Is Stoicism for Dummies?? (with Dr. Tom Morris) Parkers Pensées 2024-01-23 | In episdoe 254 of the Parker's I'm joined once again by Dr. Tom Morris. Dr. Morris is a legendary philosopher and an expert on the philosophy of Stoicism. In this episode he schools me on Stoicism from his brand new book, Stoicism for Dummies. Grab the book here to support my podcast: amzn.to/47NnKgPCheck out my sponsor, Murdy Creative Co. to find amazing leather goods and to support the podcast. Use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% your whole order!! murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTESJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA0:00 - Introduction4:55 - What is Stoicism?8:31 - Stoic Philosophy is a Way of Life11:58 - The Core of Stoicism 14:09 - Theoretical vs. Practical Philosophy23:11 - the four big instagram philosophies today25:44 - What is Wisdom? 31:57 - Diogenes the Cynic's influence on Stoicism36:24 - Only Virtue Leads to Happiness40:23 - Stoic Theology and Stoic arguments for God52:33 - Jesus the Philosopher Sage and Logician56:18 - Stoicism and Christianity? 1:04:34 - Who Gets to Call Themselves a Stoic?1:08:06 - The Demise of Ancient Stoicism
Simulation Hypothesis Explained #podcast Parkers Pensées 2024-10-04 | Watch the full podcast episode on my channel @ParkersPensees
Can Philosophers Disprove the Simulation Hypothesis? Parkers Pensées 2024-10-02 | In episode 274 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Brian Cutter to discuss arguments for and against the simulation hypothesis. Find the accompanying Substack piece on this episode here: parknotes.substack.com/p/why-would-anyone-believe-we-liveWatch the rest of my episodes on simulation hypothesis in this playlist here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvGER7JEH7j2SgT8ps-W5BNaoTGgGdOJs&si=dEUyqHFlKHtG3cFZ→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com0:00 - intro2:05 - What is the Simulation Hypothesis? 10:03 - Should We Reject Bostrom's Indifference Principle? 13:07 - Can Computer Programs Be Conscious? 15:02 - Bostrom vs Chalmers's versions of Simulation Hypothesis24:30 - Huemer's Bayesian Argument Against Simulation Hypothesis 29:41 - Can We Have Positive Evidence for Simulation Hypothesis? 33:14 - Theism vs. Simulation Hypothesis (Parsimony?)42:37 - James Anderson's Self-Defeat Argument Against Simulation Hypthesis45:15 - How to Motivate the Simulation Hypothesis without Self-Defeat54:27 - Hilary Putnam's Transcendental Argument against Simulation Hypothesis59:08 - Parker Settecase's Transcendental Argument against Simulation Hypothesis
The Problem of Evil for Atheism, Multiversal Pantheism, and Theism w/Dr. Yujin Nagasawa Parkers Pensées 2024-09-24 | In episode 273 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Yujin Nagasawa to discuss his new book, The Problem of Evil for Atheists. It's a fantastic book that summarizes the start of the art of the problem of evil literature in the philosophy of religion but it also breaks new ground as Dr. Nagasawa advances new problems of evil for atheists and multiverse pantheists, as well as traditional theists. He also points to some ways to get past these problems, especially for theism. Find the book open source here: academic.oup.com/book/56378→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
Tolkiens Philosophy of Fairy Stories w/Dr. Philip Chase Parkers Pensées 2024-09-16 | In episode 272 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Philip Chase of @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy and he schools me on J.R.R. Tolkien's philosophy of fiction, fantasy, faerie, speculative fiction, and more! Read Tolkien's essay here and you'll be supporting my podcast: amzn.to/3XvsEfi→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
Cognitive Scientist Argues for Gods Existence from A.I. Parkers Pensées 2024-09-13 | In episode 271 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again to by Dr. Selmer Bringsjord. This time we discuss his argument for God's existence from the existence of a particular type of AI which has already been achieved. We then get into his Irreversibility argument against the idea that "cognition just is computation" which has implications for the project of phenomenally conscious machines. It's an awesome episode! Find Dr. Bringsjord's published papers here: http://kryten.mm.rpi.edu/scb_vitae_072024.pdf→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
How Does God Make Souls? (5 Views W/Joshua Farris) Parkers Pensées 2024-09-06 | In episode 270 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again to by Dr. Joshua Farris. This time we discuss 5+ views on the origin of the soul, that is, how is it that God actually goes about making souls. Read my summary of the views on my Substack here: parknotes.substack.com/p/how-does-god-make-souls→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
The Current State of Science Fiction w/@SunEaterBooks & @iWizard Parkers Pensées 2024-08-20 | In episode 269 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Christopher Ruocchio, the author of the Sun Eater science-fantasy series, and Jordan Hill of the channel iWizard. Jordan and Christopher help me get my bearings as we discuss the history of science fiction, the current state of the art of science fiction, the philosophy of science fiction and fantasy, and just about everything else. Check out more from Christopher Ruocchio here: @SunEaterBooks and more from Jordan here: @iWizard →Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
Analyzing Magic and Wizards in Tolkiens Legendarium with @Jess_of_the_Shire Parkers Pensées 2024-08-08 | Grab a Free the Sheep cloak here: freethesheepco.com/products/eden-hoodie?sca_ref=6252696.K32GulhjZU and browse the rest of their gear here: freethesheepco.com/collections/originals?sca_ref=6252696.K32GulhjZUIn episode 268 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once more by Jess from @Jess_of_the_Shire. Last time we talked Dune vs. Lord of The Rings, but this time she schooled me on magic and wizards in Tolkien's legendarium. We also make some connections between magic in fantasy and the philosophy of technology. It's a really fun one!→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
