Episode #4: Personal Optimism and Climate Pessimism
Necessary Bullshit Podcast
English - January 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 40.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsEducation News Politics necessary bullshit progressive libertarian conversation philosophy ideas topics education culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Josh and Ian discuss the experiential and philosophical implications of optimism and pessimism. They take a deep dive into Josh's recent blog post The Personal Power of Optimism and Ian's recent post The Climate Pessimism of Blade Runner 2049. They also cover a variety of topics such as: religion, self-perception, their understanding of traditional vs. new optimism, pessimism and its depiction in film, and more.
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Human, All Too Human. Nietzsche, Friedrich. Penguin Classics U.K., London, England 2004. Sec. One, Aph. 28, Pg. 33. Translated by Marion Faber and Stephen Lehmann.