Podcasts about sorites paradox

The Sorites Paradox plays with vague concepts like "heap."  If you remove one grain from a heap, it's still a heap. But keep removing grains, and at what point does it stop being a heap? This highlights how fuzzy boundaries can make even simple ideas tricky. Learn more and Watch Dr Steve Livestream

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In this podcast, we're discussing old age and when, exactly, it befalls us. Do we simply wake up one day absent of youth? Or can we estimate its proximity by certain metrics, such as daily medication or number of grandchildren? We take a look at how old age has been historically codified, and reason why it might not be just a number. A few things we mentioned in this podcast: - The Sorites Paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorites_paradox - Mortality in England and Wales: past and projected trends in average lifespan https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/lifeexpectancies/articles/mortalityinenglandandwales/pastandprojectedtrendsinaveragelifespan - Perception of when old age starts has increased over time https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/22/when-old-age-starts-perception-study - Cognitive Engineering: Seven Ages: First Puking and Mewling https://soundcloud.com/aleph-insights/seven-ages-first-puking-and-mewling For more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.com

Stephen Cave unpacks the ethical and practical problems of living forever. He highlights ongoing research in anti-aging and the potential societal and ecological catastrophes that could follow if humans were to achieve immortality. Stephen weighs the individual's desire for immortality against social implications, and the potential exacerbation of social injustices. The discussion also addresses technological possibilities like consciousness uploading and the philosophical implications of personal identity, memory, and morality. The conversation navigates the complexities of life extension technologies, questioning the nature of what it means to live a meaningful life.   00:00 Welcome to the Immortality Debate 00:27 Exploring the Possibility of Living Forever 01:57 The Ethical Dilemmas of Immortality 05:03 Addressing Overpopulation and Societal Collapse 07:26 The Underpopulation Counterargument 09:09 The Philosophical and Practical Aspects of Life Extension 11:23 Space Colonization: A Feasible Solution? 13:01 The Ethical Quandary of Life Extension Pills 19:04 Addressing Social Justice in the Context of Immortality 24:30 The Boredom Argument Against Immortality 28:08 Exploring the Infinite Possibilities of AI and Immortality 28:26 The Philosophical Dilemma of Immortality and Ennui 30:26 Considering the Ethics and Legality of Suicide 31:12 The Rationality of Suicide in an Immortal Life 32:44 The Sorites Paradox and Life Extension 34:02 The Practical Challenges of Life Extension Policies 34:58 Dystopian Scenarios in Immortality and Central Planning 37:27 The Concept of Personal Identity and Immortality 40:38 Consciousness Uploading: A Dystopian Idea? 45:23 Personal Identity, Memory, and Augmentation 49:01 The Philosophical Exploration of Ennui and Meaninglessness 53:00 Immortality in Mythology and the Quest for Novel Experiences 54:58 Reimagining Immortality and Embracing Finitude --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/braininavat/message

