EP032 PHILOSOPHY OF EMPIRE – THE VALUE OF LIFE?
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Topics
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Thank you’s to Patrons, and some listener reviews.
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The complexity of Empire, and the settler empire.
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How common were empires?
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Are people innately warlike and violent?
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Is life important; the need for philosophy.
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Is life important; what would God do, and does that make it ok?
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Is life important; building a moral framework for atheists.
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The worst pub bore ever – drunken philosophy.
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The economic value of life.
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If your people are starving, is it immoral not to invade another country?
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The right to liberty and freedom to do what you want except when you can’t.
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Heuristics, mental shortcuts, and cognitive biases; how bad decision making affects empires.
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The power and danger of othering.
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Look him in the eyes as he dies.
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Gengis Khan, and how to turn genocides into hero worship.
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The dangers of anarchy, law and order.
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Some impacts of Empires; feeding the hungry, and killing other people.
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Final thoughts.
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