The Swamping Problem Kane B 2023-08-01 | What makes knowledge more valuable than mere true belief?0:00 - the swamping problem3:10 - basic values4:00 - who cares about truth?8:47 - the perfect map13:57 - the value of justification
Wagering Against Nihilism Kane B 2023-07-27 | We cannot be harmed by believing that nihilism is false; we can be harmed by believing that nihilism is true. This is the basis of Guy Kahane's wager against nihilism. This video explains Kahane's argument and then discusses some objections.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction2:40 - An argument for nihilism6:07 - The nihilist wager12:44 - The no-difference view16:30 - The difference viewObjections29:14 - Beliefs cannot be chosen31:16 - Beliefs vs concerns?36:15 - Revolutionary changes in belief42:15 - Extending the decision matrix47:39 - The benefits of believing nihilism
Why does nobody care about philosophy? Kane B 2023-07-23 | In defense of public philosophy.0:00 - Philosophy in crisis1:22 - The truths about chmess4:25 - Public engagement9:10 - Where philosophy went wrong14:32 - Objection: lower standards?16:39 - Objection: no novelty?
The Coherence Theory of Truth Kane B 2023-07-18 | According to coherence theory, a proposition is true just in case it belongs to an ideally coherent set of propositions. In this video, I introduce coherence theory the outline some of the main challenges to the position.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction2:09 - What is coherence?17:05 - Two views of truth20:50 - Why believe coherence theory?28:31 - The transcendence problem32:53 - The many-systems problem40:16 - The circularity problem46:58 - The regress problem
Inconsistency in Science: An Argument for Dialetheism? Kane B 2023-07-13 | Scientific realists hold that we are justified in believing that our best scientific theories are true. But what if those theories are inconsistent? This video examines the argument that realists are committed to believing that there are true contradictions.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction0:59 - Scientific realism2:53 - Three kinds of inconsistency in science8:14 - From realism to dialetheism11:45 - The law of non-contradiction14:31 - Theoretical virtues19:41 - Belief vs ontology25:54 - Consistency as a pragmatic necessity
Is Skepticism Self-Defeating? Kane B 2023-07-07 | A standard objection to skepticism is that it is self-defeating. This video examines the self-defeat objection.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - IntroductionThree kinds of self-defeat1:35 - Incoherence2:55 - Performative contradiction6:49 - Methodological self-defeatResponses12:20 - Is skepticism a position?17:02 - Skepticism as a challenge21:41 - The paradox of skeptical self-defeat26:02 - What's so bad about self-defeat?
The Correspondence Theory of Truth Kane B 2023-07-02 | According to correspondence theory, a proposition is true just in case it corresponds to a fact. In this video, I introduce correspondence theory the outline some of the main challenges to the position.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction0:46 - Truth bearers3:00 - Definition vs criteria4:55 - Correspondence theory14:33 - The no-access problem19:30 - Truths without facts?25:59 - Degrees of truth?30:35 - The many-relations problem35:57 - The Slingshot
There is no such thing as art Kane B 2023-06-27 | There is nothing either art or nonart, and not even thinking makes it so.0:00 - Breadcrumbs0:50 - What is art?4:27 - The framing view6:36 - Framing without content11:23 - Limitless art14:44 - "This is art"18:00 - There is no such thing as art
