Episode #132 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participant Kendall about philosophy, power, and freedom

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Timestamps:
00:10 Introductions
01:10 Philosophy and the Lives and Legacies of 20 Unsung Women Who Contributed to Philosophy
02:30 What is the nature of power? How does it work in society? Power exists in every interaction
03:45 How is power operating in marriage vs the workplace vs government? Consent and systemic control
04:55 Leading and following, a natural start to power vs a social invention
06:25 How should we think of power in the world? Idealistically, we have a say in it
08:20 Have we consented to the constitution by being born into this country? Citizenship and consent, purely by existing here
09:45 Institutional power gives us the freedom to fight against it, the right to rebel and its link to ego
12:20 "I didn't ask to be born!" and the obligations to live up to your role in society
14:30 If power pops up inevitably, should the goal be libertarian freedom?
16:15 Retaining the feeling of freedom, ultimate freedom, the power to stop people
19:45 What if everyone stopped jobs they didn't like? Waste management as an exploration of freedom

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1. Episode #132 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participant Kendall about philosophy, power, and freedom (00:00:00)

2. Introductions (00:00:10)

3. Philosophy and the Lives and Legacies of 20 Unsung Women Who Contributed to Philosophy (00:01:10)

4. What is the nature of power? How does it work in society? Power exists in every interaction (00:02:30)

5. How is power operating in marriage vs the workplace vs government? Consent and systemic control (00:03:45)

6. Leading and following, a natural start to power vs a social invention (00:04:55)

7. How should we think of power in the world? Idealistically, we have a say in it (00:06:25)

8. Have we consented to the constitution by being born into this country? Citizenship and consent, purely by existing here (00:08:20)

9. Institutional power gives us the freedom to fight against it, the right to rebel and its link to ego (00:09:45)

10. "I didn't ask to be born!" and the obligations to live up to your role in society (00:12:20)

11. If power pops up inevitably, should the goal be libertarian freedom? (00:14:30)

12. Retaining the feeling of freedom, ultimate freedom, the power to stop people (00:16:15)

13. What if everyone stopped jobs they didn't like? Waste management as an exploration of freedom (00:19:45)