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Museums are a particularly interesting case of a so-called public good. This week, we discuss the origins of museums, controversy regarding historical artifacts, a way they could exist without public support, and as always a few tangents.
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Politics is a part of life. Art imitates life. It may not even be possible to write a work of fiction without some form of politics. However, in our increasingly polarized culture, the form it takes is getting more overt, and it may be ruining fiction.
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This week, we examine the phenomenon of vicarious living, including both the lethargic cycle of watching others achieve without doing things oneself as well as the toxic parental desire to live through one's children.
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Actions have consequences, but how important is this to moral reasoning? Some people think the only thing that matters is consequences. Others think consequences are an important incentive to make people question their choices.
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Consciousness is perhaps the most mysterious concept in all of philosophy. If it weren't for the fact that we possess it, we probably wouldn't even know it exists. People have been arguing about it since the very beginning of philosophy. This week, although we have been talking about it privately for years, we are bringing our arguments public so you can share in the frustration of this slippery idea.
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The ultimate paradox of freedom is the freedom to sign away your own liberty. This week, we consider the implications of such an ability and question whether it's really possible in a free society.
Louis Rossmann video about the FTC non-compete ban: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Vq83ua1Gs
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There is somewhat of a culture struggle between those who want to see humans venture out into space and explore the galaxy and those who instead want to focus on a simple life and resourcefulness here on Earth. This week, we contemplate the ramifications of either of these choices.
Apologies for audio issues this week. We had some technical difficulties in the studio, so you might hear a couple of drop-outs.
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Media hysteria aside, most of the time, our modern democratic societies feel like they could continue for a very long time. Yet, throughout history, societies come and go like the blink of an eye. What forms of government are stable enough to stand the test of time?
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This week, we discuss why most people don't really care about what's going on politically, and how the people who do care make life worse for the rest of us.
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This week, David's mad that the kids are coming up with words for things that don't need them. Is it really just the kids that are doing it, though? And are the names really unnecessary?
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This week, we discuss the implications of the commodification of influence and the personal character of so-called "influencers".
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Employers and employees have differing ideas of what makes a good employee. This week, we examine this dynamic and what sorts of tensions it causes in the workplace and the job market.
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It seems the question underlying all political discussion is that of fairness. This week, we consider the question of fairness and some of the weird decisions Western democracies have made in pursuit of fairness.
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Have you ever neglected a responsibility or moral urge because you felt you had already done enough good that day? This week, we explore some concepts of transactional morality and moral licensing.
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This week, we explore the subject of struggling, specifically the value our culture places upon it. Is it really virtuous to struggle, suffer, and sacrifice, or is this just a common trait of other virtuous behavior?
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This week, we consider the odd relationship between the people of the past (who set government policies), the government of today (who must carry out those policies), and the people of today (who may not like them anymore).
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This week, we talk about some real philosophy: what's real, and what do we think is real that we really just decided?
a better way to count: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qID2B4MK7Y0
the best way to count: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDDaEVcwIJM
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If you're confused by the title, you'll understand within the first 11 minutes of the show.
This week, we revisit the topic of justice. Rather than enumerating the various goals and conceptions of justice, we instead explore hypothetical situations to see how people's intuitions and feelings led us to the systems of justice we see today.
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In today's technological world, it's easy for people to blame our problems on technology and long for the world of the past. This week, we discuss the problems with glorifying "nature".
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Warning: we spend a fair amount of time discussing video games in this episode.
This week, we got talking about how game developers try to do everything when the classics all stick to a core concept. This led us into the broader topic of keeping things simple versus trying to be everything.
David's favorite performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrR1nCsvDNg
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