2024-01-27
36 分钟Today we answer some questions about the potential security risks of an anarchist society. Sponsors: https://www.DrinkLMNT.com/philo https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS https://www.DrinkAg1.com/philo 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
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So back in episode 188 of this podcast, we started talking about the philosopher Byung Chul han.
He is a modern day philosopher, South Korean born.
Clearly one of the favorites we've covered on the show as of late.
For his overall pessimistic outlook, that really doesn't feel too pessimistic because it still leaves room for all of his great loves in this world.
His love of gardening, his love of working with his hands, his love of sitting at home on a quiet evening and just playing his piano, being a handsome gentleman.
But the point of bringing him up here today is that when we covered his philosophy in that episode, if you recall, he had a lot to say about the rise of narcissism in modern society.
Narcissism was an important part of his analysis of what you see when you look out at the world and you pay attention to how a lot of people are acting these days.
He talked about how if you're just born into the world as it's set up today, how you can be otherwise, a totally good person, no bad intentions, but just in practice, you spend very little time actually caring or trying to understand the lives of people around you who are truly different from you.
It really is a modern sort of trap to fall into.