The Moral Realism Tier List (with Lance Bush) Kane B 2023-06-23 | In this video, Lance Bush joins me to rank some of the arguments for moral realism.Lance's channel: @lanceindependent Lance's substack: lanceindependent.substack.com0:00 - Introduction3:26 - Companions in guilt25:59 - Deliberative indispensability44:36 - Moral convergence57:52 - Phenomenal conservatism1:12:25 - Moorean shift1:20:30 - Face value of moral practice1:55:11 - Expertise argument2:39:20 - Moral fixed points2:55:16 - Huemer's ontological argument3:13:23 - Summary
The Principle of Explosion Kane B 2023-06-19 | From a contradiction, anything follows. This is the principle of Explosion. This video outlines the proof of Explosion, and then considers how we might resist the proof.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction1:03 - The proof of explosion4:42 - Troubles with explosion9:35 - Rejecting disjunctive syllogism19:00 - Why disjunctive syllogism fails28:40 - Quasi-validity
Skepticism - The Apraxia Objection Kane B 2023-06-16 | According to the apraxia objection, skepticism is incompatible with action. This video outlines the problem and some possible responses.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction1:14 - The apraxia objection8:28 - Skeptics or skepticism?14:01 - Is skepticism possible?21:33 - Are there appearances?25:16 - Further challenges to appearances29:00 - Alternative explanations for action
There are true contradictions Kane B 2023-06-10 | An argument for dialetheism.Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - dialetheism0:25 - "wulture"2:48 - defective concepts?5:13 - vague boundaries?9:52 - contradictions in the world13:02 - perceiving contradictions17:57 - facts and languages22:19 - explosion23:50 - moore's wands
AMA Responses, Part 2 Kane B 2023-06-07 | 0:00 – Lance Independent – counterfactual history of philosophy6:18 – Lmaoh – where am I a realist?6:53 – Lorenzo Mizushal – should you start with the Greeks?8:30 – Lushian Confusion – environmental ethics and moral anti-realism12:54 – Magnesium But in Cigarette – interpretation of quantum mechanics15:40 – matteo pastrello – pragmatism17:22 – MeowSin – truth18:32 – MofoWoW – vegetarian22:55 – momentum – obscure notions in philosophy25:42 – Neo-Anarchist——Ecocentric Radical – process philosophy– 27:55 – individualist anarchism– 29:46 – languages30:18 – nerd nerdius – evolutionary debunking argument in metaethics41:43 – nichess – most important things42:15 – Nicolas Giaconia – galaxy brain43:24 – nychts0 – Stirner– 48:07 – animals– 53:26 – 4chan– 54:30 – psychological egoism– 59:57 – free will– 1:01:30 – cosmicskeptic– 1:01:47 – neurodivergence– 1:02:23 – philosophy as rationalization– 1:04:30 – psychoanalysis; Zizek– 1:04:36 – trans people who don’t pass– 1:07:08 – individualist epistemology1:08:28 – Onion – scientific anti-realism and black holes1:12:48 – ostihpem – goosebumps1:13:55 – Pauly_99 – what do the 🔴 videos mean?1:15:27 – Pine Cone – autism1:15:51 – RadicOmega – why am I a physicalist/atheist?1:19:58 – Reyna Singh – F, marry, kill: Nietzsche, Lao Tzu, Kant1:21:52 – Richard Sia – cosmological arguments1:27:08 – RoneTheGreat – metaphysics1:30:08 – saint45 – Parfit’s metaethics1:35:08 – Samuel Hill – noncognitivism and the Frege-Geach problem1:41:22 – SAPERE AUDE – most important problem in philosophy1:43:32 – scrobbles by DJ GUNBOUND – nothingness1:49:10 – Seb M – Kant’s metaphysics1:54:00 – shahid sultan – why am I so sensitive?1:55:36 – Shadow T_T – epistemic regress problem1:57:15 – Silas Abrahamsen – semantic nihilism2:00:18 – Silvannetwork – Marxism2:00:40 – sisyphus – favourite books2:02:08 – skin san – suicide2:03:15 – skube – debunking transphobic arguments– 2:08:18 – capitalism vs socialism– 2:09:09 – counterintuitive