Logic for the Left | Ben Burgis
152Ben Burgis applies philosophical logic to political disagreement.
When it comes to politics, is logic in tension with emotion?
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In recent years, a new tribalism has emerged. The right has claimed the facts are in their favour, whereas the left see many problems in society, yet rarely show how to solve them. So claims Marxist philosopher Ben Burgis. Join him as he implores the left to base their politics on logic.
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Ben Burgis is a philosophy professor at Morehouse University Perimeter College, a columnist for Jacobin Magazine and Arc Digital Media, and the co-host of the Dead Pundits Society. He also used to have a regular segment on The Michael Brooks Show called "the Debunk." Burgis is the author of several books including' Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left' and 'Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters'.
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05:20 Hume's law
07:09 The purpose of debate
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