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Intellectuals (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Dec 7, 2022

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The Functions of Intellectuals

03:42

Is Knowledge Really Useful or Is It Necessary?

03:33

The Project of Knowing and Learning

03:48

The Intellectuals Are Not Interested in Being Useful

03:28

Introduction

2min

Isn't Intellectual Someone Who Tries to Understand Things?

3min

The Functions of Intellectuals

4min

Cocktail Party Conversations - Credit for Intellectuals

5min

The Relationship Between Credit and the Utopian Community

4min

Are You Also Going to Be Understanding in That Case?

2min

I've Done the Work of Pointing Out Counter Arguments

2min

The Difference Between Give Credit and Be Honest About Counter Arguments

2min

Is There a Difference Between an Intellectual and an Activist?

6min

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Is Knowledge Really Useful or Is It Necessary?

4min

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The Project of Knowing and Learning

4min

12.

You Can Trust Your Results

3min

13.

Do You Know How Much Credit You Need to Give?

4min

14.

Are You Trying to Do Charitable Interpretation Right?

3min

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Is the Status Quo a Good Thing?

2min

16.

Are You Making Contradictory Assumptions in Your Analysis?

2min

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Are We Fighting a War?

4min

18.

Is There a Pollution?

4min

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The Intellectuals Are Not Interested in Being Useful

3min

20.

What's the Most Interesting Question in Your Field?

4min

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/intellectuals

Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.

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