conclusions2:13:11 – Stan S – nothingness2:20:14 – Straw Egg – favourite youtube channel2:21:34 – string theory – what is a belief?2:23:49 – StunningCurrency – expressivism or error theory?2:27:25 – Szilveszter Forgo – antinatalism2:29:38 – T K – veganism (see response to MofoWoW)2:31:27 – tabtyper – enjoying pain2:37:17 – TheGlenn8 – furries2:38:25 – TheJosh12694 – death or immortality?2:41:36 – Till Le Maignan-Durand – Plotinus2:42:32 – Tudor Mărginean – language2:43:40 – Turk Baykal – why am I not Christian?2:47:01 – Under stand – truth and logic2:50:46 – Unstable PC – science2:53:38 – Uri Katz – Parfit (see response to saint45)2:56:26 – V. Tomazoni – AI2:58:06 – Victor Barcellos – study routine3:00:36 – Watcher – principle of explosion3:03:29 – Wayne Rossi – destruction?– 3:03:49 – most fruitful problem and least fruitful problem3:06:47 – Will Dempsey – PhD advice3:11:08 – William – Johnny Sins3:12:14 – William Zuo – personal identity3:13:40 – WizardSkyth – downloading or uploading?3:14:24 – Wodan Burns – philosophy of law3:14:34 – Yasemin Aydın – do I like youtube?3:16:15 – YASSIR EL – where to start with analytic philosophy3:18:44 – yzy szn – noncognitivism about art– 3:19:20 – Wittgenstein– 3:23:45 – GA Cohen3:24:25 – zeebPC – name the trait3:26:54 – Zeus Coleback – standards for behaviour3:28:19 – Ziad Mahmoud – books– 3:29:44 – metaphysics
AMA Responses, Part 1 Kane B 2023-06-06 | 0:00 – ꧁ ۞《 𝒯𝓊𝒷𝒶𝓁 𝒞𝒶𝒾𝓃 》۞ ꧂ – antinatalism6:26 – 13part – St Petersburg paradox; logic9:31 – A E – quantified modal logic11:19 – AAAAAAAAAAAA – life advice14:17 – AC – do mountains exist?– 17:40 – why do scientists like Popper?20:11 – Ada Fas – why did I delete the neckbeard videos?21:03 – Ahmed Ragab – best and worst arguments for God– 25:06 – why do I lean towards idealism?28:35 – Alex Ksyniuk – clarity and novelty30:39 – Alfred Adler – antirealism about natural selection36:32 – Allusionsxp – modal realism38:04 – AnalyticMinded – Liar paradox41:41 – Arthas – discord42:31 – Athony Allen – pragmatism51:08 – baZ pretty cute – why am I an antirealist?54:17 – ben zur – why am I not skeptical of skepticism?58:40 – Ben.14p – why not judge beliefs by the way a person lives?1:00:46 – Big OL – metaphysical grounding1:06:43 – Björn Alvinge – why be moral?1:11:00 – Bob Tom – international cooperation1:12:40 – Boulanger – unalive1:12:48 – c – noncognitivism about philosophy– 1:15:18 – rationality; belief– 1:18:39 – van Fraassen on the ego– 1:21:10 – skepticism; empirical evidence1:21:56 – Сакен Кужамсугуров – favourite movies and books1:23:15 – carlos rodriguez – meritocracy1:23:36 – CG – instruments1:25:20 – Chocodrum03 – beer1:26:21 – Christopher Mora – pragmatism – see response to Athony Allen1:26:39 – Cobaj – undergrad in philosophy1:27:42 – D1 – self-introduction1:29:11 – Daniel M – deprivation account of death1:31:06 – Dark – old earth creationism1:35:27 – Darwin 27 – changing my mind; moral antirealism1:38:16 – David Öhrström – rationality1:41:38 – Dominic – philosophy of science1:44:28 – Edu Dam – political philosophy; the direction of the world1:48:05 – Emmanuel Perez – consciousness and matter1:51:22 – Entertainment Maker – perplexing views; theory of language– 1:52:33 – cigarettes1:57:08 – Félix Mugot – favourite philosophers1:57:59 – Forbes Beckum – biblical criticism1:58:24 – Freedom Club – heaven plan1:59:15 – Fritz – principle of sufficient reason– 2:04:21 – Kaczynski on leftists2:06:27 – Fyodor Slepov – willpower2:10:15 – ghuthguhd – animals; travelling2:12:34 – Gottfried Leibniz – Davidson’s critique of the scheme/content distinction2:18:21 – gugugu gugu – unjustified assumptions in philosophy2:22:10 – HegelsMonster – small channels2:23:03 – hi hello – real life friends2:26:08 – Hugo B. – guest appearances2:26:52 – Ikari7704 – Hacking’s manipulation argument2:31:41 – Inventive Harvest – memes2:32:12 – Italozazen projects – voter’s paradox2:35:57 – Jacques Rossier – neoliberalism2:40:07 – Jason Push – effective altruism2:41:41 – JGD – David Lewis2:42:34 – Johannes Heinle – John Dupre– 2:47:38 – my most controversial opinion2:48:57 – Jon Rogers – apples2:49:11 – Jonas Jensen – trolley problem; wacky positions; infants2:51:24 – josh – Pokemon2:51:34 – José González – Nietzsche2:52:39 – JTG21 – strongest argument for moral realism2:57:16 – Juan Diego Naranjo – success of science2:59:15 – just another Homo sapian – Lamar or West2:59:27 – Justus – idealism– 3:03:48 – mother3:04:00 – KaneqHomme – why don’t I believe in God?3:07:13 – Karl Covella – collabs3:08:04 – Khaosstyx – dreams3:10:00 – Krak – AI art– 3:15:03 – Rawls vs communitarianism3:18:41 – Krusader2976 – strongest argument for scientific antirealism3:22:09 – Kugelblitzed – laws of nature– 3:33:08 – metaethics– 3:41:47 – logical problem of evil– 3:46:48 – learning philosophy
The Track Record Argument for Utilitarianism Kane B 2023-06-01 | Utilitarianism has a strikingly good track record: utilitarians in previous centuries made moral claims that were considered outrageous at the time, but which have since become widely accepted. Is this a reason to believe utilitarianism?I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction1:00 - The track record argument for utilitarianism5:55 - What did early utilitarians believe?9:55 - Theories vs theorists15:25 - Why does a track record matter?18:23 - The circularity problem23:38 - Roads to moral knowledge
Taking the Philosopher Personality Test Kane B 2023-05-29 | In this video, I talk about myself for an hour.The test: idrlabs.com/philosopher-personality/test.php0:00 - Introduction0:48 - "I make use of long chains of arguments..."3:44 - "Our minds can never comprehend reality..."5:17 - "Beautiful language is not important..."7:03 - "My view of life is often misunderstood"7:28 - "Animals are better..."7:40 - "There is a clear right and wrong..."8:25 - "I shock people by saying offensive things"13:28 - "Good writing must be beautiful"13:50 - "Only the highest humans interest me"16:28 - "Absence of pain is better than presence of pleasure"19:05 - "Crazy questions"19:40 - "We can never know with certainty"21:33 - "I stir up controversy for its own sake"22:43 - "Base desires are vulgar"23:44 - "I confront people who challenge me"25:48 - "People need to be controlled"26:03 - "People fuss too much over banal problems"28:19 - "I shock people with crass actions"28:53 - "Measurement is better than pie-in-the-sky thinking"32:27 - "Wise people avoid power and fame"37:02 - "Beauty is proof of a transcendent world"40:16 - "Most people can't think for themselves"41:14 - "I have a flair for controversy"41:34 - "Attraction leads to bad situations"42:51 - "The mind is like a machine"44:21 - "People think I am harsher than I am"45:15 - "The best insight is gained..."46:36 - "I am a creature of habit"47:43 - "Simple pleasures are the best"49:09 - "I mock people..."49:35 - "Evil people are merely ignorant..."50:53 - "Moral saints are lesser beings"53:33 - "I mock religious beliefs"55:01 - "The highest truths are not rational..."57:25 - "Concern for objective truth is weakness"1:01:33 - Results
Scientific Representation: A Dilemma for Realism Kane B 2023-05-26 | Individualism or non-representation?I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Scientific realism1:21 - Truth and representation4:50 - Indeterminacy of representation12:45 - Individual usage14:35 - A dilemma: individualism or non-representation?
