The Dissenter

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Erica van de Waal is Professor of Primatology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. She is also Director of the Inkawu Vervet Project, at the Mawana Game Reserve, in South Africa, an experimental field site with a study population of over 200 wild vervet monkeys, and a Branco Weiss Fellow of the Society in Science at the University of Zurich. She is interested in the evolution of primate social behaviors with a main focus on cultural transmission and cognition. In this episode, we talk about the evolutionary/biological bases of culture in primate species. First, we define culture, and also talk about the cognitive tools that primate species need to develop culture, with a few examples of species that have it. We also refer to the ways we can compare humans to other primates in terms of social cognition and cultural behavior. We also touch on theory of mind, and if it’s really necessary to have it to imitate the behavior of others. We then discuss if there are primates, apart from humans, that show teaching behavior and how they communicate. Finally, we go through the parts of the cognition of vervet monkeys that Dr. van de Wall studies, including how their philopatric behavior (philopatry refers to the behavior of staying in the group that individuals are born in, instead of migrating to other groups. That can be done by males or females, and thus we can have male or female philopatry) influences how their culture is developed and transmitted. Time Links: 00:51 What is culture? 03:29 Culture as a social phenomenon        07:09 The types of information primates pay attention to    14:50 Primate species that exhibit cultural behavior        17:42 How to compare humans to other primates       21:25 Do other primates have theory of mind? And do they need it to imitate others?       26:27 Do other primates have teaching behavior?    31:24 The importance of communication and language  35:52 Dr. van de Waal’s work with vervet monkeys 39:22 The trouble with studying primates in the wild vs studying them in the lab  43:42 How philopatry might affect how culture gets acquired and transmitted  50:13 Do tolerance, altruism, and levels of competition and cooperation matter in the evolution of culture?  52:15 Follow Dr. van de Waal’s work!    -- Follow Dr. van de Waal’s work: Faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/y7rhq36b Inkawu Vervet Project: https://tinyurl.com/y9ogkqgz Articles on Researchgate: https://tin

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Azar Gat is the Ezer Weizman Professor of National Security and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University, in Israel. He is the founder and head of the University's Executive Master’s Program in Diplomacy and Security. He’s also the author of books like A History of Military Thought, War in Human Civilization, and Nations.  Here, we talk about the evolutionary underpinnings of war in human society; the history and evolution of war, and how war manifests itself in pre-state and state societies, in hunter-gatherer, pastoralist, and agricultural societies; the influence of nationalism and religion; the Long Peace and the New Peace; the deterrence role of nuclear weapons; historical trends in war; the possible reasons for the obsolescence of war among the most developed countries and the great powers; the role of terrorism and terrorist attacks; and the possible future of war. -- O Dr. Azar Gat é o Ezer Weizman Professor of National Security e o Presidente do Departamento de Ciência Política da Universidade de Tel Aviv, em Israel. É o fundador e o coordenador do Executive Master’s Program in Diplomacy and Security da Universidade. E é também o autor de livros como A History of Military Thought, War in Human Civilization, e Nations. Aqui, falamos sobre as bases evolucionistas da guerra na sociedade humana; a história e evolução da guerra, e como a guerra se manifesta em sociedades pré-estatais e estatais, em sociedades de caçadores-recoletores, pastoralistas, e agrícolas; a influência do nacionalismo e da religião; a Long Peace e a New Peace; o papel de dissuasão das armas nucleares; tendências históricas da guerra; as possíveis razões para a obsolescência da guerra entre os países mais desenvolvidos e as grandes potências; o papel do terrorismo e dos ataques terroristas; e o possível futuro da guerra.  -- Follow Dr. Gat’s work: Faculty page: https://secdip.tau.ac.il/azargat Books: https://www.amazon.com/Azar-Gat/e/B001IQZAOG/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1525019759&sr=1-2-ent -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018: https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g 

