Reason Through
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsReason Through is a podcast dedicated to having charitable philosophical discussions and to help you the listener develop and reason through your views.
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What is time?
October 27, 2023 20:02 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Sean Enda Power. We speak on his work done in philosophy of time. We speak on the metaphysics of time, how do we know what time is. Where you can find Dr. Power https://seanendapower.com/ Where you can find Dr. Powers book! Here
Spiderman, doing whatever a spider can!
March 02, 2023 01:50 - 59 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Martin Roth. They speak on his book Philosophical Foundation in Neurolaw. The speak on Free will, Determinism, and Compatibilism. They speak on if Determinism is true, can we be held morally responsible for our actions? They also speak on whether Determinism is compatible with Free will. Link to Dr Roth’s book and email: Here [email protected] Where to find me Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasont...
Epistemology: Foundationalism and Coherentism
February 20, 2023 23:43 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode Jacob finishes his conversation with Philosopher and Software Engineer Jason Rogers on knowledge. They speak about two models of knowledge known as Foundationalism and Coherentism. Richard Feldman's book on Epistemology https://www.amazon.com/dp/0133416453/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_M34KR04V7PGH7QHKQKPD Where to find me: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough
The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament
February 09, 2023 21:24 - 1 hour - 40.6 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Assyriologist Josh Bowen. We speak on his one of his recent books The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament. We speak on some of the chapters that are found in the book. Where to find Dr. Bowen and his work YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/digitalhammurabi Website: www.digitalhammurabi.com Twitter: @djhammurabi1 & @digi_hammurabi Books: Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery? https://tinyurl.com/y4khp2fw The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testame...
What is this thing called Knowledge?
January 21, 2023 16:36 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Duncan Pritchard. They speak on knowledge; they also speak on his work bringing philosophy to the prison system. They also speak on education and intellectual virtues. Where to find Dr. Pritchard website: https://www.duncanpritchard.org Books: https://www.duncanpritchard.org/books Where to find me Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough\
Closed minded belief, indoctrination, and echo chambers
January 13, 2023 18:55 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Chris Ranalli on his work closed minded belief, indoctrination and echo chambers. The speak on the difference between indoctrination and education and whether echo chambers can be good. Where of find Dr. Ranalli Website: https://chris-ranalli.weebly.com Papers: - Indoctrination: What is it to indoctrinate someone? (2022,1000-word Philosophy) - Closed-minded belief and Indoctrination (2022, American Philosophical Quarterly) Where to find...
Is Political Authority an Illusion?
January 02, 2023 02:57 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Daniel Layman on his co-authored book Is Political authority an Illusion? The speak on if the state is a legitimate authority, life in the state of nature, and civil disobedience. Where to find Dr. Layman and his work Email Twitter Is Political Authority an Illusion? Locke Among the Radicals: Liberty and Property in the Nineteenth Century Locke Studies Where to find me Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough Email: reasonthrough2...
The Attending Mind
December 29, 2022 19:47 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Carolyn Dicey Jennings on her work done within philosophy of mind, perception, and neuroscience. Where to support Dr. Jennings Book: The Attending Mind Website Twitter: https://twitter.com/diceyjennings Where to find me Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough Email: [email protected]
The Science of Fate: The New Science of Who We Are - And How to Shape our Best Future
September 19, 2022 20:47 - 41 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this episode Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow. They speak on her book The Science of Fate: The New Science of Who We Are and How to Shape our Best Future. Where to find Dr. Critchlow: Science of Fate Website TedX Talk Where to find me: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough\ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChf9LUsSl0vOKTLmX8iMEbw
A Cosmological Argument For God’s Existence
September 08, 2022 23:33 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Chad Bogosian. Dr. Bogosian presents a cosmological argument for God's existences. They speak on multiple topics such as the principle of sufficient reason, necessary and contingent beings. Where to find me Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough\ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChf9LUsSl0vOKTLmX8iMEbw
Theory of Mind: How children understand others’ thoughts and feelings
August 08, 2022 20:46 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBIn this Jacob speak speaks with Psychologist Martin Doherty. They speak on his work on childcare and their relation to Theory of Mind. In short this is the ability to infer others' thoughts and feelings. Where to find Dr. Doherty: Here
Ethics Series Episode 1: Meta-Ethics a brief introduction
August 01, 2022 21:16 - 4 minutes - 2.94 MBIn this episode, Jacob gives brief introduction on meta-ethics. Transcript: Hello and welcome back to season 2 of the reason through podcast. It’s been while and hope to get back to uploading more regularly. As a way of creating new content, I will be uploading introductory audio videos! The first series is going to be on ethics. We will going over how various philosophers have answered the questions of why be moral? Are there moral facts? Is Morality relative? In this episode we will ...
