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Michael Huemer: Nature of Knowledge, Foundations of Morality
On the basis of knowledge, foundations of morality, naturalistic fallacy, and political authority
Mar 10 • Vatsal
57:56
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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