web02.fireside.fm Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:37:43 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Objective” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/objective Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:00:00 -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. 42 - FW/MR: "For the Law, Neuroscience Changes Nothing and Everything" by Greene & Cohen https://platoscave.fireside.fm/42 0a03db18-13b2-4e95-8ab8-025d9af56de7 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, we wrap up the free will and moral responsibility series with a discussion of Greene and Cohen's "For the Law, Neuroscience Changes Nothing and Everything." We talk about the legal and cultural implications of the series through the lens of Green ad Cohen's work. 1:23:52 yes In this reading group episode, we wrap up the free will and moral responsibility series with a discussion of Green and Cohen's "For the Law, Neuroscience Changes Nothing and Everything." We talk about the legal and cultural implications of the series through the lens of Green ad Cohen's work. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1693457/ 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), Brian (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, greene, cohen, For, the, Law, Neuroscience, Changes, Nothing, and, Everything, psychology, study, studies, legal, culture, Free, will, moral responsibility, objective, reactive, attitude, blame, praise, punishment, belief, objects, retribution, retributivism In this reading group episode, we wrap up the free will and moral responsibility series with a discussion of Green and Cohen's "For the Law, Neuroscience Changes Nothing and Everything." We talk about the legal and cultural implications of the series through the lens of Green ad Cohen's work.

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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1693457/

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]]> Ep. 41 - FW/MR: "Asymmetrical Freedom" by Susan Wolf https://platoscave.fireside.fm/41 537a9787-55bc-4158-945f-eae832e66519 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, Giffin, Adam, Brian, and I talk about the crazy (in the best way) paper by Susan Wolf, "Asymmetrical Freedom." Can we be responsible for bad actions? Only good ones? What does the role of determinism do to our judgements? 1:42:11 yes In this reading group episode, Giffin, Adam, Brian, and I talk about the crazy (in the best way) paper by Susan Wolf, "Asymmetrical Freedom." Can we be responsible for bad actions? Only good ones? What does the role of determinism do to our judgements? Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2025667 https://diversifyingsyllabi.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/1/8/38180217/susanwolf-assymetricalfreedom.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), Brian (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, interview, susan, wolf, asymmetry, asymmetrical, freedom, Free, will, moral responsibility, objective, reactive, attitude, blame, praise, determinism, robot, addict, human, good, true, virtue, psychology, mind, condition, value, good, bad, actions, analysis In this reading group episode, Giffin, Adam, Brian, and I talk about the crazy (in the best way) paper by Susan Wolf, "Asymmetrical Freedom." Can we be responsible for bad actions? Only good ones? What does the role of determinism do to our judgements?

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]]> In this reading group episode, Giffin, Adam, Brian, and I talk about the crazy (in the best way) paper by Susan Wolf, "Asymmetrical Freedom." Can we be responsible for bad actions? Only good ones? What does the role of determinism do to our judgements?

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2025667
https://diversifyingsyllabi.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/1/8/38180217/susan_wolf_-_assymetrical_freedom.pdf

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]]> Ep. 38 - FW/MR: "The Importance of Free Will" by Susan Wolf https://platoscave.fireside.fm/38 525c7805-3ba0-47bd-a5c9-762ae2ec7126 Sun, 12 Jun 2022 02:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, Adam, Brian, Giffin, and I discuss "The Importance of Free Will" by Susan Wolf, a discussion spawned by our disagreements in the previous episode about the plausibility of Sommers 2007. 2:37:38 yes In this reading group episode, Adam, Brian, Giffin, and I discuss "The Importance of Free Will" by Susan Wolf, a discussion spawned by our disagreements in the previous episode about the plausibility of Sommers 2007. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2253093 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), Brian (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, moral responsibility, objective, reactive, attitude, blame, praise, wolf, susan, tamler, sommers, the, shallow, ring, hollow, meaning, morality, relationships, interpersonal, communication, love, regret, shame, pride In this reading group episode, Adam, Brian, Giffin, and I discuss "The Importance of Free Will" by Susan Wolf, a discussion spawned by our disagreements in the previous episode about the plausibility of Sommers 2007.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2253093

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]]> In this reading group episode, Adam, Brian, Giffin, and I discuss "The Importance of Free Will" by Susan Wolf, a discussion spawned by our disagreements in the previous episode about the plausibility of Sommers 2007.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2253093

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]]> Ep. 37 - FW/MR: "The Objective Attitude" by Tamler Sommers https://platoscave.fireside.fm/37 6a38a94f-7097-41fa-a6fa-d4ba66d3b2a1 Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, we discuss "The Objective Attitude" by Tamler Sommers. Giffin thinks that he could happily exist in this state - Adam and I strongly disagree. Brian join us for the rest of the series! 2:32:04 yes In this reading group episode, we discuss "The Objective Attitude" by Tamler Sommers. Giffin thinks that he could happily exist in this state - Adam and I strongly disagree. Brian join us for the rest of the series! Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.487.x 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), Brian (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, moral responsibility, objective, reactive, attitude, blame, praise, wolf, nagel, strawson, pessimism, lens, stance, 2007 In this reading group episode, we discuss "The Objective Attitude" by Tamler Sommers. Giffin thinks that he could happily exist in this state - Adam and I strongly disagree. Brian join us for the rest of the series!

