Julia Galef on Scout Mindset (Episode 36)

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven [http://stoameditation.com/course] In this conversation, Michael speaks with Julia Galef [https://twitter.com/juliagalef], 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? *** Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribe [http://www.stoaletter.com/subscribe] Download the Stoa app (it's a free download): stoameditation.com/pod [http://stoameditation.com/pod] Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/ Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/