Why Trust Experts? Kane B 2023-05-20 | Many of our beliefs about the world are based on what we are told by experts. But why trust what the experts say? This video introduces some of the problems with trusting expert testimony.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction1:32 - The reliability argument12:17 - Who are the experts?13:45 - Evidence and arguments20:03 - Agreement from other experts22:11 - Meta-experts25:13 - Bias and deceit40:06 - Track records48:54 - Values53:10 - Non-expert testimony
Debating moral realism Kane B 2023-05-17 | I was recently invited to discuss moral realism by the youtuber Bilosophy: youtube.com/@bilosophy1504I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - introduction4:15 - appealing to the moral skeptic7:51 - stance-independent reasons and desire-independent reasons11:48 - what are reasons?23:44: arguing for desire-independent reasons29:13 - the possibility of moral knowledge38:20 - subjective goodness and objective goodness45:04 - seeking moral knowledge49:08 - will seeking moral knowledge help you find moral knowledge?1:00:52 - seeking moral knowledge through arguments1:13:23 - seeking moral knowledge using many methods1:42:32 - is this a desire-independent reason?1:46:44 - would the moral facts motivate me?1:53:31 - end
Metaethics - Moral Deference Kane B 2023-05-10 | This video outlines the moral deference problem for moral realism, plus some potential realist responses.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction1:30 - The puzzle of moral deference7:13 - Explaining the deference datum12:22 - Trivial facts14:53 - Expertise18:12 - Knowledge-how27:45 - Trouble for antirealism?32:42 - Rejecting the deference datum
Schopenhauers Pessimism Kane B 2023-05-04 | "Everything in life proclaims that earthly happiness is destined to be frustrated, or recognized as an illusion. The grounds for this lie deep in the nature of things..."I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction0:36 - Phenomena/noumena4:27 - Knowing the thing-in-itself11:28 - World as Will19:34 - Will and suffering30:21 - Pleasure as privation36:48 - Objections
Against Gettier cases Kane B 2023-04-29 | 0:00 - What is knowledge?1:24 - Gettier cases6:17 - Why most Gettier cases don't work15:35 - Inescapability of counterintuitive consequences23:21 - Why analyze knowledge?
Epistemic Minimalism Kane B 2023-04-20 | According to epistemic minimalism, knowledge is mere true belief; no other conditions are required. This video outlines the motivation for epistemic minimalism and discusses some objections.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction0:38 - What is knowledge?4:49 - Epistemic minimalism5:47 - Sartwell cases12:24 - Why do we care about justification?16:04 - Objections to Sartwell cases26:48 - The argument from inquiry35:41 - Means and ends38:32 - Justification as an intrinsic value41:50 - Incoherence?
The Knowability Paradox Kane B 2023-04-14 | This video outlines the knowability paradox, one of the central challenges for antirealist theories of truth.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction0:37 - Theories of truth9:45 - KnowabilityThe knowability paradox:13:15 - The basic idea16:18 - More formally20:28 - The complete argument
Metaphysics - Carnap on Ontology Kane B 2023-04-10 | This video outlines Rudolf Carnap's deflationary approach to ontological questions, presented in his article "Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology", then discusses some challenges to the Carnapian approach.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction2:48 - Linguistic frameworks6:27 - Internal and external questions12:33 - Pragmatic-external vs factual-external17:52 - Objects, properties, etc25:48 - Fictionalism32:41 - Conflicting frameworks41:05 - Norms for selecting frameworks47:34 - The regress problem