The Connection Between Science Fiction and Philosophy w/@iWizard Parkers Pensées 2024-08-06 | In episode 267 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Jordan from iWizard to discuss a broad range of philosophy topics as well as science fiction. It's a really good episode! Check him out here: @iWizard Grab the book here to support my podcast: amzn.to/3YuxzPQ→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
The Scope of Analytic Metaphysics w/Dr. Joshua Sijuwade Parkers Pensées 2024-08-01 | In episode 266 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Joshua Sijuwade. This time we discuss the scope of analytic metaphysics which he covers in his fantastic new book, Analytic Theism. Grab the book here to support my podcast: amzn.to/3YuxzPQ→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com0:00 - Continental Metaphysics?9:33 - What is Metaphysics? 14:06 - Logical Positivism21:54 - Ontology37:47 - Modality1:05:05 - Philosophy of Time1:35:23 - Mereology 1:47:35 - Some philosophy of mind and free will1:52:54 - Philosophy of Physics
Is God the LUCKIEST Possible Being? (w/ Dr. Dre Rusavuk) Parkers Pensées 2024-07-18 | In episode 265 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Dre Rusavuk to discuss the idea that God is the luckiest of all possible beings. →Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
An (Almost) Complete History of Science Fiction w/ Ben Yalow Parkers Pensées 2024-06-24 | In episode 264 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Ben Yalow to discuss all things Science Fiction! Ben has edited From These Ashes which is the complete collection of Fredic Brown's short stories--which are some of my all time favorites!!→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com0:00 - The Hugo Awards 7:09 - What is Science Fiction? 11:43 - Comic Books, SF, and 'Genre' 19:40 - John Campbell and the Atomic Bomb33:13 - Golden Age and Multiple Pen Names 44:58 - Finding truth in science fiction51:13 - Hard vs soft science fiction 54:30 - SF and cover art1:05:38 - The Nebulas and other SF awards1:15:14 - Star Wars
Untangling Critical Race Theory with Dr. Ed Uszynski Parkers Pensées 2024-06-18 | In episode 263 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ed Uszynski to talk about Critical Race Theory. In this episodes we discuss Ed's new book, Untangling Critical Race Theory: What Christians Need to Know and Why It Matters. Grab the book here to support my podcast:amzn.to/4c6Hy1p→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work! Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
Building a Leather Empire in The Kingdom of God (w/Dave Munson of Saddleback Leather) Parkers Pensées 2024-05-24 | In episode 262 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dave Munson of Saddleback Leather to discuss the story of how he started Saddleback and we also get into some good theology, including dogs in heaven and leather in the new earth. I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also support my work!! Super grateful. Check out the catalog here: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiRead Dave's research on pride here: saddlebackleather.com/signs-of-pride→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
The Axiology of Theism w/Dr. Brian Ballard Parkers Pensées 2024-05-14 | In episode 262 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Brian Ballard. This time we discuss what's come to be known as the axiology of theism, that is considering the existence of God in light of value theory. Check out the previous episode with Brian Ballard after this one: youtube.com/watch?v=vAAziR0xKlM→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44Grab a Saddleback Leather medium Moleskine/Leuchtturm1917 cover from my affiliate link here to support my channel: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
Modern Religion, HP Lovecraft, and Sun Eater (w/Christopher Ruocchio and Austin Freeman) Parkers Pensées 2024-05-09 | In episode 261 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I have Christopher Ruocchio (author of the Sun Eater science fantasy series) and Dr. Austin Freeman (Author of Tolkien Dogmatics and others) on to talk about science fiction, fantasy, HP Lovecraft, Theology, and Modern Religion. It's awesome! Check out more from Chrisopher Ruocchio here: @SunEaterBooks →Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44Grab a Saddleback Leather medium Moleskine/Leuchtturm1917 cover from my affiliate link here to support my channel: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com
Jesus was a Philosopher (w/Dr. Daniel Napier) Parkers Pensées 2024-04-26 | In episode 260 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Daniel Napier to discuss his work on the philosophy of Jesus, especially in his new (and fantastic) book, The Soul Whisperer: Jesus' Way Among The Philosophers. Grab the book here to support my work: amzn.to/49Us6Uf→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44Grab a Saddleback Leather medium Moleskine/Leuchtturm1917 cover from my affiliate link here to support my channel: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com0:00 - St. Augustine on Human Nature8:09 - Dallas Willard's Impact16:10 - Was Jesus a Philosopher?23:27 - Socrates vs. Jesus30:51 - Jesus's Philosophical Anthropology
Corinthian Stoicism vs. the Apostle Paul?? (w/Timothy Brookins) Parkers Pensées 2024-04-19 | In episode 259 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Timothy Brookins to disucss his fantastic new book, Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Corinthians. It's a fantastic book and. an amazing Pensées episode! Check the timestamps for a full topic list. Grab Dr. Brookins book here to support the pod: amzn.to/3TWR1AI→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44Grab a Saddleback Leather medium Moleskine/Leuchtturm1917 cover from my affiliate link here to support my channel: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com0:00 - How'd this project come about? 6:59 - What Does Paul mean by "sophia"? 12:25 - Theological vs Social influences19:30 - Corinthian Sophia with Pauline Doctrine 27:59 - What is Stoicism?37:30 - Was Jesus a Philosopher?45:49 - The Sage and Sanctification 50:38 - Corinthian Stoicism 1:01:30 - Can Christians be Stoics?1:11:05 - Is There Forgiveness in Stoicism?
