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#68 - Libertarianism IV: Political Issues (w/ Bruce Nielson)

May 30th, 2024  |  1 hr 50 mins

counterfactuals, libertarianism, metaphysics, politics

In our last libertarianism episode we tackle the remaining part of Scott's FAQ: Political issues! Can government ever do anything right? How should we think about that question? Is Scott being fair to libertarians?

#64 - Libertarianism I: Intro and Moral Issues (w/ Bruce Nielson)

March 6th, 2024  |  1 hr 52 mins

incrementalism, libertarianism, morality, politics

First episode in a series on libertarianism. Coercion, taxation, freedom, liberty, every annoying keyword you've ever heard! Let's have it out.

#33 (C&R Series, Ch. 3) - Instrumentalism and Essentialism

October 25th, 2021  |  40 mins 10 secs

essentialism, instrumentalism, language, politics, progress

We discuss Popper's delicious criticism of two dominant approaches to knowledge in physics and philosophy departments: instrumentalism and essentialism.

#29 - Some Scattered Thoughts on Superforecasting

August 16th, 2021  |  45 mins 20 secs

good judgement project, philip tetlock, politics, probability, superforecasting

We discuss Philip Tetlock's work on Superforecasting.

#27 - A Conversation with Marianne

June 28th, 2021  |  2 hrs 1 min

activism, police, politics, race, social media

Marianne recounts her summer. That's all we'll say for now.

#5 - Incrementalism Revisited: Defund the Police

June 17th, 2020  |  1 hr 16 mins

conversation, error-correction, police, politics