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter    ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Anchor (podcast): https://anchor.fm/thedissenter Dr. Richard Wrangham is Ruth B. Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and founded the Kibale Chimpanzee Project in 1987. He has conducted extensive research on primate ecology, nutrition, and social behavior. He is best known for his work on the evolution of human warfare, described in the book Demonic Males, and on the role of cooking in human evolution, described in the book Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human. Together with Elizabeth Ross, he co-founded the Kasiisi Project in 1997, and serves as a patron of the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP). He has also recently published the book The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution (2019). In this episode, we focus on the main topics of Dr. Wrangham’s latest book, The Goodness Paradox. We talk about the differences between reactive aggression and proactive aggression, comparing ourselves to other primates, and also evidence that comes from studies with hunter-gatherers, horticulturalists and other traditional human societies. Then, we discuss self-domestication, starting with the changes that usually occur both at the physical and the behavioral levels in domesticated species, and also some aspects of our sociality that might have favored self-domestication in our species, with focus on the role that capital punishment has played. Finally, we talk about group selection at the genetic and cultural levels, and also speculate a bit on the possibility of some gene-culture coevolution processes that were set in place after the advent of agriculture having contributed for the further reduction of reactive aggression in humans.  -- Follow Dr. Wrangham’s work: Faculty page: https://bit.ly/2TpMSZP Articles of Researchgate: https://bit.ly/2NKQC1K Books: https://amzn.to/2NSWdDr The Goodness Paradox: https://amzn.to/2ER2JHH Kibale Chimpazee Project: https://bit.ly/2H42OKq Referenced books: Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human: https://amzn.to/2TjSODn Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence: https://amzn.to/2ERDGEu The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined: https://amzn.to/2aY25WF Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress: https://amzn.to/2FRJrj5 -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BRIAN RIVERA, ADRIANO ANDRADE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, SERGIU CODREANU, ADAM BJERRE, JUSTIN WATERS, AND ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY FIRST PRODUCER, Yzar Wehbe! 

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Steve Stewart-Williams is Associate Professor of Psychology at Nottingham University Malaysia Campus. His research revolves around the idea that theories from evolutionary biology can shed light on human psychology. In particular, he’s interested in the evolutionary origins of altruistic behavior and human sex differences. He also has a long-standing interest in the philosophical implications of evolutionary theory. He’s also the author of the books Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life (2010) and The Ape That Understood the Universe (2018). In this episode, our conversation centers on some of the main topics of Dr. Stewart-Williams’ most recent book, The Ape That Understood the Universe. We first go through some of the basics of modern evolutionary theory and evolutionary biology, like units and levels of selection, and sexual selection, and also establish the relationship between biology and culture at the same time. Then, we discuss the origins of sex differences, and psychological traits as part of our phenotype. We also refer to the problem with using the term “gender” in science. We then talk about the model MMC (Mutual Mate Choice) in human sexual selection, and if there is any preferred mating system in human societies, like monogamy or polygamy. Toward the end, we talk about the evolutionary mismatch between our ancestral environments and our modern industrialized scientific societies, and how to approach the study of religion from a biological/evolutionary standpoint. Time Links: 00:55 Units and levels of selection in evolution 09:39 Biological and cultural evolution         13:09 How to think about culture    23:19 Sexual selection        27:29 Where to start off from to understand the origins of sex differences       34:59 The problem with the term “gender”        42:30 The flaws with pure sociological or sociocultural approaches to psychological sex differences     45:17 Cultures do not vary randomly  48:05 About the MCFC (Males Compete Females Choose) and MMC (Mutual Mate Choice) models of sexual selection 52:14 Is there any preferred mating system in human societies (monogamy, polygamy)?  55:55 Evolutionary mismatch between our ancestral environments and the modern ones  1:00:35 How to properly study religion as a human phenomenon 1:09:31 “Culture might influence our behavior a bit, but it never conjures things up, nor is the origin of them”  1:11:05 Follow Dr. Stewart-Williams’ work!    -- Follow Dr. Stewart-Williams’ work: Faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/yda

