Podcasts about modal realism

The annual Dr. Heldore session took place a couple of weeks ago. This mysterious egregore brought forth deep esoteric revelations and “hyperstitions” that must be carefully deciphered and interpreted. The names “Gwynplaine,” “Ogdoad,” and “Abraxas” were mentioned showing a pattern of how mythical entities from ancient times are being conjured into the present. When you apply “Modal Realism” to this existential equation, you see a world with multiple universes crash into each other because someone somehow summons the entities from the darker realms of existence. Reality is beginning to unravel at an alarming rate and synchronicities are creating an air of mysticism that cannot be avoided as we traverse through the multiverse. Tonight on Ground Zero (7-10 pm, pacific time), Clyde Lewis talks with Ryan Gable about DOCTOR HELDORE – COMEDY OF TERRORS. Listen Live: https://groundzero.radio Archived Shows: https://aftermath.media

Over the last few years, there has been a growing feeling that the world has gone wrong. It seems like something has somehow pushed us into a retrocausal Dark Timeline. With politics running amok, geoengineering causing massive weather anomalies, confusion about sexual identities, racism, a global pandemic, mass shootings, and a proxy war in Ukraine, there appears to be a certain Orwellian vibe to it. Is it an indication that the timeline is running out or is the final event just the ending? Tonight on Ground Zero, Clyde Lewis talks about MODAL REALISM - THE FUTURE AFFECTING EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE.Originally Broadcast On 6/22/22

Things happen. Or they don't. How then should we make sense of claims that something might happen?If all these claims do is express doubt, then the puzzle can be easily resolved. But if the claims capture some objective feature of the world, what is it?Our guest is Alastair Wilson, a professor of philosophy at the University of Leeds. He takes chance seriously, in particular, he is a realist about our modal claims (claims like “either candidate could win” or “if Szilard hadn't got Spanish flu, the atom bomb would not have been invented”) may be true or false, not just opinions or expressions of ignorance.Alastair does this by connecting our modal talk to Everettian quantum mechanics. He argues that modal claims are assertions about the many worlds within the universal wavefunction. If in all worlds where Szilard did not succumb to Spanish flu, the atom bomb was never invented, then this claim would be true.It is a bold and fascinating way of bringing physics and metaphysics together. What can happen, what is possible, what could have been? These become questions for natural science. Alastair's website Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism

In this episode, I'll be talking all about the theory of Possible Worlds, with a particular emphasis on David Lewis' Modal Realism. Enjoy! If you'd like to request an episode, or even do an episode yourself, please contact me on Instagram (@fiveminutephilosophy) or Twitter (@fiveminutephil1).

Over the last few years, there has been a growing feeling that the world has gone wrong. It seems like something has somehow pushed us into a retrocausal Dark Timeline. With politics running amok, geoengineering causing massive weather anomalies, confusion about sexual identities, racism, a global pandemic, mass shootings, and a proxy war in Ukraine, there appears to be a certain Orwellian vibe to it. Is it an indication that the timeline is running out or is the final event just the ending? Tonight on Ground Zero, Clyde Lewis talks about MODAL REALISM - THE FUTURE AFFECTING EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. https://groundzeromedia.org/6-22-22-modal-realism-the.../ Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis is live M-F from 7-10pm, pacific time, and streamed for free at groundzero.radio. There is a delayed broadcast on our local Portland affiliate station, KPAM 860, from 9pm-12am, pacific time. For radio affiliates near you, go to talkstreamlive.com. To listen by phone: 717-734-6922. To call into the show: 503-225-0860. The transcript of each episode will be posted after the show at groundzeromedia.org. In order to access Ground Zero's exclusive digital playground which includes archived shows, research groups, videos, documents, and more, you must sign up at https://aftermath.media. Check out the yearly specials!

In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Joshua Sijuwade, this time to talk about how David Lewis's modal realism (slightly modified) can help us reconcile two apparently disperate models of God: Classical Theism and Neo-Classical Theism. Find Josh's paper here: https://www.academia.edu/60998062/The_Metaphysics_of_Theism_A_Classical_and_Neo_Classical_Synthesis Check out my sponsor Bibllios Clothing through this link for 10% off of their awesome merch: https://bibliosclothing.com/discount/PARKER If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/parkers_pensees If you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: https://paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: https://teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Check out my blog posts: https://parkersettecase.com/ Check out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: https://www.youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecase Check me out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trendsettercase Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkers_pensees/ Time Is Running by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6203-time-is-running License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/parkers-pensees/support

#35 om Modal realism och David Lewis med Robin Stenwall by Om filosofers liv och tankar

Part Nihilistic metafiction and part elevator pitch for a world where anything is possible, this program channels a beatnik vibe in the Post-Trump age of HyperNormalisation. This can of worms contains, among other things, a meditation on David Lewis' ideas of Modal Realism and the uses of erasure. Made in Harlem the week after the 2016 US election! Written and performed by David Clark With the additional voices of Hesam Hanif, Chris O'Neil, Ken Schwartz, and Sara Hartland-Rowe. Sound Design and Mixing by David Clark.

She’s beautiful, smart, funny, and head over heels in love with you. There’s only one problem – she’s from a possible world, not the actual one. What we thought would be a funny opening segment idea turns into a semi-serious discussion of Neil Sinhababu’s 2008 article “Possible Girls.” Plus David and Tamler share some thoughts on teaching in normal times and today.   

In this episode, I spoke with Professor Alastair Wilson about his newly released book, The Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism. We spoke about contingency, counterfactuals, the multiple worlds interpretation of quantum physics, free will, and more. This was a true education for me with a great mind and a great writer, and I hope you find this conversation valuable as well. Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper: Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-nature-of-contingency-9780198846215?cc=us&lang=en& Dr. Wilson's Website: http://alastairwilson.org/ If you leanred something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/ You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @JordanCMyers Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Special Guest: Alastair Wilson.

Alternate Universes and Modal Realism.  The Star Trek franchise is full of alternate universes, from different quantum realities (TNG: "Parallels") and the alternate reality seen in the Kelvin timeline (Star Trek, 2009) to the Mirror Universe seen in the Original Series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Discovery. In Star Trek, these alternate universes are just as real as the actual universe, a philosophical position known as "modal realism." In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison debate modal realism, the reality of alternate universes, through the lens of the Star Trek universe and whether we should consider alternate realities or "possible worlds" to be as metaphysically real as our own actual universe.   Chapters Intro (00:01:19) Initial Thought on Modal Realism (00:04:04) What Difference Does It Make? (00:08:45) David Lewis and Counterfactuals (00:12:36) Modal Concepts (00:17:43) The Distinction and Contrast of the Mirror Universe in Star Trek (00:20:46) Quantum Branching (00:29:50) Gottfried Leibniz and "Best of All Possible Worlds" (00:34:28) Is Modal Realism a Scientific Question or a Philosophical Question? (00:39:00) The Space Between the Spaces (00:43:26) Different Types of Possible Universes (00:45:20) Criticisms of Modal Realism (00:57:13) Diverging Universes (01:00:10) Closing (01:05:03)  Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison  Production Mike Morrison (Editor) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Shaw (Associate Producer) Mark Walker (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Ben and Pat discuss Modal Realism.

Ben and Pat discuss Modal Realism.

Coen and Blake discuss Modal Realism and the wide reaching ramifications of well-known comedies. As well as some advice for those who are interested in exploring the horror genre.