2019-10-21
19 分钟Some philosophers have drawn very strange conclusions about the nature of reality. Despite this Emily Thomas believes that their work may still be worth studying. They usually have had good reasons for what they concluded. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses several wildly implausible metaphysical theories with Nigel Warburton. We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from our Patreon donors.
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Of the fundamental nature of reality.
That's metaphysics.
Philosophers have been reflecting on metaphysics for millennia.
Some of the theories they've come up with seem downright wacky, but Emily Thomas of Durham University believes we can still learn from them.
Emily Thomas, welcome to philosophy bites.
Hi, nice to be here.
The topic we're going to talk about is wildly implausible metaphysics.
Now, before we get onto the wildly implausible bit, just a recap.
What is metaphysics?