State of the Podcast
January 01, 2022 06:13 - 16 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks on the state of the podacast and gives general reflections on what's to come with the new year. Where to find me: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough\ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChf9LUsSl0vOKTLmX8iMEbw Facebook: facebook.com/jacob.garcia.908132 Music: "Alex Productions - Lights" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_... Music promoted by BreakingCopyrigh...
A Liberated Mind and the Future of Behavior Analysis
October 26, 2021 19:29 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Clinical Psychologist Steven Hayes. They speak on his work within psychology specifically behavior analysis. Steven Hayes and others have developed a modern approach centered around Relational Fram Theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) reshaping the way we think about behavior. Where to find Dr. Hayes website: https://stevenchayes.com Books by Dr. Hayes A Liberated Mind: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735214018/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_89M70N...
Unreasonable Faith
October 04, 2021 02:35 - 2 hours - 87.9 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with PhD student James Fodor on his book Unreasonable Faith: How William Lane Craig Overstates the Case for Christianity. They speak on cosmology, ethics, and the resurrection of Jesus. Where to find James Podcast: https://fods12.podbean.com Blog: https://thegodlesstheist.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesFodor/featured Where to find me Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough\
Knowledge and Skepticism
September 11, 2021 04:11 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Duncan Pritchard on knowledge and Skepticism. They speak on the global skepticism and its paradox. They also speak on how Epistemic Disjunctivism seeks to answer the paradox, but for Dr. Pritchard, this is only one half of the solution the other part is Wittgenstein's hinge epistemology. Where to find Dr. Pritchard website: https://www.duncanpritchard.org Books: https://www.duncanpritchard.org/books Where to find me Email: reasonthrough2@g...
An Argument Against God
August 02, 2021 17:28 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Graham Oppy. They speak on his work within Philosophy of Religion. Dr. Oppy has written extensively on arguments for and against God's existence and Naturalism. Dr. Oppy's Books Naturalism and Religion https://a.co/gT7pOSW The Best Argument Against God https://a.co/8L1klJ2 Where to find me Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough\
Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?
July 30, 2021 19:20 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Assyriologist Josh Bowen. They speak on his recent book Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery. They touch upon each book within the Old Testament and how it relates to the wider Ancient Near East. Where to find Dr. Bowen YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/digitalhammurabi Website: www.digitalhammurabi.com Twitter: @djhammurabi1 & @digi_hammurabi Books: Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery? https://tinyurl.com/y4khp2fw The Atheist Handbook to t...
Whatever Happened to Good and Evil?
July 02, 2021 18:15 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Russ Shafer-Landau. They speak on his work in moral philosophy specifically meta-ethics. Meta-ethics deals with questions such as moral facts, moral properties, can one access moral features in the world. Dr. Shafer-Landau's books Whatever Happened to Good and Evil? https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195168739/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MBR9Y7WXS3T5YX4C0QR6 Moral Realism: A Defense https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BWPIJS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_M6P6NTRVYX3799FM...
Can We Resolve Disagreements?
June 12, 2021 01:12 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Chris Ranalli. They speak on his work related to Wittgenstein and Deep Disagreement. Deep disagreements are disagreements about fundamental epistemic principles (FEP) and what Wittgenstein referred to as hinge commitments. Hinge commitments and FEP's, according to some, cannot be given a justification without being circular. If this is correct then one may not ever be able to resolve deep disagreements. Where to find Dr. Ranalli Website: http...
Just Deserts: Debating Free Will
May 28, 2021 17:56 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Gregg D. Caruso on his recent book Just Deserts: Debating Free Will; co-authored by another Philosopher Daniel C. Dennett. They speak on Determinism, Compatibilism, and Libertarian free will as it relates to moral responsibility and moral desert. Dr. Caruso expresses his view on Free will and is concerned with the justification of giving one what they deserve and how his model of forward looking justification is enough to ground moral responsibil...
Are you a brain in a vat?
May 07, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Chris Ranalli. They speak on radical skepticism. In short, radical skepticism calls into question our beliefs, knowledge and especially our belief in the external world. The radical skeptical hypothesis claims that we may just be a brain in a vat or what could be called The Matrix. Where to to find Dr. Ranalli: https://chris-ranalli.weebly.com Dr. Ranalli's paper on Moore: https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2021/02/23/moores-proof-of-an-external...
