David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Science at King’s College London. He also teaches at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and before that he lectured in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge. David’s last appearance on the podcast was episode 62, where he and Robinson spoke about realism, antirealism, and the philosophy of science. This time, however, they discuss the content of his most recent book, The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience (OUP 2021), which is linked below.
The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience: https://a.co/d/6hID7Lf
David’s Website: https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk
Twitter: @davidpapineau
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00:00 In This Episode…
01:38 Introduction
02:52 David’s Philosophical Interests
08:16 Distinguishing Sensory and Perceptual Experience
21:57 Naive Realism and the Metaphysics of Sensory Experience
34:09 Representationalism and the Metaphysics of Experience
01:02:02 The Transparency of Experience
01:15:28 Objections
Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com
Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.