Ep. 8 - Reflective Reasoning & Philosophy

Upon Reflection by Nick Byrd

Mar 23, 202224:03Science & Medicine

On this episode, I read one of my articles from 2021 titled, "Reflective Reasoning and Philosophy" in Philosophy Compass. Both philosophers and cognitive scientists seem to think that philosophical thinking could depend...

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