Persons, Minds, and Thingy Things (Daniel Kaufman & Joshua Rasmussen)

September 15, 2020 01:22:13
Persons, Minds, and Thingy Things (Daniel Kaufman & Joshua Rasmussen)
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Persons, Minds, and Thingy Things (Daniel Kaufman & Joshua Rasmussen)

Sep 15 2020 | 01:22:13

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Show Notes

How can there be persons? ... Against hypostatic ontological commitment ... Things vs. thingy things ... Mind over matter, or vice versa? ... Are there minds? Dan isn't sure. ... Have philosophers gone beyond their ambit? ... Philosophy as service to people ...

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