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Sep 2023
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Ep 197: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of R...

Brett Hall
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This episode is an introduction to the chapter. Although there are some readings, they are limited and I provide context by diving deep into David's more recent work on all this. Specifically we go through the connection of Chapter 10 here (published in 1997) and Chapter 5 "The Reality of Abstractions" from "The Beginning of Infinity" (published in 2011) and ... Show More
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