web02.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:36:51 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “State” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/state Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -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. 78 - Identity Arguments for Materialism: David Papineau (Consciousness pt. 5) https://platoscave.fireside.fm/78 59ebe9a1-c565-4569-ba5a-b7bd3b84cc3a Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In a *much* more enjoyable article, David Papineau argues for materialism with respect to consciousness by arguing that the mental and physical are identical, and identities don't need explaining. (Please excuse the instances of weird underwater-sounding audio...I have no clue what happened there.) 1:33:16 yes In a much more enjoyable article, David Papineau argues for materialism with respect to consciousness by arguing that the mental and physical are identical, and identities don't need explaining. (Please excuse the instances of weird underwater-sounding audio...I have no clue what happened there.) Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/uploads/1/8/5/5/18551740/mindthegap.pdf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platoscavepodcast/ Twitter: @JordanCMyers Website: https://jordanmyers.org/ Email: 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). cave, color, consciousness, dualism, epiphenomenalism, experience, frank, grad school, graduate, group, jackson, jordan, mary, mind, myers, phd, philosophy, physicalism, plato, plato's cave, reading, scientist, university of houston, university of southern california, usc, papineau, materialism, identity, pain, brain, state, mind, the gap In a much more enjoyable article, David Papineau argues for materialism with respect to consciousness by arguing that the mental and physical are identical, and identities don't need explaining. (Please excuse the instances of weird underwater-sounding audio...I have no clue what happened there.)

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]]> In a much more enjoyable article, David Papineau argues for materialism with respect to consciousness by arguing that the mental and physical are identical, and identities don't need explaining. (Please excuse the instances of weird underwater-sounding audio...I have no clue what happened there.)

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/uploads/1/8/5/5/18551740/mind_the_gap.pdf

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]]> Ep. 14 - Brandon Robshaw: Eternal Recurrence https://platoscave.fireside.fm/14 9e4d2559-0275-4639-9f35-7804ed4742eb Fri, 04 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Dr. Brandon Robshaw about his recent piece in Philosophy Now on Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence. We also discuss his new book, 'Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa?' (The short answer is no.) 55:13 no In this episode, I speak with Dr. Brandon Robshaw about his recent piece in Philosophy Now on Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence. We also discuss his new book, 'Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa?' (The short answer is no.) Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: https://brandonrobshawtheenglishlanguage.com/ https://twitter.com/BrandonRobshaw https://philosophynow.org/issues/137/EternalRecurrenceRevisited https://philosophynow.org/issues/135/ShouldaLiberalStateBantheBurqa 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: Brandon Robshaw. plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, jordan, myers, Brandon, Robshaw,Philosophy, Now, Nietzsche, Eternal, Recurrence,Should, Liberal, State, Ban, Burqa, infinity, loop, reincarnation, eternity, political, europe, islam In this episode, I speak with Dr. Brandon Robshaw about his recent piece in Philosophy Now on Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence. We also discuss his new book, 'Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa?' (The short answer is no.)

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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: Brandon Robshaw.

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]]> In this episode, I speak with Dr. Brandon Robshaw about his recent piece in Philosophy Now on Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence. We also discuss his new book, 'Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa?' (The short answer is no.)

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://brandonrobshawtheenglishlanguage.com/
https://twitter.com/BrandonRobshaw
https://philosophynow.org/issues/137/Eternal_Recurrence_Revisited
https://philosophynow.org/issues/135/Should_a_Liberal_State_Ban_the_Burqa

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: @Jordan_C_Myers
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: Brandon Robshaw.

Support Plato's Cave

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