Professor OH at Vassar
Professor OH at Vassar
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Introducing José Medina's The Epistemology of Resistance
In which I summarize the Introduction of Medina's groundbreaking 2013 book, which deals with the problem of pluralistic discourse in a democracy, and our individual and collective epistemic responsibilities in creating and maintaining a working democratic society.
Medina introduces what he calls a "resistance model" of democracy, on which we are not trying to build consensus, but instead live with and make use of epistemic friction and epistemic resistance in order to continuously revise and improve upon our community norms and practices to try, little by little, to build a better future.
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Видео

Epistemic Injustice
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.3 года назад
In which we discuss Chapter 1 and Chapter 7 of Miranda Fricker's book on Epistemic Injustice.
Mental Causation II
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.3 года назад
In which we discuss one line of response to Kim's Exclusion Argument by drawing on Karen Bennett's "Mental Causation" paper and Steve Yablo's "Mental Causation" paper.
Mental Causation I
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
In which we discuss Jaegwon Kim's chapter on Mental Causation from his introductory book in philosophy of mind, along with context from Karen Bennett's Philosophy Compass article on mental causation. Basically we lay out the traditional problem for mental causation for interactionst dualism, and then link it to the problem for mental causation laid out by Kim for non-reductive physicalism.
Standpoint Theory, Part I
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.3 года назад
In which we discuss roughly what a 'standpoint' is supposed to be, its origins in Marxist political theory, and its relevance to Virginia Woolf. Another origin for Standpoint Theory I have not discussed is Hegel. For a really good treatment of Hegel's Master/Slave dialectic (and its relation to identity), you might check out Philosophy Tube: ruclips.net/video/OgNt1C72B_4/видео.html
Symbolic Systems and the Language of Thought
Просмотров 4,9 тыс.3 года назад
In which we discuss Jerry Fodor's representationalism and his Language of Thought Hypothesis, the concept of a physical symbol system, and what Computationalists think it takes to build an artificial intelligence.
Functionalism & Machine Functionalism: Is the mind the "software of the brain"?
Просмотров 6703 года назад
In which we discuss the family of views known as functionalism, according to which mental state types are functional state types, and the subtype machine functionalism, according to which mental states and properties are computational states and properties.
Disagreement Part 2: Conciliationism
Просмотров 3333 года назад
In which we discuss David Christensen's paper on conciliationism, according to which in the ordinary case someone disagreeing with us is evidence that we might have made a mistake, and that requires us to move our belief a bit toward theirs.
Consciousness as inherently representational?: Akins on Nagel's Bat
Просмотров 8093 года назад
In which we discuss Kathleen Akins' paper, "A Bat Without Qualities," in which she suggests that all mental states are intentional states, using this to try to respond to Nagel's challenge for physicalism.
What should you do if you disagree? Part 1: Hold steadfast
Просмотров 4173 года назад
In which we discuss Thomas Kelly's 2005 paper on peer disagreement. For more epistemology and decision theory background on Newcomb's Problem (or Newcomb's Paradox), these videos might be helpful: ruclips.net/video/2KxJ6eTY9bA/видео.html ruclips.net/video/SQw2WmicDYA/видео.html
Levin, Molyneux, and the Knowledge Argument
Просмотров 3543 года назад
In which we discuss Levin's response to Frank Jackson, by way of the Molyneux Problem and the Ability Hypothesis. A list of experimental references at the end, or check out this very helpful IEP article: iep.utm.edu/molyneux/
Permissivism: Different Epistemic Standards Can Be Okay
Просмотров 5634 года назад
In which we discuss Miriam Schoenfeld's “Permission to Believe” where she defends epistemic permissivism. On her view, growing up in different ways and coming to different conclusions than our peers can be compatible with rationality.
David Lewis on Frank Jackson's Knowledge Argument
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.4 года назад
In which we discuss Lewis' take on Frank Jackson in his paper, "What Experience Teaches".
Could your evidence support more than one doxastic attitude? Part I
Просмотров 4064 года назад
In which we discuss Roger White's "Epistemic Permissivism," in which he defends Uniqueness about evidentiary support.
Karen Bennett, "Why I Am Not A Dualist"
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.4 года назад
Episode 14: Physicalism strikes back.
Contextualism for Epistemologists
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Contextualism for Epistemologists
The Mind Problem and The Body Problem
Просмотров 5164 года назад
The Mind Problem and The Body Problem
Knowledge First Epistemology
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.4 года назад
Knowledge First Epistemology
Panpsychism and Panprotopsychism
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Panpsychism and Panprotopsychism
The Value of Knowledge
Просмотров 6264 года назад
The Value of Knowledge
Chalmers Against Materialism
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Chalmers Against Materialism
Pragmatism: Can you believe without evidence?
Просмотров 3854 года назад
Pragmatism: Can you believe without evidence?
The Knowledge Argument: Jackson's Mary
Просмотров 5574 года назад
The Knowledge Argument: Jackson's Mary
Building on Justification: Foundations & Coherence
Просмотров 8154 года назад
Building on Justification: Foundations & Coherence
When Zombies DON'T Want Brains
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When Zombies DON'T Want Brains
Justification: Internalism versus Externalism
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.4 года назад
Justification: Internalism versus Externalism
Are Minds Just Brains? Psychoneural Identity Theory
Просмотров 5974 года назад
Are Minds Just Brains? Psychoneural Identity Theory
Aristotle: Substance and Cause
Просмотров 4374 года назад
Aristotle: Substance and Cause
Evidentialism
Просмотров 9004 года назад
Evidentialism
Understanding Physicalism & Materialism
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Understanding Physicalism & Materialism

