Elucidations

In this episode, Philip Pettit considers whether a corporation can have any special privileges or rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, Patricia Blanchette explains why Gottlob Frege and other early 20th century philosophers wanted to understand all of mathematics as really being about logic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Martin Stokhof argues that understanding what formal theories of linguistic meaning are actually doing is less straightforward than it might seem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Rafeeq Hasan argues that according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, there isn't any conflict between being a free individual and living in a cooperative society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss a new theory of linguistic meaning that brings out a deep commonality between statements and questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

In this episode, Hans Kamp discusses his influential dynamic theory of linguistic meaning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this episode, David Enoch argues that there are real facts of the matter about whether something is right or wrong, and that our ability to deliberate about what to do depends on this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Johan van Benthem argues that the subject matter of logic should be broadened to encompass not only processes of inference performed by individuals, but also the sharing of information among groups of people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Nicholas Asher discusses some of the challenges faced by philosophers, linguists, and computer scientists when it comes to developing a formal theory of meaning that (for example) a computer could understand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Christopher Frey explains why Aristotle thought that after you sever a person's hand, it isn't really a hand anymore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Catarina Dutilh Novaes talks about whether there is any one method that's specific to philosophy, the way there is (for example) something we call the scientific method. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Robert van Rooij talks about a paradox that arises when you try to decide exactly how many millimeters high someone has to be in order to count as tall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Martha Nussbaum proposes a new set of criteria for determining the overall health and prosperity of a country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Kieran Setiya discusses the difference between disagreeing with someone about how you should live your life and disagreeing with someone about what you just saw (like, for example, who was the winner of a very close race). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Daniel Sutherland explains some of the difficulties involved in trying to say what numbers are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jennifer Lockhart tells us what happens when a person is unable to go ahead and do something they know how to do in theory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.