#079 - How Little Thou Can Know Thyself (Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel)

03/24/19 • 86 min

Renegade Ape - Psychology, Philosophy, and the Overton Wasteland

In today's episode we discuss the nature of introspection with Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel and his contention that we can never reliably grasp the true nature of our inner selves. We explore the inadequacies of our imaginary, emotional, and visual experience, the implications of these shortcomings for things like happiness and mental health, and whether or not introspection is something we can learn to do better. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.blog/podcast/how-little-thou-can-know-thyself/ *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures" by Eric Schwitzgebel https://amzn.to/2UbGeWk "Perplexities of Consciousness" by Eric Schwitzgebel https://amzn.to/2U6SrLY "Describing Inner Experience? Proponent Meets Skeptic" by Eric Schwitzgebel & Russell T. Hurlburt https://amzn.to/2FzxG2v "Labyrinths" by Jorge Luis Borges https://amzn.to/2WpLYJP *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Elevator Music: "Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Podcast Image: SpankyNew https://flic.kr/p/neQ6U9 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

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#078 - Bullying: Sticks, Stones and Stereotypes (Prof. Peter Smith)

Author of "The Psychology of School Bullying" Prof. Peter Smith joins us to examine the causes and motivations for bullying, whether the stereotypical image of the bully as cowardly brute and the victim as lonely misfit hold any truth, the long term effects of bullying on both the victim and the perpetrator, the uncomfortable conclusions of some studies which claim that bullying can be beneficial, and what needs to be done to prevent and deal with bullying in schools. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** http://mowe.blog/podcast/bullying-sticks-stones-and-stereotypes/ *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Psychology of School Bullying" by Peter Smith https://amzn.to/2F1fOy9 *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Tiomax80 https://flic.kr/p/225eDMx DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

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#080 - On the Origins of Violence... and Freaky Sex (Prof. Todd Shackelford)

Today we explore the evolutionary psychology of violence with Prof. Todd Shackelford, in particular the sorts of violence that, on the face of it, appear to run counter to the Darwinian drive for survival and replication such as infanticide, spousal abuse, and suicide. Along the way we also tackle the subject of "toxic masculinity", dodgy statistics, the benefits of watching other men have sex with your wife, rape fantasies, and BDSM. *** SUPPORT THE SHOW *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** http://mowe.blog/podcast/on-the-origins-of-violence-and-freaky-sex/ *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Evolution of Violence" https://amzn.to/2FFrsxL “The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War” https://amzn.to/2UoXBmC "Sperm Wars" https://amzn.to/2UbfCWA "Ordinary Men" https://amzn.to/2CKkgA6 "American Holocaust" https://amzn.to/2TIhvET "The Evolution of Suicide" https://amzn.to/2U7CIwW "Angst: Origins of Anxiety and Depression" https://amzn.to/2HNxb8k *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Paul Keller https://flic.kr/p/49cqr8 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.