About this episode
Brett Hall discusses the concept of belief and knowledge using Deutsch's approach, responding to a question related to his previous discussion with Dr. Peter Boghossian.
Response to a question about my discussion with @drpeterboghossian here: https://youtu.be/72vhtT0pFmA?si=hAx1kPho4DkLkBFN This is yet another way of coming at a critique around the concept of "belief" or those who profess to "believe" and so on using Deutsch's approach that knowledge is "information with causal power". I explore that for around the first 40 mins. If you're in a hurry, skip to the final 15 or 20 minutes where I get to responding to the meat of the matter in the question itself.
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Peter Boghossian
Topics covered
- belief
- knowledge
- causal power
- critique
- Deutsch's approach
Keywords
- philosophy
- science
- education
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