Daily: The Secret Power of Being Alone

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 30 March 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Loneliness is something we’ve all felt at some point in our lives, particularly throughout COVID. But it can also have great value for society. Philosopher and social human rights expert Professor Kimberley Brownlee guides Ros Taylor through the important questions about being alone. Is solitary confinement an effective form of punishment? Have isolation policies been effective during the pandemic, or have they exposed care homes as “warehouses” for the elderly? And is loneliness really a moral injustice? “Our social needs are needs with a capital N. We thirst for connection.” “In China, children have a legal duty to visit and engage with their elderly parents.” “We risk becoming socially malnourished without even being aware of it.” https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Jade Bailey. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:16.3	It's something most of us have felt at some point in our lives and particularly perhaps during
1:21.6	the past two years. It is loneliness and with me to talk about it is
1:26.4	the philosopher Kimberly Brownlee who is professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia.
1:32.3	She's joining us from Canada.
1:34.0	Kimmerly, welcome to the bunker.
1:35.4	Thank you, Rose. Good to be with you.
1:37.4	You published a book during the pandemic called Being Sure of each other.
1:41.6	It's an essay on social rights and freedoms.
1:45.0	Unusually for an academic work, the title is an allusion to Winnie the Pooh.
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