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May 30, 2019 — Daniel Kaufman & Robert Gressis
Robert: Is it permissible to remain a philosophy professor?
Why Dan opposes the “morality everywhere” approach to life
Can professors really leave a lasting impact on students?
“First world problems” and moral obligation in the classroom
What is the “White Paper” of philosophy, and does it have any authority?
Rethinking the role of the academy in society
Dan: Philosophy as a life guide is, well, misguided
May 21, 2019 — Robert Wright & David Sloan Wilson
David’s new book,
This View of Life
In what sense, if any, could evolution be conscious?
The need to complete the Darwinian revolution
An evolutionary psychology discussion makes Bob tape his mouth shut
How successful groups avert the tragedy of the commons
Convergent cultural evolution
David: Evolution shows that neither laissez faire nor centralized planning works
A preview of the coming Bob vs. David showdown over group selection
May 14, 2019 — Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Leah Finnegan
How Leah realized that she should not “be herself”
The mental health benefits of getting a dog
Leah: We must bring back Kierkegaardian irony
Leah on the scourge of “urgent earnestness”
Is it ethical to not read the news?
Leah’s reflections on being “a year Twitter sober”
Lessons from the great “horseface” controversy of 2018
May 6, 2019 — Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell
Realism vs. anti-realism
Is reality the sum of human senses?
Why Crispin is allergic to idealism
“Rabbity moments” and Quine’s radical translation scenario
What does it mean to say someone lives “in another world”?
Davidson’s closet analogy for conceptual schemes
What makes a given statement true?
May 3, 2019 — Robert Wright & William von Hippel
Bill’s new book,
The Social Leap
Why happiness is fleeting
Junk food and happy marriages
How to escape the anxiety of status competition
Psychological downsides of being a hunter-gatherer
Why America is more politically tribalized than Australia
The benefits of self-deception
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