2024-06-24
37 分钟Today we talk about some of the benefits of being a practitioner of philosophy. Michael Sandel's view of the three main approaches to justice throughout the history of philosophy. The strengths and weaknesses of all three. The consequences of replacing social norms with market norms. And the importance of the common good as a piece of a just society that is able to endure. Hope you enjoy it! :) Sponsors: Rocket Money: http://www.RocketMoney.com/PT Nord VPN: https://www.NordVPN.com/philothis Better Help: https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow
Hello, everyone.
I'm Stephen west.
This is philosophize this.
Thanks to everyone, that makes this show a possibility in the world.
So we've given quite a bit of time, the last several episodes of the show, to anti capitalism, post capitalism.
It's been fun.
But let's talk about some philosophers who think it's possible to move things into a better place, you know, without overthrowing the economic, political, religious dimension to most people's lives in capitalism, let's talk about how to do something from within.
Now, there's one way to start talking about that, where this turns into a show where I just sit around talking about forward thinking economic policy.
Oh, boy.
You know, do an episode on reforming the tax code and do a couple on subsidies and common sense regulations.
But there's a sense in which that'd be a bit too conservative.
I'd have to change the name of the show to economize this, not philosophize this.
But the good news is there's another level of change that's possible in capitalist economies where it's not about reforming the existing way.
We're doing things with all the same tools we have right now.
The other way to change things is to rethink the entire orientation of a capitalist society altogether, to think of capitalism as the engine.
And what needs to change is the direction that it's moving us in.
See, to other thinkers out there, regardless of the economic system that underlies the western world right now, what's going to change things for the better is going to be a fundamental change in people's thinking.
It's going to be a change in the ways people think about what it means to be a part of a society and how they see the social relations that make their society what it is.
And for that, we don't necessarily need to overthrow capitalism in a way that's no doubt gonna lead to a lot of collateral damage for people.
But for many of these thinkers, what we're gonna need for this change is philosophy, or at least something that mirrors the value you get from practicing philosophy.