S0.5, E3: "Indifference Is A Power"

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The thoughtful detachment of Stoicism is, as philosophical theories go, fairly popular among denizens of the Internet. Why? This week we’ll examine Lary Wallace’s “Indifference Is a Power” alongside OG Stoic Epictetus’s Enchiridion. We’ll discuss how this school of thought has evolved and/or devolved across the years and what makes it so appealing today.

LINKS:

• Indifference Is a Power: Why Stoicism Is One of the Best Mind Hacks Ever Devised - Lary Wallace

• The Enchiridion - Epictetus - PDF available at cantunread.com

• The Stoicism subreddit

• Encyclopedia Britannica (good write-up that I disagree with in parts; but the 'divine fire' quote is from here)

• Definitions of Cognitive Distortions from Atlanta Psychiatry

S0.5, E2: "The Chinese Room Thought Experiment"

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Chinese room argument – John Searle (and others?), Scholarpedia | “#MeToo and John Searle, a Year Later” – Claire Newfeld, Medium

• “Our shared condition — consciousness” – John Searle @ TEDxCERN

• “UC Berkeley Was Warned About Its Star Professor Years Before Sexual Harassment Lawsuit” – Katie J.M. Baker for Buzzfeed News

• “…John Searle accused…” – Malaika Fraley for the East Bay Times

• Searle Found to Have Violated Sexual Harassment Policies – Justin Weinberg for DailyNous

Episode 1: "A Good Man Is Hard To Find"

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What makes this iconically soul-destroying short story so iconically soul-destroying?

"A Good Man is Hard to Find" - pdf