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Ideas Having Sex
8. Michael Huemer - Knowledge, Reality, and Value
Jun 20, 2022
Philosopher Michael Huemer discusses skepticism, free will, the mind-body problem, and the existence of God. He explores the complexities of burden shifting in arguments, evolution of philosophical ideas, difficulties in defining knowledge, and ethical theories. The conversation also touches on utilitarianism, rule utilitarianism in ethics, ethical intuitionism, time travel paradoxes in popular culture, and logical coherence in movies.
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- Defining knowledge post-Gettier challenges traditional justified true belief concept.
- Compatibilism explores coexistence of free will and determinism through internal drives.
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Evolution of Philosophy Definitions
The traditional definition of knowledge as justified true belief was challenged by Edmund Gettier in 1963, leading to a search for a new definition. Various attempts to define knowledge post-Gettier failed to gain universal acceptance due to counterexamples. This challenges the notion that defining concepts equates to understanding their meaning.
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