Listen "#1 - Fun, Fury, Feeling"
Episode Synopsis
Lulie asks David Deutsch probing questions about the 'fun criterion', and they explore why it's necessary for rational thought.
They also discuss:
- Difference between mindless fun and fun-criterion 'fun'
- What about conflicts between explicit theories and what seems fun?
- What is suffering?
- Is anger good?
- Debating whether anger is an appropriate response to external suffering
- Creativity, conflicting theories and problems
- Do we need bodies and feelings to think?
- What makes the difference between enjoyable and suffering situations?
TWITTER
David Deutsch: https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/
Lulie Tanett: https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/
They also discuss:
- Difference between mindless fun and fun-criterion 'fun'
- What about conflicts between explicit theories and what seems fun?
- What is suffering?
- Is anger good?
- Debating whether anger is an appropriate response to external suffering
- Creativity, conflicting theories and problems
- Do we need bodies and feelings to think?
- What makes the difference between enjoyable and suffering situations?
David Deutsch: https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/
Lulie Tanett: https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/
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