60 acast.com The Mobile Philosopher https://themobilephilosopher.com/ en Will Bynoe philosophy, imagination, hope, emotion, self,god, religion,telepathy,memory, friendship, wisdom, funny Will Bynoe A lucky dip of philosophy

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]]> false Will Bynoe info+611cdab93142190013721af6@mg-eu.acast.com 611cdab93142190013721af6 the-mobile-philosopher episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/611cdab93142190013721af6/1629904851707-79d83f75194a0052fb7865fcfc150d65.jpeg https://themobilephilosopher.com/ The Mobile Philosopher Island Universes Island Universes Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:58:01 GMT 8:38 617d1727d8125500143120cc false http://www.themobilephilosopher.com 617d1727d8125500143120cc 611cdab93142190013721af6 island-universes McDowell on the Problem of Other Minds full 2 2 Here is the Problem of Other Minds, plus fascinating trousers, pretend headaches and a vivid dream about a monkey.


Are the inner depths of other people unknowable? Huxley says that we are isolated from each other; the lovers try in vain to "fuse their insulated ecstasies". I summarise John McDowell's view that this 'Problem of Other Minds' results from a mistaken view of how we experience each other.

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Are the inner depths of other people unknowable? Huxley says that we are isolated from each other; the lovers try in vain to "fuse their insulated ecstasies". I summarise John McDowell's view that this 'Problem of Other Minds' results from a mistaken view of how we experience each other.

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]]> The Philosophy of Forgetting The Philosophy of Forgetting Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:10:31 GMT 9:41 616bf697eccd1900126981c2 false http://www.themobilephilosopher.com 616bf697eccd1900126981c2 611cdab93142190013721af6 forgetting Is Descartes or Harman right about forgotten justification? full 2 1

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]]> Irrational Animals Irrational Animals Sat, 02 Oct 2021 13:24:39 GMT 8:56 61585d961de56100141be7ed false http://www.themobilephilosoper.com 61585d961de56100141be7ed 611cdab93142190013721af6 irrational-animals How rational are we? full 1 8

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]]> The Trouble with True Friends The Trouble with True Friends Sat, 25 Sep 2021 13:22:35 GMT 7:49 614f229b9de1aa0013021bb7 false http://www.themobilephilosoper.com 614f229b9de1aa0013021bb7 611cdab93142190013721af6 the-trouble-with-true-friends Aristotle on Friendship full 1 7 true friends, surely. But what is a true friend? And is Aristotle correct that there is a sad contradiction at the heart of true friendship?

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]]> Mysteries Beyond Human Understanding Mysteries Beyond Human Understanding Sun, 19 Sep 2021 09:49:51 GMT 10:03 614707be882d14001303e7af false http://www.themobilephilosoper.com 614707be882d14001303e7af 611cdab93142190013721af6 mysteries-beyond-human-understanding Is there something out there? full 1 6 something out there". I summarise an argument from Kai Nielsen (1926-2021) for the conclusion that this sort of mild, vague belief in the divine doesn't make any sense.

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]]> You Are Not Boring You Are Not Boring Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:45:05 GMT 9:25 613e2081bfc51e0012a93b4f false http://www.themobilephilosoper.com 613e2081bfc51e0012a93b4f 611cdab93142190013721af6 you-are-not-boring full 1 5

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]]> Punishing the Unlucky Punishing the Unlucky Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:35:06 GMT 10:31 6135d2bbcfc74100193c8c65 false http://www.themobilephilosoper.com 6135d2bbcfc74100193c8c65 611cdab93142190013721af6 punishing-the-unlucky How should attempted murder be punished? full 1 4

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]]> Imagining Things Imagining Things Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:54:48 GMT 7:26 612cd518960d55001464de2d false http://www.themobilephilosoper.com 612cd518960d55001464de2d 611cdab93142190013721af6 imagining-things How to gain knowledge through imagination full 1 3

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]]> Weird Science Weird Science Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:40:41 GMT 10:00 612c998aeb5bf70014a47fd4 false http://www.themobilephilosoper.com 612c998aeb5bf70014a47fd4 611cdab93142190013721af6 weird-science Telepathy and Philosophy full 1 2

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]]> A Walk with Your Dog A Walk with Your Dog Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:14:43 GMT 10:04 612c9373960d55001464ddef false http://www.themobilephilosoper.com 612c9373960d55001464ddef 611cdab93142190013721af6 a-walk-with-your-dog full 1 1

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