Ranked #1
30: “How Skeptical is Quine’s “Modal Skepticism”?”, John Divers
30: “How Skeptical is Quine’s “Modal Skepticism”?”, John Divers
Was Quine really a modal sceptic--someone who thought that modality was unintelligible or paradoxical? Divers thinks he ... Read more
5 Jul 2022
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14mins
Ranked #2
Ep. 29: "Modal Conventionalism", Ross Cameron
Ep. 29: "Modal Conventionalism", Ross Cameron
The focus of this episode is Ross Cameron's "Modal Conventionalism" published in The Routledge Handbook of Modality in 2... Read more
6 Apr 2022
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9mins
Ranked #3
Ep. 28: "Panpsychism", Thomas Nagel (CM classic!)
Ep. 28: "Panpsychism", Thomas Nagel (CM classic!)
The focus of this episode is Thomas Nagel’s “Panpsychism”, published by Cambridge University Press in his “Mortal Questi... Read more
16 Mar 2022
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9mins
Ranked #4
Ep. 27: “Modal dispositionalism and necessary perfect masks”, Barbara Vetter and Ralf Busse
Ep. 27: “Modal dispositionalism and necessary perfect masks”, Barbara Vetter and Ralf Busse
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2 Feb 2022
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11mins
Ranked #5
Ep. 26: "An Apology for Naturalized Metaphysics", James Ladyman (deep dive featuring the author!)
Ep. 26: "An Apology for Naturalized Metaphysics", James Ladyman (deep dive featuring the author!)
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26 Jan 2022
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49mins
Ranked #6
Ep. 25 "The Governing Conception of Laws", Nina Emery (deep dive featuring the author!)
Ep. 25 "The Governing Conception of Laws", Nina Emery (deep dive featuring the author!)
For this episode, I’m joined by Professor Nina Emery to discuss her paper “The Governing Conception of Laws", forthcomin... Read more
22 Dec 2021
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48mins
Ranked #7
Ep. 24: “Going Beyond the Fundamental: Feminism in Contemporary Metaphysics”, Elizabeth Barnes
Ep. 24: “Going Beyond the Fundamental: Feminism in Contemporary Metaphysics”, Elizabeth Barnes
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15 Dec 2021
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9mins
Ranked #8
Ep. 23: "Governing Without a Fundamental Direction of Time", Chen and Goldstein
Ep. 23: "Governing Without a Fundamental Direction of Time", Chen and Goldstein
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1 Dec 2021
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11mins
Ranked #9
Ep. 22: "Aristotelian Supervenience", John Heil
Ep. 22: "Aristotelian Supervenience", John Heil
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3 Nov 2021
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11mins
Ranked #10
Episode 21: "Causal Content and Global Laws: Grounding Modality in Experimental Practice", Jenann Ismael
Episode 21: "Causal Content and Global Laws: Grounding Modality in Experimental Practice", Jenann Ismael
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27 Oct 2021
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10mins