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Occasionally, I try to post longer articles or podcasts with pithy titles to attract people to listen and have a discussion. The results have been so-so. I'm guessing that's because that's not why most come here.
So I'm making this thread to just catalogue the long-form media I find thought provoking. I'm hoping others have some, too. If you find something interesting and want to discuss it, you should probably start a new thread all on its own on that topic.
On why it's difficult to pass on wisdom to people (if you listen to/read this and don't think of workings of the WC, listen/read again):
More on teaching and learning:
aeon.co
So I'm making this thread to just catalogue the long-form media I find thought provoking. I'm hoping others have some, too. If you find something interesting and want to discuss it, you should probably start a new thread all on its own on that topic.
On why it's difficult to pass on wisdom to people (if you listen to/read this and don't think of workings of the WC, listen/read again):
Adam Mastroianni on the Brain, the Ears, and How We Learn - Econlib
Psychologist and writer Adam Mastroianni says our minds are like the keep of a castle protecting our deepest held values and beliefs from even the most skilled attacks. The only problem with this design for self-preservation is that it also can keep out wisdom that might be both useful and true...
www.econtalk.org
More on teaching and learning:
Learning for Wittgenstein is a whole-life undertaking | Aeon Essays
The philosopher understood that learning – of a concept, of ourselves, of each other – is the undertaking of a whole life
aeon.co
