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Jul 16, 2017 —
Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell
- Crispin’s new book Entanglements: A System of Philosophy
- Individuals as knots on a thread
- Crispin’s materialism: The world is real, but it is “all the ways”
- A materialist’s way of understanding social reality
- Perception as being penetrated by the world
- How distinct from the rest of the world are we?
- Knowledge, power, and politics
Jun 23, 2017 —
Robert Wright & Massimo Pigliucci
- Massimo’s new book, How to Be a Stoic, and Bob’s forthcoming book, Why Buddhism Is True
- Similarities between Buddhism and Stoicism
- The metaphysics of Stoicism
- Is there a Stoic version of the Buddhist “not-self” doctrine?
- Massimo’s Stoic advice column
- Seneca’s tips for anger management
- Achieving an objective awareness of your emotions
- Using meditation to cope with feelings of failure
Jun 6, 2017 —
Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
- “Purpose” in science and morality
- What Aristotle thought about purpose in nature
- Why asking “what is it for?” makes sense in biology but not other sciences
- Does form dictate function?
- Is there a “law” of morality?
- The paths to human flourishing
- Why a “scientific” approach to ethics à la Sam Harris doesn’t work
May 22, 2017 —
Robert Wright & Jay Van Bavel
- The partisanship that bolsters Trump
- Jay’s favorite experiments on the psychology of tribalism
- Is the anti-Trump movement its own worst enemy?
- What’s going on in Trump’s brain?
- How a sports fan’s brain warps reality
- Is there hope for overcoming our tribal psychology?
- Want a retweet? Stoke moral outrage.
May 15, 2017 —
Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
- Massimo’s new book How to Be a Stoic
- Why we all need a philosophy of life
- Why Stoicism can appeal to Christians, Buddhists, and atheists alike
- Stoic virtues, disciplines, and areas of study
- Cynics—the monks of Stoicism
- Things within and outside your control
- Massimo’s Stoic version of a Dear Abby column
Mar 13, 2017 —
Nikita Petrov & Tony Ortega
- How the Church of Scientology managed to run a “prison”
- L. Ron Hubbard’s theory of the mind
- “Auditing” and the “superpowers” it leads to
- Did Hubbard believe his own mythology?
- The cruel humor of LRH’s space opera
- The SeaOrg: A billion years of snitching and interrogations
- Scientology after Hubbard and outside the U.S.
Feb 20, 2017 —
Robert Wright & Mark Van Steenwyk
- Meet Mark Van Steenwyk, Christian Anarchist
- Mark’s mystical experience at a Bible camp
- The time Mark was diagnosed with demonic possession
- Forms of Christian activism
- Trump makes anarchism more appealing
- Mystical dimensions of political activism
- Getting the attention of Christians via civil disobedience
Feb 6, 2017 —
Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
- Join the hordes clamoring for Massimo’s forthcoming book!
- The science of ethics
- Is morality baked into our biology?
- Can primates tell us where morality comes from?
- How Kant and moral psychology complement each other
- Nietzsche’s moral philosophy
- Warning: Chimps and bonobos are not hairy proto-humans!
- The trouble with studying morality in infants
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