DUNE vs. LOTR | Comparing and Contrasting w/@Jess_of_the_Shire Parkers Pensées 2024-04-06 | In episode 258 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Jess of the Shire to compare and contrast Arrakis and Middle-earth, Frank Herbert and J.R.R. Tolkien. We had a lot of fun covering everything from dragons to sandworms, to personality quirks of Herbert and Tolkien. Check out Jess's fantastic channel here: youtube.com/@Jess_of_the_Shire→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44Grab a Saddleback Leather medium Moleskine/Leuchtturm1917 cover from my affiliate link here to support my channel: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com0:00 - Jess the Face-Essayist Cosplayer13:24 - Jess's favorite LOTR character15:54 - Technology in LOTR and Dune23:50 - Frank Herbert the Philosopher26:02 - Would Tolkien and Herbert have been friends?32:44 - Is Paul Atreides the baddie?34:33 - Why Did Tolkien Dislike Dune?44:36 - Dragons or Sand Worms?56:50 - Tolkien's Eucatastrophe vs. Herbert's Recurrent Shape1:01:42 - What about Space Wizards? 1:06:37 - Jess's script writing and video production process
The Philosophy of Science Fiction and Fantasy (with Christopher Ruocchio) Parkers Pensées 2024-03-30 | In episode 257 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Christopher Ruoccio, author of the Sun Eater series. Christopher is an encyclopedia of science fiction, fantasy, and Roman Empire information. He is the man. A really thoughtful guy and a brilliant writer. Check out more from Christopher Ruocchio here: youtube.com/@SunEaterBooksGrab the books here to support my channel: Empire of Silence: amzn.to/3voU9gDHowling Dark: amzn.to/4ag4WbSDemon In White: amzn.to/4afYS38Kingdoms of Death: amzn.to/4czy27LAshes of Man: amzn.to/4afT1LfDisquiet Gods: amzn.to/4cCqv83Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/join→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44Grab a Saddleback Leather medium Moleskine/Leuchtturm1917 cover from my affiliate link here to support my channel: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com0:00 - Why people love the Sun Eater books6:13 - CS Lewis vs Tolkien on teaching through fiction14:52 - The Golden Age vs the New Wave of Science Fiction24:05 - Dune 41:00 - Are Superheroes Science Fiction?45:18 - What is Science Fantasy, Space Opera, SF vs Sci-Fi56:52 - Favorite SF stories1:03:40 - is it okay to borrow from other stories?1:12:47 - Scholiasts, Mentats, and Analytic Philosophy1:20:54 - Roman Catholicism and the Chantry 1:35:34 - How to Write Science Fiction Novels
How Human Would Artificial General Intelligence Be? w/Dr. Ben Goertzel Parkers Pensées 2024-03-05 | In episode 256 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ben Goertzel to talk about Artificial General Intelligence. Last time we talked about the philosophy of AGI, this time we discuss the state of the art of AGI and just a bit about machine consciousness. Check the time stamps for a full topic list. Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/join→Sponsors/Discounts Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44Grab a Saddleback Leather medium Moleskine/Leuchtturm1917 cover from my affiliate link here to support my channel: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com 0:00 - what is artificial "general" intelligence? 8:44 - does generalization have more to do with logic or imagination?15:46 - How far back does the idea of AI go? 18:45 - Why does the East and West think differently about AI?24:08 - The State of the AI race 31:05 - Can AI be wise? 37:57 - How important are Large Language Models?59:14 - Machine Consciousness and AGI1:13:25 - Can an AGI system have a psychedelic exerience?
