Samir Chopra is a philosophical counselor and professor emeritus of Philosophy at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His academic interests include pragmatism, Nietzsche, the philosophical and legal foundations of artificial intelligence, philosophy of law, and the politics and ethics of technology.
Immanuel and Samir discussing a philosophical approach to mastering anxiety in the modern world, and understand what anxiety is, how it manifests, societal drivers of anxiety, and tools to manage it appropriately.
Website: https://www.samirchopra.com
Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide by Samir Chopra: https://amzn.to/40skqXL
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:50 A Book About Anxiety
00:03:18 Meta Anxiety
00:11:46 Acceptance
00:19:46 Anxiety vs. Depression
00:32:05 Anxiety Through The Ages
00:37:19 Capacity For Anxiety
00:40:07 Caffeine & Stimulants
00:46:38 AI, Technology, and The Economy
00:59:59 Does the economy thrive on anxiety?
01:01:58 Could we have designed it differently?
01:09:12 Universal Basic Income
01:28:51 Dealing With & Managing Anxiety
01:36:08 Psychedelics
01:44:53 Love, Fear, and Guilt
01:47:48 Advice for the Next Generation
01:51:41 Closing Remarks
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