35 Stephen Mumford Metaphysics

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Stephen Mumford is professor of philosophy at Durham University and was previously head of department in philosophy at Durham University. He is best known for his work in metaphysics on dispositions and laws and has also made contributions to the philosophy of sport. • My links: https://link.space/@Friction. • 00:00 - Introduction • 02:09 - Causation • 04:40 - Causation as primitive • 06:43 - Causal concepts as ostensive • 08:58 - Humean causation • 10:39 - Direct experience of causation • 15:12 - Effects preceding causes • 20:47 - Causal relata • 23:40 - Transitivity of causation • 27:17 - Arguing over causation • 28:55 - Folk conceptions • 31:10 - Dispositionality as unanalyzable • 36:43 - Dispositions and modality • 41:26 - Emergence • 49:52 - Criteria too weak? • 52:24 - Emergence and naturalism • 55:35 - Deciding between concepts • 59:50 - Mind • 1:03:30 - Emergence and independence • 1:06:02 - Supervenience vs. causation • 1:09:42 - Downward causation and free will • 1:11:18 - Free will • 1:13:26 - Libertarian free will • 1:15:11 - Principle of alternative possibilities • 1:18:37 - Determinism • 1:21:16 - Free will and randomness • 1:27:26 - Libertarianism and compatibilism • 1:30:54 - Explaining the contingent manifestation of dispositions • 1:35:30 - Larger cause necessitating effects • 1:39:22 - Laws of nature • 1:45:14 - Descriptive view of laws • 1:48:21 - Can all laws be explained by powers? • 1:50:47 - Bare dispositions and pan-dispositionalism • 1:53:48 - Infinite levels of properties • 1:56:59 - Negative truths • 2:06:43 - Denying truthmakers • 2:09:50 - Utility of philosophy • 2:12:22 - Philosophy of sport • 2:15:47 - Conclusion • Possibilities by Jay Someday / jaysomeday • Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0

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