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Episode #133 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participant Maggie about philosophy, power, and justice
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Timestamps:
00:10 Introductions
01:00 Thoughts on Philosophy, ethics as a branch of Philosophy
02:05 Concern over monetary power, the world our children will inherit
03:05 Meritocracy, intelligence, and kindness. The Republic and the philosopher kings and access to virtuous rearing
04:15 Exploring old ideas, but leaving room for criticism. We don't live in Ancient Greece
05:30 What happens to those without power? In an ideal society, we don't have folks without power
06:15 Defining power, thinking about money and the physical world // UBI, housing as a basic right and the power to live freely
08:25 Access to new technologies for a just society, but how do we enforce equity we write into law? A central court system?
09:35 Suspicion of life-time appointments. Engaged citizenry requires the free-time and space to own our citizenship
11:40 Strengthening power by taking it from others. Is power an infinite resource, or is it a zero-sum game?
14:30 Elie Wiesel and refusal. We can refuse to grant power to others
17:50 Willpower as an internally derived force vs social power
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1. Episode #133 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participant Maggie about philosophy, power, and justice (00:00:00)
2. Introductions (00:00:10)
3. Thoughts on Philosophy, ethics as a branch of Philosophy (00:01:00)
4. Concern over monetary power, the world our children will inherit (00:02:05)
5. Meritocracy, intelligence, and kindness. The Republic and the philosopher kings and access to virtuous rearing (00:03:05)
6. Exploring old ideas, but leaving room for criticism. We don't live in Ancient Greece (00:04:15)
7. What happens to those without power? In an ideal society, we don't have folks without power (00:05:30)
8. Defining power, thinking about money and the physical world // UBI, housing as a basic right and the power to live freely (00:06:15)
9. Access to new technologies for a just society, but how do we enforce equity we write into law? A central court system? (00:08:25)
10. Suspicion of life-time appointments. Engaged citizenry requires the free-time and space to own our citizenship (00:09:35)
11. Strengthening power by taking it from others. Is power an infinite resource, or is it a zero-sum game? (00:11:40)
12. Elie Wiesel and refusal. We can refuse to grant power to others (00:14:30)
13. Willpower as an internally derived force vs social power (00:17:50)
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