Noam Chomsky on Jung, Wittgenstein, and Gödel

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Noam Chomsky (MIT) tackles Gödel's incompleteness, challenges Wittgenstein, and defends mathematical realism He engages with scholars on topics such as Wittgenstein, Jung, and the Sapir‑Whorf hypothesis, offering his linguistic perspective on philosophy and science.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:03 - Gödel incompleteness and realism- 00:04:25 - Science of consciousness- 00:09:52 - Modern Ptolemaic models in science- 00:11:29 - Analyzing infinitival phrases- 00:14:38 - Units of culture and memes- 00:21:55 - Extralinguistic experiences via linguistics- 00:25:16 - Perceiving thought without verbal expression- 00:27:37 - Chomskyan pre‑grammar for religion- 00:33:52 - Wittgenstein’s influence on Chomsky- 00:39:51 - Conscious volition vs unconscious wiring- 00:44:51 - Mathematics as domain of all languages- 00:46:33 - Language creation: top‑down vs bottom‑up- 00:49:47 - Social constructionism vs Chomsky- 00:51:47 - Jung’s archetypes and Chomskyan grammar- 00:54:02 - Bakunin, freedom, language, and human nature- 00:57:51 - Forgotten revolutionary words and phrases- 00:58:39 - Changes in universal grammar view- 01:08:13 - Change vs evolution (variation, replication, selection)- 01:15:12 - LatinX, BIPOC and linguistic difference- 01:17:14 - Sapir‑Whorf hypothesisSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44RESOURCES:- Video version here: https://youtu.be/pUWmTXkpHjE- Rebecca Goldstein's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkL3BcKEB6Y- Anil Seth's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hUEqXhDbVs- Anil Seth's twitter: https://twitter.com/anilkseth- Daniel Bonevac's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PhiloofAlexandria- Eric Weinstein interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KElq_MLO1kw- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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