18. Skepticism and Empiricism

12/03/2014 6 min Episodio 18

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Feynman’s first principle is: “you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.” Thankfully, there’s some philosophy that can help us do precisely that. This week, I show how the human brain is primed to fool itself, how some interesting guys from ancient Greece combated that tendency, and why it matters.
Video: http://youtu.be/Y78EScMnTsk Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2014/03/12/18.-Skepticism-and-Empiricism.html