The Problem of Other Minds Kane B 2023-04-03 | How can I know that other people have minds? This video outlines the skeptical challenge to belief in other minds then considers three attempts to justify the belief: the argument from analogy, behaviour, and inference to the best explanation.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction2:32 - Two skeptical challenges6:37 - The argument from analogy10:16 - Objections to the argument from analogy25:38 - Behaviourism31:28 - Objections to behaviourism35:36 - Inference to the best explanation39:35 - Objections to best explanation
In Praise of Uselessness Kane B 2023-03-28 | Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.0:00 - practicalism3:45 - what is uselessness?6:19 - philosophy for philosophy's sake11:50 - truth vs utility18:45 - impractical practicalism21:55 - public philosophy
Aesthetic Realism vs Moral Realism Kane B 2023-03-20 | This video outlines aesthetic realism and suggests that aesthetic realism is at least as plausible as moral realism.0:00 - Realisms, aesthetic and moral4:41 - Motivating aesthetic realismWhy aesthetic realism might be on better footing11:08 - Aesthetic oughts19:19 - Aesthetic values as theoretical virtues26:12 - The scope of aesthetic valueWhy is moral realism more appealing?33:31 - Morality matters more37:46 - Dependence on perceptual capacities
The Personite Problem Kane B 2023-03-12 | For every person, there are countless personites. It seems that if persons matter, then so do personites. But this raises serious challenges to ordinary moral thinking.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction0:40 - Personites3:00 - Moral status8:39 - Practical reason19:25 - Interactions with others22:07 - Do personites exist?29:30 - Maximality30:59 - Dependence35:18 - Ethics without persons
Indeterminacy of Meaning Kane B 2023-03-08 | This video outlines Quine's arguments for the indeterminacy of translation.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction1:37 - Radical translation6:13 - Translation and meaning15:04 - The argument from below30:36 - The argument from above
The Evil Demon Kane B 2023-02-28 | Why we should take the evil demon hypothesis seriously.0:00 - skepticism and the evil demon1:41 - taking skeptical hypotheses seriously3:47 - arguments for a creator6:11 - pain and suffering10:41 - the deceptive world14:55 - deception resistance as a pragmatic virtue22:48 - conclusion
Skepticism vs Externalism Kane B 2023-02-22 | One of the purported benefits of externalism in epistemology is that it provides a straightforward response to skepticism. This video outlines the externalist response and then discusses the challenge that externalism makes knowledge too easy.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction0:46 - Externalism6:41 - Defeating skepticism?Objections15:08 - Non-response17:32 - A conditional response20:35 - Circularity27:23 - Companions in guilt 129:16 - Companions in guilt 234:34 - Dialectical inefficiency39:37 - Brute intuition
Do abstract objects exist? Kane B 2023-02-14 | Yes (😉).0:00 - intro1:57 - taking concrete for granted4:26 - challenges for ordinary objects9:28 - constructing concrete11:57 - abstraction15:45 - the abstract in the concrete
