Episode · EconTalk · 2022-12-12
Books mentioned on Monica Guzman on Curiosity and Conversation in Contentious Times
In our highly polarized times, everyone seems obsessed with the truth: what is it, who has it, and which side's got it all wrong. What we don't seem to care about, says journalist Monica Guzman, is the truth behind perspectives other than our own.
Russ Roberts recommended On Liberty by John Stuart Mill, and discussed I Never Thought of It That Way by Mónica Guzmán. Monica Guzman discussed The Curiosity Cabinet by Ian Wallace.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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I Never Thought of It That Way
Discussed“And our topic for today is I never thought of it that way, how to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times.”
Where to get it
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The Curiosity Cabinet
Discussed“The author Ian Leslie who wrote a book about curiosity gets into this and puzzles are you know, problems that you solve.”
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On Liberty
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is a classic 1959 political essay that serves as one of history's most robust defenses of individual freedom, free expression, and intellectual liberty.
Recommended“And we just throw in John Stuart Mill. If you haven't read On Liberty lately, read it.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Wild Problems
“If I had to give one convers- piece of advice about conversation one instruction or I something I I write about in my book Wild Problems, I would say and this is almost impossible advice to take by the way.”