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Against Method
Paul Feyerabend's book Against Method was mentioned on the Dwarkesh Podcast in August 2020. Dwarkesh Patel brought up the text while discussing whether scientific progress relies strictly on a singular, defined method, noting that Feyerabend functioned as a philosopher of science arguing against that conventional idea.
Discussed“his student firearm and i think uh actually wrote a book against method um which is which is sort of yet another kind of philosopher of science arguing against that idea”
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Open Borders
On the Dwarkesh Podcast, host Dwarkesh Patel discussed Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith's graphic novel Open Borders with Caplan himself. Patel praised the book for its binge-worthy graphic novel format, comparing the reading experience to watching a Netflix show, and discussed the ideas presented regarding immigration liberalization.
Discussed“so step one we have a brilliant economist write a comprehensive book called open borders step three we have Vatican radical immigration liberalization”
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Stubborn Attachments
Tyler Cowen's book Stubborn Attachments was discussed by Dwarkesh Patel on the Dwarkesh Podcast in July 2020. Patel brought up the book to examine what he perceived as a contradiction between Cowen's arguments supporting continuous economic growth for long-term returns and his other writings. Patel also highlighted how the book continually aligns its core viewpoints with common sense morality.
Discussed“At the same time, I was reading, uh, Stubborn Attachments, and there seemed to be a contradiction to me between the two books because, uh, Stubborn Attachments advocates for um, economic growth because of the stupendous returns it has over the long term as long as it's continuous.”
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The Complacent Class
On Dwarkesh Podcast, host Dwarkesh Patel interviewed Tyler Cowen in July 2020, referencing Cowen's 2017 book The Complacent Class. Patel quoted Cowen's predictions regarding a major societal crisis and a lack of institutional flexibility, and asked whether economic dynamism would return after the subsequent reset. Patel also compared themes from The Complacent Class with Cowen's other writings on big business.
Discussed“So you wrote a book in 2017 called the complacent class and in it you predicted a great reset. You wrote quote at some point our country will face an immediate crisis and there won't be the resources or more fundamentally the flexibility to handle it.”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
On Dwarkesh Podcast, Matjaž Leonardis mentioned Daniel Kahneman's book "Thinking, Fast and Slow." Leonardis brought up a famous experiment popularized in the book to illustrate the conjunction fallacy and human preferences for overly informative explanations over statistical probabilities.
Discussed“so there is this famous experiment i think it was popularized by uh daniel kahneman in his book thinking fast and slow”
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“his student firearm and i think uh actually wrote a book against method um which is which is sort of yet another kind of philosopher of science arguing against that idea”
“so there is this famous experiment i think it was popularized by uh daniel kahneman in his book thinking fast and slow”
“And um let's talk about your more most recent book business. Now I think I um also see a contradiction between the complacent class and big business. Big business almost reads like a love letter to the complacent class.”
“And as I was reading subvert attachments, you pointed out again and again in the book that um, your your views uh end up aligning with common sense morality a lot.”
“but man I can completely endorse the graphic novel format it open borders was not just an interesting read like other books but it was it was just like a binge where they read like a Netflix show is yeah awesome”
Episodes
| Episode | Date | Books |
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| Matjaž Leonardis - Science, Identity, and Probability | 2020-08-22 | 3 |
| Tyler Cowen - The Great Reset | 2020-07-10 | 5 |
| Bryan Caplan - Nurturing Orphaned Ideas | 2020-05-22 | 2 |