Arjun Khemani Podcast

#17 – Lulie Tanett: Epistemology in the Social Sciences, Mindfulness and Taking Children Seriously

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Apr 12, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Home Education Shaped Intellectual Freedom

  • Lulie Tanett described being raised without school under the Taking Children Seriously philosophy and following her own interests.
  • She tried formal school at 16, found it shallow socially, and returned to self-directed learning.
INSIGHT

Creativity Makes Social Science Unpredictable

  • Lulie argues social science can't be pure physical science because human creativity makes behavior inherently unpredictable.
  • She sees psychology as study of ideas and memes rather than deterministic laws like physics.
INSIGHT

Memes Often Outspeed Genetic Drives

  • Memes often take over behaviors because cultural ideas evolve faster than genes.
  • Biological drives remain interpretable and can be reshaped by cultural memes.
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