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Samuel Andreyev is a Canadian composer and writer residing in France. Here, we talk about his work, and his Youtube channel; the differences between classical and modern music compositions; what are the universal traits of music across cultures and times, and may have a connection with innate aesthetics predispositions for music appreciation; how deaf people create music; the differences between music for the elites and music for the people, throughout history; and the role played by the music industry in promoting what is now popular music.  -- O Samuel Andreyev é um compositor e escritor canadiano residente em França. Aqui, falamos sobre o seu trabalho, e o seu canal do Youtube; as diferenças entre composições musicais clássicas e modernas; quais as características universais da música que atravessam as diferentes culturas e tempos, e que podem ter uma conexão com predisposições estéticas inatas para apreciação musical; as diferenças entre música para as elites e música para as pessoas, ao longo da história; e o papel da indústria musical na promoção do que é agora a música popular. -- Follow Samuel’s work: His personal website: http://www.samuelandreyev.com/ His Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI_dcH8Zr2UqNT1EqvMNgTg Twitter handle: @SamuelAndreyev Support Samuel’s work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/samuelandreyev -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018: https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. David C. Geary is a cognitive developmental and evolutionary psychologist. He is currently a Curators’ Professor and Thomas Jefferson Fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He’s the author of several books including Children's Mathematical Development, Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences, and Evolution of vulnerability: Implications For Sex Differences in Health and Development.  Here, we talk about the cognitive modules of folk psychology, folk biology and folk physics; the book Evolution of Vulnerability, and how the study of vulnerability gives strength to the research on human sex differences; the differences between biologically primary and secondary information; in what ways is the knowledge about these modules important for us to devise better ways for children to learn and to be educated; the difficulty in learning Mathematics; the role play plays in children’s development and the acquisition of social and academic knowledge; how sex differences affect the acquisition of academic knowledge for boys and girls, and the possibility of segregated schooling; Peter Gray and the Sudbury Valley School experiment. -- O Dr. David C. Geary é um psicólogo cognitivo do desenvolvimento e evolutivo. É atualmente o Curators’ Professor e Thomas Jefferson Fellow do Department of Psychological Sciences and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program na Universidade de Missouri. É o autor de vários livros, incluindo Children’s Mathematical Development, Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences, e Evolution of vulnerability: Implications For Sex Differences in Health and Development.  Aqui, falamos sobre os módulos cognitivos de “folk psychology”, “folk biology”, e “folk physics”; o livro Evolution of Vulnerability e como o estudo da vulnerabilidade dá força à investigação em redor de diferenças entre os sexos; as diferenças entre informação biológica primária e secundária; de que maneiras o conhecimento sobre estes módulos é importante para concebermos melhores formas para as crianças aprenderem e serem educadas; a dificuldades em aprender matemática; o papel que a brincadeira tem no desenvolvimento da criança e na aquisição de conhecimento social e académico; como as diferenças entre os sexos afetam a aquisição de conhecimento académico para meninos e meninas, e a possibilidade de ensino segregado; Peter Gray e a experiência na Sudbury Valley School. -- Follow Dr. Geary’s work: Faculty page: http://web.missouri.edu/~gearyd/ -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018: https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Martin Daly is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University, Canada. His areas of interest are human violence (especially homicide), family relations, and evolutionary psychology. He is a founding member and past-president (1991-1993) of the Human Behavior & Evolution Society (HBES), and with his late wife Margo Wilson, he served as co-editor-in-chief of the society's journal Evolution & Human Behaviour for its first decade. In 1998, Dr. Daly was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. They also co-authored three books: Sex, Evolution and Behavior (1978, 1983), Homicide (1988), and The Truth about Cinderella (1998). Dr. Daly’s latest book (July, 2016) is entitled Killing the Competition: Economic Inequality and Homicide.  In this episode, the conversation revolves around violence and homicide, and the main topics of the books Homicide and Killing the Competition. First, we talk about the evolutionary bases of violent behavior, as a means of controlling other people’s behavior and regulating relationships. We also go through the evolved sex differences in aggressiveness, as a result of intrasexual and intersexual competition. Then, we talk specifically about homicide, and why it might also happen in familial conflicts, even though it is quite rare. We also refer to the potential problems with having an approach that favors pathologizing all types of violent and deviant behavior. Finally, we talk about the relationship between economic inequality and homicide, as explored in Killing the Competition, and how it affects primarily young men, and the environmental and social circumstances that trigger it. Toward the end, we also refer to the importance of the State having the monopoly over violence and its relationship with social stability, and the benefits that we get from economic redistribution.   Time Links: 02:03 The evolved function of violence 07:28 The evolutionary costs and benefits of violence   12:42 Sex differences in aggressiveness and violent behavior       15:50 Intrasexual and intersexual competition    24:21 About homicide       28:25 Familial violence and homicide       34:04 Is the best approach to pathologize violent behavior?      44:47 Killing the Competition, and the relationship between economic inequality and homicide  54:49 Inequality, disadvantaged young men, violence and reproductive success  1:01:19 Killing and waging war to gain access to sexual resources 1:11:34 Violence in criminal gangs  1:15:42 Hobbes, the Leviathan, and State monopoly over violence 1:17:51 Could education on th

