Episode #132 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participant Kendall about philosophy, power, and freedom
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Timestamps:
00:10 Introductions
01:10 Philosophy and the Lives and Legacies of 20 Unsung Women Who Contributed to Philosophy
02:30 What is the nature of power? How does it work in society? Power exists in every interaction
03:45 How is power operating in marriage vs the workplace vs government? Consent and systemic control
04:55 Leading and following, a natural start to power vs a social invention
06:25 How should we think of power in the world? Idealistically, we have a say in it
08:20 Have we consented to the constitution by being born into this country? Citizenship and consent, purely by existing here
09:45 Institutional power gives us the freedom to fight against it, the right to rebel and its link to ego
12:20 "I didn't ask to be born!" and the obligations to live up to your role in society
14:30 If power pops up inevitably, should the goal be libertarian freedom?
16:15 Retaining the feeling of freedom, ultimate freedom, the power to stop people
19:45 What if everyone stopped jobs they didn't like? Waste management as an exploration of freedom
Chapter
1. Episode #132 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participant Kendall about philosophy, power, and freedom (00:00:00)
2. Introductions (00:00:10)
3. Philosophy and the Lives and Legacies of 20 Unsung Women Who Contributed to Philosophy (00:01:10)
4. What is the nature of power? How does it work in society? Power exists in every interaction (00:02:30)
5. How is power operating in marriage vs the workplace vs government? Consent and systemic control (00:03:45)
6. Leading and following, a natural start to power vs a social invention (00:04:55)
7. How should we think of power in the world? Idealistically, we have a say in it (00:06:25)
8. Have we consented to the constitution by being born into this country? Citizenship and consent, purely by existing here (00:08:20)
9. Institutional power gives us the freedom to fight against it, the right to rebel and its link to ego (00:09:45)
10. "I didn't ask to be born!" and the obligations to live up to your role in society (00:12:20)
11. If power pops up inevitably, should the goal be libertarian freedom? (00:14:30)
12. Retaining the feeling of freedom, ultimate freedom, the power to stop people (00:16:15)
13. What if everyone stopped jobs they didn't like? Waste management as an exploration of freedom (00:19:45)
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