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Is Being Smart Worth the Depression? - Alex O’Connor & Joe Folley - #1012
Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer and a podcaster.
Joe Folley is a philosopher, writer, and host of the Unsolicited Advice YouTube channel.
Philosophy has spent thousands of years trying to teach us how to live well. But the deeper you go, the darker it gets. So what’s the point? What can we take from all that heaviness, and how do we find beauty in the darkness to make our own lives better?
Expect to learn if philosophy always meant to be practically applicable, or if that is that a modern reinterpretation, which ancient schools have been most unfairly ignored, which branches of philosophy should be jettisoned entirely, why everyone hate philosophy of mind, the differences between academic and practical philosophy, the darkest philosophies you’ve probably never heard of, why modern discourse always feel ironic and why no one speaks earnestly any more and much more…
Timestamps:
(0:00) Can Philosophy Actually Help You Live Better?
(6:04) Is Modern Philosophy Trying to Be Too Intellectual?
(11:44) What Do Philosophers Often Overlook?
(22:35) Why Philosophy Can Feel a Bit Depressing
(33:41) Is Life Worth Living?
(44:47) Why Context Matters in Understanding Philosophers
(54:24) Why is There Growing Interest in Panpsychism?
(01:08:40) Is Consciousness Unified?
(01:23:59) Emotivism 101: The Morality of Emotion
(01:29:03) Is Morality Just Vibes?
(01:40:59) Emotivism and the Incest Question
(01:49:05) Do Philosophy Influencers Have a Moral Duty?
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Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer and a podcaster.
Joe Folley is a philosopher, writer, and host of the Unsolicited Advice YouTube channel.
Philosophy has spent thousands of years trying to teach us how to live well. But the deeper you go, the darker it gets. So what’s the point? What can we take from all that heaviness, and how do we find beauty in the darkness to make our own lives better?
Expect to learn if philosophy always meant to be practically applicable, or if that is that a modern reinterpretation, which ancient schools have been most unfairly ignored, which branches of philosophy should be jettisoned entirely, why everyone hate philosophy of mind, the differences between academic and practical philosophy, the darkest philosophies you’ve probably never heard of, why modern discourse always feel ironic and why no one speaks earnestly any more and much more…
Timestamps:
(0:00) Can Philosophy Actually Help You Live Better?
(6:04) Is Modern Philosophy Trying to Be Too Intellectual?
(11:44) What Do Philosophers Often Overlook?
(22:35) Why Philosophy Can Feel a Bit Depressing
(33:41) Is Life Worth Living?
(44:47) Why Context Matters in Understanding Philosophers
(54:24) Why is There Growing Interest in Panpsychism?
(01:08:40) Is Consciousness Unified?
(01:23:59) Emotivism 101: The Morality of Emotion
(01:29:03) Is Morality Just Vibes?
(01:40:59) Emotivism and the Incest Question
(01:49:05) Do Philosophy Influencers Have a Moral Duty?
Sponsors:
See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals
Get Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom
Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom
Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom
Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom
Extra Stuff:
Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books
Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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Get In Touch:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast
Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact
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