Majesty of Reason Philosophy Podcast

Christian Coons claims to have proved that some acts have moral properties. I doubt he's done that. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... RESOURCES (1) Coons' (2011) paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... (2) Brown's (2013) paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... (3) Moral Argument playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... (4) My website: https://www.josephschmid.com

Does Feser's Augustinian proof succeed? Is Theistic Conceptualism compatible with Divine Simplicity? And should we prefer Theistic Conceptualism to Platonism? I explore these questions and more in an epic discussion with @Parker's Pensées. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... RESOURCES (1) The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rflji... (2) God and Abstract Objects playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... (3) My website: https://www.josephschmid.com IMPORTANT NOTE: At one point in the discussion I say, roughly, that "Anderson says something like 'God's thoughts aren't about anything'". But I would like to make an important clarification about this. Here's what I was thinking. At minute 53 in his discussion with Malpass, Anderson says that “divine thoughts don’t have propositional content”. I take this to imply that divine thoughts aren’t about propositions. So, God’s thought that ‘Paris is the capital of France’ is not about Paris’ being the capital of France, ie, the meaning expressed by the aforequoted sentence. What, then, is it about? It can’t be about itself, since Anderson had—just prior to the time stamp above—denounced the self-reflexivity that engenders infinite regress. But if God’s thought that ‘Paris is the capital of France’ is not about Paris’ being the capital of France, and if it’s also not about itself, I took this to imply that God’s thought here isn’t about anything. (What’s any other plausible candidate for what it’s about? Cheeseburgers?) In essence, I understood Anderson’s claim to imply, by clear and innocuous inferences, the claim that God’s thoughts aren’t about anything. Now, in retrospect, I should have been more cautious in what I said. I should have said that Anderson said God’s thoughts have no propositional content, and that this pretty clearly (read: clear to my mind) entails that they aren’t about anything. And so I apologize for not being as clear as I should have and thereby suggesting something Anderson did not explicitly say.

The simple modal collapse argument doesn't work. But does the classical theist's response to the argument collapse divine providence? That's the question I explore in this video. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... RESOURCES (1) “Does Modal Collapse Disprove Classical Theism?”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm_5n... (2) “The Fruitful Death of Modal Collapse Arguments”, IJPR article, https://philpapers.org/archive/SCHTFD... (3) “Arguments Against Classical Theism | Part 1/3”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sByg... (4) Classical Theism Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... (5) My forthcoming article in Philosophia, “From Modal Collapse to Providential Collapse”, ​​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m... (6) Tim O'Connor on the Free Will Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vESKN... (7) My website, https://josephschmid.com (8) MoR Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uN...

In this video, I rank theists from best to not-so-best. I also spice things up with some bonus soccer. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... RESOURCES (1) The clip of Josh Rasmussen on meaning without God is from the following: https://youtu.be/Y-p33YkCHXA (2) Ray Comfort proves God: https://youtu.be/BXLqDGL1FSg (3) Jeff Lowder’s video, “The VICTIMs of Christian Apologetics”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXWTc... (4) Kalam Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... (5) Moral Argument Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... (6) Feser on Schmid on the Aristotelian Proof: ​​https://majestyofreason.wordpress.com... (7) Feser on Schmid on Existential Inertia | A Comprehensive Response: https://majestyofreason.wordpress.com... (8) So you think you understand Existential Inertia: https://majestyofreason.wordpress.com... (9) Bonus Soccer Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... (10) My website: https://josephschmid.com

You’ve heard of modal collapse. But it’s time to move on. Welcome to the intentional collapse argument against classical theism. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... RESOURCES (1) “Does Modal Collapse Disprove Classical Theism?”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm_5n... (2) “The Fruitful Death of Modal Collapse Arguments”, IJPR article, https://philpapers.org/archive/SCHTFD... (3) “Arguments Against Classical Theism | Part 1/3”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sByg... (4) Classical Theism Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... (5) Nemes’ post, “A Critique of Divine Simplicity”, https://wordsoflife.substack.com/p/a-... (6) Nemes’ video, based on the above post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zydd8... (7) My forthcoming article in Philosophia, “From Modal Collapse to Providential Collapse”, ​​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m... (8) My website, https://josephschmid.com (9) MoR Podcast: https:

Do numbers, propositions, and universals exist? Dr. Kenny Boyce doesn't think so. In this video, he defends fictionalist nominalism against objections. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... LINKS Here's the document we prepared for the discussion! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YPKD... God and Abstract Objects Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Kenny's PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/kenne... Website: https://www.josephschmid.com

Ontological arguments aim to prove God's existence from the armchair. In this video, I assess four ontological arguments in under twelve minutes. Buckle up for rapid-fire philosophy. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... Ontological Arguments Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Website: https://www.josephschmid.com

Ed Feser claims he has "insuperable" arguments against Platonism. He has no such thing. [ An ever-so-slightly click-baity title; but I don't think it qualifies as clickbait, since it is a perfectly accurate description :)  ] * Correction at 4:57: "Since, obviously, not all of our knowledge of ordinary particulars comes by way of direct causal contact but instead comes by way of indirect causal contact, thereby requiring a transitivity condition." Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REgU-... My Playlist on God and Abstract Objects: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx... Website: https://josephschmid.com

Does the Modal Ontological Argument prove God's existence? Here's a guide to help you think critically about this question. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... RESOURCES Original video: https://youtu.be/k8pdvUT4LSI Than's channel @Exploring Reality: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhu... Ontological Arguments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Document I'm using [fair use rules apply]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15... Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GZc... My website: https://josephschmid.com

Ontological arguments have captured philosophers’ attention since Anselm. But are they any good? I’m joined by an elephant (@Elephant_Phil) to discuss this question. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josep... Ontological Arguments Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Mostrar menosWebsite: https://www.josephschmid.com