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Hillary Putnam on Kant's insight into the connection between time, space and causality.

https://youtu.be/DPQZfsAHgSg?t=812
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We start the video with a joke but later he talks about the difference in modes of explanation and gives a nice illustration how a detailed correct explanation subtracts from understanding, rather than adding to it. Relevance is key.



He also talks about the role of machines (i.e. technology) in philosophy:
https://youtu.be/_HmFPdcg6mo?t=3270

"Forced to think about the difference between functionality and concrete implementation."

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