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist and philosopher who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science. He is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and an external professor at the Sante Fe Institute. Sean has contributed prolifically to the public understanding of science through a variety of mediums: as an author of several physics books including Something Deeply Hidden and The Biggest Ideas in the Universe, as a public speaker and debater on a wide variety of scientific and philosophical subjects, and also as a host of his podcast Mindscape which covers topics spanning science, society, philosophy, culture, and the arts. www.patreon.com/timothynguyen In this episode, we take a deep dive into The Many Worlds (Everettian) Interpretation of quantum mechanics. While there are many philosophical discussions of the Many Worlds Interpretation available, ours marries philosophy with the technical, mathematical details. As a bonus, the whole gamut of topics from philosophy and physics arise, including the nature of reality, emergence, Bohmian mechanics, Bell's Theorem, and more. We conclude with some analysis of Sean's speculative work on the concept of emergent spacetime, a viewpoint which naturally arises from Many Worlds. This video is most suitable for those with a basic technical understanding of quantum mechanics. Part I: Introduction 00:00:00 : Introduction 00:05:42 : Philosophy and science: more interdisciplinary work? 00:09:14 : How Sean got interested in Many Worlds (MW) 00:13:04 : Technical outline Part II: Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell 00:14:58 : Textbook QM review 00:24:25 : The measurement problem 00:25:28 : Einstein: "God does not play dice" 00:27:49 : The reality problem Part III: Many Worlds 00:31:53 : How MW comes in 00:34:28 : EPR paradox (original formulation) 00:40:58 : Simpler to work with spin 00:42:03 : Spin entanglement 00:44:46 : Decoherence 00:49:16 : System, observer, environment clarification for decoherence 00:53:54 : Density matrix perspective (sketch) 00:56:21 : Deriving the Born rule 00:59:09 : Everett: right answer, wrong reason. The easy and hard part of Born's rule. 01:03:33 : Self-locating uncertainty: which world am I in? 01:04:59 : Two arguments for Born rule credences 01:11:28 : Observer-system split: pointer-state problem 01:13:11 : Schrodinger's cat and decoherence 01:18:21 : Consciousness and perception 01:21:12 : Emergence and MW 01:28:06 : Sorites Paradox and are there infinitely many worlds 01:32:50 : Bad objection to MW: "It's not falsifiable." Part IV: Additional Topics 01:35:13 : Bohmian mechanics 01:40:29 : Bell's Theorem. What the Nobel Prize committee got wrong 01:41:56 : David Deutsch on Bohmian mechanics 01:46:39 : Quantum mereology 01:49:09 : Path integral and double slit: virtual and distinct worlds Part V. Emergent Spacetime 01:55:05 : Setup 02:02:42 : Algebraic geometry / functional analysis perspective 02:04:54 : Relation to MW Part VI. Conclusion 02:07:16 : Distribution of QM beliefs 02:08:38 : Locality   Further reading: Hugh Everett. The Theory of the Universal Wave Function, 1956. Sean Carroll. Something Deeply Hidden, 2019. More Sean Carroll & Timothy Nguyen: Fragments of the IDW: Joe Rogan, Sam Harris, Eric Weinstein: https://youtu.be/jM2FQrRYyas Twitter: @iamtimnguyen Webpage: http://www.timothynguyen.org  

It's the beginning of the year, and we're all fired up about our New Year's resolutions. You want to step up your game, create something that really resonates with your target audience, all that stuff.It is also a time to reflect on the year that has passed, and often feel deflated because you didn't achieve what you had originally intended to do. Althought you didn't meet the goal, you still moved the needle forward.Think about your entire life up until now. The teenage version of you is significantly different than the adult version of you. This is called the sorites paradox. Your actions in the past, whether good or bad, influence your actions in the present. Let's discuss....…………………………………………https://www.balancedartist.comhttps://www.facebook.com/BalancedArtisthttps://www.instagram.com/rorygardinermusichttps://www.instagram.com/balancedartist      