What is a Theory of Everything? (Curt Jaimungal Explains) Parkers Pensées 2024-01-29 | Curt Jaimungal joins me for episode 255 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast to discuss theories of everything, phsyics, the simulation hypothesis, worldviews, and more! Check out his channel right now right here: youtube.com/@UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w 0:00 - What's this episode about? 3:32 - What is a Theory of Everything? 5:57 - Worldview (weltanschauung) and God 21:14 - Why Host an Academic Level Podcast? 29:08 - The Simulation Hypothesis47:23 - Ben Goertzel is a genius 51:30 - Theolocutions and Office Hours podcasting 1:14:40 - Being your authentic self1:20:13 - what kind of thing are you?1:28:12 - What is Human Value Grounded in? Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/join
The Core Idea of Stoicism (In 2 minutes) Parkers Pensées 2024-01-26 | Watch the full episode on Stoicism here: youtu.be/uIFaNpBk4CYJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/join
The Stoic God and the Christian Logos Parkers Pensées 2024-01-15 | The Stoics believed in God. But what was their conception of God like? How does the Stoic conception of the "Logos" compare with the "Logos" of the Christian New Testament? In this clip from episode 240 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, Stoic philosopher, Dr. Michael Temblay helps me think through the Stoic understanding of God and the nature of the divine spark in mankind. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/NO35FWThhRwJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/join
Gödels Incompleteness Theorems vs. AI Minds Parkers Pensées 2023-11-28 | Watch the full episode with Dr. Mark Colyvan here: youtu.be/KqYh1h2t8WU
Philosophy Begins and Ends in Wonder Parkers Pensées 2023-11-25 | This is a clip from episode 253 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast with Dr. Ross Inman on his new book: Christian Philosophy as a Way of Life. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/L9XUSJvz0oUGrab the book here from my affiliate link to support my podcast: amzn.to/3RdRKgOCheck out my sponsor for this episode, Field Notes, and get 10% off your entire order with promo code PARKERNOTES at check out: https://fieldnotesbrand.com?aff=44Check out my other sponsor, Murdy Creative Co. to find amazing leather goods and to support the podcast. Use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% your whole order!! murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTESJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/join
Christian Philosophy as a Way of Life w/Dr. Ross Inman Parkers Pensées 2023-11-25 | In episode 253, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ross Inman, this time we discuss his new book "Christian Philosophy As a Way of Life: An Invitation to Wonder". Grab the book here from my affiliate link to support my podcast: amzn.to/3RdRKgOCheck out my sponsor for this episode, Field Notes, and get 10% off your entire order with promo code PARKERNOTES at check out: https://fieldnotesbrand.com?aff=44Check out my other sponsor, Murdy Creative Co. to find amazing leather goods and to support the podcast. Use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% your whole order!! murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTESJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA0:00 - Intro4:18 - How'd this project come about? 7:32 - Wonder as the Lifeblood of Philosophy15:47 - Is Philosophy Relevant? 21:49 - The Therapeutic use of Philosophy 31:28 - How to live philosophical life
Moral Transcendental Arguments For & Against God Parkers Pensées 2023-11-22 | In this bonus episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I share my paper presentation from the 2023 Evangelical Philosophical Society in San Antonio, Texas. I originally wrote this paper for Paul Copan's Advanced Philosophy of Religion course in the Palm Beach Atlantic University Master's program. If you want to follow along with the outline I gave the audience at EPS, you can find that at my substack here: parknotes.substack.com/p/are-theodicies-possible-yesJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA
Its Okay Not to Think for Yourself (Philosopher Explains) Parkers Pensées 2023-11-11 | We're often exhorted to "think for yourself" but philosopher Jonathan Matheson argues that it's actually okay not to think for yourself in way more cases than we might intuitively think. In episode 252 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I have Dr. Matheson back on to discuss his new book, Why It's OK Not to Think for Yourself. Grab Jonathan Matheson's book, Why It's OK Not to Think for Yourself, here and use promo code AFL04 at checkout for 20% off: routledge.com/Why-Its-OK-Not-to-Think-for-Yourself/Matheson/p/book/9781032438252Check out my sponsor Murdy Creative Co. to find amazing leather goods and to support the podcast. Use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% your whole order!! murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTESJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecase0:00 - How'd this project come about? 5:09 - What does it mean to think for yourself?13:56 - Is Thinking for Yourself more praiseworthy? 22:44 - How do we find experts to defer to? 29:38 - Will Evidential Swamping Destroy Philosophy?40:06 - Victims and Victim Blaming 48:41 - The Socratic Objection54:55 - Implications for Pascal's Wager 1:02:27 - Self-Knowledge and thinking for yourself