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Edward Slingerland is a Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He’s the Director of the Cultural Evolution of Religion Research Consortium (CERC), the Director of the Database of Religious History (DRH), and the Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture (HECC). And he’s also the author of books like What Science Offers the Humanities: Integrating Body and Culture, and Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity. Here, we talk about the Cognitive Science of Religion; religion as a biological adaptation or the product of cultural evolution; group selection; religion at the collective and institutionalized levels; the role of CREDs (credibility enhancing displays) in religion; the benefits of religion for the individual and society; the role science should play in the Humanities and the view of the mind as an embodied entity; postmodernism and the Standard Social Science Model.  -- O Dr. Edward Slingerland é um professor de Estudos Asiáticos da Universidade da Columbia Britânica, Vancouver, Canadá. É o Diretor do Cultural Evolution of Religion Research Consortium (CERC), o Diretor do Database of Religious History (DRH), e o Codiretor do Centre for the Study of Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture (HECC). E é também o autor de livros como What Science Offers the Humanities: Integrating Body and Culture, and Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity. Aqui, falamos sobre a Ciência Cognitiva da Religião; religião como uma adaptação biológica ou o produto de evolução cultural; seleção de grupo; religião ao nível coletivo e institucional; o papel dos CREDs (credibility enhancing displays) na religião; os benefícios da religião para o indivíduo e a sociedade; o papel que a ciência deveria ter nas Humanidades e a visão da mente como uma entidade corpórea; pós-modernismo e o Standard Social Science Model. -- Follow Dr. Slingerland’s work: Faculty Page: https://asia.ubc.ca/persons/edward-slingerland/ MOOC The Science of Religion: https://www.edx.org/course/science-religion-ubcx-religionx Book What Science Offers the Humanities: https://www.amazon.com/What-Science-Offers-Humanities-Integrating/dp/0521701511 Twitter handle: @slingerland20 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/slingerland3 -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018: https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. David Benatar is professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism in his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, in which he argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings. He’s also the author of books like The Second Sexism: Discrimination Against Men and Boys (2012), and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions (2017). In this episode, we focus on anti-natalism, and its several ramifications. We tackle the asymmetry argument from different angles. We talk about how we are predisposed to evaluate life, and if we can do it objectively. We establish a distinction between a life worth continuing and a life worth starting. And we also go through some specific topics like life for nonhuman animals, abortion, suicide, euthanasia, and environmentalism.  Time Links: 01:01 The anti-natalist position 01:54 The asymmetry argument, or comparing nonexistence to existence in terms of pain and pleasure               05:55 The biases we have to evaluate life       14:22 The is-ought problem    17:32 How to properly determine if life is worth living     22:33 Life worth continuing vs life worth starting       27:40 Does progress make a difference?      36:37 About growth through adversity 39:02 What about nonhuman animals?  41:58 Abortion 43:52 Suicide 50:31 Euthanasia 53:50 The various ways to measure pain and pleasure in life 55:51 Anti-natalism and environmentalism 58:54 More people = more innovation? 1:01:13 Follow Dr. Benatar’s work!    -- Follow Dr. Benatar’s work: Faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/yd8nrobn Better Never to Have Been: https://tinyurl.com/hwceorl The Human Predicament: https://tinyurl.com/y8kmdck2 Other books: https://tinyurl.com/yb6k7r4m Twitter handle: @d_benatar -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BRIAN RIVERA, ADRIANO ANDRADE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, SERGIU CODREANU, ADAM BJERRE, JUSTIN

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT My guest today is the host of the Youtube channel, Virtutis Discipulus, where he promotes the study of the Latin and Greek origins of the Portuguese language, and also promotes a rational approach to virtue. Here, we talk about his lectures, and the research work he does to prepare them; the evolution of language; the more recent spelling agreement implemented in Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries, and its critics; the relation between the way we talk and the way we write; and related topics. -- O meu convidado, hoje, é o Virtutis Discipulus, o anfitrião do canal do Youtube com o mesmo nome, onde ele promove o estudo das origens latinas e gregas da língua Portuguesa, e também uma abordagem racional da virtude. Aqui, falamos sobre as suas “lecturas”, e o trabalho de pesquisa que faz para as preparar; a evolução da língua; o mais recente Acordo Ortográfico implementado em Portugal e noutros países de Língua Portuguesa, e os seus críticos; a relação entre a forma como falamos e a forma como escrevemos; e tópicos relacionados. Virtutis Discipulus Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJMeIROyniRsLzIFDQoxB6w Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VirtutisDiscipulus/ -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018: https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g