Gordon Pettit

Gordon Pettit

For the love of wisdom, I primarily post philosophy videos. Most are overviews of philosophers' important works or philosophical topics, with the intent of making philosophy accessible to those with little background.

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  • @carolinenjeri9212
    @carolinenjeri92122 күн бұрын

    Thank you from kenya.

  • @TheOrdener
    @TheOrdener5 күн бұрын

    Your criterion for doubting Clifford’s thesis is that many people disagree with it? Really?

  • @GordonPettit
    @GordonPettit5 күн бұрын

    No and no.

  • @becka4121
    @becka41217 күн бұрын

    what kind of nihilism is this supposed to be? i thought philosophical nihilism was that nothing matters and all that exists is material

  • @GordonPettit
    @GordonPettit5 күн бұрын

    This is not moral nihilism, but metaphysical nihilism. The idea that strictly speaking, nothing exists.

  • @Maatiu.TIoane
    @Maatiu.TIoane13 күн бұрын

    Amen

  • @benjaminkpamgma9611
    @benjaminkpamgma961126 күн бұрын

    Very good explanation of the topic. Thank you

  • @cartersnodgrass4045
    @cartersnodgrass404529 күн бұрын

    Great content, but the hand that is writing the concepts on the screen is a little distracting.

  • @sehkhojangchangsan4835
    @sehkhojangchangsan4835Ай бұрын

    ❤🙏❤🙏😂🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏💖

  • @JohnChrysostom101
    @JohnChrysostom101Ай бұрын

    No, lying is just wrong universally the same as cold blooded murder or theft is always wrong, i can't believe people swallow these self serving lies.

  • @Etrix664
    @Etrix664Ай бұрын

    Great week, especially with page numbers👍👍👍

  • @Musix4me-Clarinet
    @Musix4me-Clarinet2 ай бұрын

    It is telling that this person (PvI) starts with dismissing outright a very real possibility: The universe is like this because it happened this way. In an infinite set of time, which is possible since we cannot prove this universe does NOT exist in an infinite state outside of itself, it is possible that this universe came into being and coagulated in a way as to make it like we see in this moment of infinity. Just because you are _finite_, does that imply everything that is not you must also be finite? Just because our universe appears finite, does that mean everything that could exist not within our view of this universe must also be finite? There is rational explanation that considers the universe to be cyclical wherein it expands and then collapses and starts over. Repeat that infinitely, you could have an instance where our universe is created. It is reasonable.

  • @blackmatterfilm
    @blackmatterfilm2 ай бұрын

    I am a atheist finding myself missing something in life. I am 40 years old never thought I be really spending this much time understanding clearly what I been running a away. Thank you making videos sharing your knowledge.

  • @jnm4462
    @jnm44622 ай бұрын

    Good stuff! When you say that the universe cannot have a causal explanation, do you mean physical? It seems like God is a perfectly plausible causal explanation,

  • @Stinky97000
    @Stinky970002 ай бұрын

    You can't compute the likelihood of the universe existing. You have no clue as to how possible it actually is.

  • @kopp1948
    @kopp19482 ай бұрын

    Reward and punishment can be useful for conditioning, essential for socialization, whether the subject is "ultimately" responsible or not.

  • @yakinimoseley6792
    @yakinimoseley67922 ай бұрын

    What is a good reference for your presentation?

  • @RomanBello-pc2jm
    @RomanBello-pc2jm2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this, it's helping w my college class

  • @bruhfella1257
    @bruhfella12573 ай бұрын

    17:40 I very much agree with your approach. Maybe only one possible outcome is required for Moral Responsibility but I think it’s very intuitive that more than one available path to reach that outcome is necessary for Moral Responsibility.

  • @kyleroderick2334
    @kyleroderick23343 ай бұрын

    It does not seem self-evident to me that the present surface content of our own minds are more reliably known than external objects. In fact, it is by these external objects that we confirm that our senses are reliable. If our minds had no external objects to perceive, we would never develop surface thoughts at all. If you were born as a brain in a vat for example, having grown up as a brain in a vat, not in a mother's womb, I suppose you wouldn't have any thoughts at all, or if you did they would be very much unrecognizable to us. You bring up the example of pain. If I were to experience the pain of breaking my leg but I happened to be dreaming, my brain might send pain signals identical to the signals it would send if I had actually broken my leg. Upon waking and reviewing my leg, any residual pain from the dream would quickly subside, having been corrected by external objects.

  • @ahmedbellankas2549
    @ahmedbellankas25493 ай бұрын

    What does determination mean ?

  • @GordonPettit
    @GordonPettit3 ай бұрын

    Determinism: for any given state of affairs, there is just one physically possible future

  • @tesfayerobeletesfaye2480
    @tesfayerobeletesfaye24803 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! ❤ I've gained a lot from your KZread lectures! Could you recommend some books on free will, ranging from introductory to advanced levels?