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.487.x

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]]> In this reading group episode, we discuss "The Objective Attitude" by Tamler Sommers. Giffin thinks that he could happily exist in this state - Adam and I strongly disagree. Brian join us for the rest of the series!

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.487.x

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]]> Ep. 36 - FW/MR: "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility" by Harry Frankfurt https://platoscave.fireside.fm/36 9c8ff42d-17ec-42e2-be0a-e1f26954ef82 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, we discuss Harry Frankfurt's landmark 1969 paper, "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility" 1:53:09 yes In this reading group episode, we discuss Harry Frankfurt's landmark 1969 paper, "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility" Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833 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, choice, action, freedom, compatiblist, determinist, incompatiblist, compatiblism, incompatiblism, moral, responsibility, impossibility, moral, responsibility, reactive, objective, attitudes, blame, praise, second, first, order, desires, volition, wanton, concept, person, agent, agency, unwilling, addict, harry, frankfurt, cases, pap, principle, of, alternate, possibilities, could, have, done, otherwise, jones, black, control In this reading group episode, we discuss Harry Frankfurt's landmark 1969 paper, "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility"

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833

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]]> In this reading group episode, we discuss Harry Frankfurt's landmark 1969 paper, "Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility"

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833

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You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
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]]> Ep. 35 - FW/MR: "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" by Harry Frankfurt https://platoscave.fireside.fm/35 0ac5b387-1b48-49ad-ba3f-389006566899 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this reading group episode, we discuss Frankfurt's famous paper, Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person. 1:49:09 yes In this reading group episode, we discuss Frankfurt's famous paper, Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717 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, moral, responsibility, strawson, series, impossibility, moral, responsibility, argument, reactive, objective, attitudes, skeptic, blame, praise, second, first, order, desires, volition, wanton, concept, person, agent, agency, unwilling, addict, harry, frankfurt, cases 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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https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717

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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.
Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717

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You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
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]]> 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.

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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]]> 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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You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
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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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PDF:http://www.filosofia.unimi.it/zucchi/NuoviFile/Freedom_and_Resentment.pdf

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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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You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
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]]> Ep. 29 - Max Kiener: Consenting to Objectification https://platoscave.fireside.fm/29 47805d9d-c59d-4bff-b663-1c38c35d120e Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0800 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers 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. 57:25 no 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. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/ https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489 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 Guest: Maximilian Kiener. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, free, will, freedom, agency, choice, actions, nudge, undermine, desire, determinism, source, bypassing, moral, responsibility, objective, reactive, strawson, manipulation, coercion, berlin, liberty, oppression, conversation, fact, information, surgery, covid, vaccine, max, kiener, Maximillian, oxford 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.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://maximilian-kiener.weebly.com/
https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489

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https://theconversation.com/covid-is-it-ok-to-manipulate-people-into-getting-vaccinated-158489

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]]> Ep. 27 - Seth Shabo: Free Will Mysterianism https://platoscave.fireside.fm/27 251551c3-c76f-47cc-9b62-d5345f785000 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0800 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers 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. 1:05:46 no 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/ 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 Guest: Seth Shabo. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, seth, shabo, deleware, peter, van, inwagen, van inwagen, mystery, free, will, mysterianism, libertarianism, frankfurt case, could, otherwise, possibilities, incompatibilism, compatibilism, Fischer, wolf, reactive, attitude, objective, moral, community, luck, objection, moral, responsibility, chance 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.

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https://philpeople.org/profiles/seth-shabo
https://philpapers.org/rec/SHATTL-5
https://thefreewillshow.com/episode-19/

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Special Guest: Seth Shabo.

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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/

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Special Guest: Seth Shabo.

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]]> Ep. 23 - Susan Wolf: On Moral Responsibility https://platoscave.fireside.fm/23 0ac9a677-3ba8-4db7-8c70-1f8e58992a80 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers 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. 1:00:23 no 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/ 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. 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 Guest: Susan Wolf. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, susan, wolf, moral, responsibility, blame, praise, act, good, morality, reactive, objective, attitudes, strawson, sommers, unc, chapel, hill, asymmetry, asymmetrical, freedom, determinism, luck, chance, the, importance, of, free, will, ethics, reasons, responsiveness, character, 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.

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https://philosophy.unc.edu/people/susan-wolf/

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https://philosophy.unc.edu/people/susan-wolf/

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Special Guest: Susan Wolf.

