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#104 (C&R Chap 10, Part V) - The Duhem-Quine Thesis

June 27th, 2026  |  1 hr 3 mins

ai, duhem-quine, falsification, karl-popper, logic

The boys dive into the final part of Chapter 10 of Conjectures and Refutations. Have Duhem and Quine falsified falsification?

#75 - The Problem of Induction, Relitigated (w/ Tamler Sommers)

October 23rd, 2024  |  1 hr 41 mins

belief, certainty, deduction, induction, justification, logic, popper

When Very Bad Wizards meets Very Culty Popperians. Famed philosopher, podcaster, and Kant-hater Tamler Sommers joins the boys for a spirited disagreement over Popper, and whether he solved the Problem of Induction.

#28 (C&R Series, Ch. 9) - Why is Logic Applicable to Reality?

July 19th, 2021  |  1 hr 1 min

arithmetic, logic, philosophy of mathematics, rules of inference

We discuss Chapter 9 of Conjectures and Refutations: Why are the Calculi of Logic and Arithmetic Applicable to Reality?

#25 - Mathematical Explanation with Mark Colyvan

May 24th, 2021  |  2 hrs 7 mins

counterfactual, explanation, logic, philosophy of mathematics, probability, thought experiments

We're joined by professor Mark Colyvan to talk about the philosophy of mathematics, logic, and thought experiments.

#24 - Popper's Three Worlds

May 11th, 2021  |  1 hr 13 mins

abstractions, explanation, logic, popper, reality