A philosophy channel interviewing professional philosophers. youtube.com/@Friction
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30 Jun 2021
This is the Twitter account for the Friction YouTube channel, where we host discussions with professional philosophers! Check it out! youtube.com/FrictionPhilosop…
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Jun 5
About to go live with Graham Oppy to review the debate between Alex Malpass and William Lane Craig. Come check it out! youtube.com/live/MXA0XxnXwLs
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May 8
Myself, Lance Bush, and @askyourself92 reviewed the recent debate on moral realism between Lance Bush and David Enoch. Premiering now, check it out! youtu.be/enOid3xg9Is
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May 5
In this in-depth interview, Mark Balaguer shows how presentists can respond to various challenges. Check it out! youtu.be/g4KhAmFL6t4
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May 4
In this post, I provide a careful analysis and argument regarding the red/blue button dilemma. What's the right answer? Check it out!! fric.substack.com/p/red-or-b…
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Apr 26
In almost all realistic cases, pressing red is uniquely rational. I'm going to write a blog post later to explain why.
Apr 24
Everyone in the world has to take a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press?
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Apr 21
In this episode, Matt Duncan discusses "acquaintance". What is it? What's required for something to be "present to mind", and how is that significant? Check it out! youtu.be/P_Odt7Mzu-4
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Apr 14
In this episode, Rivka Weinberg discusses meaning. What is the meaning of life? What are the different sorts of meaning? Is ultimate meaning even possible? Check it out! youtu.be/6CLSJy9f9PQ
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Apr 7
In this episode, Jay Garfield discusses his naturalist approach to normativity. What are norms, ethics? What did Hume get right? Check it out! youtu.be/OyKoiDTWSnY
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Apr 1
I'm starting to think that the Kalam is a good argument and that Andrew Loke is an excellent philosopher.
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Mar 19
Does God Exist? Live debate review with Nathan Bray and Dan Linford. Starting now, come check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=_ulDWauP…
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Mar 17
In this episode, Marc Moffett discusses his book with Cambridge Elements, "The Indispensability of Intuitions". What are intuitions? Are they indispensable to philosophy and everyday life? Check it out! youtu.be/nyV0gOZl3LQ
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Mar 12
In this post, I discuss and critique the recent @veritasium video on Newcomb's problem. What did they get right, and what did they get wrong? And what's the right approach? Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/fric/p…
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Mar 10
In this interview, Michael Hymers discusses his book with Cambridge Elements, "Wittgenstein on Private Language, Sensation and Perception". Check it out! youtu.be/Uu_au9IcB-Y
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Mar 3
In this interview, Kevin Richardson discusses his book, "The End of Binaries: How Gender and Sexuality Come in Degrees". Is the right model of gender and sex one that does away with binaries? Check it out! youtu.be/YXF0M65jDU8
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Feb 24
In this interview, Dan Nicholson discusses his book, "What Is Life? Revisited". How does order come from disorder? Are organisms mechanistic and deterministic? How did Schrödinger’s book impact biology, for better or worse? Check it out! youtu.be/8mVxHx_yhGQ
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Feb 17
What is scientific error, and what are the different types? How serious are errors in science, and how can they be mitigated? In today's interview, Douglas Allchin discusses these issues and more. Check it out! youtu.be/Now16_gpBRI
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Feb 14
What is discrimination, and what make 'wrongful discrimination' wrong? Check out this interview with Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen where we explore those issues! youtu.be/WDxrWjOE4G0
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Feb 10
In this interview, Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen discusses his Cambridge Element, "Wrongful Discrimination"! What is discrimination, and what makes it wrongful? Is a unified account possible? Check it out! youtu.be/WDxrWjOE4G0
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Feb 3
In this interview, Joseph Mendola disusses his book, "The Neural Structure of Consciousness"! We discuss different theories of consciousness, challenges to physicalism, his preferred approach, and more. Check it out! youtu.be/WSxUX0oXPyw
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Jan 31
The Friction interviews are now available in podcast form!
Substack: fric.substack.com/podcast
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5ctWOV…
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Pocket Casts: pca.st/5pg2m34a
RSS feed: api.substack.com/feed/podcas…
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Jan 31
Right now, the most recent 20 episodes are included, although more will be added. Substack and Patreon paid subscribers get future episodes early, among other perks.
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