Комментарии

  • @gimpzilla
    @gimpzilla 2 месяца назад

    Ray Kurzweil in his 2024 book 'The Singularity is Nearer' does a very good job promoting Panprotopsycism. There's a lot to the argument, but he focuses on the mathematical Cellular Automation theories. Basically a set of rules you can establish at step 1 that build upon themselves to create systematic results, yet the randomness of the algorithm prevents anyone from knowing a single point in the system (until the algorithm calculates every equation up to that point). So basically you can't predict the future even if you know the algorithm, the future is unraveling in real time by calculating the next step in the equation. The Panprotopsycism relates to the fact the neurons in our brain may have deterministic properties, but those properties can't be revealed until all of the past equations are 'solved' eg time moving forward. It's a good book even if just for the philosophical sections

  • @TheEivindBerge
    @TheEivindBerge 3 месяца назад

    Is David Lewis basically saying that qualia are not information? They are something far more mysterious which can't be represented in not only physical form but not in spiritual media either without having them. At least that's the gist of it as I may or may not understand it.

    • @professorohatvassar1274
      @professorohatvassar1274 3 месяца назад

      That is the objection as I have understood it, yes: if qualia are "non-physical," and unexplainable by physical facts as Jackson would have it, it is unclear what kinds of facts or information (something that could be put in propositional form perhaps) could explain them. Lewis is incredulous because, if there were such non-physical facts, they would be de facto unexplainable. That's fine for some (ex., panpsychists, who take the nonphysical to be fundamental, or epiphenomenalists, who think qualia have no 'work' to do), but a lot of people balk at the idea of unexplained/unexplainable qualitative experiences. Lewis in some of his writing prefers the idea that Mary's acquired knowledge is skill-like knowledge-how, so as to avoid saying there are facts or information that she lacks in the black and white room.

  • @no42arak-st-floor44
    @no42arak-st-floor44 3 месяца назад

    @ 11:05, let's take the example. According to you, what Professor Kim Was trying to explain About the agent. Let's think about cloud structure, as computer networks! We don't know where the location of the cloud / Command Center. We have 8 billion of them, one for each human! Connecting to 8 billion, VPNs And connecting Eight billion devices. As well as other configuered gateways based on unique, relationships ( father, daughter, boss, teacher, etc.)Each device is a human. 100, 0000 instructions or more in terms of MIPS coming in from VPNs or authorized gateways to devices ( humans = laptops, tablets, smart phones, etc.)of the commands coming from the cloud command center. There are certain commands that stay resident ( ROMs) in each device/ individual. By using the keyword, agent Commands are being received In order these devices to function accordingly, like to go downstairs in a kitchen and get a glass of water Etc. At the end of individual life cycle, such as 60, 70, 80, 90 years, the devices are deteriorated, heading for the bodly death. The Associated cloud goes dormant, await for the new body, perhaps with the same IP address, as it is resurrected! As this may be the Devine's mystery of life and bodily death. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

  • @no42arak-st-floor44
    @no42arak-st-floor44 3 месяца назад

    @8:34 just like Boolean Algebra AND , NAND operators! BTW was Lewis realted to C.S. Lewis?