AMA responses, part 2 Kane B 2023-02-11 | 0:00 – MC – favourite films3:22 – momentum – titles3:50 – Muba – imagery of ages– 5:05 – subjective time dilation– 8:15 – ordering food– 8:34 – success of others– 8:45 – how do I heat my room?– 8:55 – how many languages do I speak?– 9:00 – enjoyment of learning– 9:32 – daydreaming– 10:06 – imposter syndrome– 10:31 – optimization– 10:49 – sleep schedule– 11:51 – procrastination12:51 – Nicolas Giaconia – solipsism– 15:36 – abstract objects– 22:18 – understanding solutions to problems– 23:26 – particle qualia– 27:20 – other traditions– 27:30 – instruments– 28:15 – Bostrom– psychedelics [see part 1, answer to Boulanger]– 28:34 – debate28:57 – Noah – karma– 29:34 – causation and expectation– 34:06 – fascism and skepticism40:15 – Noriac – conservative views of relationships48:10 – OBGynKenobi – am I a nominalist? [see response to Nicolas Giaconia on abstract objects]48:36 – Onion – is philosophy a failure?55:59 – Pacificl L – what if everything exists?1:02:18 – Plastic – knowing one thing without a doubt1:02:39 – Push – methanol1:02:52 – QuestionQuanderer – what assumptions are required to do philosophy?1:06:31 – Richard Sia – AI and understanding1:10:31 – Sai – realism about psychological objects1:14:20 – Secular70 – dilemma for relativism1:18:14 – Siegbert Pseudo – Nietzsche– 1:19:07 – free will– 1:19:12 – vasectomy– 1:22:29 – what can be known for certain– 1:24:29 – which philosopher do I share most views with?– 1:28:24 – political views1:29:12 – Stanley Evans – are you obliged to save a drowning child?1:35:30 – The Aspiring Humanist – existential inertia1:39:58 – The Piano Man – utility of philosophy in daily life?1:46:01 – TheGlenn8 – semantic arguments– 1:50:04 – dishonest debate tactics1:54:51 – Theo Camp – grounding in metaphysics1:59:36 – Under Stand – god1:59:43 – vlassius – intelligent alien life2:02:10 – yzy szn – modal antirealism2:02:58 – Xob Driesestig – overrated and underrated topics2:09:00 – Wodan Burns – philosophy of law2:09:52 – ZeRealityHD – favourite music
AMA responses, part 1 Kane B 2023-02-11 | 0:00 – היבול החדש של הגברים – god3:58 – AC – suicide5:25 – Alex Parks – note-taking7:42 – ame – what doth life?7:50 – Animore – empiricism and innate ideas14:26 – Athony Allen – fitting attitude theories17:32 – attack dog – abortion19:56 – Ben – Stirner27:07 – Boarders – antirealism and the past– 30:33 – weirdness in culture33:05 – Boulanger – psychedelics and philosophy37:03 – c – indifference towards politics and voting– 41:17 – rights– 41:35 – God– 42:01 – moral theorizing for antirealists44:59 – CASYAN – 20 again45:34 – Dolores Zhang – death46:18 – Dominic – studying modal logic48:20 – Drag0 7878 – numbers48:59 – Edgar Qer – god and moral value– 51:43 – moral error theory– 55:57 – eating fish56:15 – Emmanuel Perez – time59:03 – Exalted Citharode – skepticism– 1:03:51 – psychologism– 1:10:50 – ontology of rules1:12:20 – Frozen Tomb – Stirner– 1:15:44 – magic mushrooms– 1:15:47 – Richard Rorty– 1:16:58 – Taoism1:18:13 – Furniture Kanon of Ushiromiya – terror management theory1:18:28 – Giraffe – Taoism [see response to Frozen Tomb]1:18:34 – HarmonicaLuke – Agrippa’s trilemma1:22:34 – Helvetica Neptune – backpacking1:25:12 – Himalayan Tongue-tied Verisimilitude1:25:34 – Human Evolution – beard– 1:25:48 – Stoics1:26:22 – Inventive Harvest – Lakatos1:35:22 – Jacques – why does your audience hate me?1:40:32 – Jayan Amandakone – Aumann's agreement theorem– 1:45:25 – rationalist movement1:46:12 – Jobin Biju – Singer’s drowning child1:51:10 – Josh Schultz – moral error theory1:56:22 – Julio C Silva – Reality+1:59:25 – Log – discussions/debates1:59:39 – Majesty of Reason – favourite philosopher of science2:02:45 – Marco Acuna – what percentage of the books have I read?2:02:55 – Maze – time and antinatalism
Putnams Argument Against Skepticism Kane B 2023-02-03 | This video outlines Hilary Putnam's argument that I cannot conceive that I am a brain in a vat.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Skepticism2:40 - Reference and meaning12:20 - Brains in a vat20:45 - Could I be a brain in a vat?Objections26:00 - Against externalism29:09 - Real brains and real vats32:02 - Other skeptical hypotheses36:38 - Skepticism strengthened?
