CC041: Graham Oppy, Josh Rasmussen Discuss "The Origins of Reality"

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

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Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

02:30 • 2min

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The Foundation Hypothesis - Is There a Foundation?

04:50 • 5min

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Is the Foundation Everything?

10:14 • 5min

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The Hexagonal Shape of a Hexal Shape

14:54 • 2min

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How Do You Compare Theories?

16:31 • 2min

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Theistic Arguments - What Standards of Success Are Appropriate?

18:38 • 3min

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What Standards of Success Are Appropriate for Theistic Arguments?

21:11 • 5min

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Is There a Needle in Existence?

26:34 • 6min

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Is There Anything at All?

32:12 • 3min

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What's Metaphysically Necessary?

34:52 • 3min

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The Initial Singularity

38:11 • 4min

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What's the Difference Between Chance and Property?

42:36 • 2min

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Is There a Difference Making Explanation?

44:30 • 3min

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How Much Causal Power Does Your Theory Have?

47:36 • 2min

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The Virtue of Simplicity With Respect to the Maximal Power Theory

49:50 • 4min

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Is There a Foundation for Natural Reality?

53:34 • 3min

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Is There a Difference Between Self Sufficient and Dependent?

56:15 • 3min

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What Is Naturalism?

59:36 • 2min

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Are You a Natural Object?

01:01:21 • 3min

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Is There a Consciousness in the Initial Singularity?

01:04:31 • 5min

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Is There a Beginning in the Universe?

01:09:39 • 2min

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Is There a Causal Principle?

01:11:50 • 5min

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Is There a Limit to the Absolute?

01:16:26 • 4min

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Is There a Perfect Foundation?

01:20:13 • 4min

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Is There a Perfect Being?

01:24:18 • 5min

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Is There Evidence for Infinite History?

01:29:45 • 2min

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Is the Universe Temporally Finite or Infinite?

01:32:11 • 3min

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Is Personhood a General Perfection?

01:35:38 • 3min

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The Theory of Mentality - Is There a Necessary Foundation?

01:38:16 • 3min

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Does Aguir's Model Provide Evidence for Metaphysical Possibility?

01:41:35 • 2min

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Why Don't I Ask This Question?

01:44:01 • 3min

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Is There Progress in Philosophy?

01:47:24 • 4min

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What's the Nature of Mind?

01:51:03 • 6min