Fighting Anomie

In this episode, Mario, Ram, Micah, and I discuss Lecture III of William James’ series of lectures on pragmatism titled “Some Metaphysical Problems Pragmatically Considered.” We touch on the nature of consciousness, debate the metaphysics of color, try to identify what we mean by “love,” and more.

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Recommended Podcast: “An enlightening, frustrating conversation on liberalism (with Adam Gopnik)”

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/enlightening-frustrating-conversation-on-liberalism/id1081584611?i=1000442918438

Pragmatism and Other Writings - William James

https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatism-Other-Writings-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140437355

In this episode of the Fighting Anomie podcast, I discuss two of the lectures on pragmatism delivered by William James as well as the philosophical tradition of pragmatism with my friends Micah Brouwer and Ram Prasanna. The conversation is part of a new series on William James including his pragmatic philosophy, metaphysics, and general approach towards life. Each episode in the series will entails a group discussion between several myself and several thoughtful friends of mine.

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The Partially Examined Life podcast (Check out their episodes on James and Pragmatism!)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-philosophy-podcast/id318345767

Pragmatism and Other Writings - William James

https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatism-Other-Writings-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140437355

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America - Louis Menand

https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysical-Club-Story-Ideas-America/dp/0374528497

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error - Kathryn Schultz

https://www.amazon.com/Being-Wrong-Adventures-Margin-Error/dp/0061176052

Sociology of Georg Simmel - Kurt Wolff

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1298490669/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson

https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0345816021

The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God - Dallas Willard

https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Conspiracy-Rediscovering-Hidden-Life/dp/0060693339

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion - Jonathan Haidt

https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Ram to discuss the meaning and limits of "rationality," the relationship between rationality and ideological disagreement, and the influence of censorship on thinking.

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Follow HardConvos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardConvos

Tetlock’s study of expert predictions: https://press.princeton.edu/titles/11152.html

Link to Andrew Sullivan’s column: http://nymag.com/author/andrew-sullivan/

Documentary about “Bronies”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2446192/

In this episode of Fighting Anomie, I sit down with my good friend Nathan Worden to talk about human agency. Do humans have free will - do we determine our futures? Juxtaposing this hopeful idea next to the impersonal physical laws of the universe and the potential existence of an all-powerful God makes for an anxiety inducing yet thought provoking discussion.

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