Episode #046 ... Rousseau pt. 2 - Democracy, Aristocracy or Monarchy?

第046集......卢梭pt。 2 - 民主制、贵族制还是君主制?

Philosophize This‪!‬

2015-01-02

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On this episode of the podcast, we continue last week's thought experiment about creating a society from scratch on a deserted island. First, we find out how building a society is similar to making cupcakes, in the sense that every ingredient contributes something important and interacts with the other ingredients in a unique way. Next, we discuss “human nature” and consider how our perception of it may be unfairly influenced by a small handful of people. Finally, we compare the three categories into which Rousseau believs all governments can be classified (democracy, monarchy, and aristocracy), and analyze the pros and cons of each structure. All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This! Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis  Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow
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  • so this is part two of what might eventually go down in the annals of history as a series of episodes on how to build a society from scratch.

  • I was thinking about all the stuff that we have coming up in future episodes.

  • I'm excited about it.

  • And I really do think that this is what we're doing.

  • We're building a society from scratch.

  • My wife and I own a cupcake shop in Tacoma.

  • Tacoma's a city in the state of Washington.

  • Anyway,

  • the point of this is when you talk to my wife about how she comes up with new seasonal gourmet cupcake flavors or what goes into all the classic cupcakes that she makes,

  • she doesn't think about it in terms of a recipe.

  • I mean, there's a recipe now for the sake of consistency.

  • But before there was ever a recipe for any one cupcake,

  • there was an elaborate test baking phase where she made tiny adjustments.