I spent the last couple of weeks going through my email to identify where MOST people are running into the most trouble reaching their goals. The two words that jumped out at me most often were "motivation" and consistency".I started thinking about the process of creating consistency and motivation and how I could really help you hone those skills. Ultimately, there are no goals that are valuable without recurring consistency & motivation. This episode is all about What it takes to be successful: consistency & motivation. I start by sharing what is known as The Paradox of the Growing Heap or the Sorites Paradox. It goes like this: If ten coins are not enough to make a man rich, what if you add one coin? What if you add another? Finally, you will have to say that no one can be rich unless one coin can make him so. When it comes to success, we see our choices as that one, insignificant coin. We justify excuses and exceptions by telling ourselves that this one small choice or action doesn't matter. It's just one cookie.It's just a drink. It's just one day.But, if we shift our perspective to consider the growing heap, we understand that we have the opportunity to grow our heap or not. We have the opportunity to reinforce good habits or bad. In and of itself that one choice might not seem significant. But without that one choice, you can't accumulate the consistency you need for results. Here's the challenge I have for you: Get a large jar Every time you make a choice that moves you towards your goals, I want you to add one item to the jar. You can use a grain of rice, a dried bean or a coin. Every time you make a choice that moves you away from your goals, I want you to remove one item from your jar. Here's the theory behind that: we humans like to see immediate results. Unfortunately, with health & happiness, we often have to generate consistency before we'll ever see results. If we don't see an immediate return on our efforts, we'll often give up. Then we're sure to NEVER get there. This jar will be the visible, tangible representation of your efforts or lack thereof. Resources: Gretchen Rubin, Better than Before https://www.amazon.ca/Better-Than-Before-Mastering-Everyday/dp/B071ZQLBWR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2II1BECM08TNT&keywords=better+than+before+gretchen+rubin&qid=1667827503&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjM0IiwicXNhIjoiMC45NiIsInFzcCI6IjAuNjQifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=Gretchen+Rubin%2C+Better+than+Before+%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-1Sonya Janisse, Design Your Life, Your Way... Getting Started Guidehttps://www.amazon.ca/Design-Your-Getting-Started-Guide/dp/B09WCQXV4P/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X49BEOFB14UJ&keywords=sonya+janisse&qid=1667827460&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjI5IiwicXNhIjoiMS4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjEuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=audible&sprefix=sonya+janisse%2Caudible%2C96&sr=1-1-catcorrShare how it is going, email me at Sonyajanisse@gmail.com Check-In Friday...https://youtu.be/M9KEsQVcnSc ~ Sonya  Sonya Janisse Design your Life, your way Accountability Coach NLP, HWL, PTS Accountability Coach ~ I help you keep your promises to yourself. Taking your life from unbearable to unstoppable. xo Author, Podcaster, Certified Coach Fresh Approach Fitness, a Wellness Company sonya@FreshApproachFitness.ca Www.freshapproachfitness.com

Haim Gaifman is a philosopher and mathematician. He teaches at Columbia University in New York City. Robinson and Haim talk about vagueness, a branch of philosophy that deals with borderline phenomena like heaps and baldness. (Note that this interview was conducted in May of 2022, before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which is used as an example in the discussion.) Instagram: @robinsonerhardt --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

Welcome to episode 4 of a 5 part solo series leading into 2021 and final episode of 2020; in this episode, I talk about the secret to results that last. In the episode I spoke about: - Sorites Paradox;  Greek Meaning Soros (Piles or Heaps of ...) - References to stories of my sporting career that you wouldn't expect - Kobe Bryant and his children's 4th place trophy   For more information about The Mindset Athlete by connect with us on Facebook @mindsetgamepodcast For more information about James Roberts (the host of the podcast), visit fitamputee.co.uk and connect with him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

James Clear has a super-popular website (jamesclear.com). Millions of people visit it every month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his email newsletter. After reading this book, I can see why. He’s a great writer and distills the essence of habit formation into, well, its fundamental components—the “atomic” structure if you will—while showing us how those TINY little incremental improvements add up to MIGHTY results. I rarely say a book is a must-read but this one’s as close as it gets. Big Ideas we explore include: The math behind 1% gains compounding over a year (and a decade!), navigating the Plateau of Latent Potential (ever given up on a habit? Take note!), the importance (and etymology) of our Identity (get this: it *literally* means 'repeated being ness'), The 4 Laws of Behavior Change (remember: cue + craving + response + reward and... make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, make it satisfying), and the Sorites Paradox (can a single habit change your life?).

James Clear has a super-popular website (jamesclear.com). Millions of people visit it every month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his email newsletter. After reading this book, I can see why. He’s a great writer and distills the essence of habit formation into, well, its fundamental components—the “atomic” structure if you will—while showing us how those TINY little incremental improvements add up to MIGHTY results. I rarely say a book is a must-read but this one’s as close as it gets. Big Ideas we explore include: The math behind 1% gains compounding over a year (and a decade!), navigating the Plateau of Latent Potential (ever given up on a habit? Take note!), the importance (and etymology) of our Identity (get this: it *literally* means 'repeated being ness'), The 4 Laws of Behavior Change (remember: cue + craving + response + reward and... make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, make it satisfying), and the Sorites Paradox (can a single habit change your life?).

