Philosophy for the People – Details, episodes & analysis

Pat is joined by Dr. Kenneth Pearce to discuss some of his recent work related to metaphysical grounding, contingency, and the existence of God.

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Pat and Gaven discuss cool things, like Aquinas's theory of existence and how God knows He's not a brain in a vat.

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This episode -- focusing on classical theism, divine simplicity, and ultimate explanation -- is a special replay of a conversation with Dr. Christopher Tomaszewski as featured on The Classical Theism Podcast. Pat appears toward the end to engage Chris on what resources (if any) classical theism might afford to meta-epistemology.

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Pat and Jim share what they're reading then take questions from the audience, including their thoughts on Russel's Teapot, arguments for naturalism, and the movie Top Gun Maverick!

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Pat and Jim explore the extended mind hypothesis as promoted by Andy Clark and David Chalmers.

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Phil for People Links/Resources

Phil for People website: http://www.philosophyforthepeople.com 

Phil for People on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilosophyforthePeople 

Pat's Substack: https://chroniclesofstrength.substack.com/ 

Jim's Substack: https://substack.com/jdmadden 

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Philosophy for the People on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TI4Vcy8IPRHHPXRdqMpbG 

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Time for another philosophy-filled episode! This time, Pat is joined by Dr. Lydia McGrew to help us think through external world skepticism. Is there really a world beyond our minds, or might everything we experience be the result of some malignant spirit manipulating our thoughts, as Descartes once suggested? Most people refuse to take these absurd hypotheticals seriously, but philosophers have often struggled to articulate just why these situations are, in fact, irrational. Fortunately, Dr. McGrew has some really good published material on the problem of external world skepticism, which we discuss in this episode.

You can learn more about Lydia McGrew at her website http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/

Phil for People Links/Resources

Phil for People website: http://www.philosophyforthepeople.com 

Phil for People on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilosophyforthePeople 

Pat's Substack: https://chroniclesofstrength.substack.com/ 

Jim's Substack: https://substack.com/jdmadden 

Pat's "pay what you want" courses: https://pftp.gumroad.com/ 

Jim's "pay what you want courses: https://jmadden.gumroad.com/ 

Philosophy for the People on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TI4Vcy8IPRHHPXRdqMpbG 

Philosophy for the People on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophy-for-the-people/id1639532152 

Dr. Tomas Bogardus returns to Philosophy for the People to discuss his latest paper, If Naturalism Is True, then Scientific Explanation Is Impossible: https://philarchive.org/rec/BOGINI

Phil for People Links/Resources

Phil for People website: http://www.philosophyforthepeople.com 

Phil for People on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilosophyforthePeople 

Pat's Substack: https://chroniclesofstrength.substack.com/ 

Jim's Substack: https://substack.com/jdmadden 

Pat's "pay what you want" courses: https://pftp.gumroad.com/ 

Jim's "pay what you want courses: https://jmadden.gumroad.com/ 

Philosophy for the People on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TI4Vcy8IPRHHPXRdqMpbG 

Philosophy for the People on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophy-for-the-people/id1639532152

Pat and Jim discuss BKII of Aristotle's Politics. Please like, share, comment, and subscribe!

Pat summarizes and recommends two great beginner philosophy books by Mortimer J. Adler: 10 Philosophical Mistakes and 6 Great Ideas. Please like, share, comment, and subscribe!

Phil for People Links/Resources

Phil for People website: http://www.philosophyforthepeople.com 

Phil for People on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilosophyforthePeople 

Pat's Substack: https://chroniclesofstrength.substack.com/ 

Jim's Substack: https://substack.com/jdmadden 

Pat's "pay what you want" courses: https://pftp.gumroad.com/ 

Jim's "pay what you want courses: https://jmadden.gumroad.com/ 

Philosophy for the People on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TI4Vcy8IPRHHPXRdqMpbG 

Philosophy for the People on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophy-for-the-people/id1639532152

Pat talks about how his podcast is splitting up. Don't worry, all the content will be the same, more plentiful, in fact. There will just be different channels to access different subjects. Below are the relevant links so you can subscribe to whatever interests you!

The Pat Flynn Fitness Show on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pat-flynn-show/id1253261458 

The Pat Flynn Fitness Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/supmuhhumbruh 

Philosophy for the People on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TI4Vcy8IPRHHPXRdqMpbG 

Philosophy for the People on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophy-for-the-people/id1639532152

Philosophy for the People on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilosophyforthePeople

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