Majesty of Reason | You MUST watch this video | Dr. Amy Karofsky @MajestyofReason | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
Could anything have been otherwise? Amy Karofsky thinks not. In her view, absolutely everything is necessary. Today we discuss arguments for and against this view.
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OUTLINE
0:00 Intro
1:20 Necessity and contingency
2:51 Necessitarianism vs. Contingentarianism
8:20 Necessitarianism vs. Fatalism & Determinism
18:42 Historical backdrop
24:15 Arguments for Contingentarianism
24:57 Deliberation
27:53 Imaginability
31:51 Powers, actuality, and natural kinds
40:48 Quantifying probability
43:07 Quantum mechanics
46:40 Intuition
49:55 Majority belief
52:50 Contingency-talk and counterfactuals
57:00 Ought implies can
1:02:49 Principle of Alternative Possibilities
1:05:59 Arguments for Necessitarianism
1:07:00 Ground of contingency
1:17:07 Simplicity
1:19:39 Conclusion
LINKS
(1) Dr. Karofsky’s book “A Case for Necessitarianism”, amazon.com/Case-Necessitarianism-Routledge-Studies-Metaphysics/dp/1032026162
(2) Dr. Karosky’s PhilPeople profile: philpeople.org/profiles/amy-karofsky
(3) Btw, you NEED to check out the website New Work in Philosophy! They have all the latest information about new work on the cutting edge of philosophy. Link: newworkinphilosophy.substack.com
(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...
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My website: josephschmid.com
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Could anything have been otherwise? Amy Karofsky thinks not. In her view, absolutely everything is necessary. Today we discuss arguments for and against this view.
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
1:20 Necessity and contingency
2:51 Necessitarianism vs. Contingentarianism
8:20 Necessitarianism vs. Fatalism & Determinism
18:42 Historical backdrop
24:15 Arguments for Contingentarianism
24:57 Deliberation
27:53 Imaginability
31:51 Powers, actuality, and natural kinds
40:48 Quantifying probability
43:07 Quantum mechanics
46:40 Intuition
49:55 Majority belief
52:50 Contingency-talk and counterfactuals
57:00 Ought implies can
1:02:49 Principle of Alternative Possibilities
1:05:59 Arguments for Necessitarianism
1:07:00 Ground of contingency
1:17:07 Simplicity
1:19:39 Conclusion
LINKS
(1) Dr. Karofsky’s book “A Case for Necessitarianism”, amazon.com/Case-Necessitarianism-Routledge-Studies-Metaphysics/dp/1032026162
(2) Dr. Karosky’s PhilPeople profile: philpeople.org/profiles/amy-karofsky
(3) Btw, you NEED to check out the website New Work in Philosophy! They have all the latest information about new work on the cutting edge of philosophy. Link: newworkinphilosophy.substack.com
(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
