# Emma Borg

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25/04/22: Emma Borg on A Defence of Individual Rationality

Common-sense (or folk) psychology holds that (generally) we do what we do for the reasons we have. This common-sense approach is embodied in claims like “I went to the kitchen because I wanted a drink” or “She took a coat because she thought it might rain and she hoped to stay dry”. However, the ve…

NETHERLANDS - EMMA BORG

We're back from the mid-season break, and joining us for the Netherlands Grand Prix is Emma Borg (no relation). Well, it's not just Emma. There's about 645 characters she played throughout this episode, all of whom deserve credit, but let's keep the description short. Emma is a Maltese comedi…

Holding AI Responsible for What It Says

Canada Air blamed the LLM chatbot for giving false information about their bereavement fare policy. They lost the law suit because of course it’s not the chatbot’s fault. But what would it take to hold chatbots responsible for what they say? That’s the topic of discussion with my guest, philosopher…

Emma Borg and Sarah A. Fisher, "Meaning: a Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Our ability to find meaning in things is one of the most important aspects of human life. But it is also one of the most mysterious. Where does meaning come from? What sorts of things have meaning? And how do we grasp the meaning others want to convey? This Very Short Introduction is shaped by expl…

Emma Borg and Sarah A. Fisher, "Meaning: a Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Our ability to find meaning in things is one of the most important aspects of human life. But it is also one of the most mysterious. Where does meaning come from? What sorts of things have meaning? And how do we grasp the meaning others want to convey? This Very Short Introduction is shaped by expl…

Emma Borg and Sarah A. Fisher, "Meaning: a Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Our ability to find meaning in things is one of the most important aspects of human life. But it is also one of the most mysterious. Where does meaning come from? What sorts of things have meaning? And how do we grasp the meaning others want to convey? This Very Short Introduction is shaped by expl…

126. Emma Borg | Acting for Reasons

If humans are as irrational and “automatic” as some psychologists suggest, why does explaining what people believe and want still feel like the best way to understand what they do? 1. Guest Emma Borg is Professor at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, alth…

Reasons, Rationality, and Heuristics - Emma Borg (2024)

Professor Emma Borg gives the second lecture in a series on "Reasons for Action" as part of the 2024 Frege Lectures in theoretical philosophy at the University of Tartu. Uploaded 08-04-25Do people generally do what they do on the basis of the reasons they have for acting? The standard philosophical…

Reasons for Action: Introducing Common-Sense Psychology - Emma Borg (2024)

Professor Emma Borg gives the first lecture in a series on "Reasons for Action" as part of the 2024 Frege Lectures in theoretical philosophy at the University of Tartu. Uploaded 08-04-25Do people generally do what they do on the basis of the reasons they have for acting? The standard philosophical …