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Jul 2025
56m 57s

Weirdness with Eric Schwitzgebel

ELLIE ANDERSON, PH.D. AND DAVID PEñA-GUZMáN, PH.D.
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All metaphysical theories are…really weird. In episode 134 of Overthink, Ellie and David chat with Eric Schwitzgebel about his book Weirdness of the World. They think through the difference between weirdness and bizarreness, the nonsensical nature of philosophical theories, and whether we should all just agree with Occam’s razor that the simplest explanation ... Show More
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