Elucidations

In this episode, Raymond Geuss critiques the idea that we should always look to what the general consensus is when deciding which political policies to adopt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Simon Critchley considers whether religious faith can serve as a model for faith in ethical principles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Dan Sperber discusses the psychological habits we develop in order to figure out whether the information we hear from other people is trustworthy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Mark Lance discusses how the conventions by which we address one another verbally define the roles we play in society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Brandon Fogel discusses how attitudes toward the idea of action at a distance have changed over the course of history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Amartya Sen critiques the idea that in order to make our society more just, we have to model it on an ideal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Brian Leiter considers whether claims of religious conscience--as opposed to claims of other matters of conscience--should be given special status under the law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Edward Witherspoon considers whether a disembodied brain could, in principle, have the ability to think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Fabrizio Cariani discusses how the beliefs held by a single person in a group relate to the beliefs held by that group as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jason Bridges discusses how a single sentence can mean completely different things in different contexts, and why this is of particular interest to philosophers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.