Elucidations
Elucidations is an unexpected philosophy podcast produced in association with Emergent Ventures. Every episode, Matt Teichman temporarily transforms himself back into a student and tries to learn the basics of some topic from a person of philosophical interest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
Sep 23, 2013 • 33min
Episode 51: Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss inquisitive semantics
Linguistic meaning theorists Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss a new theory of meaning that unifies statements and questions. They explore the similarities between assertion and questioning, the concept of propositions, and the semantics of inquisitive constructions.
Aug 21, 2013 • 36min
Episode 50: Greg Salmieri discusses the Aristotelian good life and productive work
In this episode, Greg Salmieri looks at the attitudes ancient philosophers used to take towards craftsmanship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 17, 2013 • 47min
Episode 49: Hans Kamp discusses discourse representation theory
In this episode, Hans Kamp discusses his influential dynamic theory of linguistic meaning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2013 • 32min
Episode 48: Jennifer Frey discusses the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas
In this episode, Jennifer Frey discusses the medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas' idea that what's ethically right or wrong is determined by our nature as human beings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2013 • 40min
Episode 47: Alexandru Baltag discusses the logic of knowledge
In this episode, Alexandru Baltag gives us a tour through a number of formal definitions of knowledge that have been proposed in recent years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2013 • 27min
Episode 46: Frank Veltman discusses normality
In this episode, Frank Veltman discusses the central role that the idea of normality (along with abnormality) plays in our everyday reasoning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 22, 2013 • 32min
Episode 45: Anubav Vasudevan discusses probability and determinism
In this episode, Anubav Vasudevan argues that there is no conflict between the belief that the future is completely determined by the past and the belief that some things truly happen by chance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2013 • 34min
Episode 44: Joelle Proust discusses metacognition
In this episode, Joelle Proust discusses whether you need to have the concept of memory in order to evaluate your ability to remember things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 1, 2013 • 42min
Episode 43: Peter Adamson discusses the philosophy of Al-Kindi
In this episode, Peter Adamson gives us a tour through the impressively wide-ranging work of Al-Kindi, including his arguments for the unity of God and against the eternity of the universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 12, 2012 • 37min
Episode 42: Agustin Rayo discusses the construction of logical space
In this episode, Agustin Rayo considers whether the number of dinosaurs being zero is the same thing as there being no dinosaurs, whether some wood blocks being nailed together into the shape of a table is the same thing as there being a table, and similar matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
