Very bad wizards is a podcast with a philosopher, my dad, and psychologist Dave Pizarro. We have an informal discussion about issues in science and ethics. Please note that the discussion contains bad words that I'm not allowed to say,. And knowing my dad, some very inappropriate jokes. Oh, everything's crooked. Reality is poison. I want to go back. Labs to the cosmic slaughter! The pain in us has to fall fast. Pay no attention to that band behind the curtain. Who are you? who are you? I'm very bad man. I'm a very good man. Just a very bad wizard.
Do you think of your life as a story? Does your life have a narrative structure or form? Do you identify with your past selves and your future selves? If not, can you live a good life, a moral life, an authentic life? Can you feel guilt, regret, and resentment? Plus, speaking of stories, we talk about a new study suggesting that books with anthropomorphic animals can't teach moral lessons to kids.
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Links:
- Larsen, N. E., Lee, K., & Ganea, P. A. (2017). Do storybooks with anthropomorphized animal characters promote prosocial behaviors in young children?. Developmental Science.
- Children's books with humans have greater moral impact than animals, study finds | Books | The Guardian
- Strawson, G. (2004). Against narrativity. Ratio, 17(4), 428-452.
- Strawson, G. (2007). Episodic ethics. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements, 60, 85-115.
- Parfit, D. (1995). The unimportance of identity.
- I am Not a Story