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Aug 21, 2021 • 1h
Ep. 127 - Content Externalism and Putnam's Anti Brain-in-a-Vat Arg. w/Dr. Sanford Goldberg
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Sanford Goldberg to discuss his work on Hilary Putnam's reply to the brain-in-a-vat skeptical scenario. We discuss the idea that meaning just ain't in the head, i.e. content or semantic externalism, and much more. This was a really fascinating one and I hope to have many more conversations with Dr. Goldberg as he has thoughts on so many things!
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Aug 16, 2021 • 1h 2min
Ep. 126 - Tackling the Boredom Objection to the Afterlife w/Dr. Paul Gould
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Paul Gould for a third time. This time we cover some of his work on the boredom objection to eternal or everlasting life. This argument has become more and more popular lately and can be summarized as "I don't want to live forever because you would get so bored" and is closely related to the thought that it is the scarcity and finitude of life that makes it worth living. Paul absolutely demolishes these arguments.
Check out more of Paul's work here: http://www.paul-gould.com/
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Aug 13, 2021 • 1h 6min
Ep. 125 - The Science of Building Ecosystems w/Ed the Pond Professor
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées, I'm joined by one of my favorite YouTubers, Ed the Pond Professor of Aquascape to discuss the science of water movement, micro ecosystems, and limnology (the study of the biological, chemical, and physical features of lakes and other bodies of fresh water.) I learned more in an hour with Ed than in my entire bachelors of science degree! We went on to do a tour of the whole Aquascape Aqualand which will be on my other channel soon, so stay tuned for that!! Check out Ed's Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC60vydWbUX8x9uemj8sL3Tw
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Aug 11, 2021 • 1h
Ep. 124 - Divine Illumination in Augustine, Barth, and Beyond w/Dr. Ike Miller
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Ike Miller to discuss his book, Seeing By the Light: Illumination in Augustine and Barth's reading of John. We discuss various aspects of the doctrine of divine illumination and then get into Augustine and Barth's individual treatments of the doctrine and then get into Ike's unique addition to the field of study. Grab his book here to support the podcast: https://amzn.to/3zZFaWW
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Aug 8, 2021 • 1h
Ep. 123 - Van Til's Doctrines of Common Grace and Creation w/Dr. David Owen Filson
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once more by Dr. David Owen Filson to discuss his dissertation on the theology and apologetic of Cornelius Van Til. This is somewhat of a part 2 of our discussion from last time which you can find in episode 39.
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Aug 2, 2021 • 38min
Ep. 122 - The Business of Creating a Pond Empire | w/Greg Wittstock: the Pond Guy
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Greg Wittstock: the Pond Guy, to talk about his journey in building the pond empire know as Aquascape Construction. Greg is one of the world's foremost pond builders and pond suppliers with many patents and lots and lots of beautiful pond builds under his belt. I really like this dude and look forward to working with him on some ponds of my own in the future!
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Jul 26, 2021 • 1h 3min
Ep. 121 - The Philosophy of Loki w/Drs. Matt Flummer and Taylor Cyr
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once more by the hosts of the Free Will Show, Drs. Taylor Cyr and Matthew Flummer to discuss the philosophy at play in the Disney+ show, Loki. We discuss free will, foreknowledge, personal identity, theories of mind, and other philosophical concepts which pop up in the show.
Check out there show here: https://thefreewillshow.com/
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Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 15min
Ep. 120 - Recovering from Trauma and Horrors Via the Trinity w/Dr. Scott Harrower
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Scott Harrower to talk about his book God of All Comfort: A Trinitarian Response to the Horrors of this World. We discuss horrors and trauma and then Scott explains how a Trinitarian model of recovery can help those traumatized by the horrors of this world.
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Jul 19, 2021 • 58min
Ep. 119 - The Epistemology of Groups w/Dr. Jennifer Lackey
Dr. Jennifer Lackey, a philosopher and author renowned for her work on group epistemology, dives into fascinating discussions about group responsibility and moral accountability. She unpacks the nature of group lies and their effect on public trust. The conversation highlights how corporations can evade personal accountability, illustrated by the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Lackey explores the complexities of group dynamics and belief, revealing the implications for ethics and responsibility in collective decision-making. A thought-provoking journey into philosophy that challenges our understanding of accountability!

Jul 14, 2021 • 1h 18min
Ep. 118 - The Fruitful Death of (Some) Modal Collapse Arguments w/Joe Schmid
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Joe Schmid to discuss another one of his academic papers. This time we talk about modal collapse arguments and a whole branch of them which are unsuccessful.
Check out Joe's paper here: https://majestyofreason.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/the-fruitful-death-of-modal-collapse-arguments/
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