Elucidations
Matt Teichman
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.
Episodes
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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.
Dec 23, 2016 • 35min
Episode 91: Paolo Santorio discusses counterfactuals
In this episode, Paolo Santorio argues that to explain what statements like 'If A were, then B would be' mean, we need to understand them as statements about causal networks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 20, 2016 • 29min
Episode 90: Ásta Sveinsdóttir discusses social construction
In this episode, our guest argues that we confer social statuses on each other by treating each other has having different obligations and entitlements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 28, 2016 • 41min
Episode 89: John Collins discusses language universals
In this episode, John Collins discusses the philosophical significance of Noam Chomsky's theory of universal grammar, along with some of the scientific evidence for it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2016 • 30min
Episode 88: Kent Bach discusses jumping to conclusions and knowing when to think twice
In this episode, Kent Bach discusses the importance of subconscious processes that underlie ordinary, everyday reasoning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 11, 2016 • 31min
Episode 87: Susanna Schellenberg discusses perceptual particularity
In this episode, Susanna Schellenberg argues that hallucination involves the very same ability as ordinary visual experience--it's just that the ability goes wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 18, 2016 • 46min
Episode 86: Daniel Smyth discusses photographs and their vicissitudes
In this episode, Daniel Smyth discusses the vast amount of background knowledge that goes into interpreting a photograph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 1, 2016 • 35min
Episode 85: Bryce Huebner discusses race and cognitive science
In this episode, Bryce Huebner argues that our implicit racial biases are shaped by the physical environments we inhabit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2016 • 43min
Episode 84: Amanda Greene discusses the legitimacy of democracy
In this episode, Amanda Greene argues that democracy is the form of government that most reliably leads to long-term stability and acceptance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
