Left vs Right, Polarization, and Political Legitimacy | Oliver Traldi

Oliver Traldi explores the polarization of modern politics, mechanisms of belief political formation, the influence of social costs on public reasoning, and the complexities of political reasoning and norms.

What is the relationship between political and moral reasoning? And what makes political decision making legitimate?

Read Traldi's book here: https://www.routledge.com/Political-B...

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:10 Thought Experiment: The Hills Game
02:00 Polarization in Modern Politics
05:07 Public vs. Private Reasoning
09:37 Self-Delusion in Political Beliefs
11:14 Memory and Political Beliefs
28:13 Epistemic Democracy and Independent Thinking
32:53 Political Humility and Controversy
34:38 Political Beliefs vs. Political Knowledge
36:26 Descriptive vs. Normative Political Beliefs
37:40 Moral and Political Justification
39:22 Ideologies and Philosophical Theories
48:06 Liberalism and Neutrality
56:21 Conclusion

Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff
Editor and Producer: Ella Coleman

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