Episode 75: Deutsch's Theory of Knowledge: The Walking Robot
The Theory of Anything
English - January 29, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBPhilosophy Society & Culture Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What is the “two sources hypothesis,” or the idea that there exist only two sources of knowledge in the known universe: Darwinian natural selection and human minds? Does a “genetic programming algorithm” used to make a robot walk create knowledge?
Thus begins our deep dive into Deutsch's Theory of Knowledge and particularly his "Two Source Hypothesis."
Bruce hints that this is leading towards an investigation into the difference between a non-testable (or philosophical) explanation and a bad explanation as our series on knowledge continues.
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