Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2021-06-02
Tyler Cowen & David Deutsch: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler
David Deutsch on Multiple Worlds and Our Place in Them
Tyler describes Oxford professor and theoretical physicist David Deutsch as a "maximum philosopher of freedom" with no rival. A pioneer in the field of quantum computing, Deutsch subscribes to the multiple-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Tyler Cowen discussed The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper and The Poverty of Historicism by Karl Popper. David Deutsch discussed The Myth of the Framework by Karl Popper and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Open Society and Its Enemies
The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper is a renowned philosophical defense of liberal democracy and critical rationalism against totalitarian ideologies.
Discussed“say when i read popper if i look at the areas i know best that he wrote on poverty of historicism open society and its enemies i find i agree with a very high percentage of his conclusions”
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The Poverty of Historicism
Discussed“say when i read popper if i look at the areas i know best that he wrote on poverty of historicism open society and its enemies i find i agree with a very high percentage of his conclusions”
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The Myth of the Framework
Discussed“i i'm um i'm very fond of the myth of the framework but i'm not sure that i would recommend that as a starting point”
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