Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “Strawson”

Ep. 68 - Sukaina Hirji: Outrage and the Bound of Empathy

Jordan Myers — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0700

I speak with Sukaina Hirji about her (very) recent paper discussing a type of anger referred to as outrage: what it is, how it differs from other emotions, & how it functions in our emotional lives.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.sukaina-hirji.com/
https://philpapers.org/archive/HIROAT.pdf

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Special Guest: Sukaina Hirji.

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Ep. 46 - Reactive Attitudes and Restorative Justice (PPE series prt3)

Jordan Myers — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 03:00:00 -0700

In part 3 of the Political Philosophy Reading Group series, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss the paper "Co-Reactive Attitudes and the Making of Moral Community" by Victoria McGeer, wherein she links an adoption of P.F. Strawson's thesis about the reactive attitudes directly to the practice of restorative justice.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.princeton.edu/~vmcgeer/papers/McGeer2010CoreactiveMS.pdf
https://platoscave.fireside.fm/33

Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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Ep. 37 - FW/MR: "The Objective Attitude" by Tamler Sommers

Jordan Myers — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:00:00 -0700

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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Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions), Brian (Reading Group Discussions), and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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Ep. 35 - FW/MR: "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" by Harry Frankfurt

Jordan Myers — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700

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

Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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Ep. 34 - FW/MR: "Responsibility and the Limits of Evil" by Gary Watson

Jordan Myers — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:15:00 -0700

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

Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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Ep. 33 - FW/MR: "Freedom and Resentment" by P.F. Strawson

Jordan Myers — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0700

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

Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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Ep. 32 - FW/MR: The Four Case Argument and Basic Argument by Galen Strawson and Derk Pereboom

Jordan Myers — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0700

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

Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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Ep. 31 - FW/MR: SEP on Free Will and Determinism

Jordan Myers — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0700

In this reading group discussion episode, we discuss a follow up to our part 1 episode using the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entries on free will and determinism.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/determinism-causal/

Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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Ep. 30 - FW/MR: "Free Will" by Sam Harris

Jordan Myers — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:00:00 -0700

In this reading group discussion episode, we start a series on Free Will, Determinism, and Moral Responsibility with Sam Harris's book.

Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).

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Ep. 29 - Max Kiener: Consenting to Objectification

Jordan Myers — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0800

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

Special Guest: Maximilian Kiener.

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Ep. 24 - Paul Russell: Free Will, Art, and Morality (& Compatibilism)

Jordan Myers — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0800

In this episode, I speak with Paul Russell about his 2008 paper, "Free Will, Art, and Morality," along with more general topics within the responsibility debate, which are included in Paul's chapter in the Oxford Handbook on Moral Responsibility (forthcoming). We discuss his case for compatibilism between determinism and moral responsibility.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://sites.google.com/site/paulrussellubc/home
Paper PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/170S_5xE4tXiPwUiGum7S9gUry26N8uHY/view?usp=sharing

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Special Guest: Paul Russell.

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Ep. 23 - Susan Wolf: On Moral Responsibility

Jordan Myers — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0700

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/

Special Guest: Susan Wolf.

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Ep. 21 - Gregg Caruso: Just Deserts & Rejecting Retributivism

Jordan Myers — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0700

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=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=Gregg+Caruso&qid=1601484552&s=books&sr=1-14

Special Guest: Gregg D. Caruso.

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Ep. 20 - Per-Erik Milam: Letting Go & Forgiveness

Jordan Myers — Sat, 08 May 2021 10:00:00 -0700

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/

Special Guest: Per-Erik Milam.

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Ep. 4 - Ben Burgis: Moral Responsibility in a Determined World

Jordan Myers — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0700

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

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Special Guest: Ben Burgis.

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Ep. 2.10 - Moral Responsibility: Freedom and Resentment by P.F. Strawson

Jordan Myers — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0700

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.

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