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]]> Ep. 21 - Gregg Caruso: Just Deserts & Rejecting Retributivism https://platoscave.fireside.fm/21 bc6ae67a-dc53-4751-954c-415c43bb0193 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Gregg Caruso about this recent book, Just Deserts, co-authored with Dan Dennett. We discuss his claims about rejecting deep moral responsibility while still preserving many distinctions that compatibilists like Dan find important. We also dive into the divide between he (and myself) and Dennett. 1:25:35 no In this episode, I speak with Gregg Caruso about this recent book, Just Deserts, co-authored with Dan Dennett. We discuss his claims about rejecting deep moral responsibility while still preserving many distinctions that compatibilists like Dan find important. We also dive into the divide between he (and myself) and Dennett. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: http://www.greggcaruso.com/ https://debatingfreewill.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Rejecting-Retributivism-Punishment-Criminal-Cognitive/dp/1108484700/ref=sr114?dchild=1&keywords=Gregg+Caruso&qid=1601484552&s=books&sr=1-14 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. 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 Guest: Gregg D. Caruso. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, gregg, caruso, interview, dan, Daniel, dennett, debating, free, will, moral, responsibility, rejecting, retributivism, just, deserts, blame, praise, reactive, objective, subjective, harris, libertarianism, agent, event, compatibilism, compatibilist, consequentialism, penalty, punishment, death, criminal justice, person, strawson, frankfurt, attitudes In this episode, I speak with Gregg Caruso about this recent book, Just Deserts, co-authored with Dan Dennett. We discuss his claims about rejecting deep moral responsibility while still preserving many distinctions that compatibilists like Dan find important. We also dive into the divide between he (and myself) and Dennett.

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https://debatingfreewill.com/
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Special Guest: Gregg D. Caruso.

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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
http://www.greggcaruso.com/
https://debatingfreewill.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Rejecting-Retributivism-Punishment-Criminal-Cognitive/dp/1108484700/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=Gregg+Caruso&qid=1601484552&s=books&sr=1-14

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Special Guest: Gregg D. Caruso.

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]]> Ep. 20 - Per-Erik Milam: Letting Go & Forgiveness https://platoscave.fireside.fm/20 7c4bf022-2d8d-45e7-964d-b5692e565611 Sat, 08 May 2021 10:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Per Milam about his recent work on letting go as an alternative to forgiveness. These topics naturally touch on the practices of blame and responsibility and Strawson's reactive attitudes. 1:06:10 no In this episode, I speak with Per Milam about his recent work on letting go as an alternative to forgiveness. These topics naturally touch on the practices of blame and responsibility and Strawson's reactive attitudes. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: http://www.pererikmilam.com/ 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. 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 Guest: Per-Erik Milam. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, per, erik, milam, blame, praise, forgiveness, letting, go, reactive, attitudes, objective, strawson, gothenburgh, moral, ethics, calhoun, dana, nelkin, moral, responsibility, harm, injury, wrong, relationships, friends, community, address In this episode, I speak with Per Milam about his recent work on letting go as an alternative to forgiveness. These topics naturally touch on the practices of blame and responsibility and Strawson's reactive attitudes.

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]]> Ep. 12 - Bernardo Kastrup: Why Materialism Cannot Explain Consciousness https://platoscave.fireside.fm/12 35cfb8c4-ef43-40b7-b353-f9474fff7630 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 03:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Bernardo Kastrup, who holds a PhD in Philosophy and Computer Engineering, about the hard problem of consciousness, idealism, theory of mind, panpsychism, and why materialistic reductionism cannot account for the fact of conscious experience. 1:00:18 no In this episode, I speak with Bernardo Kastrup, who holds a PhD in Philosophy and Computer Engineering, about the hard problem of consciousness, idealism, theory of mind, panpsychism, and why materialistic reductionism cannot account for the fact of conscious experience. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.bernardokastrup.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSSn6jj8iQ&t=1339s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9aLRjeLkY&t=3156s 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. 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/ 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: Bernardo Kastrup. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, bernardo, kastrup, idealism, consciousness, the, hard, problem, what, is, it like, to be, bat, being, experience, first, person, subjective, objective, thomas, nagel, david, chalmers, facing, up, mind, dualism, phenomenological, panpsychism, epiphenomenolism, epi, body, descartes, thought, experiment, zombie, materialism, reductionist, reductionism, theory of mind, ontology, metaphysics, science, decomposition, reality, nature, mind, experience In this episode, I speak with Bernardo Kastrup, who holds a PhD in Philosophy and Computer Engineering, about the hard problem of consciousness, idealism, theory of mind, panpsychism, and why materialistic reductionism cannot account for the fact of conscious experience.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSSn6jj8iQ&t=1339s
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Special Guest: Bernardo Kastrup.

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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.bernardokastrup.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSSn6jj8iQ&t=1339s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9aLRjeLkY&t=3156s

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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: Bernardo Kastrup.

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