
Episode 10 -The Paradox of Tolerance
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09/19/21 • 25 min
We have a good time debating the Paradox of Tolerance.
Source:
Karl Popper: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/26/100-best-nonfiction-books-karl-popper-open-society-its-enemies
We have a good time debating the Paradox of Tolerance.
Source:
Karl Popper: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/26/100-best-nonfiction-books-karl-popper-open-society-its-enemies
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Episode 9 - The Bystander Effect
If something demands action, would you help? Or does it depend how many people are there...? We have fun talking about this controversial phenomenon. Widely accepted to be true, contemporary research brings it into dispute.
Sources:
Bystander effect in street disputes questioned:
https://nscr.nl/en/bystander-blijkt-wel-degelijk-in-actie-te-komen-bij-ruzie-op-straat/
Death of Raymond Zack:
https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10722848/family-of-raymond-zack-sues-alameda-city-and-county-in-death
Kitty Genovese:
https://www.simplypsychology.org/Kitty-Genovese.html#:~:text=This%20term%20was%20coined%20after,intervene%20or%20call%20the%20police.
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Episode 11 - How can we distinguish between good and bad interpretations?
The r/ToK subreddit voted for our topic, and this was the result.
We tackle this question: How can we distinguish between good and bad interpretations? Discuss with reference to the arts and one other area of knowledge.
Some very fun chat with some great real world examples.
Get in touch:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @tbdpod1
Some links you might find useful:
Misinterpreting The Scream:
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/munch-scream-british-museum-gbr-scli-intl/index.html
Malcolm Gladwell: The Bomber Mafia
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/books/review/the-bomber-mafia-malcolm-gladwell.html
Robert McNamara "the hyper-rational executive led astray by numbers"
https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/05/31/178263/the-dictatorship-of-data/
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