Plato's Cave
A philosophy podcast hosted by the lowly grad student, Jordan Myers
We found 5 episodes of Plato's Cave with the tag “vida”.
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Ep. 67 - Two Levels of Pluralism (Celebrating Susan Wolf)
August 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 27 mins
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In the final episode of the series, we discuss Wolf's article "Two Levels of Pluralism" which investigates whether pluralism reduces into relativism. Spoiler--it doesn't!
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Ep. 66 - Moral Luck (Celebrating Susan Wolf [& Bernard Williams])
August 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
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In this episode, we discuss the seminal paper "Moral Luck" by Bernard Williams and a new replies to the problem of moral luck.
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Ep. 65 - The Role of Rules (Celebrating Susan Wolf)
August 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 45 mins
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In this episode, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss two essays by Wolf: "The Role of Rules" and "Two Concepts of Rule Utilitarianism."
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Ep. 64 - Above and Below the Line of Duty (Celebrating Susan Wolf)
August 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 26 mins
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In this episode, we discuss an underrated paper by Wolf. We discuss the connection between decency, moral duty, and reasonably violating your obligations.
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Ep. 63 - Moral Obligations and Social Commands (Celebrating Susan Wolf)
August 3rd, 2023 | 1 hr 30 mins
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In this episode, Adam, Giffin, and I discuss Wolf's essay "Moral Obligations and Social Commands," which asks where the true authority of moral enforcement originates from.