Is wanting to be rich selfish? Does making money require exploiting other people? Or can the pursuit of wealth actually benefit society? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In this episode, guest host Sally Herships speaks with philosopher Jason Brennan about his book, “Why It’s OK to Want to Be Rich.” […]
“Leveragism” is a term I made up, and it describes what the American economy is increasingly heading towards. As you will see, this is really bad news. đź’— Support this channel and join an amazing community: http://www.patreon.com/bennjordan đź‘€ Stalk me on social media for more frequent updates: https://linktr.ee/BennJordan đź”´ Subscribe […]
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Americans have absorbed the Protestant work ethic: the idea that our value as human beings – and our eventual salvation – is determined by how hard we work. Political philosopher Elizabeth Anderson explains how this evolved, why it pervades everything, and why it’s no longer serving us. Subscribe to our […]
Jaron Lanier: Why Facebook Isn’t Free Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Internet pioneer Jaron Lanier argues that free technologies like Facebook come with a hidden and heavy cost – the livelihoods of their consumers. ———————————————————————————- Jaron Lanier: Jaron […]
It’s unclear how much control we truly have over our life and our choices. It’s unclear if free will, determinism, or a mix of compatibilism is the answer. But what appears to be clear, is that we can choose how we deal with not knowing. Ironic.
Don’t Act. Just Think. New videos weekly: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think+ for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- Philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Ĺ˝iĹľek has a bone to pick with the PC movement. While he doesn’t buy into the right-wing paranoid view that the politically correct […]
Henry Rollins: Education is the End of Disaster Capitalism Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Henry Rollins says “let’s make college tuition either free or really low and if you have a country full of whip-crack smart people you […]