The Philosophy of Information and Artificial Intelligence w/Dr. Luciano Floridi Parkers Pensées 2023-10-27 | In episode 251 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Luciano Floridi to discuss his work on the philosophy of information and the philosophy of artificial intelligence. Grab his book here to support my podcast: amzn.to/40aFf8oCheck out my sponsor for this episode, Saddleback Leather!!!saddlebackleather.com/?ktk=d0pac01BLTc5ZGEzNmM2OTBlJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecase0:00 - Luciano Floridi, Kierkegaard, and losing his faith12:15 - What is Information? 17:43 - Is there information in tree rings and finger prints?27:30 - AI isn't actually intelligent and that's the whole point43:00 - Information and Extended Minds1:08:13 - Simulation Hypothesis
Souls are the best response to the Mind-Body Problem |w/Dr. Ralph Stefan Weir Parkers Pensées 2023-10-12 | In episode 250 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Ralph Weir to discuss some of his work in his fantastic new book The Mind-Body Problem and Metaphysics: An Argument from Consciousness to Mental Substance. Grab the book here from my affiliate link to support the podcast: amzn.to/3FeHhLiJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercase0:00 - How Dr. Weir got into substance dualism 8:12 - What counts as substance dualism? 11:08 - What is the Mind/Body Problem?17:33 - Everyone Hates the Soul20:11 - defining properties and substances 31:34 - Individuating our thoughts and Haecceities 37:30 - Phenomenal consciousness vs. functional consciousness 47:03 - Do you exist when you're not conscious? 50:45 - Artificial intelligence and machine consciousness 55:05 - Transhumanism and brain uploads58:42 - philosophical zombies on substance dualism?1:05:22- If philosophical zombies then immaterial selves 1:13:06 - back to defining substances
Will Deepfakes Destroy All Human Knowledge? (Maybe) | w/Dr. Joshua Habgood-Coote Parkers Pensées 2023-10-03 | In episode 249 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Joshua Habgood-Coote to discuss some of his recent techno-philosophy work on deepfakes and knowledge. Some philosophers think that deepfakes pose a unique challenge to human knowledge and thus will require a unique solution, primarily a technological solution like watermarks. Dr. Habgood-Coote argues that deepfakes pose a social problem and thus will require a social solution. Check out more from Joshua Habgood-Coote here: joshuahabgoodcoote.comJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseinstagram.com/parkersettecase0:00 - Who is Joshua Habgood-Coote? 7:58 - Public-Facing Philosophy 10:10 - The epistemology of pictures16:42 - Testimony vs. perceptual knowledge25:14 - How worried should we be about deepfakes? 35:25 - testimony, perception, social norms41:04 - The Deepfake Epistemic Apocalypse 58:31 - Techno-chauvinism and phil tech definitions 1:16:50 - Interdisciplinary philosophy of technology
Wisdom for Young Men in a New World Parkers Pensées 2023-09-13 | In episode 248 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined again by C.R. Wiley. This time we go over a smattering of practical questions of wisdom for young men. Mostly for myself. Check the time stamps for a full topic list. Grab C.R. Wiley's amazing book, In the House of Tom Bombadil here to support the pod: amzn.to/3ZjnHH1Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseinstagram.com/parkersettecase0:00 - Who is CR Wiley? 7:19 - Greek vs. Roman Heroic Masculine Ideals 13:27 - Wisdom and Emotion17:44 - How to defeat totalitarianism 26:45 - is good getting better and evil getting worse? 31:39 - Knowledge is power and Instrumentalist view of language 38:06 - how should we name our kids? 41:14 - Human beings as image of God47:26 - Colonizing Mars, Transhumanism, and the household 54:54 - David's Mighty Men
Political Philosophy & the Battle Between Classical Liberalism and Radical Religions w/Kevin Vallier Parkers Pensées 2023-09-02 | In ep. 247 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Kevin Vallier to discuss his new book, All the Kingdoms of the World. We get into all sorts of fun political philosophy and different forms of radical religious movements on the rise today and why they want to fight against the tenets of classical liberalism. Grab the book here to support my podcast: amzn.to/3qQur2iJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkerspensees
You Should Think Youre a Soul. Heres Why w/Dr. Joshua Farris Parkers Pensées 2023-08-26 | In episode 246 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Joshua Farris to discuss his work on souls and the mind in his new book, The Creation of Self. Grab the book here to support my podcast:amzn.to/3OV9LOmJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkerspensees
