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 “responsibility”.
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Ep. 20 - Per-Erik Milam: Letting Go & Forgiveness
May 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
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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. 18 - Tamar Schapiro: Weakness of Will
March 26th, 2021 | 37 mins 42 secs
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In this episode, I speak with philosopher Tamar Schapiro about her work on weak willed action from a Kantian perspective. This all relates to her forthcoming book, Feeling Like it: a Theory of Inclination and Will.
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Ep. 4 - Ben Burgis: Moral Responsibility in a Determined World
March 29th, 2020 | 1 hr 34 mins
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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.
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Ep. 2.11 - (ft.) Ben Burgis and Jon Rosen: Do We Have Free Will?
March 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 36 mins
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In this episode, Ben Burgis and Jon Rosen join me for a discussion on whether we have free will, or not, and if we do have it, is it the important type of freedom? I very much enjoyed hearing the two of them spar and I hope you find it valuable as well.
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Ep. 2.10 - Moral Responsibility: Freedom and Resentment by P.F. Strawson
March 16th, 2020 | 24 mins 40 secs
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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.