Strawson's "The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility" and Derk Pereboom's Four Case Argument against compatibilism. 1:18:23 yes In this reading group discussion episode, we discuss Galen Strawson's "The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility" and Derk Pereboom's Four Case Argument against compatibilism. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/551587e0e4b0ce927f09707f/t/57b5d14de58c624a6d3a5e99/1471533403405/Strawson%2C+The+Impossibility+of+Moral+Responsibility.pdf https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2015/01/perebooms-four-case-argument-against.html 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, reading group, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, university of houston, free, will, determinism, libertarian, causes, causal, fatalism, fate, destiny, thought, experiment, choice, action, freedom, book, review, compatiblist, determinist, incompatiblist, compatiblism, incompatiblism, brain, fmri, libet, dennett, moral, responsibility, strawson, series, galen, pf, strawson, peter, impossibility, moral, responsibility, korsgaard, burgis, ben, derk, pereboom, four, case, argument, plum, professor, white, ethics, morality, basic, argument, summary, analysis, In this reading group discussion episode, we discuss Galen Strawson's "The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility" and Derk Pereboom's Four Case Argument against compatibilism.
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]]> In this reading group discussion episode, we discuss Galen Strawson's "The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility" and Derk Pereboom's Four Case Argument against compatibilism.
Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/551587e0e4b0ce927f09707f/t/57b5d14de58c624a6d3a5e99/1471533403405/Strawson%2C+The+Impossibility+of+Moral+Responsibility.pdf
https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/2015/01/perebooms-four-case-argument-against.html

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]]> Ep. 4 - Ben Burgis: Moral Responsibility in a Determined World https://platoscave.fireside.fm/4 8f8d4295-9757-4dfd-ac17-dedc9f8d2cf2 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Ben Burgis for a second time about free will compatiblism in a deterministic world. We speak about the metaphysics of free will and determinism, and what should constitude ground for moral responsibility. We also discuss my grad school writing sample and Christine Korsgaard's work. 1:34:47 no In this episode, I speak with Ben Burgis for a second time about free will compatiblism in a deterministic world. We speak about the metaphysics of free will and determinism, and what should constitude ground for moral responsibility. We also discuss my grad school writing sample and Christine Korsgaard's work. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://twitter.com/BenBurgis https://www.amazon.com/Give-Them-Argument-Logic-Left/dp/1789042100/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2214250 https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/41-jon-rosen-and-ben-burgis 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. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/ You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @JordanCMyers Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org Special Guest: Ben Burgis. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, ben, bejamin, burgis, free will, determinism, compatiblism, moral, responsibility, blame, punishment, freedom, resentment, korsgaard, strawson, skeptic, neuroscience, michael brooks, give, them, argument, jon, rosen, morality, kant In this episode, I speak with Ben Burgis for a second time about free will compatiblism in a deterministic world. We speak about the metaphysics of free will and determinism, and what should constitude ground for moral responsibility. We also discuss my grad school writing sample and Christine Korsgaard's work.

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https://www.amazon.com/Give-Them-Argument-Logic-Left/dp/1789042100/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2214250
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Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

Special Guest: Ben Burgis.

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]]> In this episode, I speak with Ben Burgis for a second time about free will compatiblism in a deterministic world. We speak about the metaphysics of free will and determinism, and what should constitude ground for moral responsibility. We also discuss my grad school writing sample and Christine Korsgaard's work.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://twitter.com/BenBurgis
https://www.amazon.com/Give-Them-Argument-Logic-Left/dp/1789042100/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2214250
https://soundcloud.com/user-761174326/41-jon-rosen-and-ben-burgis

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.

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You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

Special Guest: Ben Burgis.

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]]> Ep. 2.10 - Moral Responsibility: Freedom and Resentment by P.F. Strawson https://platoscave.fireside.fm/2-10 45777fbb-cc7c-4efa-bfff-cd2b98d7d460 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I discuss P.F. Strawson's landmark paper on moral responsibility, Freedom and Resentment, and its posing challenges towards those who believe free will and determinism have anything to do with responsibility. 24:40 no In this episode, I discuss P.F. Strawson's landmark paper on moral responsibility, Freedom and Resentment, and its posing challenges towards those who believe free will and determinism have anything to do with responsibility. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/ https://letter.wiki/conversation/135 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/determinism-causal/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-responsibility/ Strawson, Galen, 1994. “The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility,” Philosophical Studies, 75: 5–24. Strawson, Galen, 1986. Freedom and Belief, New York: Oxford University Press. Strawson, P. F., 1980. “Reply to Ayer and Bennett,” in van Stratten 1980. Strawson, P. F., 1962. “Freedom and Resentment,” Proceedings of the British Academy, 48: 1–25. Reprinted in Fischer and Ravizza, 1993. If you leanred 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. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/ You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @JordanCMyers Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, that's bs, thats bs, itunes:61, itunes:pf strawon, P.F. Strawson, strawson, freedom and resentment, moral responsibility, responsibility, galen, watson, korsgaard, free will, determinism, compatiblism, optimist, pessimist, reactive attitude, objective attitude In this episode, I discuss P.F. Strawson's landmark paper on moral responsibility, Freedom and Resentment, and its posing challenges towards those who believe free will and determinism have anything to do with responsibility.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/ https://letter.wiki/conversation/135 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/determinism-causal/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-responsibility/
Strawson, Galen, 1994. “The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility,” Philosophical Studies, 75: 5–24.
Strawson, Galen, 1986. Freedom and Belief, New York: Oxford University Press.
Strawson, P. F., 1980. “Reply to Ayer and Bennett,” in van Stratten 1980.
Strawson, P. F., 1962. “Freedom and Resentment,” Proceedings of the British Academy, 48: 1–25. Reprinted in Fischer and Ravizza, 1993.

If you leanred something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
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You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

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]]> In this episode, I discuss P.F. Strawson's landmark paper on moral responsibility, Freedom and Resentment, and its posing challenges towards those who believe free will and determinism have anything to do with responsibility.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/ https://letter.wiki/conversation/135 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/determinism-causal/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-responsibility/
Strawson, Galen, 1994. “The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility,” Philosophical Studies, 75: 5–24.
Strawson, Galen, 1986. Freedom and Belief, New York: Oxford University Press.
Strawson, P. F., 1980. “Reply to Ayer and Bennett,” in van Stratten 1980.
Strawson, P. F., 1962. “Freedom and Resentment,” Proceedings of the British Academy, 48: 1–25. Reprinted in Fischer and Ravizza, 1993.

If you leanred 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.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/

You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

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