A complaint I often hear from people averse to the subject of philosophy is that, as interesting as it can often be, it's really sort of irrelevant to our daily lives. In such conversations Rick Roderick is always the guy who comes to my mind. It's a criticism he himself made of certain philosophers from time to time, but not one likely to find much ground against his own Continue Reading …
Rick Roderick on Nietzsche on Truth and Lie
As usual, Rick Roderick proves to be a great go-to guy on Nietzsche. In this series of videos (one lecture put together by Daniel Horne), he takes on the accusation that Nietzsche is taking a relativist stance towards truth, or as it can be labeled, a 'perspectivist' stance. Roderick does an (as usual excellent) exposition of Nietzsche's. It starts with ideas about one's Continue Reading …
Rick Roderick on Foucault
Long time listeners and readers know that I'm a fan of Rick Roderick. For those who don't know, he was from Texas, got his degree in philosophy from UT and taught at various places including Duke. He was a down home type who became famous to philosophiles through a couple of lecture series he published through The Teaching Company. (Home also to Mark's crush Robert Solomon) Continue Reading …