Majesty of Reason | The Kalam's Causal Principle: An Analysis @MajestyofReason | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 22 hours ago.
The Kalam’s causal principle says that whatever begins to exist has a cause. But should we accept this principle? That’s the topic of today’s (epic) video.
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OUTLINE
0:00 Intro & Outline
2:53 Understanding the Causal Principle
10:44 Arguments For the Causal Principle
11:07 Intuition
52:16 Induction and Abduction
1:42:41 Argument from Chaos
2:29:12 Modus Tollens Argument
2:53:40 Arguments Against the Causal Principle
2:54:02 Intuition: Reverse Card!
2:57:23 Free Will
3:15:55 Conceivability
3:23:34 Quantum Mechanics
3:32:35 Non-Causal Explanations
3:37:53 Grünbaum’s argument
3:41:47 Summary of Arguments Against
3:47:39 Conclusion
LINKS
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(2) Kalam playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZzH2YffI32ViTZ73Tu8jSR
(3) My co-authored article “Branching actualism and cosmological arguments”, forthcoming in Philosophical Studies: philpapers.org/rec/SCHBAA-22
(4) Special thanks to Stephen Woodford from @rationalityrules not only for allowing me to re-use the relevant videos, but also for playing an integral role in making them stellar. Check out his channel (or my Kalam playlist) for the original videos and their reference documents! :)
(4) My Springer book: (a) amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs/dp/3031193148 (b) link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2
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The Kalam’s causal principle says that whatever begins to exist has a cause. But should we accept this principle? That’s the topic of today’s (epic) video.
Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): patreon.com/majestyofreason
If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmid
OUTLINE
0:00 Intro & Outline
2:53 Understanding the Causal Principle
10:44 Arguments For the Causal Principle
11:07 Intuition
52:16 Induction and Abduction
1:42:41 Argument from Chaos
2:29:12 Modus Tollens Argument
2:53:40 Arguments Against the Causal Principle
2:54:02 Intuition: Reverse Card!
2:57:23 Free Will
3:15:55 Conceivability
3:23:34 Quantum Mechanics
3:32:35 Non-Causal Explanations
3:37:53 Grünbaum’s argument
3:41:47 Summary of Arguments Against
3:47:39 Conclusion
LINKS
(1) Want access to the document? Become a patron :)
(2) Kalam playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZzH2YffI32ViTZ73Tu8jSR
(3) My co-authored article “Branching actualism and cosmological arguments”, forthcoming in Philosophical Studies: philpapers.org/rec/SCHBAA-22
(4) Special thanks to Stephen Woodford from @rationalityrules not only for allowing me to re-use the relevant videos, but also for playing an integral role in making them stellar. Check out his channel (or my Kalam playlist) for the original videos and their reference documents! :)
(4) My Springer book: (a) amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs/dp/3031193148 (b) link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2
THE USUAL...
Follow the Majesty of Reason podcast! open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uNcGselvKphtKSKvH
Join the Discord and chat all things philosophy! dsc.gg/majestyofreason
My website: josephschmid.com
My PhilPeople profile: philpeople.org/profiles/joseph-schmid
