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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2026 · 42 MIN

John Searle: Philosophy and the Default Positions

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John Searle tells us how philosophy fits into his project to defend the Enlightenment Vision.He sets out a number of Default Positions that, according to him, most humans intuitively hold, like the mind-independent existence of the external world. These are the positions typically attacked by famous philosophers. Searle believes the Default Positions are correct, so he will try to defend them, with one exception: Dualism.You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

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