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How do we become more emotionally intelligent? How do we set boundaries? Join me in this podcast as we explore every corner of our minds. Our mission? To live the most healthy and happy life possible.
Psychology vs Politics Expert | Happiness, Morality, and Big Political Ideas That Shaped The World
Understanding Emotions
1 hour 29 minutes 27 seconds
1 year ago
Psychology vs Politics Expert | Happiness, Morality, and Big Political Ideas That Shaped The World
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In this podcast, I talk to Sanat Sogani on the intersection between psychology and politics. We discuss a range of issues from the history of political theory to morality and Buddhism. I hope you find this discussion engaging.
Sanat Sogani is a PhD student in Political Theory at the Central European University in Vienna.
(00:00) Introduction
(02:24) Psychology and Politics discussion begins
(05:35) What is politics
(11:36) Key Ideas of Politics
12:36 Plato and Socrates
13:24 Aristotle
14:28 Hobbes
15:55 Rousseau
17:33 Hobbes vs Rousseau
18:23 Kant
19:36 Marx
20:31 Rawls
21:41 Feminism
22:15 Nancy Fraser & Elizabeth Anderson
24:00 Confucius and Eastern Thinkers
26:52 Which thinker influenced Sanat the most?
27:57 Is Rishi Sunak Kantian?
29:46 Buddhism, Religion and Atheism
34:51 Where does religion go wrong?
35:38 Deontology vs utilitarianism
38:51 The trolley problem
41:18 Trolley problem in the pandemic
42:04 Buddhist philosophy
43:47 Is growth limited to a few?
45:47 The problem of psychopathy and bad actors
46:23 Problems inherent in Buddhsim and any belief system
48:39 Liberalism
50:16 Is political theory useful in day to day life?
54:32 Arriving at political conclusions through psychological premises
55:02 Agency and mental health
57:49 Intersection of psychology and politics
01:00:27 Status and social hierarchies
01:04:50 Morality
01:09:43 Sankalp's views on where morality comes from
01:11:02 Jonathan Haidt's Moral Foundation Theory
01:14:20 Marriage
01:19:25 Conform or Rebel: How to Decide?
01:22:18 Protests
01:24:05 Books & resources to learn political theory
01:25:25 Left - right spectrum
01:28:06 Wrapping up
Understanding Emotions
How do we become more emotionally intelligent? How do we set boundaries? Join me in this podcast as we explore every corner of our minds. Our mission? To live the most healthy and happy life possible.
