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Episode 156: Notes From Underground (Pt. 1)
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104 minutes
Released:
Jan 22, 2019
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We’re sick men. We’re spiteful men. We’re unpleasant men. We think our livers are diseased (especially Tamler’s). So we talk about Dostoevsky’s wild, complex, stream of consciousness masterpiece Notes From Underground. For this episode we focus on part 1 of the novella, and the philosophy behind it. Is the underground man an existentialist hero affirming his freedom in the face of a deterministic hyper-rationalist worldview? Or is he a lonely man consumed with guilt and self-loathing, constructing a pretentious post-hoc rationalization of his character and behavior? Plus, the American Psychological Association just issued guidelines for how to treat men who embrace traditional masculine ideologies. Is the backlash justified?
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This episode is brought to you by Eero (http://www.eero.com/verybadwizards), Curiosity Stream (http://www.curiositystream.com/vbw), and the generosity of listeners like you.
Released:
Jan 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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Episode 6: Trolleys, Utilitarians, and Psychopaths (Part 1): Tamler contemplates ending it all because he can't get 'Call Me Maybe' out of his head, and Dave doesn't try to talk him out of it. This is followed by a discussion about drones, psychopaths, Canadians, Elle Fanning, horrible moral dilemmas, and the biggest rivalry in Ethics: utilitarians vs. Kantians. by Very Bad Wizards