Pros & Concepts
The podcast that introduces and explains concepts that are relevant to our world
Displaying Episode 11 - 13 of 13 in total of Pros & Concepts with the tag “politics”.
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Episode 28: Historiography ft. Matt Beat - The Ever-Changing Past
December 8th, 2021 | 54 mins 8 secs
epistemology, historiography, history, philosophy, politics, science
In this episode, we welcome Mr. Beat, a Youtuber who focuses on American history and politics. We discuss Historiography - the study of how we understand history and how it's an ever-evolving process.
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Episode 27: Naive Realism - I'm Right; You're Misinformed, Evil, and Stupid
November 22nd, 2021 | 45 mins 31 secs
ideas, philosophy, polisci, political science, politics, psychology, sociology
Phil introduces the idea of Naive Realism, and comes dangerously close to "enlightened centrism" at some points. Steve and Phil discuss how to have better conversations about politics, and how to possibly sway some people's way of thinking.
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Episode 2: Poe's Law - Making Sense of the Internet
March 5th, 2021 | 53 mins 16 secs
doublespeak, horseshoe theory, language, language tricks, nihilism, poess law, politics, post-truth, propaganda, psychology, usenet
Phil and Steve discuss the various "bad faith" ways that conversations can go in both politics and on the internet. They touch on various issues that were happening at the time of recording, such as the Capitol Riots and Trump.