# Hilary Putnam
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Hilary Whitehall Putnam (; July 31, 1926 – March 13, 2016) was an American philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist, and a major figure in analytic philosophy in the second half of the 20th century. He made significant contributions to philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of science. Outside philosophy, Putnam contributed to mathematics and computer science.
#93 Is there a Cure? Rethinking Freud, chemical imbalances, and the power of love via embodied participation: A conversation with neuropsychologist Mark Solms
Mark Solms began translating Freud’s neuroscientific writings in the late 1980s, then gave twenty-nine years to revising the translation of Freud’s psychological works. In this episode, Solms joins Andrea Hiott to talk about his new book, The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing …
Grounding the Ought: A Critical Review of the Axiological Turn in Social Theory, from Classical Prohibitions to Multispecies Futures
Grounding the Ought: The Axiological Turn in Social Theory and the Future of Liberation
Episode Description: Can social science ever truly be "value-free"—or has social thought always judged, performing better when its normative standards are explicitly owned? In this episode, we dive into the comp…
2 Varieties of Philosophical Skepticism - Cartesian and Kantian Skepticism
In this second lecture (note, it's actually the third because the second wasn't recorded), James Conant continues to give examples of Cartesian skepticism in various other areas of philosophy and discusses some of the differences with Kantian skepticism. Note, because Kantian skepticism was introdu…
4 Varieties of Philosophical Skepticism - Kantian Skepticism
In this fourth lecture, James Conant continues to discuss and contrast Cartesian skepticism with Kantian skepticism, but particularly focuses on Kantian issues of perception and knowledge, and continues to discuss such via the work of C. I. Lewis. Unfortunately the audio isn't that good in this ses…
5 Varieties of Philosophical Skepticism - Hilary Putnam
In this fifth lecture, James Conant continues to discuss and contrast Cartesian skepticism with Kantian skepticism, and does so by discussing the work of Hilary Putnam and John McDowell.Uploaded 02-07-21In this series of lectures on varieties of philosophical skepticism, James Conant distinguishes …
Hilary Putnam on Science and Non-Science (1977)
A short clip of Hilary Putnam discussing science and the demarcation project in a 1977 interview with Bryan Magee on the philosophy of science. This is version of an upload from the other channel. The full interview can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJB2q8ufAgk Uploaded 25-06-21#ph…
6 Varieties of Philosophical Skepticism - John McDowell's Mind and World
In this sixth lecture, James Conant continues to discuss the Kantian problematic, and does so by discussing the work of John McDowell. He particularly focuses on the case of perception and then of action and intentions. In the case of perception, the problem involves avoiding the myth of the Given …
Is Mind Distinct from Body?
In this introductory program on the mind-body problem from 1998, the relation between mind and body is discussed by various philosophers (including W. V. Quine, David Chalmers, Paul Churchland, Daniel Dennett, Hilary Putnam, Hubert Dreyfus, Charles Taylor, John Searle, and Nicholas Jolley). Among o…
Hilary Putnam on Negative Theology (1997)
Audio recording of a lecture by Hilary Putnam at Calvin College back in 1997. He discusses negative theology and some of its paradoxes, as well as the famous Jewish philosopher Maimonides. Uploaded 31-08-24#philosophy #maimonides #philosophyofreligion #epistemology #historyofphilosophy Learn more a…
Contemporary Ethics Part 3: New Deontologies and Moral Concepts
To wrap things up with contemporary ethics, let's pivot away from metaethics and look at the development of deontology. To do this, we will look at figures like William Ross, John Rawls, Thomas Nagel, Hilary Putnam, and others.Script by Luca IgansiWatch the whole Philosophy/Logic playlist: http://b…
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