    • @professorohatvassar1274
      @professorohatvassar1274 3 месяца назад

      No relation as far as I know. C.S. Lewis was from the UK, born to British parents and from an Anglican background. David K. Lewis was born to two US American professors from a Presbyterian background and himself lived in the US. It is possible they share some very distant ancestry, but not accurate otherwise to think of them as relations.

    • @no42arak-st-floor44
      @no42arak-st-floor44 3 месяца назад

      @@professorohatvassar1274 much appreciate it 🙏 professor. I only had one phil. Class, as undergraduate IE many years ago, unexpected loss of my dearest, after 47 years, 6 months before my retirement has turned me to look for answers with respect to Philosophers, theologians chasing 2 main (at least for me, with respect to worst life disaster, as she was negligected for 13 days by her unethical surgeons!): existence of Evil and Hopes of eternal life ( hopes of seeing her)! After such event, the very same night, I ran across words of ( one of older great legends, Dallas Willard whom just similar to you, was an expert in philosophy ( chair at USC for 43 years)! His words were the impetus for a life changing event in my case. I am unable to write about it rather speak in private. I am grateful to be your new (101) student, first time viewed your lecture was 2 days ago. Started with a new notebook! This experience to my novice beliefs should help or partially repair the 2 conditions I never had in my entire life, Moral Injury and Major Depressive Disorder now I am inflicted with.

  • @no42arak-st-floor44
    @no42arak-st-floor44 3 месяца назад

    I wonder as to what your thoughts are about Allan Kardec's work and theories? alao professor do you lecture on Theology as well? What about eastern philosophy, such as Rumi or Avi Ali Sina?

  • @no42arak-st-floor44
    @no42arak-st-floor44 3 месяца назад

    Or like Cathars ( good men), in 13th century, right?

  • @no42arak-st-floor44
    @no42arak-st-floor44 3 месяца назад

    Great pace with clarity in explanation of subjects! Thank you! Ok, so that was supernatural miracles by prophets, saints, etc. Sort of like sure shot to eliminate almost any doubt!

  • @REDPUMPERNICKEL
    @REDPUMPERNICKEL 4 месяца назад

    The term 'intentionality' causes cognitive dissonance, the winner of the mental battle between intentionality's two different meanings gets applied within the current thinking context and the winner may not be the better fit. The same goes for 'imaginary numbers'. To a young well read student who had developed an excellent understanding of the meaning of 'imaginary', the new mathematical meaning of 'imaginary number' could exert only a very feeble modulation of one's thoughts in comparison to the old, deeply embedded, massively influential original meaning thus demanding far more concentration effort than would have been the case if the coiners of the meaning had realized the problem and come up with a brand new word, like 'peculian numbers', for instance. Voila, no cognitive dissonance.

  • @REDPUMPERNICKEL
    @REDPUMPERNICKEL 4 месяца назад

    A painting of a pipe is not a pipe. A painting of a pipe is a representation of a pipe. 'Representation' is the foundation of the being-conscious-process. Ponder that until your own thoughts find the truth in that assertion. Certainly, a representation is *of / about* some 'object' and though it is too obvious, I feel a need to emphasize the fact that representations and their objects have radically different natures. Sense organs transduce the world into neural-discharge-timing-pattern-encoded representations. Thoughts are what we call neural-discharge-timing-pattern-encoded representations. Brain neuron synapses enable these thoughts to intermodulate. This activity constitutes the thinking process. All thoughts represent some 'thing' that they are not except in the unique case of the thought that does represent its self. The concept of the self evolved in culture and that concept became the thought that represent its self and that we refer to as 'The Self'. Since it is my self who is conscious I have a clue. When 'other' thoughts modulate my self thought the changes wrought are of what my self is conscious. It's not the substrate that is conscious. It's what's going on in it that is. Yes?

