Episode 249: Phlegm and Carelessness (Hume's "The Sceptic")
Very Bad Wizards
Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2022
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
David and Tamler gild and stain David Hume’s essay “The Sceptic” with their sentiments. If nothing is inherently valuable or despicable, desirable or hateful, then what do philosophers have to offer when it comes to happiness? If reason is powerless, does it all come down to our emotions and “humours”? Or does the study of philosophy and liberal arts naturally lead to a fulfilling and virtuous life? Plus we look at a new non-traditional social psych paper on how we always imagine that things could be better, and tip our caps to the queen of handling Twitter pile-ons (and former VBW guest) – Candy Mom.
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| 0:00.0 | Very bad wizards is a podcast with a philosopher, my dad, and a psychologist, Dave Pizarro, |
| 0:05.9 | having an informal discussion about issues and signs and ethics. |
| 0:09.4 | Please note that the discussion contains bad words that I'm out of allow to say, |
| 0:13.6 | and knowing my dad some very inappropriate jokes. |
| 0:16.9 | Well, just to let me tell you my theory. The other day I was riding, and the moon was on the left. |
| 0:21.5 | And I'm keep going straight, and making the returns, and about 20 minutes later, the moon was behind me. |
| 0:25.7 | That's because it was moving, foe. |
| 0:27.0 | About this morning, one moon. |
| 0:57.3 | And with no more brains than you have. |
| 0:59.3 | Way to our attention! |
| 1:01.3 | Come on, man! |
| 1:06.4 | Anybody can have a brain? |
| 1:10.3 | You're a very bad man! |
| 1:12.8 | And a very good man. |
| 1:14.6 | Just a very bad wizard. |
| 1:17.0 | Welcome to very bad wizards. I'm Tamler Summers from the University of Houston. |
| 1:21.2 | Dave, this is the hot button issue of right now. |
| 1:24.7 | Everyone is waiting for your take on this. Where do you stand on Candy Mom? |
| 1:31.9 | Oh no, I don't even know what is Candy Mom. |
| 1:35.9 | Candy Mom is former friend of the show or friend of the show. |
| 1:39.8 | Ah, you're so good. |
| 1:43.2 | Man, that was like... |
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