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Dr. Gillian Russell is Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University, as well as a visiting Professorial Fellow at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. She works mostly in the philosophy of language and logic, and is the author of Barriers to Entailment: Hume’s Law and other Limits on Logical Consequence and Truth in Virtue of Meaning: a defence of the analytic/synthetic distinction. She lives in the New South Wales countryside along with her partner, a lot of kangaroos, and a small dog named Mal.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Background00:47 Exploring Philosophy in Kuwait03:27 Virtual Reality and Logic06:46 Journey into Philosophy09:48 The Intersection of Logic and Epistemology12:43 The Path to a Philosophy Career15:51 Experiences with David Lewis18:45 Martial Arts and Epistemic Vices21:48 Ethics in Martial Arts23:58 Understanding Logic26:42 Advanced Logic and Teaching29:43 Philosophy of Language and Logic39:17 Exploring the Intersection of Philosophy, Language, and Mathematics42:16 Understanding Context in Philosophy of Language47:03 The Nature of Logical Consequence52:33 Challenging the Laws of Logic59:12 The Debate on Logical Pluralism vs. Monism01:02:12 Barriers to Entailment: Hume's Law and Beyond01:17:18 The Ambitious Project of Uniting Philosophical DisciplinesLinks from the show:https://philpeople.org/profiles/gillian-kay-russellHer website: https://gillianrussell.net/Barriers to Entailment: https://a.co/d/cu8XKk0Dr. Jared Oliphint is the founder of Selling Plato (www.sellingplato.com), received his PhD in philosophy, and teaches philosophy at the college level. His published work has focused on metaphysics, philosophy of language, conceptual engineering, social ontology, and ✍🏻 Get my FREE 17-page paper-writing guide: https://sellingplato.kit.com/🎙️ SUBSCRIBE to the Selling Plato podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TBXs4TY8wt06KNg6Osm8v?si=wJa0rwPbTFahYQf2gxzMHQ🏛️ LEARN formal logic at Selling Plato’s Academy: https://jared-oliphint-s-school.teachable.com/p/introduction-to-logic📲 CONNECT on:X: https://x.com/sellingplatoTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@selling.platoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sellingplato/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sellingplatoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sellingplatoThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sellingplatoSnapchat: @sellingplatoKeywords:philosophy, logic, virtual reality, Kuwait, epistemology, martial arts, Hume's law, logical pluralism, barriers to entailment, Gillian Russell
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