019. What makes a good country?

22/09/2021 38 min Temporada 1 Episodio 19
019. What makes a good country?

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How bad is North Korea as a state?In this episode, Ezechiel and Andy discuss moral relativism and whether we can say that one society is "better" than another. Is the US better than North Korea? In what way? Is there an objective way to judge the "goodness" of a society?Join us for your weekly dose of Daily Philosophy!Brought to you by https://daily-philosophy.com.Music: Nightlife by Michael Kobrin, from: https://pixabay.com/music.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:06 Is there non-rational ethics?00:02:01 Is incest always morally wrong?00:04:42 The value of moral intuitions00:08:17 How bad is North Korea as a state?00:09:52 Political systems and "true well-being"00:11:15 Poverty vs moral badness00:14:12 The responsibility of the international community00:16:49 The role of Consequentialism in moral arguments00:17:33 Deontological ethics vs consequentialism00:18:58 Plato (428-348 BC)00:19:41 Does capitalism make us happy?00:20:29 Amish society00:21:08 Epicurus, philosopher (341–270 BC)00:23:22 Being blind about one's own culture00:26:40 Judging values vs judging procedural aspects00:29:09 Jordan Peterson's interview with Yeonmi Park00:31:03 Are we in a position to criticise other cultures?00:35:27 Factual judgments vs moral judgmentsAccented Philosophy - Every Tuesday (or thereabouts)