The Joe Walker Podcast

A Forgotten Genius — Cheryl Misak

Apr 28, 2021

01:11:57

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Ramsey's Argument Against Witkenstein

01:46

Ramsey's Impact on the Economics Profession

02:41

Ramsey's Challenge on Probability

02:52

Introduction

2min

The Life of Frank P. Ramsey

4min

How Did You Come to Write the Biography of Frank Ramsey?

3min

How Did Frank Arrive at Cambridge in 1920?

2min

The Twenties Are Really Frank's Decade to Shine

3min

The Picture Theory of Meaning

5min

You Can't Whistle It

3min

Ramsey's Argument Against Witkenstein

2min

Sisiwitkenstein's View of Meaning

2min

10.

Kanes and Wickenstein

5min

11.

Ramsey's Challenge on Probability

3min

12.

Ramsey's Impact on the Economics Profession

3min

13.

Ramsey and Caines - Is That a Good Idea?

3min

14.

Canes and Ramsey - The Point of Difference

2min

15.

Ramsey - Is He a Genius?

4min

16.

Ramsey - Is He a Poor Teacher?

2min

17.

Ramsey's Relationships With Women

4min

18.

Is Frank a Member of Bloomsbury?

2min

19.

How Did Frank's Death Come About?

4min

20.

The Reaction to Frank Ramsey's Death?

2min

21.

Braithwaite and the Maningo Sof Life

4min

22.

How Did Ramsey Get All This Work Done?

3min

23.

Ramsey's Papers

3min

24.

Do You Write With a Pen or on a Computer?

5min

Cheryl Misak is a Canadian philosopher and the author of Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers.

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