Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2022-08-28
Books mentioned on Is It Okay to Hate Highbrow Culture? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 112
Angela Duckworth discussed Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill. Stephen Dubner recommended Evil Geniuses by Kurt Andersen and Fantasyland by Kurt Andersen.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Twilight
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a globally popular young adult fantasy romance novel that follows the intense and complicated relationship between a human high school girl and a century-old vampire.
Discussed“I read the Twilight series in a week Stephen and I told I think four all-nighters”
Where to get it
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Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill is a foundational philosophical text that articulates the ethical framework emphasizing the greatest happiness principle and the moral significance of actions.
Discussed“here is something that Jon Stewart Mill wrote in his Opus utilitarianism it's very long passage about higher and lower pleasures”
Where to get it
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Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses by Kurt Andersen is a contemporary history book that examines the organized efforts by institutions and individuals that unmade American egalitarianism and reshaped the nation's economic landscape over recent decades.
Recommended“Kurt Anderson has written a couple really good books on this topic one is called Evil Geniuses and the other was called Fantasyland”
Where to get it
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Fantasyland
Fantasyland by Kurt Andersen is a cultural history book that examines America's deep-rooted national propensity to believe in magical thinking, conspiracy theories, and nonsensical, illogical ideas throughout its history.
Recommended“Kurt Anderson has written a couple really good books on this topic one is called Evil Geniuses and the other was called Fantasyland”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“what were those famous books called oh Twilight Twilight there you go”