Am I A Brain In A Vat?
May 07, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Chris Ranalli. They speak on radical skepticism. In short, radical skepticism calls into question our beliefs, knowledge and especially our belief in the external world. The radical skeptical hypothesis claims that we may just be a brain in a vat or what could be called The Matrix. Where to to find Dr. Ranalli: https://chris-ranalli.weebly.com Dr. Ranalli's paper on Moore: https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2021/02/23/moores-proof-of-an-external...
Questioning Societal Assumptions
April 23, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher and Disability Advocate Kevin Timpe. The discuss his book Disability and Inclusive Communities. They discuss his experience with disabilities as well as societal assumptions about the nature of disability. Where to find Dr. Timpe https://kevintimpe.com Dr. Timpe's Book https://a.co/gCARTI4 Where to find me: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough
Disabilities and Societal Assumptions
April 23, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher and Disability Advocate Kevin Timpe. The discuss his book Disability and Inclusive Communities. They discuss his experience with disabilities as well as societal assumptions about the nature of disability. Where to find Dr. Timpe https://kevintimpe.com Dr. Timpe's Book https://a.co/gCARTI4 Where to find me: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough
Foundations and Coherence
April 21, 2021 22:48 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode Jacob finishes his conversation with Philosopher and Software Engineer Jason Rogers on knowledge. They speak about two models of knowledge known as Foundationalism and Coherentism. Richard Feldman's book on Epistemology https://www.amazon.com/dp/0133416453/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_M34KR04V7PGH7QHKQKPD Where to find me: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough
Is Knowledge Justified True Belief?
April 02, 2021 22:08 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with philosopher and software engineer Jason Rogers. They discuss a branch of philosophy known as epistemology. Epistemology deals with questions on knowledge by asking us what is knowledge? What is the criteria to have knowledge? Can we know anything?They discuss the classical definition of knowledge as well as two modernistic approaches. This is part one of two. Where to find me: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough
Can God's goodness be saved from Euthyphro?
March 19, 2021 22:05 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Jeremy Koons. They speak on his paper Can God's Goodness Save The Divine Command Theory from Euthyphro? This is a critique to a particular version of Divine Command Theory. Dr. Koons article: https://philpapers.org/rec/KOOCGG Where to find me: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough
Can God‘s goodness be saved from Euthyphro?
March 19, 2021 22:05 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Jeremy Koons. They speak on his paper Can God's Goodness Save The Divine Command Theory from Euthyphro? This is a critique to a particular version of Divine Command Theory. Dr. Koons article: https://philpapers.org/rec/KOOCGG Where to find me: Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough
Acceptance and Commitment
March 12, 2021 17:26 - 44 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Kelly Peterson. Kelly is a parent of a participant with Best Buddies. They speak about Kelly's personal experience working with people with disabilities as well as her experience raising a child diagnosed with Autism. Haley Hatai also returns for this episode. Haley aided Kelly's son in obtaining a job. Drew's story: https://youtu.be/ZuVzmAjPPR8 How to get involved Website: https://www.bestbuddies.org Friendshipwalk: https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipw...
Expected and Unexpected
March 12, 2021 17:26 - 44 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Kelly Peterson. Kelly is a parent of a participant with Best Buddies. They speak about Kelly's personal experience working with people with disabilities as well as her experience raising a child diagnosed with Autism. Haley Hatai also returns for this episode. Haley aided Kelly's son in obtaining a job. Drew's story: https://youtu.be/ZuVzmAjPPR8 How to get involved Website: https://www.bestbuddies.org Friendshipwalk: https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipw...
BestBuddies International: On Disabilities, Inclusion, and Integrated Employment
March 05, 2021 16:00 - 47 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks to the Best Buddies International California Staff. Best Buddies is a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). How you can support and contact BestBuddies Website: https://www.bestbuddies.org Friendshipwalk: https://www.bestbuddiesf...