James Clear has a super-popular website (jamesclear.com). Millions of people visit it every month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his email newsletter. After reading this book, I can see why. He’s a great writer and distills the essence of habit formation into, well, its fundamental components—the “atomic” structure if you will—while showing us how those TINY little incremental improvements add up to MIGHTY results. I rarely say a book is a must-read but this one’s as close as it gets. Big Ideas we explore include: The math behind 1% gains compounding over a year (and a decade!), navigating the Plateau of Latent Potential (ever given up on a habit? Take note!), the importance (and etymology) of our Identity (get this: it *literally* means 'repeated being ness'), The 4 Laws of Behavior Change (remember: cue + craving + response + reward and... make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, make it satisfying), and the Sorites Paradox (can a single habit change your life?).

James Clear has a super-popular website (jamesclear.com). Millions of people visit it every month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his email newsletter. After reading this book, I can see why. He’s a great writer and distills the essence of habit formation into, well, its fundamental components—the “atomic” structure if you will—while showing us how those TINY little incremental improvements add up to MIGHTY results. I rarely say a book is a must-read but this one’s as close as it gets. Big Ideas we explore include: The math behind 1% gains compounding over a year (and a decade!), navigating the Plateau of Latent Potential (ever given up on a habit? Take note!), the importance (and etymology) of our Identity (get this: it *literally* means 'repeated being ness'), The 4 Laws of Behavior Change (remember: cue + craving + response + reward and... make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, make it satisfying), and the Sorites Paradox (can a single habit change your life?).

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I spent the last couple weeks going through my email to identify where MOST people are running into the most trouble reaching their goals. The two words that jumped out at me most often were "motivation" and consistency". I started thinking about the process of creating consistency and motivation and how I could really help you hone those skills. Ultimately, there's no food rules or goals that are valuable without recurring consistency & motivation. In today's episode I share 3 very specific strategies for creating consistency and motivation. One of them is related to what I'm calling a "Motivation Mixtape". http://primalpotential.com/136-creating-consistency-and-motivation/ This minisode is all about creating consistency & motivation. I start by sharing what is known as The Paradox of the Growing Heap or the Sorites Paradox. It goes like this: If ten coins are not enough to make a man rich, what if you add one coin? What if you add another? Finally, you will have to say that no one can be rich unless one coin can make him so. When it comes to fat loss, we see our choices as that one, insignificant coin. We justify excuses and exceptions by telling ourselves that this one small choice or action doesn't matter. It's just one cookie. It's just drink. It's just one day. But, if we shift our perspective to consider the growing heap, we understand that we have the opportunity to grow our heap or not. We have the opportunity to reinforce good habits or bad. In an of itself that one choice might not seem significant. But without that one choice, you can't accumulate the consistency you need for results. Here's the challenge I have for you: Get a large jar Every time you make a choice that moves you towards you goals, I want you to add one item to the jar. You can use a grain of rice, a dried bean or a coin. Every time you make a choice that moves you away from your goals, I want you to remove one item for your jar. Here's the theory behind that: we humans like to see immediate results. Unfortunately, with health & fat loss, we often have to generate consistency before we'll ever see results. If we don't see immediate return on our efforts, we'll often give up. Then we're sure to NEVER get there. This jar will be the visible, tangible representation of your efforts, or lack thereof.

Slippery slope reasoning is typically taken as a fallacy. But what goes wrong? Is it always bad reasoning? How should we respond to a slippery slope argument and/or guard against it leading us astray? This talk focuses on semantic slippery slopes & examples of the Sorites Paradox. It is recommended that you download the accompanying PDF (found separately in this collection) in order to reference whilst watching this video. Rosanna came to Sheffield in October 1999 after three years as a Research Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge. Her Theories of Vagueness, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2000. This book investigates the vagueness of natural language, asking such questions as what the logic and semantics of vague language are, and with what methodology we should construct and assess theories of vagueness. She defends a supervaluationist theory of vagueness.