  • @GordonPettit
    @GordonPettit3 ай бұрын

    I recommend that you explore the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy online. In particular you can go to plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/ The article includes an extensive bibliography.

  • @KudaIzka
    @KudaIzka3 ай бұрын

    Excellent. Thanks for the content.

  • @user-nm6fl6lz3r
    @user-nm6fl6lz3r3 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤ you are amazing coz a common man can easily understand. Super thanks to you🎉🎉🎉

  • @user-nm6fl6lz3r
    @user-nm6fl6lz3r3 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤Plz make very long videos so that a common man can understand.

  • @user-nm6fl6lz3r
    @user-nm6fl6lz3r3 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤ Beautifully explained to a common man . Super thanks to you sir

  • @user-be8qk8vh1r
    @user-be8qk8vh1r4 ай бұрын

    Amen

  • @msrhuby
    @msrhuby4 ай бұрын

    No free will = No accountability

  • @ahmedbellankas2549
    @ahmedbellankas25494 ай бұрын

    It seems that even theistic morality is based on self-interest, since god will reward us in the afterlife.

  • @dandalmonte8594
    @dandalmonte85944 ай бұрын

    Thank you for these super clear explanations!

  • @user-cc8gj5xz8x
    @user-cc8gj5xz8x4 ай бұрын

    Sorry bro.i don't agree

  • @ridethetigerbrah5984
    @ridethetigerbrah59845 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @JohnSmith-bq6nf
    @JohnSmith-bq6nf5 ай бұрын

    Is this your favorite argument for God?

  • @tjmusic8697
    @tjmusic86975 ай бұрын

    Thanks for these videos!

  • @devonashwa7977
    @devonashwa79775 ай бұрын

    what i learned from this was nothing, it cant be taught. Also, that all teachers are useless and have non-jobs

  • @Mrs.Cryptid
    @Mrs.Cryptid5 ай бұрын

    What are the themes in Part 3?

  • @victorlawrence3137
    @victorlawrence31375 ай бұрын

    Thank you sir!

  • @victorlawrence3137
    @victorlawrence31375 ай бұрын

    So enjoyed this as a group of men study Mere Christianity!

  • @GordonPettit
    @GordonPettit5 ай бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @KudaIzka
    @KudaIzka5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this content.

  • @alwaysalthough
    @alwaysalthough5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this. It was a nice an quick intorduction to Socrates

  • @annaktrman
    @annaktrman5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the explanation. It helped me a lot

  • @Kenji17171
    @Kenji171715 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! Great video!

  • @psytoolkit
    @psytoolkit5 ай бұрын

    Good overview of interesting arguments.

  • @KudaIzka
    @KudaIzka6 ай бұрын

    In 5:40 Dr. Pettit mentions that worlds have overlapping segments, but his slide does the opposite.

  • @dominiks5068
    @dominiks50686 ай бұрын

    Why do you say - matter of factly - that the argument doesn't falsely imply that contraception is wrong? It happens to be the case that most people writing on the subject think it DOES have that implication, as do I.

  • @adjd1576
    @adjd15766 ай бұрын

    I'll make the example argument you gave better. Women are less suited to play football than men, it is pretty undeniable. Go over strength, speed, proneness to injury and any aspect that is considered a virtue in football and you will find women lacking in that regard relative to the only other option, men. But beyond that, even supposing women *could* on some level play football, it is not something that is conducive to the specific and unique virtues of a woman. It is not something that would be st serve her. In other words, it isn't a habit I would recommend to my daughter or daughter-figure (or any girl I cared about). "If you want to" is not a counter position. I am not saying that all women wouldn't have fun playing football with other women, without the dangers of playing with grown men. I am stating rather that it isn't best for her, and is counter-productive to the virtues that are necessary for every woman, and that in the end she will be happiest not having played football. The men will also be happy to have a sport just for them. I'm tired of people strawmaning the so-called "misogynist" position on this, that's why I went through the trouble writing this.

  • @davepulical8448
    @davepulical84485 ай бұрын

    what are “the specific and unique virtues of a woman”? based on what exactly have you derived them?

  • @lyonsrawrs
    @lyonsrawrs6 ай бұрын

    THIS GUY SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE JACK BARKER FROM SILICON VALLEY!!!

  • @eulw5505
    @eulw55056 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the video!

  • @kyleroderick2334
    @kyleroderick23346 ай бұрын

    Excellent 👌 Looking forward to part 3!

  • @SamCarrigan-jc5cb
    @SamCarrigan-jc5cb6 ай бұрын

    I just wanna say, your channel, is the greatest thing ever invented, thank you for helping me hopefully pass my philosophy exam tommorow!!!!!!

  • @creeypiensa
    @creeypiensa7 ай бұрын

    Are you a van Inwagen aficionado like myself? 🙂. I’m currently taking courses with van Inwagen at Duke. 🤯

  • @alyyhaymm4381
    @alyyhaymm43817 ай бұрын

    you made this video almost 4 years ago but you saved my final paper today!!!! shout out to Gordon Pettit!!!!