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February 4, 2025 82 mins

The second in the series on "The Myth of the Framework" paper.

Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction with some reflections on Joe Rogan and Gad Saad

05:14 Section IVa reading - on “Confrontations”

06:32 Section IVa reflection

09:48 Section IVb reading

10:17 Section IVb reflection

12:14 Section IVc reading - tolerance and respect

13:26 Section IV c reflection on Herodotus and tolerance

15:08 Section IV d reading. When should a discussion reach agreement?

16:39 Section IV d reflection. Quibbling with Popper? True Theories or Best Explanations?

28:54 Section IV e reading Goodwill

30:00 Section IV e Reflection on Goodwill, courtesy and politeness. And an anecdote about “professors”.

36:54 Interlude: Popper’s Introduction to “The Myth of the Framework” - expertise and authority 40:00 Section V a Reading Clash of civilisations

40:56 Section V a Reflection (including remarks on Piers Morgan and Tucker Carlson)

44:00 Section V b “Culture Clash” the impact on Greek Philosophy and Rationality - Reading and reflection interleaved.

57:15 Section VI a Reading - How we make the world understandable to ourselves 57:55 Section VI a Reflection on the task of “reason”.

59:23 Section VI b Reading: The invention of explanations and the two components of rationality. 1:00:13 Secton VI b Reflection on rationality

1:03:40 Section VI c Popper’s conjecture on the origins of the critical method I

1:05:08 Section VI c Reflection on Hesiod’s Theogony.

1:07:05 Section VI d Reading Popper’s conjecture part II 1:08:08 Reflection on Popper’s Conjecture 1:09:04 Section VI e Reading on Anixmander’s theory

1:10:12 Section VI e Reflection on Anixmander’s theory

1:11:25 Section VI f Conjecturing about conjectures and “The Critical Tradition I”

1:12:52 Section VI f Reflections on “The Critical Tradition”

1:13:16 Section VI g The Critical Tradition II

1:14:33 Section VI g Reflections on “The Critical Tradition II” and “schools” of philosophy.

1:15:30 Section VI h The Ionian School

1:16:36 Section VI h Reflections on the modern critical method and thoughts about Aristarchus and Parallax measurements

1:20:50 Section VI I Conclusion

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