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MeaningofLife.tv videos — November 2020
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Nov 30, 2020 —
Robert Wright & Josh Summers
- Continuing the exploration of “the Dharma of Bob”
- Bob: There is no good alternative to global community
- Defining non-zero-sumness
- How genetic “selfishness” led to altruism
- The psychology of tribalism
- Can we bridge the polarization divide?
- Sadly, self-transcendence isn’t genetically inheritable
- Does Bob see cause for optimism?
Nov 5, 2020 —
Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell
- The origins of “standpoint theory”
- Are Dan and Crispin white?
- Defining standpoint theory
- Dan: Standpoint theory presents an irrefutable hypothesis
- Crispin: “All knowledge is from some standpoint”
- Dan: There is no single black perspective on race
- Why don’t people trust experts?
- Is this argument good for society right now?
Nov 3, 2020 —
Robert Wright & Josh Summers
- Philo of Alexandria, seminal Logos theorist
- Bob: Teleology is perfectly compatible with a scientific worldview
- A logic shaping the unfolding of life
- How Jordan Peterson understands the Logos
- Does order flow from consciousness?
- Moral progress and human interdependence
- Teleology without theology
- The Logos and the “simulation hypothesis”
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