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Episode 42: Reason, Responsibility, and Roombas (With Paul Bloom)

Episode 42: Reason, Responsibility, and Roombas (With Paul Bloom)

FromVery Bad Wizards


Episode 42: Reason, Responsibility, and Roombas (With Paul Bloom)

FromVery Bad Wizards

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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Mar 3, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Can a fully determined creature deliberate? How big a role does conscious reasoning play in moral judgment and everyday life? Are we responsible for our thoughts and actions? Paul Bloom rejoins us against his better judgment to discuss his book "Just Babies" and his recent article in The Atlantic that set the internet on the fire and riled up the likes of Sam Harris and Jerry Coyne.  Plus, what's the difference (if any) between getting into a Star Trek transporter and getting an axe to the head, and why does David know so much about boy bands?LinksJust Babies by Paul Bloom [amazon.com-vbw affiliate link]The War on Reason by Paul Bloom [theatlantic.com]Jerry Coyne replies to Paul Bloom's Article [whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com]Bloom replies to Coyne [whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com]Tamler is the only one who realized he has a face for radio.  Special Guest: Paul Bloom.
Released:
Mar 3, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two.