The coronavirus, the internet, and the future of higher education: Prof. Molyneux’s experience during the outbreak; will professors be laid off?; effects on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) vs. non-STEM disciplines; what about philosophy? The University of California graduate student strike. Student loan debt and debt forgiveness. (Starting at 0:46:46) The lockdowns: Do they […]
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Are humans innately altruistic? Greek egoism and secularism (excerpt from Episode 23)
Greek egoism and secularism as a counterexample to the idea that humans are innately altruistic. ( 6 min. )
Altruism as a tool of exploitation (excerpt from Episode 23)
Altruism as a tool of exploitation in religion and history. ( 7 min. )