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a world is richer when its weird
#Paradox of #Harmony and #Weirdness with Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel #loveandphilosophy #philosophy
Welcome to Love and Philosophy. This episode we dive into the paradox of harmonizing the Dao with the world's inherent weirdness. Host explores these deep philosophical ideas with guest Eric Schwitzgebel, an analytic philosopher and professor at the University of California Riverside, and the author of books like 'A Theory of Jerks' and 'Perplexities of Consciousness.' In this conversation, they discuss various fascinating topics like robot consciousness, snail love darts, axiology, and the philosophy of opening. Schwitzgebel also shares his unique views on the weirdness of the world, opening one's mind to wonder, and applying these ideas to contemporary ethics and personal life, including the complexities of marriage vows. Dive deep into the philosophical realms of value, diversity, and the beautiful strangeness of existence.
'You don't have harmony if everyone's playing the same note. A part of harmonizing is the instruments and the players doing their different things. Disharmony in the short term can be part of a bigger harmonious picture. The world defies our understanding. I mean, you could deny that and say, "No, I understand it. Here's my answer to everything." There's something awesome about the fact that the world defies my understanding. Loving what is weird can really open you up to the world in a new way. The world is it more wonderful in a certain way if it defies us. The world becomes richer for us if we don't understand certain things about'
a world is richer when its weird
#Paradox of #Harmony and #Weirdness with Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel #loveandphilosophy #philosophy
Welcome to Love and Philosophy. This episode we dive into the paradox of harmonizing the Dao with the world's inherent weirdness. Host explores these deep philosophical ideas with guest Eric Schwitzgebel, an analytic philosopher and professor at the University of California Riverside, and the author of books like 'A Theory of Jerks' and 'Perplexities of Consciousness.' In this conversation, they discuss various fascinating topics like robot consciousness, snail love darts, axiology, and the philosophy of opening. Schwitzgebel also shares his unique views on the weirdness of the world, opening one's mind to wonder, and applying these ideas to contemporary ethics and personal life, including the complexities of marriage vows. Dive deep into the philosophical realms of value, diversity, and the beautiful strangeness of existence.
'You don't have harmony if everyone's playing the same note. A part of harmonizing is the instruments and the players doing their different things. Disharmony in the short term can be part of a bigger harmonious picture. The world defies our understanding. I mean, you could deny that and say, "No, I understand it. Here's my answer to everything." There's something awesome about the fact that the world defies my understanding. Loving what is weird can really open you up to the world in a new way. The world is it more wonderful in a certain way if it defies us. The world becomes richer for us if we don't understand certain things about'
