008. Nudges - The Hidden Influencers

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008. Nudges - The Hidden Influencers

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Nudges - The Hidden InfluencersIn this episode, Ezechiel and Andy discuss nudges, hidden, often subconscious forces that try to steer our decisions. What really are nudges? What is the relationship of nudges to freedom of choice and human autonomy? Are nudges making us unable to navigate our own decisions?Join us for an hour-long dose of your Daily Philosophy and explore with us the philosophical issues surrounding human decision-making.Brought to you by https://daily-philosophy.com.Music: Nightlife by Michael Kobrin, from: https://pixabay.com/music.00:00:20 What are nudges?00:05:28 Soft and hard nudges00:07:25 Are nudges good for us?00:11:01 Individual vs population-level nudges00:12:14 The idea of a general “good”00:13:14 Resisting nudges 00:14:40 Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein00:16:42 Manipulation in supermarkets00:17:21 Product design as a nudge00:20:53 Greenwashing00:22:58 Do we know what is “good”?00:24:49 Libertarian paternalism00:27:27 Nudges help us make rational choices00:28:50 Democratic regulation of nudges00:32:25 Is there a right to make bad decisions?00:32:40 Moral atrophy00:35:05 Deterrence as nudging00:36:25 Libertarian paternalism’s “third way”00:37:15 Paternalism00:38:37 Rational decision-making00:40:22 Are we ever free from nudges?00:42:37 Better alternatives to nudging?00:43:15 Nudges don’t address the root problem00:45:35 Structural changes instead of nudges?00:46:44 Are prohibitions desirable?00:48:52 Are we rational enough?00:49:22 Human ethology, Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989)00:52:28 Is the right choice always rational? 00:57:16 Immanuel Kant, Enlightenment00:58:49 Visit us at daily-philosophy.com!Philosophers and theories mentioned:00:14:40 Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein00:24:49 Libertarian paternalism00:36:25 Libertarian paternalism’s “third way”00:37:15 Paternalism00:49:22 Human ethology, Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989)00:57:16 Immanuel Kant, EnlightenmentNext episode: Deep EcologyAccented Philosophy - Every Tuesday.