Conversations about Philosophy, Volume 1.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Howard.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow Collections

Ideas Roadshow Collections ; v.13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Analysis (Philosophy).

Neurosciences.

Plato.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing, 2021.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Conversations About Philosophy, Volume 1, is a five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection of carefully-edited Ideas Roadshow Conversations featuring leading researchers with a detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books. All five books include a detailed essay setting up the different ideas and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. The following experts have participated in this Collection: 1. James Robert Brown, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto;2. Patricia Churchland, Professor of Philosophy, UC San Diego;3. Charles Foster, writer, traveller, veterinarian, barrister, philosopher and Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford;4. Alfred Mele, the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University;5. Scott Soames, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at University of Southern California.Howard Burton is the creator and host of Ideas Roadshow and was the Founding Executive Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy.

Contents:

Intro

Textual Note

Preface

Appreciating Analytic Philosophy

A conversation with Scott Soames

Introduction

I. An Analytical Introduction

II. Investigating Logic

III. Language and Meaning

IV. Legal Applications

V. Changing the Culture

VI. Gödelian Challenges

Continuing the Conversation

Plato's Heaven

A User's Guide

A conversation with James Robert Brown

I. Introducing Platonism

II. Attacks and Defenses

III. Seeing With the Mind's Eye

IV. Platonism Bounces Back

V. The Philosophical Life

Defined By Relationship

A conversation with Charles Foster

I. An Aristotelian Encounter

II. Studies in Empathy

III. Childhood

IV. Engagement

V. Dignity

VI. Creating Impact

Philosophy of Brain

A conversation with Patricia Churchland

I. Playing with Brains

II. Neuropioneers

III. Sociological Fault Lines

IV. Connecting Horizontally

V. Touching a Nerve

VI. Social Relevance

VII. Free Will

VIII. Eliminative Materialism

IX. Consciousness

X. Summing Up

Free Will

An Investigation

A conversation with Alfred Mele

I. Becoming A Philosopher

II. Outlining The Problem

III. Neuroscience

IV. Social Science

V. Next Steps

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781771701891

1771701897

9781771701082

1771701080

OCLC:

1255234552