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Vacuous Vocation
By Matthew Geiger
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The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.
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July 25, 2024Adam Haman (VV#5) My guest on this episode of vacuous vocation is Adam Haman, he is a gambler, philosopher, husband, Libertarian, and seeker of the natural order. We met at Mises University 2018 and have been friends ever since.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Meeting at Mises University03:34 Separating School and State06:16 Exploring Epistemology08:54 Metaphysics and Other Dimensions13:03 Living in a Simulation19:43 The State's Impact on Suicide Rates24:00 Capitalism and the Search for Meaning25:59 Systems Thinking: Understanding Society30:44 The Pursuit of Meaning in Life33:18 The Economics of Suicide and the Connection to Psychology and Praxeology42:06 The Role of Private Associations in Helping the Less Fortunate55:21 Making Moral Arguments for Freedom and Free Markets01:00:44 The State of the Libertarian Movement and the Divide Between Freedom and Government01:05:46 The Impact of COVID-1901:07:08 The Importance of Optimism in the Post-COVID World01:08:36 Reasoned Discourse in the Libertarian Movement01:14:01 Integrating Personal and Political Beliefs01:18:26 Finding Meaning in Life
Some of the links mentioned in the podcast:Odds and Probability: https://hamannature.substack.com/p/od...Climate Change (epistemologically related): https://hamannature.substack.com/p/th...Free Will v Determinism: https://hamannature.substack.com/p/fr...Austrian Economics (my stab at an intro):Episode 3 - Natural Order Podcast https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep3/Private institutions: Episode 11 - Natural Order Podcast https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep11/Episode 6 - Natural Order Podcast https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep6/about epistemology: Episode 9 - Natural Order Podcast https://naturalorderpodcast.com/ep9/🧩 Contact us in 🧩
Adam Haman: https://linktr.ee/Adam_Hamaninstagram: @vacuous_vocationhttps://www.instagram.com/vacuous_voc...E-mail - [email protected]...more May 30, 2024Jamie Whyte (VV#4) Dr Whyte is a philosopher and an author of several works of philosophy, economics, and public policy. He is the author of Quack Policy, Free Thoughts, A Load of Blair and Crimes Against Logic. He has published more than two hundred opinion columns in newspapers including The Wall Street Journal, The Times, and The Financial Times. Dr Whyte won the prestigious Bastiat Prize for Economic Journalism.
As a young philosophy don at the University of Cambridge, Dr Whyte was awarded a prize for the best academic article in the world by a philosopher under the age of thirty.00:00 Introduction
3:48 Creating Value5:13 How to find what is meaningful in life9:25 Thomas Sowell and the Critique of Modern Economics: A Holistic Approach15:32 Human Action and Austrian Economics22:20 The Pursuit of Happiness: Attitude and Life Satisfaction26:25 The Impact of Modern Culture on Mental Engagement34:35 The Significance of Achievement and Struggle41:08 The Challenges of Academic Writing47:25 Navigating the PhD Writing Process51:36 Exploring Truth and Belief55:06 Challenges to Free Speech and Information Skepticism...more May 08, 2024Thaddeus Russell (VV#3) @thaddeusrussellofficial
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00:00 Introduction and Rejecting the Epithet
05:07 Debating the Motivations Behind the Civil War09:03 The Intellectual Culture of the Old South12:21 Reevaluating the Civil War23:13 The True Motivations Behind the Support for the Civil War25:20 The Left's Perception of the Civil War34:57 Christian Evangelical Support for Israel52:17 The Role of Shame in Society01:00:58 The Emergence of the Psychiatric and Psychological Professions01:01:36 Inventing and Regulating Concepts: Homosexuality and Alcoholism01:02:35 Locking Up Prostitutes and Orphans: Reformatories and Enforcement01:03:34 Mass Conscription and the Rise of Industrialized Armies01:04:45 Social Engineering and the Use of Shame01:09:44 The Role of City Managers in Progressive Cities01:14:30 Foucault's Theory of Biopolitics: Studying and Managing Populations01:19:30 The State's Objective: Maintaining and Regulating Populations01:23:04 Approaching the Work of Anne Applebaum and Timothy Snyder Critically...more April 29, 2024Michael Wimer (VV#2) This episode with Michael Wimer we discuss history, economics, politics, culture, philosophy, and religion. @lil_rumba
...more January 13, 2024Anarcho - Capitalism w/ Brandon Loschiavo This episode discusses the recent election of President Javier Milei in Argentina, anarchy and capitalism, anarchy and health, money, socialism, optimism, and much more, please enjoy.
...more December 16, 2023The Economics of Suicide with Brandon Loschiavo This podcast was re-uploaded from Brandon Loschiavo's podcast "The Performance Playbook Ep.16: A Happiness Hypothesis Through Economics".
...more July 02, 2022Edward Fuller - Reading, Writing, Keynes, and Economics Edward Fuller, MBA, is a graduate of the Leavey School of Business.
https://mises.org/profile/edward-w-fuller?page=1
...more March 20, 2022Political Dissidence Politics is all about power, pick your battles carefully and be peaceful.
...more February 25, 2022PRESENTACIÓN - La Edad Antigua - La Perspectiva Austriaca Esta Presentación trata del capítulo del libro "La Teoría Evolutiva de las Instituciones - La Perspectiva Austriaca", titulado "La Edad Antigua" escrito por César Martínez Meseguer. Esta presentación fue entregada en la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid, España, al programa de Maestría en Economía de la Escuela Austriaca.0:00 Intro2:55 Pensadores de la Crecia Clásica10:12 La Filosofía China: el Taoísmo15:35 Los Juristas Romanos...more February 25, 2022PRESENTATION - Utilitarianism, Jeremy Bentham & the Panopticon This Presentation is on the chapter in the book “Classical Economics - An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought Volume II”, titled “Jeremy Bentham: the utilitarian as big brother” written by Murray Rothbard. This presentation was delivered at the Universidad de Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain, to the Master's program in economics of the Austrian School.0:00 Intro0:18 Jeremy Bentham1:28 Writings and Publications9:00 The Benthamite Virus9:13 Personal Utilitarianism13:37 Social Utilitarianism15:48 The Panopticon21:03 Late Life...more
FAQs about Vacuous Vocation:
How many episodes does Vacuous Vocation have?
The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.