Listen "Philosophy, Democracy, Police, and the State. Jason Brennan and Keith Knight"
Episode Synopsis
Jason Brennan is the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Chair and professor of strategy, economics, ethics, and public policy at the McDonough School of Business. He specializes in political philosophy and applied ethics.
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0:00 – Quote from “Against Democracy”
0:44 – What is political philosophy, and why should people care?
1:32 – What is the moral parity thesis?
3:24 – The constrained vision – limited knowledge
7:50 – What about peaceful change and reform?
10:04 – What is government?
12:03 – Authority and legitimacy
14:25 – Why do smart, well-intended people disagree?
19:43 – Positive vs. Negative rights
20:55 – What does “pro tanto” mean?
22:40 – Social contract theory
28:13 – Why are the vast majority ignorant about politics?
33:40 – Should we still value democracy as inherently moral?
36:30 – Moral limits of markets
44:07 – Without appealing to ‘god’, why is murder wrong?
50:08 – A Political Philosopher hosts the POTUS debate!
52:00 – Does morality only exist in a social setting?
54:26 – Most important thing you learned from the works of……
54:26 – Michael Huemer
56:25 – Bryan Caplan
58:07 – John Hasnas
59:08 – John Tomasi
1:00:32 – David Schmidtz
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0:00 – Quote from “Against Democracy”
0:44 – What is political philosophy, and why should people care?
1:32 – What is the moral parity thesis?
3:24 – The constrained vision – limited knowledge
7:50 – What about peaceful change and reform?
10:04 – What is government?
12:03 – Authority and legitimacy
14:25 – Why do smart, well-intended people disagree?
19:43 – Positive vs. Negative rights
20:55 – What does “pro tanto” mean?
22:40 – Social contract theory
28:13 – Why are the vast majority ignorant about politics?
33:40 – Should we still value democracy as inherently moral?
36:30 – Moral limits of markets
44:07 – Without appealing to ‘god’, why is murder wrong?
50:08 – A Political Philosopher hosts the POTUS debate!
52:00 – Does morality only exist in a social setting?
54:26 – Most important thing you learned from the works of……
54:26 – Michael Huemer
56:25 – Bryan Caplan
58:07 – John Hasnas
59:08 – John Tomasi
1:00:32 – David Schmidtz
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If you find value in the content, please consider donating to my PayPal [email protected]
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Twitter: @an_capitalist
The Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/dont-tread-on-anyone/
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