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We argue with Mary Midgley on how she did what she did, more than what she did.

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Show Notes

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• Descartes\\u2019 belief that people can\\u2019t be rational without God; see paragraph six
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• Richard Dawkins\\u2019 The Selfish Gene
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• David Hume
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• Immanuel Kant
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• John Rawls, the specific claim Stephen most has a problem with is the veil of ignorance concept explained in this page (although this is not mentioned in the episode)
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• Jacques Monod
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• Wickedness: A Philosophical Essay
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• Robinson Crusoe
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Here\\u2019s another great cover of the book from the \\u201980s!

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Upcoming Book

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• October (8.18 and 8.19): Contact, Carl Sagan (and the movie)
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• November (8.20 and 8.21): Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from Tufecki\\u2019s website as a PDF.
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Credits

Music

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• \\u201cSailor\\u2019s Cry\\u201d by A.M.R via Silk Music. Used by permission, please don\\u2019t use without permission.
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• \\u201cWinning Slowly Theme\\u201d by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music\\u2026 as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.
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Sponsors

Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month\\u2019s sponsors:

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• Daniel Ellcey
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• Douglas Campos
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• Jake Grant
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• Marnix Klooster
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• Spencer Smith
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