Realism in Art Kane B 2023-01-28 | This video outlines some challenges to the notion of realistic representation in artworks.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction1:50 - Feature selection9:02 - The innocent eye15:49 - Perspective25:01 - Realism and information
Dreams vs Reality Kane B 2023-01-23 | What if dream worlds are real worlds?0:00 - What we do in the shadow worlds4:16 - Physicalism and causal closure10:41 - Continuity and coherence15:20 - Simplicity18:28 - Worlds intertwined22:40 - Dreaming as imagination
The Limits of Logic Kane B 2023-01-16 | What happens to logic when we turn from truth to approximate truth?I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - deductive logic3:11 - approximate truth10:27 - indeterminate concepts
Unbelievable Theories Kane B 2023-01-08 | This video outlines the view that there might be theories that are true, and for which we can give sound arguments, but that cannot be believed. See Bart Streumer's book "Unbelievable Errors".I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction0:51 - Normative error theory3:31 - What is belief?11:34 - Why we cannot believe error theory13:20 - Is unbelievability a problem?15:52 - Moorean paradoxes21:32 - Reflective equilibrium31:16 - How unbelievability can strengthen a theory
What is Reality? Kane B 2023-01-03 | This video outlines several answers to the question, "what is reality?"I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction1:05 - Existence9:44 - Casual powers16:47 - Mind-independence19:42 - Non-illusoriness24:29 - Pragmatism
In Praise of Self-Refutation Kane B 2022-12-28 | Interesting philosophy sometimes destroys itself.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK
Metaethics - The Ontological Argument Kane B 2022-12-23 | This video outlines the ontological argument for moral realism, given by Michael Huemer in "An Ontological Proof of Moral Realism".I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction6:33 - The Probabilistic Reasons Principle13:21 - The Anti-Torture Argument30:29 - Objective Moral Reasons
Answering the Science vs Religion Compass Kane B 2022-12-19 | sciencereligioncompass.orgJoin my Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK
The Hard Problem of Everything Kane B 2022-12-15 | Science can't fully explain consciousness, but it can't fully explain anything else either.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - the hard problem of consciousness3:24 - explanatory projects beyond science10:34 - constitutive connections17:08 - escaping the "why?" regress
Philosophy Without Justification Kane B 2022-12-09 | There is no justification, but there is nothing irrational about holding beliefs without justification.
Why Believe Physicalism? Kane B 2022-12-02 | This video outlines some of the arguments in favour of physicalism.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Introduction3:18 - The explanatory argument14:11 - Causal closure31:01 - Simplicity37:47 - Methodological naturalism-- Melnyk, Andrew. (1994). "Being a physicalist: How and (more importantly) why." Philosophical Studies 74(2): 221-241.-- Papineau, David. (2001). "The rise of physicalism." In Physicalism and its Discontents, eds. Carl Gillett and Barry Loewer: 3-36. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.-- Russell, Bertrand. (1913). "On the notion of cause." Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 13: 1-26.-- Norton, John. (2003). "Causation as folk science." Philosophers' Imprint 3(4): 1-22.-- Seager, William. (2014). "Why physicalism?" Mind and Matter 12(2): 143-195.
What is a physical property? Kane B 2022-11-28 | Many philosophers endorse physicalism, the view that everything is physical. But what is a physical property?I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Physicalism1:53 - Physical theory10:11 - Ostensive definition19:53 - Naturalistic explanation25:08 - Is physicalism a monism?
Challenges to Folk Psychology Kane B 2022-11-20 | The video outlines challenges to the view that "folk psychology", the attribution of propositional attitudes such as beliefs and desires to predict and explain behaviour, plays a central role in social coordination. I am drawing primarily on the work of Jose Luis Bermudez and Matthew Ratcliffe.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@gmail.comSupport me on Patreon: patreon.com/kanebaker91Donate to my PayPal: paypal.me/kanebaker91My Discord: discord.gg/RUjwFdDDtK0:00 - Folk psychologySocial cognition without folk psychology6:48 - Heuristic strategies15:42 - Social scriptsWhat's wrong with folk psychology?22:43 - Computational complexity26:38 - Holism29:45 - Meta-representation33:48 - Attitudes beyond folk psychology39:10 - VacuityConclusion43:00 - Consequences-- Bermudez, Jose Luis. (2004). Philosophy of Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction. New York: Routledge.-- Bermudez, Jose Luis. (2005). "Arguing for eliminativism." In Paul Churchland: Contemporary Philosophy in Focus, ed. Brian L. Keeley: 32:65. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.-- Morton, Adam. (1996). "Folk psychology is not a predictive device." Mind 105(417): 119-137.-- Ratcliffe, Matthew. (2007). Rethinking Commonsense Psychology. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
