Brain in a Vat

Peter Boghossian: How to Have Impossible Conversations

Jun 28, 2020
Peter Boghossian, an expert in having impossible conversations, discusses strategies for engaging with individuals who hold opposing and extreme views. They also delve into topics such as the breakdown of civil conversation in America, the controversial grieving studies hoax, the contrasting dynamics between conversations among philosophers and non-philosophers, a personal change of mind on gun ownership, the importance of predictions and falsifiable theories, and the use of the Socratic method in prisons for enhancing critical thinking.
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