Conversations

Bryan Caplan on Ethical Intuitionism

On common sense realism, moral knowledge, naturalism, G.E. Moore, Ayn Rand, and moral motivation.

May 6, 2025 • Vatsal and Bryan Caplan

10:05

Michael Shermer on Morality and Science

On Enlightenment values, science and ethics, the fact-value distinction, utilitarianism, and free will.

Feb 4, 2025 • Vatsal

23:47

A Conversation with Garett Jones on Democracy

On democracy and oligarchy, courage, open borders, political legitimacy, and metaethics.

Nov 26, 2024 • Vatsal

A Conversation with Massimo Pigliucci on Scientific Explanation

On knowledge, instrumentalism, and the nature of scientific explanation.

Oct 1, 2024 • Vatsal

A Conversation with Martin Frické on the Epistemology of Machine Learning

On rationalism and empiricism, Noam Chomsky’s arguments against ChatGPT, Karl Popper, and instrumentalism.

Feb 19, 2024 • Vatsal

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