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Bad thinking and good people
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
The sheer persistence of conspiracy theory and other forms of irrational thinking gets more baffling with each passing day. How did we get to this point? And how can we turn things around? This week we’re considering the notion that conspiracy theorists are not evil or stupid, but have fallen prey to epistemic stubbornness – and we’re asking how philosophy can help.
Released:
Dec 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Forgiveness: “To err is human, to forgive divine” – a popular notion, but what are we really doing when we forgive? Operating at the highest level of human sensibility? Or denying the wrongdoer an opportunity for valuable self-reflection? This week we’re picking at on by Philosopher's Zone