Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part Two)

Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part Two)

Continuing on Consciousness Explained (Ch. 5, 12). We talk about appearance vs. judgment and whether Dennett's denial of this distinction makes sense or just holds for very short time-scales, as in the phi-phenomenon experiment. Does the rejection of appearances and rejection of the concept of qualia undermine the very thing Dennett is trying to describe? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/]. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support] to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.

PEL Presents PvI#123: Brain Spritzing w/ Bill Arnett and Jenny Hansen

Future co-host philosophy Jenny joins past co-host improviser Bill along with the usual Mark and Jenny for some tag-team mud swimming, hot takes about The Odyssey, and discussion and play about Bill's return to school, Maslow's hierarchy, gamified syllabi, some math stuff, and academic dishonesty. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com [http://philosophyimprov.com/]. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at patreon.com/philosophyimprov [https://patreon.com/philosophyimprov].

PEL Presents Closereads: Peirce's New Categories (Part One)

How shall we break down the universe into basic types of things? Peirce has an idiosyncratic way of thinking about this problem and coming up with his division, revolving around the steps and presuppositions involved in predicating something. Read along with us [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/wp-content/uploads/CS-Peirce-On-a-New-List-of-Categories-1868.pdf]. You can choose to watch this on video. [https://youtu.be/dly8dScYVcA] Subscribe to Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy [https://www.patreon.com/c/closereadsphilosophy]; follow us there via the free tier to part two and many other episodes like this one ad free, or pay us to get parts 2-5 and everything else we've recorded. (Alternatively, support both PEL and Closereads at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife [https://www.patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife] for a nice combo deal.)

Ep. 399: Dan Dennett's Model of Mind (Part One for Supporters)

On Daniel C. Dennett's Consciousness Explained (Ch. 1, 5), featuring guest Mark, Seth, Dylan, and guest Chris Heath. What is the mind? Dennett puts forth his "multiple drafts" model against the centralization that he characterizes as the "Cartesian Theater." Dennett claims that there is no central place in the brain, or (more controversally) no central processing center in experience, that receives data from the senses and then initiates action (and memory, and other post-experiential processing). How counter-intutitive is this, exactly? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/]. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support] to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.

Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part One)

On "Mental Events" (1970) and "Actions, Reasons, and Causes" (1963), w/ guest Chris Heath. When we talk about mental events (e.g. desires) causing physical occurrences (an action to obtain what is desired), are we giving a causal picture in the scientific sense, which would rule out free will? Or are reason-giving and causality just different language games? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/]. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support] to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel [https://shopify.com/pel]. Learn about Mark's fall philosophy of mind class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.].