  • @arthurcamara4207
    @arthurcamara4207 4 месяца назад

    This video could be 4 videos or 5, I’d love it dissected even more with visuals. Great job!

  • @corsai7506
    @corsai7506 5 месяцев назад

    The cat is called......?

  • @dougbamford
    @dougbamford 6 месяцев назад

    Great video. I really liked the pop up text boxes.

  • @deepdive1338
    @deepdive1338 7 месяцев назад

    In the first argument, it wouldn't work since the first condition is justified true belief and our senses alone can be justified proof for a belief. The information we get from our senses is not true knowledge since any one sensation can be for many things both known and unknown. In the sheep example, it wouldn't be justified true knowledge that there's in fact a sheep cause the only proof obtained was from the senses. You have to do something processing of crude information to turn in from mere information to knowledge, which I don't think necessary has to be true in a global sense Justified knowledge, I think, is meant more like the knowledge we have of numbers, or colors, or smells, etc. In the case of the sheep we can't put a label on what we are seeing but we can be sure the colors, sounds, etc are really there

  • @tgrey_shift..mp334
    @tgrey_shift..mp334 7 месяцев назад

    I watched the entire video! Loved every moment and made me think about different kinds of power and it's distribution! Would love to know your opinion on what I think in response! Keep doing what you do! You're awesome and entertaining! :D

  • @tgrey_shift..mp334
    @tgrey_shift..mp334 7 месяцев назад

    Credibility, or trust, in a person's testimony or way of existance is subjective. The "just" amount of credibilty should not be responsible to only individual opinion. To assess credibility proper, I believe a process of experimentation should occur. For example, in your hypothetical of your friend telling you about a sale, your assessment was valid to you for good reason; They said there was a sale, yet there was none. However, consider the possibility the friend did not know the sale is only on a certain day? In your position, doubt in the friend's information would seem warrented, but your limited knowledge influenced what would be a rational conclusion. Let's say, in your frustration, you talked to the clerk. They clarify the sale is always on Wednesday. So you go back next Wednesday. The sale is there. You go again. The sale is back, so on and so fourth. Through experience, and more awareness of the sale's conditions, you gain more confidence in the credibility of both the clerk and your friend. You gain confidence by the claim's consistency. In summary, I believe that we can only do so much as rational agents. We will always be limited by what we know and perceive. In my opinion, we should not have absolute trust to the point of worship, or absolute doubt to the point of toxic skepticism. Nor should we as individuals only rely on our subjective measures of credibilty. We should assess any and all claims for their accuracy (how specific are the details) and precision (how consistent is the fact, how susceptible to change). To gather as much information possible before determining our confidence and us to test a claim's credibility through its utility.

  • @eigenfield
    @eigenfield 7 месяцев назад

    Why is it, that some sentences formed by mixing words do not make sense?

  • @niamhmclauchlan2706
    @niamhmclauchlan2706 7 месяцев назад

    Really brilliant video, you speak about such a complex work so clearly. Thanks Professor!

  • @jaroslawkupczak667
    @jaroslawkupczak667 8 месяцев назад

    Terrific class. The best explanation of intentionality on the web.

  • @sumitmondal3348
    @sumitmondal3348 8 месяцев назад

    Very helpful

  • @zakariazaki7513
    @zakariazaki7513 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for lesson

  • @zakariazaki7513
    @zakariazaki7513 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for lesson keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco

  • @zakariazaki7513
    @zakariazaki7513 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for lesson keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco

  • @autumn-ju8yq
    @autumn-ju8yq 8 месяцев назад

    Alex from Modern Family

  • @markuslepisto7824
    @markuslepisto7824 9 месяцев назад

    6:55 is actually false. There's no way you seeing a boat is me seeing an island rather it is ALWAYS the case for me that when YOU see a boat you for sure see a boat. And if it is TRUE and it is KNOWLEDGE for YOU that you see a boat then it s also true and it is also knowledge for me that you truly possess knowledge of true boat...🤷‍♂️

  • @charlesqwu
    @charlesqwu 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you very much! Do you have any plan for a video on Aristotle's "Sense and sensibility"?

