Name: Is Society ERODING? Exploring The Crisis of Meaning with King Crocoduck
Uploaded: 2024-06-28T19:00:00+00:00
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Description: Peter Boghossian and popular YouTuber King Crocoduck explore the erosion of traditional sources of meaning and the growing reliance on corrupt alternatives. They emphasize the importance of robust epi

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Peter Boghossian and popular YouTuber King Crocoduck explore the erosion of traditional sources of meaning and the growing reliance on corrupt alternatives. They emphasize the importance of robust epistemology necessary for societal progress and individual well-being. Topics include meaning in life, hedonism, the implications of naturalism and Darwinism, and more.

King Crocoduck is a biomedical physicist, philosopher, and YouTuber. He asked to remain anonymous in this interview.

King Crocoduck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KingCrocoduck
Nuking Social Constructionism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=6kiQC9i8yW0zGSn4&v=G0sp0y_USBk&feature=youtu.be
King Crocoduck on X: https://twitter.com/crocoduck_king

0:00 Intro
04:35 Robust epistemology and society's future
08:03 Balancing foundationalist and coherentist components
10:20 Spacefaring technology
17:13 "Big four" criteria of epistemology
21:25 Social constructs can amplify but aren't fundamental
23:29 Crisis of meaning
27:48 Four quadrants model
38:39 Understanding passions
42:23 Naturalism
01:08:05 Darwinism
01:12:22 Balance in life
01:20:11 Human experiences aren't binary