David Albert - Why Is There Anything At All?

Thank you so much for these videos throughout the years! :) Big love from Finland.

This was a good one. Heidegger, Parfit, Wittgenstein, then bringing it back to Hume to finish. Dr. Albert knows his stuff.

I love watching these videos. They leave a lot to ponder. One production comment though. Given the nature of the subject matter, it is distracting to have constant camera movement. I would suggest that the majority of the audience are mature, thinking adults and do not need movement to stay focused on the discussion. Locked off shots suffice.

Really enjoyed this. I've been following Robert's interviews on this question probably for about 10 years and have watched all of them many, many times. I'd say outside Leslie, in this interview David has possibly provided the most interesting commentary. It's definitely up there with, say, Peter van Inwagen's first interview.

What a fascinating speaker on this subject Thanks. He was logical, easy to follow, without raising all sorts of obfuscating red herrings and detail. I watched this looking for something to think about this afternoon, and have learnt some new ways of approaching this subject. Many thanks! I would like to have been at many of your lectures over the years!!!!!!!

Happy that I watched this, thank you for sharing.

it's nice, asking questions, and talking about them.

That was good, I like how Albert always presents the different views.

Thanks David for sharingyour perspective on this open questions.thank you

I think that it is philosophically possible for there to have been nothing instead of something, but the fact that there is something makes it impossible that there could be nothing.