#81: Philosophy, Grounding, Metaphysics & Monism ft. Jonathan Schaffer

Jonathan Schaffer, professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, talks about the importance of philosophy, metaphysics, ontology, grounding and monism. SUPPORT: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtime Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/support Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/join PODCAST: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4 CONNECT: Youtube: Subscribe! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/ Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetofly Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawania Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetofly Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/ Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/ Producer & Host: Shalaj Lawania TIMELINE 0:00 Introduction 1:08 Falling In Love With Philosophy 4:29 Importance Of Philosophy 7:18 Quine’s Ontology 10:28 Are Numbers Fundamental? 16:22 Quine’s Ontology (contd.) 22:16 Grounding 32:13 Fundamentality 38:38 The Mind-Body Problem 47:19 Physicalism 48:53 Are Numbers Fundamental? (Part 2) 51:21 Monism 1:00:44 Lego Interpretation 1:01:37 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models) 1:09:11 Greatest Philosopher 1:11:19 Legacy & Death 1:14:00 Meaning Of Life #philosophy #metaphysics #learn