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Jul 10, 2021 • 1h 18min
Ep. 117 - A Maximal Conception of Divine Simplicity w/Dr. Gray Sutanto
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, Dr. Gray Sutanto came back on, this time to talk about a maximal doctrine of divine simplicity and why Dr. Oliver Crisp's model doesn't quite go far enough.
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Jul 5, 2021 • 1h 23min
Ep. 116 - Biology, Herpetology, and Conservation w/The Bearded Biologist (Seth LaGrange)
On this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by field biologist, Seth LaGrange, aka the Bearded Biologist, to discuss his work in conservation as well as the fields of biology generally and its subsets of zoology and herpetology (reptiles and amphibians). We spend a lot of time on alligator snapping turtles and Blanding's turtles thankfully!
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Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 35min
Ep. 115 - What Is Divine Immutability and Why Does It Matter? w/ Jordan Steffaniak
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by PhD student, Jordan Steffaniak, to discuss a strong, and classical notion of Divine Immutability (that God does not or cannot change).
Check out Jordan's fantastic podcast called the London Lyceum on analytic theology: https://londonlyceum.buzzsprout.com/
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Jun 29, 2021 • 1h 3min
Ep. 114 - How Is Knowledge Possible? w/Dr. Quassim Cassam
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Quassim Cassam to discuss his work on the possibility of knowledge. Dr. Cassam is a first rate thinker and his work on how-possible questions has changed the way I think. I've been wanting to have this conversation for 4 or 5 years and he didn't disappoint!
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Jun 25, 2021 • 1h 14min
Ep. 113 - What Is It Like to Think About Consciousness? w/Dr. Rocco Gennaro
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Rocco Gennaro to discuss his book "Consciousness" from the Routledge New Problems of Philosophy series. It's another really fun one. Grab his book here to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/3daQnLk
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Jun 22, 2021 • 1h 25min
Ep. 112 - We Are Probably NOT Living In A Computer Simulation w/ Dr. Michael Huemer and Nate Lauffer
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by two returning guests, Dr. Michael Huemer and PhD candidate, Nate Lauffer, to discuss Dr. Huemer's "Serious Theories and Skeptical Theories: Why You Are Probably Not a Brain in a Vat" (Philosophical Studies 173 (2016) 1031-52).
We cover Dr. Huemer's refutations of different conceptions of the brain-in-a-vat and then apply the same arguments to Nick Bostrom's Simulation Argument and the Simulation Hypothesis therein.
Check out my earlier episode with Dr. Huemer on all things philosophical here: https://youtu.be/oUH4tdt6yhk
and my earlier episode with Nate on disagreement here: https://youtu.be/A5u4AWkQA2Y
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Jun 18, 2021 • 1h 24min
Ep. 111 - Creative Divine Ideas w/Dr. Thomas Ward
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Thomas Ward to discuss his new Cambridge Elements book: Divine Ideas. We talk about what divine ideas are and why Dr. Ward thinks that God can't just 'make stuff up' but instead turns inward towards His own nature for creative inspiration. Grab the book here: https://amzn.to/3cJOsNF Check out his blog here: https://www.thomasmward.com/
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Jun 15, 2021 • 1h 7min
Ep. 110 - Why You Should Read Plato w/Dr. Louis Markos
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Louis Markos to discuss his new book, From Plato to Christ. We cover all sorts of General Revelation in the works of Plato.
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Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 15min
Ep. 109 - What Happens to Christianity When We Find Aliens w/Dr. Chad McIntosh
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Chad McIntosh. This time we discuss a recent paper that he coauthored with Dr. Tyler McNabb called Houston Do We Have a Problem which discusses the ramifications that the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligent life would have for the Christian faith.
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Jun 8, 2021 • 38min
Ep. 108 - Plantinga & Crisp's EAANs vs. Jordan Peterson's Ladder of Development
In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I share my research paper on the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism with you. In my paper, I seek to deploy Alvin Plantinga and Thomas Crisp's EAANs against Jordan Peterson's Ladder of Development which undergirds his project in his book, the Maps of Meaning. You can find a PDF of the research paper here: https://parkersettecase.com/2021/06/08/alvin-plantinga-vs-jordan-peterson/
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