The Theory of Anything

Episode 59: The Principle of Optimism (Round Table Discussion)

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Jun 12, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
The Beginning of Infinity
03:42 • 2min
3
How I Discovered David Deutsch
05:37 • 3min
4
The Importance of Optimism in Philosophy
08:26 • 3min
5
The Importance of Reason
11:51 • 3min
6
The Unknown: Claudia Deutsch
14:41 • 4min
7
The Power of Optimism
18:18 • 2min
8
David Deutsch: The Third Dyrac
20:30 • 2min
9
The Emperor's New Mind
22:48 • 4min
10
The Importance of Beginning of Infinity
26:36 • 3min
11
The Principle of Optimism
29:06 • 2min
12
The Relationship Between Undecidability and the Idea That All Problems Are Soleable
31:21 • 4min
13
The Paradox of Interest
35:48 • 4min
14
The Rhetorical Element of Learning That a Problem Is Unsolvable
39:51 • 2min
15
The Principle of Optimism
41:39 • 3min
16
The Principle of Optimism
44:59 • 5min
17
The Impossibility of Learning That Something Is Not Solvable
50:07 • 2min
18
The Principle of Optimism
52:26 • 2min
19
The Momentous Dichotomy
54:33 • 5min
20
The Insoluble Problem of Knowledge
59:55 • 5min
21
The Artificial Limits of Theory
01:04:53 • 5min
22
The Principle of Optimism
01:10:12 • 5min
23
The Principle of Optimism
01:15:26 • 3min
24
The Serenity Prayer
01:17:56 • 3min
25
The Mystery of Time
01:20:37 • 4min
26
The Unrealistic Universe
01:24:10 • 2min
27
The Principle of Optimism
01:25:58 • 4min
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The Principle of Optimism
01:29:35 • 3min
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The Principle of Optimism
01:32:31 • 4min
30
The Second Law of Thermal Dynamics and Heat Death
01:36:06 • 2min
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The Principle of Optimism
01:38:35 • 5min
32
The Importance of Ending Good Things
01:43:12 • 2min
33
The Importance of Mortality
01:44:57 • 4min
34
The Role of Neuroscience in the Treatment of Mental Health Symptoms
01:48:52 • 6min
35
The Difference Between Precautionary Principle and Preventive Principle
01:54:48 • 4min
36
The Importance of Alignment in Research
01:59:16 • 5min
37
The Relationship Between Cynicism and Cynism
02:03:47 • 4min
38
The Difference Between Cynicism and Skepticism
02:07:17 • 3min
39
Evolutionary Psychology: A Lens Into Survival Benefits
02:10:44 • 2min
40
The Benefits of Pessimism
02:12:16 • 4min
41
The Importance of Optimism
02:16:06 • 2min
42
The Role of Knowledge in Pessimism
02:18:14 • 3min
43
The Parallel Between Optimism and Action
02:20:57 • 5min
44
The Tautology of Optimism
02:25:48 • 2min
45
The Principle of Optimism
02:28:04 • 3min
46
The Principle of Optimism
02:31:00 • 4min
47
The Limits of Knowledge
02:35:04 • 5min
48
The Principle of Optimism in Critical Rationalism
02:39:46 • 4min
49
The Theory of Anything Podcast Could Use Your Help
02:43:51 • 2min