Gerard Michols is a public philosopher from Upstate New York who had discussed and written prolifically about reflecting on life from nothingness through reason and ethics. On the podcast, John and Gerard discuss:
The primacy of philosophy in all decision-making
Preferences for and against philosophy as a driving force in human lives
The Ivory Tower’s failures
Contextualizing philosophy for everyone’s needs
Types of decisions most appropriately suited to philosophical framing
Distinctions between philosophy and science
Philosophical frameworks versus philosophical situations
Language and reality
The process of philosophy instead of the idea of philosophy
Nothingness as the starting point for all philosophical applications
Defenses of abstraction in decision-making
The burden of choice
Storytelling as necessary for human survival
Detail as a block to ethical decision making
The place of aesthetics and ethics in decision making, and
The place of reason and data in decision making
Guest
Gerard Mikols lives in upstate New York.
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