Am I Responsible Even If I Couldnt Do Otherwise? [Frankfurt Cases] Parkers Pensées 2023-08-21 | In episode 245 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Taylor Cyr of the Free Will Show. This time we discuss Frankfurt style cases in the free will and moral responsibility literature and discuss Taylor's paper against several "flickers of freedom" theorists who want to save the principle of alternate possibilities from Frankfurt via flickers of freedom. Just watch the video, Taylor will explain it all! Check the time stamps for the full topic list. Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkerspensees0:00 - Where did Frankfurt Style Cases Come From? 9:14 - Moral Responsibility, Free Will, and Determinism 15:00 - The Rollback Argument vs. the Consequence Argument 17:34 - Leeway vs. Sourcehood theories of free will 20:41 - a shakey argument against mind-brain identity theory?25:22 - How much new work is there in Frankfurt cases? 30:40 - What are Frankfurt Style Cases?? (Assassin)37:13 - asymmetry between praise and blame? 40:07 - What are "Flickers of Freedom"? 51:28 - the robustness requirement for flickers of freedom views1:05:36 - Swenson and Capes fine-grained flickers view1:15:23 - What if you're aware of the details of the Frankfurt case you're in?1:18:00 - Constitutive Moral Luck and brain chips1:22:04 - Drugs, apps, and moral character 1:26:40 - Is the Holy Spirit responsible for your sanctification? 1:31:22 - why flicker folks aren't successful 1:33:46 - what exactly is sourcehood libertarianism???1:36:30 - Molinism
Artificial Intelligence: Definitions and Evidence for God Parkers Pensées 2023-08-11 | In episode 244 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Selmer Bringsjord to discuss his work on the philosophy of artificial intelligence as well as his work running an AI lab. We also touch on his argument for God from artificial intelligence.:http://kryten.mm.rpi.edu/bringsjord_arggodfromai_0702211715NYv4.pdfCheck out more of is work here: https://homepages.rpi.edu/~brings/Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkerspensees0:00 - Who is Selmer Bringsjord? 6:21 - what is Good Old Fashioned Artificial Intelligence? 10:20 - Will Transformers Neural Nets Take White Collar Jobs?18:39 - Roderick Chisholm got Selmer Bringsjord into Artificial Intelligence21:38 - What is artificial general intelligence? 32:50 - the two goals of AI theorists: mapping the mind and mimicking the mind37:33 - Property and Substance Dualism41:29 - What are Algorithms? 45:46 - argument from Artificial Intelligence to God
Philosophy for Human Flourishing (Eudaimonism as Metaphilosophy) w/Dr. Aaron Preston Parkers Pensées 2023-08-02 | In episode 243 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Aaron Preston for a second time. This time we discuss the nature of philosophy and how it ought to aid in human flourishing. read Dr. Preston's position here:3-16am.co.uk/articles/the-illusion-of-analytic-philosophy-and-metaphilosophical-eudaimonism-as-personalism?c=end-times-seriesJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkerspenseesTime Is Running by MusicLFilesLink: filmmusic.io/song/6203-time-is-runningLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.00:00 - What kind of philosopher is Aaron Preston? 10:40 - What is philosophy? 14:04 - What Good is Speculative Philosophy? 16:37 - Should your ethics professor be an ethical person? 19:35 - Specialists vs. Generalist Philosophy22:37 - What is Wisdom, Knowledge, and Understanding? 29:28 - What is Continental Philosophy? 35:30 - Is Jordan Peterson a philosopher? What about Joe Rogan?44:54 - How Should we initiate people into philosophy today? 48:57 - Philosophy of Religion is Philosophy of Hard Mode52:48 - The History of Philosophy1:02:11 - what is the role of public philosopher?
What is Philosophy and Whats It Good For? (w/Dr. Jared Henderson @_jared ) Parkers Pensées 2023-07-18 | In episode 242 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Jared Henderson @_jared to discuss the nature of philosophy, both academic and public. Jared is a rising star in the YouTube philosophy sphere, did his PhD on formal theories of truth, and works as an ontologist in the tech world. Check the time stamps for the specifics of what we got into in this conversation. Check out Jared's fantastic YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@UC2Kyj04yISmHr1V-UlJz4eg Join my channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkerspensees0:00 - Jared Henderson's Academic Work13:27 - Why Jared Henderson Left Academia 17:16 - What is Jared Henderson's Day Job?19:09 - Jared Henderson's Wife is a Philosopher Too20:45 - What is Philosophy? 23:36 - the Virtues of Continental Philosophy and Analytic Philosophy30:35 - Luring People Into Philosophy 35:37 - How to start learning philosophy45:00 - Public and Public-facing philosophy53:22 - Self-Help, Self-Improvement, and Philosophy as a way of life1:45:00 - Sci-fi authors present philosophical ideas better than philosophers?
