Comments on: Episode 29: Peter Kail discusses the legacy of David Hume

By: Matt Teichman

Matt Teichman — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:35:00 +0000

Thanks very much!

By the way, to anyone reading: although Peter is too modest to plug his own phenomenally great philosophy podcast, I am under no such restrictions! I can hardly recommend it highly enough.

http://www.historyofphilosophy.net/

Where else can you go to hear an entire episode devoted to Xenophon’s portrayal of Socrates, or the ancient Greek Sophists, or the Cyrenaic philosophers of the Hellenistic period? Not to mention eighteen or so episodes on Plato. An indispensable resource for professional and independent philosophers alike.

By: Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:40:10 +0000

Just wanted to say this was an excellent episode, perhaps even better than usual but they are always great. I felt it was at a higher level than some other podcasts recently done on Hume in other series. Good stuff, keep it up!

By: The Stone Philosophy Links - NYTimes.com

The Stone Philosophy Links - NYTimes.com — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:01:36 +0000

[...] at Talking Philosophy.The University of Chicago-based podcast series Elucidations presents a discussion of Hume’s philosophy with Peter Kail.At Eureka Street, a pair of videos (here and here) focusing on the work of Rene Girard, “the [...]

By: Matt Teichman

Matt Teichman — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:15:33 +0000

Those are fine suggestions–thanks! I would quite enjoy doing an episode on Reid.

By: Rinku Mathew

Rinku Mathew — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:57:09 +0000

As always, this is an excellent episode. May I suggest that you consider having a discussion on Thomas Reid for a future podcast with, say, Gideon Yaffe or Nicholas Wolterstorff. Oftentimes discussions of Hume, including this one alas, give the impression that resistance to his views during his time stemmed (primarily) from religious prejudice against his atheism and naturalism. Or otherwise, they jump to Kant (which this discussion doesn’t) giving the impression that he alone took up the challenge Hume proffered. A discussion on Reid would be a needed corrective against both of these perceptions. Keep up the good work.