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Ep 17: Ch 9, Part 2: "Optimism"
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37 minutes
Released:
Jul 19, 2019
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In part 2 on Optimism, we explore the implications of David Deutsch's philosophy for individuals and institutiuons. Given people are the agents that create knowledge - the solutions to problems - what moral stance should we take with respect to them? How will this affect our future and what threats to optimism still exist in the contemporary zeitgeist?
Released:
Jul 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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Ep 18: Ch 9, Part 3: “Optimism”: In this, the final episode covering Chapter 9 Optimism, we explore optimism as applied to politics and institutions. A pessimistic view of people, as animals that sometimes cannot be reasoned with, would imply the initiation of force is required. But und... by ToKCast