Can Dogs Be Honest? | The Philosophy of Honesty with Dr. Matthew Benton Parkers Pensées 2023-07-13 | In episode 241 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Matthew Benton to discuss the philosophy of honesty. We ended up going deep on whether or not dogs can communicate, can be honest or dishonest, and whether or not they know stuff. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics discussed! Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees0:00 - There's Big Money in Honesty 5:00 - The Epistemology of Honesty 15:47 - What is honesty? 23:38 - Can Dogs Be Honest? 30:05 - Dog Dogs Have Beliefs and Concepts?39:31 - Dogs Can Be Liars 47:14 - Can God Be Honest if He Cannot Lie? 51:23 - What Counts as Communication? 58:31 - Knowledge as the Norm of Assertion
Should You Be A Stoic? Christian Philosopher and Stoic Philosopher Examine Stoicism Parkers Pensées 2023-07-04 | In episode 240 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Michael Temblay to discuss the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. We also discuss modern Stoic movements and we compare and contrast some Stoic doctrines with Christian doctrines. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics. find more from Dr. Michael Tremblay at his website here: tremblaymichael.comJoin this Pensées channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees0:00 - who is Michael Tremblay?7:00 - Jiujitsu vs. Wrestling 17:06 - Why Get a PhD in Stoic Philosophy?18:38 - What is Stoicism? What is Philosophy? What makes a good life? 20:12 - Is fatalism intrinsic to Stoicism? (& The Argument from Reason?)33:41 - Is Marcus Aurelius a True Stoic?37:44 - Virtue and Indifference 40:05 - Modern Stoicism 46:12 - The Idea of God in Stoicism 55:09 - The Logos for Jews and Greeks57:34 - Virtue, Ethics, and Telos 1:02:50 - Personal Identity on Stoicism?1:06:13 - Jesus and the Stoic Sage 1:13:09 - Is there room for forgiveness in Stoicism? 1:17:13 - Can you actively choose the bad? 1:24:02 - Do children have human rights on Stoicism?
Philosophical Constraints on Building Artificial Intelligence (w/Josh Rasmussen) Parkers Pensées 2023-06-22 | In episode 239 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined for the third time by Dr. Josh Rasmussen. This time we talk about some philosophical constraints on creating consciousness. We discuss patternist and computational theories of the mind and Josh explains why structure alone isn't sufficient for creating consciousness. Check the time stamps for the specifics. Grab Josh's Book, Who Are You Really? here to support my podcast: amzn.to/44bhIVNCheck out more from Josh here: youtube.com/@WorldviewDesignChannelJoin my channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees0:00 - introduction 6:18 - the construction challenge: C.U.P. 9:54 - Artificial Intelligence and Emergent Consciousness 16:20 - Motivating Patternism/Functionalism 35:25 - Contents of Consciousness 45:53 - Eliminativism vs. Reductionism about Qualia 54:42 - Computationalism, Identity, Brain Uploading1:08:07 - Perspectival Unity of Consciousness Challenge1:14:20 - Subject Unity of Consciousness Challenge 1:19:11 - The Combination Problem for Neuromorphic Chips 1:25:16 - You need Things to Make a Pattern1:27:10 - Powers of Consciousness Challenge 1:37:55 - Habituation and Dispositions to Act1:40:20 - Brains, Books, and Non-occurent thoughts, and Angels1:45:55 - You are not your thoughts 1:49:54 - Can the AI Folks Construct a Conscious Substance?
Grounding the Mind - Cosmopsychism (Goff) vs. Functionalism (Schaffer) Parkers Pensées 2023-06-18 | In episode 238 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Jonathan Schaffer and Dr. Philip Goff to discuss the nature of the mind. You can listen to Dr. Schaffer's previous episode on the show here: youtu.be/-RRepoXvDosand Dr. Goff's previous episode here: youtu.be/vx4duEaIwuoJoin this channel to get access to perks and support my work:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: facebook.com/groups/960471494536285If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees0:00 - Review of Ground Functionalism8:47 - Review of Panpsychism 12:33 - Priority Monism and Priority Microphysicalism17:00 - Two Types of Panpsychism 20:12 - Is panpsychism a type of physicalism?24:40 - what is physical/material?27:44 - what is a 'pain'? 38:55 - The Metaphysics of Parties 48:08 - what is a mind? 58:52 - Why Panpsychism If You Have Strong Emergence? 1:04:00 - Parsimony and Schaffer's Lazer 1:11:44 - which view is simpler?1:19:40 - Do tables exist?
The Philosophy of Artificial General Intelligence w/Dr. Ben Goertzel Parkers Pensées 2023-06-10 | In episode 237 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Ben Goertzel to discuss the philosophy of artificial general intelligence. We dive into the distinction between analytic and continental philosophy, the definition of artificial general intelligence, and take a deep dive into Ben's work on his latest AGI project, OpenCog Hyperon. It's an amazing episode and hopefully the first of like a hundred episodes with Ben!If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees0:00 - Why AGI instead of the Metaverse? 13:25 - Nihilism/Semi-Reality and the Mind29:33 - Reverse engineering past authors 31:04 - What is Intelligence? 38:12 - What is Artificial General Intelligence? 39:10 - Analytic Philosophy vs. Continental Philosophy44:13 - Emulating the Human Mind not the Human Brain51:05 - The OpenCog Hyperon Architecture and the BlockChain 54:50 - Creating a New Language for AGI (Metta Type Talk)58:38 - Recurrent Networks for AGI1:03:39 - The SophiaVerse virtual world for training AGIs1:04:47 - Morality and Large Language Models 1:12:40 - The Frame Problem for LLMs1:15:17 - The Secret Formula for AGI (Cognitive Synergy) 1:17:40 - Kill Switches and Existential Threats 1:25:14 - Why "Hyperon"?