Ethical Intuitions
March 03, 2021 20:24 - 56 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks to Philosopher Michael Huemer on his book Ethical Intuitionism. They speak about what intuitions are; and it's relationship with ethics. They also speak about competing models of ethics. Where to find me Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonthrough Email: [email protected] Where to find Dr. Huemer Blog: http://fakenous.net Website: https://spot.colorado.edu/~huemer/ Ethical Intuitionism: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0230573746
The Science of Human Behavior
February 26, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 41.1 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks to Behavior Analyst Ryan O'Donnell. The speak upon the science of human behavior known as behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis, generally, looks to the environmental variables that influence human behavior as seeks to make predictions. They also touch upon the philosophical underpinnings of behavior analysis as well as its ethics and how it relates to society. Jacob conducts a small interview. See 4 minute mark to begin discussion on Behavior Analysis Where ...
Finding the Supreme Principle of Ethics
February 19, 2021 23:31 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Chad Bogosian on a version of naturalistic ethics; they speak on Kantianism. Immanuel Kant is famous for his work on ethics. Kant believed one can derive our moral duties from pure reason by finding the supreme principle from which all duties are derived from through logical necessitation. Link to email: [email protected] Dr. Bogosian's email: [email protected]
The Categorical Imperative
February 19, 2021 23:31 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks with Philosopher Chad Bogosian on a version of naturalistic ethics; they speak on Kantianism. Immanuel Kant is famous for his work on ethics. Kant believed one can derive our moral duties from pure reason by finding the supreme principle from which all duties are derived from through logical necessitation. Link to email: [email protected] Dr. Bogosian's email: [email protected]
Is it moral to eat animals?
February 12, 2021 23:33 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks to PhD student Lewis Howeth aka Perspective Philosophy on the ethics of what we eat. They speak about animal ethics, veganism, and moral obligation. They also speak about the the relevance difference to non-human animals, Nazi's, and animal testing. Jacob also misspoke; see 10 minutes and 30 second mark on the discussion on Veganism. Link to Lewis's channel: https://youtu.be/u9jF5mbyztY https://twitter.com/HowethLewis
Did I just become Vegan?
February 12, 2021 23:33 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks to PhD student Lewis Howeth aka Perspective Philosophy on the ethics of what we eat. They speak about animal ethics, veganism, and moral obligation. They also speak about the the relevance difference to non-human animals, Nazi's, and animal testing. Jacob also misspoke; see 10 minutes and 30 second mark on the discussion on Veganism. Link to Lewis's channel: https://youtu.be/u9jF5mbyztY https://twitter.com/HowethLewis
No Rest for the Weary (The Greatest Happiness for the Greatest Number)
February 01, 2021 23:31 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks to Philosopher Chad Bogosian on Consequentialism; also known as Utilitarianism. Consequentialism is a naturalistic moral philosophy that seeks to maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number. If you have ever done a cost-benefit analysis, you have done some consequentialist reasoning! They also discuss why it is attractive to people as well as it critiques. Email: [email protected]
No Rest for the Weary (Consequentialism)
February 01, 2021 23:31 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks to Philosopher Chad Bogosian on Consequentialism; also known as Utilitarianism. Consequentialism is a naturalistic moral philosophy that seeks to maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number. If you have ever done a cost-benefit analysis, you have done some consequentialist reasoning! They also discuss why it is attractive to people as well as it critiques. Email: [email protected]
No Rest for the Weary
February 01, 2021 23:31 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks to Philosopher Chad Bogosian on Consequentialism; also known as Utilitarianism. Consequentialism is a naturalistic moral philosophy that seeks to maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number. If you have ever done a cost-benefit analysis, you have done some consequentialist reasoning! They also discuss why it is attractive to people as well as it critiques. Email: [email protected]
If God commanded genocide, would that make it good?
January 20, 2021 23:25 - 49 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this episode, Jacob speaks again with Philosopher Chad Bogosian. They discuss one theistic moral theory that is typically associated with objective morality. This theory is known as Divine Command Theory. Divine Command Theorists believe God is the ultimate source of goodness and through his goodness flows commands, thus creating moral obligations. Jacob also expresses his concerns about said theory. Article referenced: https://philpapers.org/rec/KOOCGG
Welcome to the Reason Through Podcast
January 13, 2021 05:00 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBIn this episode Jacob briefly describes the goals of the podcast, future episodes, as well as some information about himself.
Are there Moral Facts?
January 12, 2021 19:26 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBIn this episode Jacob speaks to Philosopher Chad Bogosian on the current status of right and wrong. Is it objective or is subjective? Do right and wrong exist? They discuss several disciplines within Ethics such as subjectivism, nihilism, and objectivism. They also discuss the relationship between fact and value within the sciences and how it relates to human well-being. Jacob conducts an interview, please the 10:30 second mark to begin the discussion on ethics.