Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about TRIBALISM and the challenges that our tribal psychology poses for critical thinking.
kevindelaplante.com/025-why-tribal-literacy
This episode includes the audio for two sketchbook videos I’ve done on this topic, “The Dangers of Tribalism” (11 minutes) and “Our Tribal Intelligence” (13 minutes), with additional commentary not found in those videos (25 minutes).
I give time stamps below to help you navigate the episode if you’ve already watched those videos.
In This Episode:
(0:00 – 1:45) Introductory remarks.
(1:45 – 10:40) An undeserved gift, and my reflections on the nature of grace and original sin (my “secular Christian existentialism”).
(10:40 – 15:25) Commentary setting up the discussion of tribalism and critical thinking.
(15:25 – 26:52) The audio from my video on “The Dangers of Tribalism”. (Video: youtu.be/7y-b7f6CK2M)
(26:52 – 30:18) Commentary on “The Dangers of Tribalism”. The multidisciplinary character of research on tribalism. Setting up the discussion of tribal epistemology.
(30:18 – 42:40) The audio from my video on “Our Tribal Intelligence” (Video: youtu.be/f3ZRFemh_7M)
(42:40 – 48:16) Commentary on “Our Tribal Intelligence”. Cognitive biases that have roots in our tribal nature. The “knowledge illusion”. Metacognition (thinking about thinking). Who is doing research on collective intelligence and the psychology of effective teamwork.
Video: The Knowledge Illusion youtu.be/LC6O_2vDDwc
(48:16 – 50:10) Wrapping up.
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On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about TRIBALISM and the challenges that our tribal psychology poses for critical thinking.
kevindelaplante.com/025-why-tribal-literacy
This episode includes the audio for two sketchbook videos I’ve done on this topic, “The Dangers of Tribalism” (11 minutes) and “Our Tribal Intelligence” (13 minutes), with additional commentary not found in those videos (25 minutes).
I give time stamps below to help you navigate the episode if you’ve already watched those videos.
In This Episode:
(0:00 – 1:45) Introductory remarks.
(1:45 – 10:40) An undeserved gift, and my reflections on the nature of grace and original sin (my “secular Christian existentialism”).
(10:40 – 15:25) Commentary setting up the discussion of tribalism and critical thinking.
(15:25 – 26:52) The audio from my video on “The Dangers of Tribalism”. (Video: youtu.be/7y-b7f6CK2M)
(26:52 – 30:18) Commentary on “The Dangers of Tribalism”. The multidisciplinary character of research on tribalism. Setting up the discussion of tribal epistemology.
(30:18 – 42:40) The audio from my video on “Our Tribal Intelligence” (Video: youtu.be/f3ZRFemh_7M)
(42:40 – 48:16) Commentary on “Our Tribal Intelligence”. Cognitive biases that have roots in our tribal nature. The “knowledge illusion”. Metacognition (thinking about thinking). Who is doing research on collective intelligence and the psychology of effective teamwork.
Video: The Knowledge Illusion youtu.be/LC6O_2vDDwc
(48:16 – 50:10) Wrapping up.
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Thank you to all my Patrons! Support Kevin on Patreon:
patreon.com/kevindelaplante
Subscribe to the Argument Ninja podcast on iTunes:
goo.gl/pckTfn
Follow on Facebook!
facebook.com/CriticalThinkerAcademy
Get access to hundreds of video tutorials at the Critical Thinker Academy!
criticalthinkeracademy.com