How to Know Your Neighbor Has a Mind but Your AI Doesnt (w/Philosopher Mike Huemer) Parkers Pensées 2023-05-26 | In episode 236 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by philosophy professor, Dr. Mike Huemer. This time we discuss an invited paper he wrote on the problem of other minds--which he originally wrote as an undergrad senior thesis under John Searle (which is pretty cool). Huemer argues against analogy and perceptional solutions to the problem of justifying our knowledge of other minds and puts forth an inference to the best explanation instead. We also get into whether or not ants, dogs, and robots have minds and how we might go about deciding. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics we discussed. If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees0:00 - what is the problem of other minds? (and the arg from analogy)10:59 - Perceptual Theory of other minds26:46 - Inference to the Best Explanation as justification for believing in other minds33:20 - Why Can't we use IBE to justify belief in Robot Minds?36:12 - Is mental sharing possible? 37:24 - Epiphenomenalism 41:50 - Mind-Brain Identity theory 46:50 - Contra Functionalism(s)56:35 - Philosophical Zombies1:00:27 - Qualia and Functionalism1:02:55 - Do Dogs Have Minds and Know Things? 1:17:58 - Can We Prove that Robots Have Minds? 1:27:47 - Eternal Immaterial Souls and Super Intelligence
Cornelius Van Tils Transcendental Theory of Knowledge Parkers Pensées 2023-05-19 | In episode 235 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. K. Scott Oliphint to discuss his new edition of Cornelius Van Til's book "A Christian Theory of Knowledge." Dr. Oliphint has added many helpful notes for understanding the apologetic, epistemology, and theology of Van Til. In this episode I try to commend Van Til to an analytic audience by asking Dr. Oliphint some questions I've always had and some I think my audience has. Grab the book here to support my podcast: amzn.to/3MlpJjtIf you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees0:00 - Who is K. Scott Oliphint?9:30 - Van Til's Legacy 18:04 - Continental vs. Analytic Apologetics? 23:05 - Which of Van Til's books are best to read?27:13 - Van Til's early use of Transcendental Arguments 33:10 - Rationalist/Irrationalist Dialectic Applied to Platonism46:16 - Subjective vs. Objective Presuppositions 54:22 - Van Til, Postmoderism, and Common Sense Realism1:02:50 - Knowledge of God, Implanted Knowledge1:07:53 - principium essendi & principium cognoscendi (exturnum and internum) 1:13:58 - Why do apologetics as a calvinist? 1:23:40 - What kind of knowledge-of-God do we have?
We Are All Just Conscious Turing Machines (Says This Mathematical Consciousness Theorist) Parkers Pensées 2023-05-10 | In episode 234 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Lenore Blum to discuss a recent petition from the Association for Mathematical Consciousness Studies calling for AI researchers to study consciousness. The petition is called "The responsible development of AI agenda needs to include consciousness research" and can be found here: amcs-community.org/open-letters We also discuss Dr. Blum's work on developing a model of consciousness, which her and her husband call the "Conscious Turing Machine" model.If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees0:00 - Who is Dr. Lenore Blum? 15:34 - Why AI Engineers Gotta Study Consciousness! 27:16 - What is Consciousness? 33:59 - Global Workspace and Conscious Turing Machines48:55 - Infants are MORE conscious than adults!?1:08:30 - Unity problems for Large Language Models and Machine Consciousness?1:16:53 - Can you hypnotize a Turing machine? 1:19:07 - The Chinese Room and Chinese Nation Objections to Machine Functionalism1:25:49 - Lucas/Penrose's use of Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems Against AI Doesn't Work?
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI Ethicist Schools Me) Parkers Pensées 2023-05-07 | In episode 233 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Sven Hyholm to discuss the ethics of technology and especially the ethics of artificial intelligence. Grab the book here to support the pod: amzn.to/3nCxg5fif you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: patreon.com/parkers_penseesIf you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspenseesSub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: parknotes.substack.com Check out my blog posts: parkersettecase.comCheck out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecaseCheck me out on Twitter: twitter.com/trendsettercaseInstagram: instagram.com/parkers_pensees0:00 - How Did Sven get into AI Ethics? 5:34 - Instrumental vs. Anthropological view of technology?12:15 - Technological Determinism 22:59 - ChatGPT and Plagiarism 31:10 - What is Technology? 35:02 - Moral Patients, Moral Agents, Machine and Infants53:47 - Paperclip maximizers 59:34 - The Problem of other minds and AI 1:05:04 - Value Alignment and the Control Problem1:08:46 - Can we trust a superintelligent AI? 1:15:00 - should we try to make conscious AIs?
