Fauxlosophers

Chivalry is dead, but what it ever really common in the first place? What does it mean to be honorable, and is it fair for society to hold you to that standard? This week, we discuss the function of honor and the visceral pleasure of predicting failure. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email:...

This week, we discuss the question of whether anything is truly an accident and the role insurance companies play in deciding this. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you...

"We choose to go to the moon and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard." Why do we value doing things that are difficult? Why should it matter how much effort went into doing something if the outcome is the same? People tend to think differently about this depending on the context. This week, we discuss a way of measuring the difficulty of an achievement and weigh...

It seems everyone and everything is fascist these days. What even is fascism, and is it really all that different from communism? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you fe...

No society lasts forever, and these days it seems like more and more people feel that we are on the verge of collapsing ourselves. What does it really mean for a society to collapse? Is it all that bad? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.f...

This week, we discuss the meaning of marriage and whether no-fault divorces should be allowed. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you feel inclined to donate, you can do s...

Most cities in North America are designed for automobiles as the primary means of transportation. There are many who complain that this design makes cities less safe and less accessible. Is this true? And how does this relate to why children don't play outside anymore? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following m...

Birth rates in the West are declining. At this point, the local population doesn't have enough children even to replace itself, and economies are kept stable by immigration. Is this a problem? If so, what can even be done about it? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.c...

This week, we consider some of the reasons people give why a government is necessary and the services an ideal government should provide. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. I...

We've talked before about needs. A related topic is wants, but people often have trouble getting hold of what they mean when they say they want something. This week, we explore the meaning of wants as well as some philosophy of when it may or may not be acceptable to want. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the followi...

Do you believe in democracy? What gives it its legitimacy over any other form of government? How could we have it any other way? These questions and a few tangents explored in this episode. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophe...

Are you entitled to have your needs met by society? What even is a need anyway? And what does it mean to have a vote? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you feel inclined...

Especially in the time of the Internet, the rapid spread of misinformation can create great dangers for society and the people living in it. How do we characterize and deal with misinformation? This week, we explore various contexts in which misinformation arises and the consequences of suppressing ideas. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think,...

This week, we explore why the news always makes you angry and some other information hazards. This Video Will Make You Angry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc Information Hazards paper: https://nickbostrom.com/information-hazards.pdf -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxloso...

This week, we explore a philosophy which seeks to combine the theory of libertarianism with the pragmatic mechanism of counter-economics. It is perhaps the only political ideology with a clear direction for achieving its goals nonviolently and without such wishful thinking as getting an entire society to agree to its principles beforehand. The book: https://archive.org/details/SEK3_AnAgoristPrimer...

We commonly hear it asked "who needs a gun to protect themselves?" This week, we address this mindset and the danger of expecting safety. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. I...

This week, we discuss the fundamental difference between so-called hard and soft sciences. Why do people take chemistry more seriously than psychology? Why does anyone care what we call them in the first place? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://...

This week, we explore where ideas come from and the cosmic luck of fame and success. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you feel inclined to donate, you can do so through...

This week we discuss the philosophy of absurdism and go on many barely-related tangents. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you feel inclined to donate, you can do so thro...

The internet is brimming with "content" for us to "consume". When did we start seeing online productions as a means to fill in the gaps in our dull lives instead of real works that people put effort into? Is it too late to go back, or are creative people forever doomed to become part of the content machine? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you thin...

This week, David presents a moral argument for veganism, and Joe says it doesn't matter. Why do many of us agree with veganism in principle but ignore it in practice, and how could we go about incentivizing people to change? Those topics and more in this episode. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods...

What started out as an episode about qualified immunity quickly turned into a contemplation of how the police ended up in their current situation and how the old way was much better. Join us as we consider a vision for police that are both effective and relatable. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following method...

Is it okay that prosecutors get to choose which cases they take? This week, we imagine a world where government officials have to do their job all of the time. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported...

What are the differences between a job, a profession, and a career? This week, we discuss these nuances as well as deep-rooted memes in our culture such as the importance of one's particular employment and the idea that you can do anything if you try hard enough. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods...

We've talked about education before, but this week we look more closely at the experience of school and imagine how things might look if we didn't take it so seriously. CGP Grey's "Humans Need Not Apply": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: faux...