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Patterson in Pursuit

Steve Patterson

Philosophy in the real world. Interviewing intellectuals across the globe. Grappling with the biggest ideas. stevepatterson.substack.com

society & culture philosophy

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6:52

How Progressives Can Fix the Economy

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/04/26

This is a narrated article from the 2016 campaign season. I was inspired by the rhetoric of Bernie Sanders to create some satire... Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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Ep. 87 - Race and Colorblindness: Part II | T.K. Coleman

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2018/04/22

Imagine it's the late evening in Atlanta, and a small white woman is walking to her car in a parking lot. A black man she didn't see before walks up behind her. She gets nervous and feels like she might be in danger. She holds onto her purse a little more tightly. Is this a clear case of racism? Is it simply rational behavior? If it's racism, is it a moral problem? TK Coleman joins me to discuss these types of situations in Part Two of our conversation on race and colorblindness. Is it really

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13:38

Gay Marriage and the Absurdity of Courts

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/04/19

This is a narration of an article I wrote when the US Supreme Court made their famous ruling on gay marriage. When you step back and view the big picture, the whole situation is bizarre. Humans, themselves, are bizarre, as are their political structures. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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105:55

Ep. 86 - Race and Colorblindness: Part I | TK Coleman

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/04/16

TK Coleman joins me for another excellent conversation about race. This week, we focus on the concept of "colorblindness." Is it possible to be colorblind, or is that naive? Can we recognize differences among groups, while still judging every individual according to their own character? Is white supremacism a fundamental feature of white people's minds - so much, that they cannot spot it within themselves? Is the reason that so many people deny being racist is because of a lack of self-awareness? We

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13:59

The Profundity of Poker

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/04/08

Poker can teach us something profound about philosophy. Specifically, it can teach us about the relationship between theory and data, knowledge and experience, and the ancient debate between rationalists and empiricists. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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58:31

Ep. 85 - College Isn't for Education | Dr. Bryan Caplan

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/04/02

This week I’m joined by Dr. Bryan Caplan to discuss his new book, “The Case Against Education.” We cover the signaling model of education, whether college is always a good idea, and we got into an interesting conversation about doing interdisciplinary work - something very relevant to my own project. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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28:10

Ep. 84 - When Logic Met Math | Dr. Graham Priest

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/03/25

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Graham Priest. We talk about the history of logic and the great revisions that took place around the turn of the 20th century. When logic met math, both disciplines changed, for better or worse. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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82:58

Ep. 83 - Logic, Contradictions, and the Liar Paradox...

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/03/18

My conversation with Dr. Graham Priest, who is best known for his defense of dialetheism - the idea that some contradictions are true. We talk about logic, metaphysics, the relationship between the two, and focus on the liar's paradox in particular. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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30:14

Ep. 82 - Do Entities Exist? | Breakdown of Chalmers...

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/03/11

This is my breakdown of David Chalmers' interview on the Closer to Truth Series - about metaphysics and ontology. Are there entities in the world, or is there just stuff? Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0QPWQR5f9Q Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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67:30

Ep. 81 - The Ethics of Eating Meat | Dr. Mike Huemer

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/03/04

If animals can suffer, does that make it immoral to eat meat? I'm joined again by Dr. Mike Huemer to help me answer this question. He has recently released a series of four dialogues on the topic, which address many of the issues we talk about in this episode. Also covered: free will, empathy, and whether the nutritional value of meat changes our ethical judgments. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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70:07

Ep. 80 - A Debate about Truth and Postmodernism |...

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/02/25

Does objective truth exist? Thaddeus Russell joins me for part two of our discussion about postmodernism. In this episode, we focus on the philosophy of truth. Can we know anything about the world? Can we know anything about our minds? Are the laws of logic objective or just a convention of language? Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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63:39

Ep. 79 - Postmodernism, Marxism, Love, and Religion |...

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2018/02/18

I am joined by Dr. Thaddeus Russell to talk about postmodernism. With the popularity of people like Jordan Peterson, who vocally criticize postmodernism, Thaddeus thinks most of the criticism is misplaced. We also have a great conversation about love, religion, and people's motivation for their actions. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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59:21

Ep. 78 - The Case for Idealism | Dr. Bernardo Kastrup

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2018/02/11

Season 2 is here! The show starts up again with a fantastic interview with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup about idealism. I've spent a lot of time arguing against physicalism and for a kind of "reluctant dualist" worldview, but I've not explained my position on idealism. So, I brought Dr. Kastrup on the show to give his case that only mental stuff exists. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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4:43

Time for Writing and Health

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2017/10/08

I need to take a break from Patterson in Pursuit to focus on health and writing. I can't wait to return. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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5:40

The Puzzle of Awareness

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2017/10/05

Consciousness is a hard phenomenon to explain in any worldview. We seem to be able to intentionally change the content of our experience. How is that possible? Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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24:57

Ep. 77 - Why I Support Catalonia's Secession

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2017/10/01

Who determines whether an individual or group has the right to govern themselves? At what point does secession become legitimate? How many people need to get together in order to secede? I try to tackle some of these questions while giving my perspective on the imminent Catalonia independence referendum. I am unabashedly in favor of secession - all the way down to the individual. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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8:33

Don't Fight for Objective Definitions

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2017/09/28

Language is ambiguous. If you want to communicate effectively, you must understand that different people have different meanings for the same words. Far too many rationalists waste their time arguing for objective definitions, instead of stating their intended meaning for words. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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57:03

Ep. 76 - Metaphysical Questions, Objectivist Answers...

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2017/09/24

Can the whole be greater than the sum of its parts? Does consciousness require that we split the world between mind and body? Can free will exist in a naturalistic worldview? Dr. David Kelley joins me on this episode to give his Objectivist perspective on these questions. As Dr. Kelley explains, many ideas in Objectivism are heavily influenced by Aristotelian thinking. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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14:22

The Fashionable Thinkers

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2017/09/21

Many thinkers are more concern with how their ideas look, rather than how accurate they are. They want to appear intelligent, rather than have true beliefs. I call them the "fashionable thinkers," and this is my rant against them. I've noticed many common traits among fashionable thinkers. Have you? Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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Ep. 75 - Do We Perceive Reality? | Dr. Donald Hoffman

Patterson in Pursuit ·

2017/09/17

Do we see reality as it is? Or, are we stuck inside our own mental representations of the world? My guest this week is Dr. Donald Hoffman, who believes that there's a 0% chance that we accurately perceive the world. He believes that mental phenomena - consciousness, experience, qualia - is the real stuff that makes up the world, not physical objects. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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