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
Oct 21, 2017 • 50min
Episode 101: Miranda Fricker discusses blame and forgiveness
In this episode, Miranda Fricker argues that the purpose of blaming someone is to communicate to them your sense of why what they did was wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 22, 2017 • 49min
Episode 100: Agnes Callard discusses aspiration
In this episode, Agnes Callard explains why she thinks aspiration is the process of moving from one set of values to a new set of values in the way you live your life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13, 2017 • 39min
Episode 99: Steven Nadler discusses Spinoza on freedom
In this episode, Steven Nadler discusses Benedict de Spinoza's unique reason-centric conception of what it is to live a good life and be free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 17, 2017 • 32min
Episode 98: Jennifer Lackey discusses credibility
In this episode, Jennifer Lackey discusses both how you can get things factually wrong and do something morally wrong by trusting people more than they deserve to be trusted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 11, 2017 • 56min
Episode 97: Meghan Sullivan discusses time biases
In this episode, Meghan Sullivan argues that if it's irrational to sacrifice long-term benefits for short-term gain, then it's also irrational to prefer for bad experiences to have already happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 8, 2017 • 41min
Episode 96: Nic Koziolek discusses the role of belief in reasoning
In this episode, Nic Koziolek offers an account of what thought, belief, and reasoning are in terms of what knowledge is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2017 • 33min
Episode 95: Zed Adams discusses the genealogy of color
In this episode, Zed Adams argues that philosophers are in an irresolvable debate about whether colors are real because they inherited multiple conflicting conceptions of what color is from previous generations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2017 • 36min
Episode 94: Zsofia Zvolenszky discusses fictional names
In this episode, Zsofia Zvolenszky argues that names like 'Harry Potter' or 'Princess Leia' stand for non-concrete human-made artifacts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2017 • 42min
Episode 93: Barry Lam discusses obligations after death
In this episode, Barry Lam examines our common assumption that we should prioritize honoring the wishes of dead people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 14, 2017 • 44min
Episode 92: Kristie Dotson discusses epistemic oppression
In this episode, Kristie Dotson discusses how imbalances in the way we share information with each other reflect broader power imbalances between social groups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
