Julia Galef on Scout Mindset (Episode 36)

Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 1 min

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Episode description

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven

In this conversation, Michael speaks with Julia Galef, author of The Scout Mindset.

Julia is a modern advocate for what the Stoics argued: improving our reason and learning to pursue the truth. Michael and Julia discuss her arguments for the scout mindset as compared to the soldier mindset.

(01:28) Scout Mindset

(10:25) The Case For Scout Mindset

(21:50) Sophism

(28:37) True vs Fake Scout Mindset

(38:06) Choosing Reasoning Processes

(41:15) Epistemology

(46:36) What Does This Mean For The Good Life?

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