Very Bad Wizards
a philosopher and a psychologist ponder human morality
We found 10 episodes of Very Bad Wizards with the tag “Paul Bloom”.
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Episode 42: Reason, Responsibility, and Roombas (With Paul Bloom)
March 3rd, 2014 | 1 hr 7 mins
Can a fully determined creature deliberate? How big a role does conscious reasoning play in moral judgment and everyday life? Are we responsible for our thoughts and actions? Paul Bloom rejoins us against his better judgment to discuss his book "Just Babies" and his recent article in "The Atlantic" that set the internet on the fire
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Episode 24: The Perils of Empathy (with Paul Bloom)
June 10th, 2013 | 1 hr 23 mins
Paul Bloom joins us in the second segment for a lively discussion about the value of empathy as a guide our moral decisions. And in our first scoop, we talk about Paul's new book "Just Babies: The Origin of Good and Evil,"racist babies, and how 80s sitcoms changed the world.