#91 Philosophers Don't Want to Solve Philosophy (and other hot takes) - Lance S. Bush

Lance Bush returns to the channel to discuss the need for empirical research in philosophy, whether philosophers even want to find the answers to their questions, and, of course, phenomenal conservatism (which is true, btw).

Video of this interview is available on YouTube.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:12 Common mistakes in student writing

00:06:54 Brevity and writing as a craft

00:09:34 Why Lance pursued psychology over philosophy

00:13:58 Studying moral language empirically

00:20:03 What psychology reveals about philosophical practice

00:24:59 A pragmatic theory of meaning

00:31:22 Does philosophy differ from science?

00:43:37 Why philosophers disagree

00:47:40 Could philosophy ever be solved?

00:56:31 Bias and the David Enoch debate

01:00:31 Competing philosophical starting points

01:05:58 Heterodox views and accusations of contrarianism

01:08:43 Debate mistakes and the possibility of a rematch

01:11:46 Michael Huemer and future conversations

01:13:39 Phenomenal conservatism

01:16:22 Epistemic blank checks

01:20:03 Defeaters and the psychology of seemings

01:24:57 Pragmatism and philosophical goals