🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives.
👉 We begin by discussing chapter 5 of William James' "The Principles of Psychology". In this exploration of the automaton argument, James gives reasons for and against the belief that consciousness is merely an illusion and the human body is merely a machine. Under this view, specific mechanisms of our brain activate in a sort of domino effect, not through rationality and agency. Our perception that we are in control is really the illusion of a spectator.
👉 In the main segment, we discuss the Gettier problem. In this challenge to Plato's "Justified True Belief" account of knowledge, multiple situations characterized by fallibility and luck can be designed to cast doubt on our intuitions around knowledge. But are these situations really revelatory of anything useful... beyond the self-contained shenanigans of philosophy, that is?
🤔 “Figured it Out” rating: 8/10
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