Gerard Michols is a public philosopher from Upstate New York who had discussed and written prolifically about reflecting on life from nothingness through reason and ethics. On the podcast, John and Gerard discuss:

The primacy of philosophy in all decision-making

Preferences for and against philosophy as a driving force in human lives

The Ivory Tower’s failures

Contextualizing philosophy for everyone’s needs 

Types of decisions most appropriately suited to philosophical framing

Distinctions between philosophy and science

Philosophical frameworks versus philosophical situations

Language and reality

The process of philosophy instead of the idea of philosophy

Nothingness as the starting point for all philosophical applications

Defenses of abstraction in decision-making 

The burden of choice  

Storytelling as necessary for human survival 

Detail as a block to ethical decision making 

The place of aesthetics and ethics in decision making, and

The place of reason and data in decision making

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Gerard Mikols lives in upstate New York.

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