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Condensed Matter

Condensed Matter

Sam Kimpton-Nye

Condensing recent work in metaphysics and the philosophy of science down to what matters. Hosted by Dr Sam Kimpton-Nye, research associate on the MetaScience project (ERC, Horizon 2020, grant agreement No 771509; www.metascience.xyz) at the Unversity of Bristol. Music: NaturesEye from Pixabay. Art: Francesca Smith
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Condensed Matter - Ep. 28: "Panpsychism", Thomas Nagel (CM classic!)
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03/16/22 • 9 min

The focus of this episode is Thomas Nagel’s “Panpsychism”, published by Cambridge University Press in his “Mortal Questions” anthology.

This isn’t a recent paper, it was first published in 1979. But it is a nice, sober, discussion of panpsychism that makes quite clear a relatively sensible motivation for the view as well as what is involved in its denial. This all makes for a nice change to some of the rather heated public debates of the issue nowadays. So, call this a Condensed Matter classic. Maybe I’ll do more of these in future because I definitely think there are plenty of older papers out there that are worth revisiting in this format.
Link to the paper: https://philpapers.org/rec/NAGP

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The focus of this episode is Shamik Dasgupta's article "Realism and the Absence of Value", published in The Philosophical Review in 2018.
Link to the article: https://read.dukeupress.edu/the-philosophical-review/article-abstract/127/3/279/135296/Realism-and-the-Absence-of-Value
Also: http://shamik.net/papers/dasgupta%20realism%20and%20the%20absence%20of%20value.pdf
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The focus of this episode is Otávio Bueno and Scott Shalkowski’s article: Troubles with Theoretical Virtues: Resisting Theoretical Utility Arguments in Metaphysics, published in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research in 2019.
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/phpr.12597

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In this episode, I ask Donnchadh O'Conaill about themes from his book "Substance" which is forthcoming with Cambridge University Press as part of the Cambridge Elements in Metaphysics series. We cover the roles in metaphysical theorising that substance plays, candidate examples of substance, the methodology of metaphysics and its relationship to science among other things.
Click here for more about Donnchadh
Click here for the Elements in Metaphysics

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Was Quine really a modal sceptic--someone who thought that modality was unintelligible or paradoxical? Divers thinks he is better cast as a non-sceptical modal anti-realist.
Here's a link to the paper: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/122483/1/how%20Skeptical%3F.pdf

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Condensed Matter - Ep. 29: "Modal Conventionalism", Ross Cameron
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04/06/22 • 9 min

The focus of this episode is Ross Cameron's "Modal Conventionalism" published in The Routledge Handbook of Modality in 2021.
Here is a link to the paper, but these handbooks are insanely expensive, which I suppose is a good reason to do more episodes based on their chapters!

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Condensed Matter - Episode 0: Introducing Condensed Matter
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07/07/21 • 2 min

Welcome to Condensed Matter, condensing recent work in metaphysics and the philosophy of science down to what matters.

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How many episodes does Condensed Matter have?

Condensed Matter currently has 38 episodes available.

What topics does Condensed Matter cover?

The podcast is about Culture, Society & Culture, Metaphysics, Podcasts, Science, Philosophy and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Condensed Matter?

The episode title '31: "Biological Individuality and the Foetus Problem", Will Morgan (deep dive featuring the author!)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Condensed Matter?

The average episode length on Condensed Matter is 19 minutes.

How often are episodes of Condensed Matter released?

Episodes of Condensed Matter are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Condensed Matter?

The first episode of Condensed Matter was released on Jul 7, 2021.

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