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Hillary Putnam and Realism with a Human Face (Part 1): On the Possibility of a God's Eye View

Hillary Putnam and Realism with a Human Face (Part 1): On the Possibility of a God's Eye View

FromOn The Very Idea - A Philosophy Podcast


Hillary Putnam and Realism with a Human Face (Part 1): On the Possibility of a God's Eye View

FromOn The Very Idea - A Philosophy Podcast

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Nov 25, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

First episode in a three part series where I look at Hillary Putnam’s lecture Realism with a Human Face. Putnam talks about quantum physics and the philosophical implications of it. Basically, Putnam sees quantum theory as providing scientific justification for putting an end to God’s Eye View conceptions of our knowledge of the universe. If we take quantum physics seriously, we must see that it implies that there can be no view from nowhere. Any perspective providing knowledge must be in some sense local - a perspective from somewhere. Quantum physics is a bit beyond my pay grade but hopefully a good conversation can come out of it.
Released:
Nov 25, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (61)

A self-indulgent vanity project of a man with a microphone in hand, each episode explores a philosophical theme hopefully with a certain degree of accuracy. I try to keep it pretty light. More philosophy nerd than academic, it sprung out of free time during the pandemic. @KMaca5