  • @xchannel4328
    @xchannel4328 9 месяцев назад

    thanx a lot from Syria, hope you complete your series ❤

  • @jrhemmerich
    @jrhemmerich 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you. This was very helpful. I have been generally familiar with epistemological problems through familiarity with Plato, Descartes, and Kant along with views of truth, such as coherence and correspondence. Along with categories like rationalism and empiricism. But the modern debates about internalism and externalism and justification and warrant, were difficult as I could not connect how these all fit together. I have listened to several descriptions of the Gettier problem, but your presentation along with the your video on externalism and internalism have been so helpful in putting the big picture together. So helpful! It’s all still settling down, but the insight that one of the major issues here is the “sufficient condition” problem and whether when we think we know something, we actually know, or if we are just getting lucky. Anyway, thanks so much. The way you have presented the problem and the possible solutions clicked for me. Objects in the room of epistemology no longer feel like they are randomly flying about.

  • @goblinlordx6108
    @goblinlordx6108 10 месяцев назад

    I believe I have a complete answer for this thought experiment. I am actually very curious to know if the landscape regarding this thought experiment has changed. I feel a far better way to characterize what is going on. One which is clear and explains very specifically what and how is going on. I can also explain how any system working under the same constraints could be described and would result in precisely the same type of problem caused by what is described in the Mary experiment.

  • @mkraulis
    @mkraulis 11 месяцев назад

    I enjoyed your presentation. Well done.

  • @clovers-zi5fe
    @clovers-zi5fe 11 месяцев назад

    Great job, Professor. Best collaboration of conciseness and clarity. Because this is not easy to explain. Well done.

  • @TupacMakaveli1996
    @TupacMakaveli1996 Год назад

    Love how casual and elaborative these are. Im also reading and writing about plato and my dream is to be professor of ancient philosophy 😊

  • @haridathcu9999
    @haridathcu9999 Год назад

    Term is sign from which simple propositions are made as prime matter is that out if which nature is made. Sign is "that which signifies to something other than itself". Proposition is saying something about something. Syllogism is when from certain things being something else follows. Where sign is has immediate reference to a being syllogism has meditate reference to something( middle term is mediates between major and minor terms). It's called term or end because it is that into which all else that pertain to logical art is reduced( syllogism into propositions, and propositions to terms). Major, minor and middle refer to degrees of universality. A is B C is A S, C is B If A is white coloured things, B things that reflect light and C snow. White coloured things are things that reflect light Snow is a white coloured thing So, Snow is a thimg that reflects light. All the texts of Aristotele refers to these logical procedures. Logic ought to be prior in order of learning to philosophy. That's one reason why he was able to be so clear and make investigate such difficult subjects yet ve confident whereas we wouldn't be sure of such things would only be shooting in the dark

  • @ahmedbellankas2549
    @ahmedbellankas2549 Год назад

    Hi prof, I enjoy your lectures,please if you can, do us three-level philosophy of mind or the philosophy philosophers are doing. Also, do us philosophy of social science and philosophy of economics. Thank you, you are great.

  • @realLsf
    @realLsf Год назад

    Knowledge is power

  • @billking8843
    @billking8843 Год назад

    I wish we had been taught this properly in undergrad psychology. Psychologists don't need to disappear down some of the rabbit holes of philosophy but do need to have better than rudimentary awareness of philosophy of mind and causation and mental causation.

  • @billking8843
    @billking8843 Год назад

    I wish we had been taught this properly in undergrad psychology. Psychologists don't need to disappear down some of the rabbit holes of philosophy but do need to have better than rudimentary awareness of philosophy of mind and causation and mental causation.

  • @miladka1484
    @miladka1484 Год назад

    Like Always your lecture was combination of beauty and knowledge.Thanks

  • @jennylin5553
    @jennylin5553 Год назад

    This was so incredibly helpful currently writing a philosophy thesis on the topic and the way you explained everything is so helpful!

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    @DileepKumar62 Год назад

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