Mark Linsenmayer outlines Alfred North Whitehead's book The Concept of Nature (1920) on the relation between experience and science, and how to think about space, time, and objects. After listening to this, get the full discussion. Read more about the topic and get the text. PEL Citizens can download the transcript from the Free Stuff for Citizens page. Continue Reading …
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Precognition of Ep. 109: Karl Jaspers
Mark Linsenmayer introduces Jaspers's essay, "On My Philosophy" (1941) on Existenz and the difference between philosophy, science, and religion. After you listen to this, get the full PEL discussion. Read more about the topic and get the text. PEL Citizens can download the transcript from the Free Stuff for Citizens page. Continue Reading …
Precognition of Ep. 104: Robert Nozick
Seth Paskin introduces Anarchy, State, and Utopia about libertarianism and the limits of legitimate government power. Watch for the full discussion to be released in a couple of weeks. Read more about the topic and get the book. Continue Reading …
Precognition of Ep. 96: Oppenheimer’s Rhetoric
Guest Lynda Walsh describes her book Scientists as Prophets: A Rhetorical Genealogy, focusing on J. Robert Oppenheimer's conflicted position after WWII as science advisor and anti-nuke spokesman. Read more about the topic and get the readings. Continue Reading …
Precognition of Ep. 95: Gödel
Adi Habbu lays out Kurt Gödel's incompleteness theorems and describes "Some Basic Theorems on the Foundations of Mathematics and their Implications" (1951) and "The Modern Development of the Foundations of Mathematics in Light of Philosophy" (1961). Read about the topic. Listen to the full episode. Continue Reading …