Philosophical Investigations

About Philosophical Investigations

A podcast all about philosophy, diving deep into a different philosophical idea every month, with no prior knowledge required. Presented by Daniel Fair, a philosophy graduate with a thirst for knowledge and too much spare time. For transcripts, sources and notes for all episodes, visit medium.com/philosophical-investigations.

Publisher

Daniel Fair

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jun 2020

Latest episode

10 Dec 2020

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Dec 2020

   Metaphysics of Mind, Part 2: The Problem(s) of Consciousness

   In this belated episode, we continue our look at the metaphysics of mind with qualia, the hard problem of consciousness, and the explanatory gap. For transcripts, sources and notes for all episodes, visit medium.com/philosophical-investigations.

2. 

   12 Aug 2020

   Metaphysics of Mind, Part 1: Type Physicalism

   Are mental state types identical with brain state types?

3. 

   6 Jul 2020

   Basic Logic and the Branches of Philosophy

   We look at a number of basic arguments and the six branches of philosophy.

4. 

   9 Jun 2020

   What is knowledge? An introduction to analytic philosophy

   We look at Plato’s answer to the question ”What is knowledge?”

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