Lex Fridman Podcast

#165 – Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial Arts

Mar 1, 2021

02:18:29

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Is There a Line Between Pure Capitalism and Anarchism?

04:44

Is Colonel Marxism a Good Idea?

03:11

The Ubermesh Is an Example of Authenticity

02:55

Introduction

6min

Rev - The Best Speech-to-Text AI Engine in the World

3min

Nietzsche: The Ubermesh

2min

The Ubermesh Is an Example of Authenticity

3min

Is There Such a Thing as Good and Evil?

2min

Is There a Thread That Connects All of These Stories, Narratives?

2min

The Evolution of the Human Mind - Scale, Yes.

2min

Is It More About Scale Than About Resources?

3min

The Knowledge to Achieve the Very Low Level Things of Water

2min

10.

Are We Willing to Murder Each Other Over Netflix?

3min

11.

Is This a Long Time Coming?

3min

12.

What Is Catch Wrestling?

2min

13.

What Is Pinning in Wrestling?

2min

14.

Wrestling

2min

15.

Jiu Jitsu - Is There a Thread That Connects All These Different Arts?

2min

16.

Violence Is a Part of Human Nature

3min

17.

Is There a Line Between Pure Capitalism and Anarchism?

5min

18.

Is There a Path Forward With Inefficient Bureaucracies?

5min

19.

Unfettered Capitalism, Right?

2min

20.

Are You Saying It's All Due to Capitalism?

2min

21.

Is Colonel Marxism a Good Idea?

3min

22.

How to Understand Human Nature?

2min

23.

Is There a Difference Between Hate and Disgust Mechanisms?

2min

24.

The Hunger for Power Was Internalized for Stalin

3min

25.

The Nature of Truth Is Fascinating

3min

26.

Suffering Is a Creative Force

3min

27.

Will to Power

2min

28.

I'm Already a Winner in My Life by Defining My Own, Right?

2min

29.

The Man Might Go to War With Hisself

3min

30.

Catch Wrestling Tournament

2min

31.

Catch Wrestling

3min

32.

Wrestling Tough - You're Not Stronger Than Me

3min

33.

Mike Tyson and the Ubermensch

2min

34.

Is There a Superior Way?

2min

35.

You Need to Manage Violence Too

4min

36.

MMA - I'm a Badass, You're a Killer, You Know?

2min

37.

I've Never Had Any Problem Applying Violence to Any Level

2min

38.

Is There a Feather in the Ring?

2min

39.

Are You Accepting Your Own?

2min

40.

I Saw You Throw Your Hat Into the Ring of Vader, I'm a Million

2min

41.

The Greatest Mixed Martial Arts Fighters of All Time?

2min

42.

Myth Is Greater Than Reality

2min

43.

Do You Want to Fight Ben Shapiro?

3min

44.

Is There Something About Money?

3min

45.

MMA - Is There Something You Can't Tell Without Telling the Whole Story?

5min

46.

How to Be a Martial Artist, Catch Wrestler and Fighter

2min

47.

Martial Arts - The Value of Competition

5min

48.

Is It Just the Cyberpunk Universe?

3min

49.

Movie Review - Lazing Saddles

5min

50.

Everything You've Been Putting Up Every Day of Your Life

2min

51.

The Dark Movies - What Do You Think?

2min

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:29) – Nietzsche
(13:47) – Good and Evil
(28:59) – Joe Rogan library
(30:57) – Catch wrestling
(41:03) – Anarchy
(59:32) – Hitler and Stalin
(1:16:34) – Karl Gotch
(1:24:59) – Mike Tyson
(1:33:20) – Violent victory
(1:41:29) – Fedor Emelionenko
(1:43:50) – Greatest MMA fighters of all time
(1:53:47) – Early UFCs
(1:58:32) – Advice for young people
(2:02:24) – The value of competition
(2:05:02) – Blade Runner
(2:15:54) – Meaning of life