Jonathan Schaffer, professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, talks about the importance of philosophy, metaphysics, ontology, grounding and monism.
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TIMELINE
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Falling In Love With Philosophy
4:29 Importance Of Philosophy
7:18 Quine’s Ontology
10:28 Are Numbers Fundamental?
16:22 Quine’s Ontology (contd.)
22:16 Grounding
32:13 Fundamentality
38:38 The Mind-Body Problem
47:19 Physicalism
48:53 Are Numbers Fundamental? (Part 2)
51:21 Monism
1:00:44 Lego Interpretation
1:01:37 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)
1:09:11 Greatest Philosopher
1:11:19 Legacy & Death
1:14:00 Meaning Of Life
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