Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “University”

Plato's Cave: The Return

Jordan Myers — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0700

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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!

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

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Ep. 19 - Derek Leben: Pascal's Wager & Anti-Natalism for AI

Jordan Myers — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Derek Leben about his recent Philosophy Now article, Pascal’s Artificial Intelligence Wager. We talk about Pascal's wager applied to AI, the control problem, consciousness, our ability to control the course of AI development, and the meaning that grounds moral realism.

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https://philosophynow.org/issues/139/Pascals_Artificial_Intelligence_Wager
https://www.derekleben.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Robots-Design-Moral-Algorithm-ebook/dp/B07FN629T6

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Ep. 11 - Russell Blackford: Philosophy's Future

Jordan Myers — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 06:30:00 -0700

In this episode, I speak with the Philosopher Russell Blackford about his edited book with Damien Broderick on the problems of philosophical progress, pop-philosophy, academic isolation, interdisciplinary work, and more. This was a wonderful insight on the niche details of the field, and will be of interest to both PhD's and fans of philosophy alike.

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http://www.russellblackford.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Philosophys-Future-Problem-Philosophical-Progress-ebook/dp/B071DR6RCP/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

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: Russell Blackford.

Ep. 3 - Alastair Wilson: The Nature of Contingency

Jordan Myers — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I spoke with Professor Alastair Wilson about his newly released book, The Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism. We spoke about contingency, counterfactuals, the multiple worlds interpretation of quantum physics, free will, and more. This was a true education for me with a great mind and a great writer, and I hope you find this conversation valuable as well.

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Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-nature-of-contingency-9780198846215?cc=us&lang=en&
Dr. Wilson's Website: http://alastairwilson.org/

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Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

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Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Special Guest: Alastair Wilson.