In this episode of pplpod, we dive deep into the mind of renowned logician and philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine to explore his popularized phrase, "hold come what may". What happens when we have beliefs we are completely unwilling to give up, regardless of the evidence presented to us?

We unpack Quine's fascinating epistemological argument that any belief can be held come what may, as long as we make suitable adjustments to our other beliefs. Join us as we explore how Quine famously rejected the distinction between analytic truths (truths held come what may) and synthetic truths (truths based on the state of the world), arguing instead that absolutely no statement is immune to revision.

We also break down complex philosophical concepts like confirmation holism and the Duhem–Quine t ...